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Kleer vs Softdent

Kleer logo

Kleer

Dental

Patient Financial Experience Platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Softdent logo

Softdent

Dental

Intelligent Dental Practice Management System

From
$249/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Kleer patient-facing membership fees on the Kleer platform averaged $30/month or $360/year, per a case-study figure on the vendor's own homepage (Internet Archive capture, 16 December 2021); Kleer's own software fee to the dental practice is not stated; Softdent now supported as a Carestream Dental product (softdent.com redirects to carestreamdental.com); no pricing is published, only support and installation scheduling links
  • They diverge on capability: Kleer covers Patient financing, Softdent covers Patient scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Kleer and Softdent actually diverge.

Attributes where Kleer and Softdent differ
AttributeKleerSoftdent
Starting priceOn request$249/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Windows
Founded20182010

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Dental).

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 Kleer

  • Patient financing
  • Payment processing
  • Automated payments
  • Patient portal
  • Insurance coordination
  • Payment plans
  • Analytics
  • Dentrix

Only in Softdent

  • Patient scheduling
  • Electronic health records
  • Clinical charting
  • Imaging integration
  • Billing and invoicing
  • Insurance claims
  • Inventory management
  • DEXIS

Both cover

  • Treatment planning
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Kleer

  • Patient financingnot Softdent
  • Payment processingnot Softdent
  • Treatment acceptancenot Softdent

Softdent

  • Practice managementnot Kleer
  • Patient schedulingnot Kleer
  • Clinical documentationnot Kleer
  • Financial managementnot Kleer
  • Multi-location coordinationnot Kleer

Where each one falls short

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

Kleer

  • Patient-facing membership fees on the Kleer platform averaged $30/month or $360/year, per a case-study figure on the vendor's own homepage (Internet Archive capture, 16 December 2021); Kleer's own software fee to the dental practice is not stated

Softdent

  • Now supported as a Carestream Dental product (softdent.com redirects to carestreamdental.com); no pricing is published, only support and installation scheduling links

Pricing, plan by plan

Kleer

On request
  • PlatformFree
    • Patient financing
    • Payment processing
    • Automated payments

Softdent

$249/month
  • Starter$249/month
    • Patient scheduling
    • Clinical records
    • Billing basics
  • Professional$399/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Advanced imaging integration
    • Treatment planning tools
  • Enterprise$599/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Multi-location management
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Kleer if

  • You need patient financing.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want payment processing.

Choose Softdent if

  • You need patient scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Windows.
  • You also want electronic health records.

Questions people ask

Is Kleer or Softdent better?
Neither clearly leads. Kleer starts at On request and Softdent at $249/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Kleer or Softdent?
Kleer starts at On request and Softdent at $249/month.
Does Kleer or Softdent run on more platforms?
Kleer runs on Web, Ios, Android. Softdent runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows.
What is Kleer best used for?
Kleer is most often used for patient financing, payment processing, treatment acceptance. Of those, patient financing and payment processing are not what Softdent is typically brought in for.
What can Kleer do that Softdent cannot?
Kleer covers Patient financing, Payment processing, Automated payments, Patient portal. Softdent covers Patient scheduling, Electronic health records, Clinical charting, Imaging integration. Both handle Treatment planning, HIPAA Compliant, Cloud deployment, Web support.

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