Software · head to head
Softdent vs Dentimax
The short version
- They diverge on capability: Softdent covers Electronic health records, Dentimax covers Electronic charting.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Softdent and Dentimax actually diverge.
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 Softdent
- Electronic health records
- Clinical charting
- Billing and invoicing
- Inventory management
- Planmeca
- QuickBooks
- Stripe
- PayPal
Only in Dentimax
- Electronic charting
- Billing and collections
- Patient portal
- Report generation
- Apteryx
- Dolphin
- Encrypted Data
- Audit Trails
Both cover
- Patient scheduling
- Imaging integration
- Treatment planning
- Insurance claims
- DEXIS
- Carestream
- HIPAA Compliant
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Softdent
- Practice management
- Patient schedulingnot Dentimax
- Clinical documentationnot Dentimax
- Financial managementnot Dentimax
- Multi-location coordinationnot Dentimax
Dentimax
- Practice management
- Billingnot Softdent
- Clinical chartingnot Softdent
Both are used for practice management, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Softdent
- Now supported as a Carestream Dental product (softdent.com redirects to carestreamdental.com); no pricing is published, only support and installation scheduling links
Dentimax
Nothing recorded yet. See the Dentimax review.
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Dentimax
$275/month- Starter$275/month
- Scheduling
- Charting
- Patient records
- Professional$375/month
- Advanced scheduling
- Complete charting
- Imaging integration
Which should you pick?
Choose Softdent if
- You need electronic health records.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Windows.
- You also want clinical charting.
Choose Dentimax if
- You need electronic charting.
- You work on Windows, Web.
- You also want billing and collections.
Questions people ask
- Is Softdent or Dentimax better?
- Neither clearly leads. Softdent starts at $249/month and Dentimax at $275/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Softdent or Dentimax?
- Softdent starts at $249/month and Dentimax at $275/month.
- Does Softdent or Dentimax run on more platforms?
- Softdent runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows. Dentimax runs on Windows, Web.
- What is Softdent best used for?
- Softdent is most often used for practice management, patient scheduling, clinical documentation, financial management. Of those, patient scheduling and clinical documentation are not what Dentimax is typically brought in for.
- What can Softdent do that Dentimax cannot?
- Softdent covers Electronic health records, Clinical charting, Billing and invoicing, Inventory management. Dentimax covers Electronic charting, Billing and collections, Patient portal, Report generation. Both handle Patient scheduling, Imaging integration, Treatment planning, Insurance claims.
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