Dental · head to head
OrthoTrac vs DentalIntel
The short version
- Each has a real cost: OrthoTrac orthoTrac support has moved off Carestream Dental's own site to a third-party portal, gosensei.com, and OrthoTrac customer contact is now booked only through a Calendly scheduling link rather than a phone number or online purchase path, per Carestream Dental's own site.; 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
- They diverge on capability: OrthoTrac covers Orthodontic treatment planning, DentalIntel covers Practice analytics.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which OrthoTrac and DentalIntel actually diverge.
| Attribute | OrthoTrac | DentalIntel |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $399/month | $99/month |
| Platforms | Windows, Web | Web |
| Founded | 2007 | 2010 |
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 OrthoTrac
- Orthodontic treatment planning
- Contract management
- Appointment scheduling
- Insurance processing
- Imaging integration
- Progress tracking
- Appliance tracking
- Referral management
Only in DentalIntel
- Practice analytics
- Revenue tracking
- Patient metrics
- Staff productivity
- Custom dashboards
- Benchmarking
- Predictive insights
- Report generation
Both cover
- HIPAA Compliant
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
OrthoTrac
- Orthodontic practice managementnot DentalIntel
- Treatment planningnot DentalIntel
- Contract managementnot DentalIntel
- Progress trackingnot DentalIntel
DentalIntel
- Practice performance analytics and production reporting for dental officesnot OrthoTrac
- Online scheduling, recall and patient engagement messagingnot OrthoTrac
- Insurance verification, claims and payment collection for dental practicesnot OrthoTrac
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
OrthoTrac
- OrthoTrac support has moved off Carestream Dental's own site to a third-party portal, gosensei.com, and OrthoTrac customer contact is now booked only through a Calendly scheduling link rather than a phone number or online purchase path, per Carestream Dental's own site.
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
Pricing, plan by plan
OrthoTrac
$399/month- OrthoTrac Standard$399/month
- Patient scheduling
- Treatment planning
- Billing management
- OrthoTrac Cloud$549/month
- Everything in Standard
- Cloud-based access
- Imaging integration
DentalIntel
$99/month- Essentials$99/month
- Basic analytics
- Monthly reports
- Key metrics
- Professional$199/month
- Advanced analytics
- Real-time dashboards
- Custom reports
Which should you pick?
Choose OrthoTrac if
- You need orthodontic treatment planning.
- You work on Windows, Web.
- You also want contract management.
Questions people ask
- Is OrthoTrac or DentalIntel better?
- Neither clearly leads. OrthoTrac starts at $399/month and DentalIntel at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, OrthoTrac or DentalIntel?
- OrthoTrac starts at $399/month and DentalIntel at $99/month.
- Does OrthoTrac or DentalIntel run on more platforms?
- OrthoTrac runs on Windows, Web. DentalIntel runs on Web.
- What is OrthoTrac best used for?
- OrthoTrac is most often used for orthodontic practice management, treatment planning, contract management, progress tracking. Of those, orthodontic practice management and treatment planning are not what DentalIntel is typically brought in for.
- What can OrthoTrac do that DentalIntel cannot?
- OrthoTrac covers Orthodontic treatment planning, Contract management, Appointment scheduling, Insurance processing. DentalIntel covers Practice analytics, Revenue tracking, Patient metrics, Staff productivity. Both handle HIPAA Compliant, Cloud deployment, Web support.