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Carestream Dental vs Hippo Manager

Carestream Dental logo

Carestream Dental

Healthcare

Integrated Imaging and Practice Management

From
$350/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Hippo Manager logo

Hippo Manager

Veterinary

Cloud veterinary practice management software with flat per-user pricing

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Carestream Dental no pricing information published on the vendor website; Hippo Manager pricing is per user, so a practice with a rota of part-time technicians and relief veterinarians pays full seats for people who log in a few times a month.
  • They diverge on capability: Carestream Dental covers Dental imaging, Hippo Manager covers Cloud patient records.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Carestream Dental and Hippo Manager actually diverge.

Attributes where Carestream Dental and Hippo Manager differ
AttributeCarestream DentalHippo Manager
Starting price$350/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWindows, Web, Ios, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryHealthcareVeterinary
Founded2007Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Carestream Dental

  • Dental imaging
  • Clinical charting
  • Treatment planning
  • Patient portal
  • Insurance management
  • Billing integration
  • 3D imaging support
  • DEXIS

Only in Hippo Manager

  • Cloud patient records
  • Invoicing and payments
  • Inventory
  • Laboratory results
  • Reporting

Both cover

  • Scheduling

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Carestream Dental

  • Imagingnot Hippo Manager
  • Practice managementnot Hippo Manager
  • Surgical planningnot Hippo Manager

Hippo Manager

  • A new clinic opening with no server, no IT provider and a need to be running within weeksnot Carestream Dental
  • A mobile or house call veterinarian working from a tablet between appointmentsnot Carestream Dental
  • A two doctor practice replacing a legacy on-premise system and wanting predictable monthly costnot Carestream Dental
  • A veterinary teaching programme needing many inexpensive logins on shared recordsnot Carestream Dental

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Carestream Dental

  • No pricing information published on the vendor website

Hippo Manager

  • Pricing is per user, so a practice with a rota of part-time technicians and relief veterinarians pays full seats for people who log in a few times a month.
  • Inpatient and treatment sheet workflows are lighter than in systems built for referral and emergency hospitals, which pushes overnight care onto paper.
  • The integration catalogue is short relative to the larger cloud platforms, so a practice with an existing imaging, communications or payment preference may find no connector.
  • Multi-location reporting is basic, which limits its usefulness to a group beyond a handful of sites that wants consolidated production figures.
  • As a browser only system it stops when the internet does, and a practice without a backup connection loses records, scheduling and invoicing at the same time.

Pricing, plan by plan

Carestream Dental

$350/month
  • Standard$350/month
    • Imaging solution
    • Basic scheduling
    • Charting
  • Complete$500/month
    • Advanced imaging
    • Full scheduling
    • Treatment planning

Hippo Manager

On request
  • Hippo Manager$undefined/month
    • Flat monthly subscription charged per user
    • Core clinical, billing and inventory functionality included
    • Data conversion and onboarding quoted separately

Which should you pick?

Choose Carestream Dental if

  • You need dental imaging.
  • You work on Windows, Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want clinical charting.
Carestream Dental review

Choose Hippo Manager if

  • You need cloud patient records.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want invoicing and payments.
Hippo Manager review

Questions people ask

Is Carestream Dental or Hippo Manager better?
Neither clearly leads. Carestream Dental starts at $350/month and Hippo Manager at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Carestream Dental or Hippo Manager?
Carestream Dental starts at $350/month and Hippo Manager at On request.
Does Carestream Dental or Hippo Manager run on more platforms?
Carestream Dental runs on Windows, Web, Ios, Android. Hippo Manager runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Carestream Dental best used for?
Carestream Dental is most often used for imaging, practice management, surgical planning. Of those, imaging and practice management are not what Hippo Manager is typically brought in for.
What can Carestream Dental do that Hippo Manager cannot?
Carestream Dental covers Dental imaging, Clinical charting, Treatment planning, Patient portal. Hippo Manager covers Cloud patient records, Invoicing and payments, Inventory, Laboratory results. Both handle Scheduling.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Carestream Dental: What is Carestream's pricing model?

Carestream does not publish standard pricing for its dental imaging and medical solutions. Healthcare products from Carestream require direct contact with their sales team for custom quotes based on facility size, equipment needs, and support requirements.

Source
Hippo Manager: Is this veterinary software?

Yes. Hippo Manager is a veterinary practice management system for animal clinics, unrelated to similarly named products in other software categories.

Carestream Dental: How do I request a Carestream product demo or pricing quote?

Carestream provides contact options and a service request portal on their website. You can submit a service request or contact their sales team directly to discuss your healthcare imaging needs and receive a personalized quote.

Source
Hippo Manager: How is it priced?

As a flat monthly fee per user with the feature set included, rather than a base licence plus paid modules.

Hippo Manager: Does it suit an emergency or referral hospital?

Not well. Inpatient workflow depth is limited and specialist practices should look at systems built for that setting.

Hippo Manager: Is there an on-premise version?

No. It is browser only, which means no server to maintain and no offline working.

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