Software · head to head
DentalIntel vs Dentally
The short version
- Only Dentally has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: DentalIntel dental Intelligence publishes no price: no plan rate, no per location fee and no minimum appear on the site, and every route leads to a demo booking or a sales call; Dentally pricing is per site and scales with the number of surgeries: Starter is £125 a month at 3 surgeries but £575 a month at 9
- They diverge on capability: DentalIntel covers Practice analytics, Dentally covers Cloud scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DentalIntel and Dentally actually diverge.
| Attribute | DentalIntel | Dentally |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $99/month | Free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2010 | 2015 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 DentalIntel
- Practice analytics
- Revenue tracking
- Patient metrics
- Staff productivity
- Custom dashboards
- Benchmarking
- Predictive insights
- Report generation
Only in Dentally
- Cloud scheduling
- Digital charting
- Patient portal
- SMS/Email reminders
- Patient communication
- Imaging support
- Treatment planning
- Mobile app
Both cover
- HIPAA Compliant
- SSL Encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
DentalIntel
- Practice performance analytics and production reporting for dental officesnot Dentally
- Online scheduling, recall and patient engagement messagingnot Dentally
- Insurance verification, claims and payment collection for dental practicesnot Dentally
Dentally
- Cloud dental practice management for UK NHS and private practicesnot DentalIntel
- Appointment scheduling, charting and patient records across multiple sitesnot DentalIntel
- Producing clinical notes with AI transcription during appointmentsnot DentalIntel
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
DentalIntel
- Dental Intelligence publishes no price: no plan rate, no per location fee and no minimum appear on the site, and every route leads to a demo booking or a sales call
- The offering is split across separate modules for analytics, payments, scheduling, insurance verification, patient engagement and an AI receptionist, so a full deployment combines several products
- The vendor offers a $50 gift card for taking a demo, so obtaining a price requires a sales conversation
Dentally
- Pricing is per site and scales with the number of surgeries: Starter is £125 a month at 3 surgeries but £575 a month at 9
- Phone support is not included on the Starter plan, which is chat only
- Multi site operation and a customer success manager require the Essentials plan or higher
- AI clinical note transcription is metered at 45 per surgery per month on Essentials and 90 on Pro
- Digital imaging through Dentally Vision, custom integrations and custom email domains are Pro only
- Starter and Essentials are restricted to approved partner integrations
Pricing, plan by plan
DentalIntel
$99/month- Essentials$99/month
- Basic analytics
- Monthly reports
- Key metrics
- Professional$199/month
- Advanced analytics
- Real-time dashboards
- Custom reports
Dentally
Free- FreeFree
- Scheduling
- Charting
- Patient portal
- Professional$149/month
- Unlimited users
- Advanced scheduling
- Insurance management
Which should you pick?
Choose Dentally if
- You need cloud scheduling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want digital charting.
Questions people ask
- Is DentalIntel or Dentally better?
- Neither clearly leads. DentalIntel starts at $99/month and Dentally at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DentalIntel or Dentally?
- Dentally has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $99/month for DentalIntel and Free for Dentally.
- Does DentalIntel or Dentally run on more platforms?
- DentalIntel runs on Web. Dentally runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Dentally for free?
- Yes. Dentally has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. DentalIntel starts at $99/month.
- What is DentalIntel best used for?
- DentalIntel is most often used for practice performance analytics and production reporting for dental offices, online scheduling, recall and patient engagement messaging, insurance verification, claims and payment collection for dental practices. Of those, practice performance analytics and production reporting for dental offices and online scheduling, recall and patient engagement messaging are not what Dentally is typically brought in for.
- What can DentalIntel do that Dentally cannot?
- DentalIntel covers Practice analytics, Revenue tracking, Patient metrics, Staff productivity. Dentally covers Cloud scheduling, Digital charting, Patient portal, SMS/Email reminders. Both handle HIPAA Compliant, SSL Encryption, Cloud deployment, Web support.