Software · head to head
Softdent vs tab32
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; tab32 the $125 a month Alpine start up rate applies to year one only and rises to $225 a month from year two
- They diverge on capability: Softdent covers Electronic health records, tab32 covers AI-powered insights.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Softdent and tab32 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
- Billing and invoicing
- Treatment planning
- Insurance claims
- Inventory management
- Planmeca
- PayPal
- SSL Encryption
Only in tab32
- AI-powered insights
- Cloud-based platform
- Revenue cycle management
- Patient engagement
- Business analytics
- Weave
- SOC 2 Type II
- 256-bit Encryption
Both cover
- Patient scheduling
- Clinical charting
- Imaging integration
- DEXIS
- Carestream
- QuickBooks
- Stripe
- 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 tab32
- Patient schedulingnot tab32
- Clinical documentationnot tab32
- Financial managementnot tab32
- Multi-location coordinationnot tab32
tab32
- Cloud dental practice management and imaging for small practicesnot Softdent
- Insurance claim submission, attachments and eligibility verificationnot Softdent
- Multi location reporting and analytics for dental groups and DSOsnot 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
tab32
- The $125 a month Alpine start up rate applies to year one only and rises to $225 a month from year two
- The entry tier covers up to 3 providers and the established tier up to 5, so larger practices move up
- Claims and eligibility work are billed per transaction: $0.20 per claim, $0.50 per attachment and $1.25 per eligibility check
- Patient engagement features such as texting, reminders and online booking are paid add ons
- Summit, the tier for groups and DSOs, is custom priced with no published rate
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
tab32
$299/month- Starter$299/month
- Cloud-based platform
- Patient scheduling
- Clinical charting
- Professional$449/month
- Everything in Starter
- Advanced AI analytics
- Patient engagement tools
- EnterpriseFree
- Everything in Professional
- Multi-location management
- Custom integrations
Which should you pick?
Choose Softdent if
- You need electronic health records.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Windows.
- You also want billing and invoicing.
Choose tab32 if
- You need ai-powered insights.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want cloud-based platform.
Questions people ask
- Is Softdent or tab32 better?
- Neither clearly leads. Softdent starts at $249/month and tab32 at $299/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Softdent or tab32?
- Softdent starts at $249/month and tab32 at $299/month.
- Does Softdent or tab32 run on more platforms?
- Softdent runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows. tab32 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 tab32 is typically brought in for.
- What can Softdent do that tab32 cannot?
- Softdent covers Electronic health records, Billing and invoicing, Treatment planning, Insurance claims. tab32 covers AI-powered insights, Cloud-based platform, Revenue cycle management, Patient engagement. Both handle Patient scheduling, Clinical charting, Imaging integration, DEXIS.
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