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Planet DDS vs DentalIntel

Planet DDS logo

Planet DDS

Software

Next-Generation Dental Practice Management

From
$199/month
Rated
-
DentalIntel logo

DentalIntel

Software

Business Intelligence for Dental Practices

From
$99/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Planet DDS planet DDS publishes no price for any of its products; the site directs buyers to a sales phone number or a demo request; 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: Planet DDS covers Cloud-based scheduling, DentalIntel covers Practice analytics.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Planet DDS and DentalIntel actually diverge.

Attributes where Planet DDS and DentalIntel differ
AttributePlanet DDSDentalIntel
Starting price$199/month$99/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded20152010

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Planet DDS

  • Cloud-based scheduling
  • Digital charting
  • Patient portal
  • Imaging integration
  • Treatment planning
  • Mobile app
  • Insurance management
  • Analytics dashboard

Only in DentalIntel

  • Practice analytics
  • Revenue tracking
  • Patient metrics
  • Staff productivity
  • Custom dashboards
  • Benchmarking
  • Predictive insights
  • Report generation

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.

Planet DDS

  • Cloud practice management for dental groups and support organisationsnot DentalIntel
  • Cloud based 2D and 3D dental imaging across multiple device brandsnot DentalIntel
  • Orthodontic practice management and integrated patient paymentsnot DentalIntel

DentalIntel

  • Practice performance analytics and production reporting for dental officesnot Planet DDS
  • Online scheduling, recall and patient engagement messagingnot Planet DDS
  • Insurance verification, claims and payment collection for dental practicesnot Planet DDS

Where each one falls short

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

Planet DDS

  • Planet DDS publishes no price for any of its products; the site directs buyers to a sales phone number or a demo request
  • Practice management, imaging, orthodontics and payments are separate products, Denticon, Apteryx, Cloud 9 and Planet DDS Pay, rather than one licence
  • Planet DDS Pay is stated to be designed for Cloud 9 and Denticon, so the payments option is tied to those products

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

Planet DDS

$199/month
  • Starter$199/month
    • Scheduling
    • Patient portal
    • Basic charting
  • Growth$349/month
    • Advanced scheduling
    • Complete charting
    • 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 Planet DDS if

  • You need cloud-based scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want digital charting.

Choose DentalIntel if

  • You need practice analytics.
  • You also want revenue tracking.

Questions people ask

Is Planet DDS or DentalIntel better?
Neither clearly leads. Planet DDS starts at $199/month and DentalIntel at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Planet DDS or DentalIntel?
Planet DDS starts at $199/month and DentalIntel at $99/month.
Does Planet DDS or DentalIntel run on more platforms?
Planet DDS runs on Web, Ios, Android. DentalIntel runs on Web.
What is Planet DDS best used for?
Planet DDS is most often used for cloud practice management for dental groups and support organisations, cloud based 2d and 3d dental imaging across multiple device brands, orthodontic practice management and integrated patient payments. Of those, cloud practice management for dental groups and support organisations and cloud based 2d and 3d dental imaging across multiple device brands are not what DentalIntel is typically brought in for.
What can Planet DDS do that DentalIntel cannot?
Planet DDS covers Cloud-based scheduling, Digital charting, Patient portal, Imaging integration. DentalIntel covers Practice analytics, Revenue tracking, Patient metrics, Staff productivity. Both handle HIPAA Compliant, SSL Encryption, Cloud deployment, Web support.

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