Software · head to head
Practice-Web vs DentalIntel
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Practice-Web each dentist beyond 3 adds $20 per month to the practice management subscription; 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: Practice-Web covers Web-based scheduling, DentalIntel covers Practice analytics.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Practice-Web and DentalIntel actually diverge.
| Attribute | Practice-Web | DentalIntel |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $149/month | $99/month |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web |
| Founded | 2008 | 2010 |
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 Practice-Web
- Web-based scheduling
- Digital charting
- Patient portal
- Mobile app
- Insurance management
- Billing integration
- SMS reminders
- Basic analytics
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.
Practice-Web
- Dental practice management including charting, treatment plans and billingnot DentalIntel
- Running patient texting, reminders and online scheduling for a dental officenot DentalIntel
- Submitting dental insurance claims and checking eligibility electronicallynot DentalIntel
DentalIntel
- Practice performance analytics and production reporting for dental officesnot Practice-Web
- Online scheduling, recall and patient engagement messagingnot Practice-Web
- Insurance verification, claims and payment collection for dental practicesnot Practice-Web
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Practice-Web
- Each dentist beyond 3 adds $20 per month to the practice management subscription
- The first office plan is $179 per month for the first 12 months and then $129 per month, against regular rates of $199 and $149
- Migrating from existing practice management software costs a one-off $1,195 database conversion fee
- Additional intensive web-based training is billed at $75 per hour
- Two-way texting is a separate $90 per month add-on that includes 2,000 outgoing texts per month, with additional outgoing texts at 5 cents each
- Mass email marketing is a separate $35 per month add-on covering up to 5,000 patients, with each additional block of 5,000 costing $20 per month, and it requires a texting subscription
- Online scheduling, Smart Caller ID, online patient reviews, tablet patient forms and teledentistry are each separately priced monthly add-ons
- ePrescribing is charged per provider at $59 per month plus a $99 setup fee
- Electronic claims are billed at $0.39 per claim plus $25 per month for attachments and $20 per month for real-time eligibility checks, through third party DentalXChange
- Support renewal carries a 12-month minimum term
- Patient payment plans through DocPay charge the patient $3 per payment, or 1% plus $1 per payment for guaranteed plans
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
Practice-Web
$149/month- Basic$149/month
- Scheduling
- Charting
- Patient portal
- Premium$249/month
- Advanced scheduling
- Complete charting
- Insurance management
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 Practice-Web if
- You need web-based scheduling.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want digital charting.
Questions people ask
- Is Practice-Web or DentalIntel better?
- Neither clearly leads. Practice-Web starts at $149/month and DentalIntel at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Practice-Web or DentalIntel?
- Practice-Web starts at $149/month and DentalIntel at $99/month.
- Does Practice-Web or DentalIntel run on more platforms?
- Practice-Web runs on Web, Ios, Android. DentalIntel runs on Web.
- What is Practice-Web best used for?
- Practice-Web is most often used for dental practice management including charting, treatment plans and billing, running patient texting, reminders and online scheduling for a dental office, submitting dental insurance claims and checking eligibility electronically. Of those, dental practice management including charting, treatment plans and billing and running patient texting, reminders and online scheduling for a dental office are not what DentalIntel is typically brought in for.
- What can Practice-Web do that DentalIntel cannot?
- Practice-Web covers Web-based scheduling, Digital charting, Patient portal, Mobile app. DentalIntel covers Practice analytics, Revenue tracking, Patient metrics, Staff productivity. Both handle HIPAA Compliant, SSL Encryption, Cloud deployment, Web support.