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Softdent vs Kleer

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Softdent

Dental

Intelligent Dental Practice Management System

From
$249/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Kleer

Dental

Patient Financial Experience Platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Softdent now supported as a Carestream Dental product (softdent.com redirects to carestreamdental.com); no pricing is published, only support and installation scheduling links; 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
  • They diverge on capability: Softdent covers Patient scheduling, Kleer covers Patient financing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Softdent and Kleer actually diverge.

Attributes where Softdent and Kleer differ
AttributeSoftdentKleer
Starting price$249/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, WindowsWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20102018

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 Softdent

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

Only in Kleer

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

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.

Softdent

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

Kleer

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

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

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

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

Kleer

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Softdent if

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

Choose Kleer if

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

Questions people ask

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