Dental · head to head
Softdent vs Medisoft Dental
M
Medisoft Dental
Dental
Trusted Medical and Dental Practice Management
- From
- $269/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- They diverge on capability: Softdent covers Patient scheduling, Medisoft Dental covers Appointment scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Softdent and Medisoft Dental actually diverge.
| Attribute | Softdent | Medisoft Dental |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $249/month | $269/month |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Windows | Windows, Web |
| Founded | 2010 | 1998 |
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
- Billing and invoicing
- Treatment planning
- Insurance claims
- Inventory management
- Planmeca
- Carestream
Only in Medisoft Dental
- Appointment scheduling
- Patient management
- Perio tracking
- Billing management
- Insurance processing
- Recall system
- Schick
- Digi
Both cover
- Clinical charting
- Imaging integration
- DEXIS
- QuickBooks
- HIPAA Compliant
- Cloud deployment
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Softdent
- Practice managementnot Medisoft Dental
- Patient schedulingnot Medisoft Dental
- Clinical documentation
- Financial management
- Multi-location coordinationnot Medisoft Dental
Medisoft Dental
- General dentistrynot Softdent
- Specialty practicesnot Softdent
- Multi-location practicesnot Softdent
- Clinical documentation
- Financial management
Both are used for clinical documentation, financial 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
Medisoft Dental
Nothing recorded yet. See the Medisoft Dental 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
Medisoft Dental
$269/month- Essential$269/month
- Scheduling
- Patient records
- Basic billing
- Standard$419/month
- Everything in Essential
- Insurance claims
- Advanced charting
- Complete$579/month
- Everything in Standard
- Multi-location
- Advanced analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Softdent if
- You need patient scheduling.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Windows.
- You also want electronic health records.
Choose Medisoft Dental if
- You need appointment scheduling.
- You work on Windows, Web.
- You also want patient management.
Questions people ask
- Is Softdent or Medisoft Dental better?
- Neither clearly leads. Softdent starts at $249/month and Medisoft Dental at $269/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Softdent or Medisoft Dental?
- Softdent starts at $249/month and Medisoft Dental at $269/month.
- Does Softdent or Medisoft Dental run on more platforms?
- Softdent runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows. Medisoft Dental 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, practice management and patient scheduling are not what Medisoft Dental is typically brought in for.
- What can Softdent do that Medisoft Dental cannot?
- Softdent covers Patient scheduling, Electronic health records, Billing and invoicing, Treatment planning. Medisoft Dental covers Appointment scheduling, Patient management, Perio tracking, Billing management. Both handle Clinical charting, Imaging integration, DEXIS, QuickBooks.
Related pages
More on Medisoft Dental
Other head to heads
- Softdent vs CareStack
- Softdent vs Curve Dental
- Softdent vs Dentally
- Softdent vs Eaglesoft
- Softdent vs Dental Intelligence
- Softdent vs DentalIntel
- Softdent vs Dentimax
- Softdent vs Henry Schein One
- Softdent vs tab32
- Softdent vs 3Shape TRIOS
- Softdent vs Apteryx
- Softdent vs DentalXChange
- Softdent vs Denticon
- Softdent vs DEXIS Imaging Suite
- Softdent vs Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Softdent vs Dovetail Dental
- Softdent vs DSO Analytics Hub
- Softdent vs iDentalSoft
- Medisoft Dental vs CareStack
- Medisoft Dental vs Curve Dental
- Medisoft Dental vs Dentally
- Medisoft Dental vs Eaglesoft
- Medisoft Dental vs Dental Intelligence
- Medisoft Dental vs DentalIntel
- Medisoft Dental vs Dentimax
- Medisoft Dental vs Henry Schein One
- Medisoft Dental vs tab32
- Medisoft Dental vs 3Shape TRIOS
- Medisoft Dental vs Apteryx
- Medisoft Dental vs DentalXChange
- Medisoft Dental vs Denticon
- Medisoft Dental vs DEXIS Imaging Suite
- Medisoft Dental vs Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Medisoft Dental vs Dovetail Dental
- Medisoft Dental vs DSO Analytics Hub
- Medisoft Dental vs iDentalSoft

