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Softdent vs Zanda Health

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Softdent

Dental

Intelligent Dental Practice Management System

From
$249/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Zanda Health

Healthcare

Practice management and clinical notes for allied health clinics, formerly Power Diary

From
$19/month
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; Zanda Health the 2024 rename from Power Diary means most third party reviews, integration guides and community answers still sit under the old name, so buyers researching Zanda Health find a thin trail and may wrongly conclude it is a new and unproven product.
  • They diverge on capability: Softdent covers Patient scheduling, Zanda Health covers Unlimited admin users.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Softdent and Zanda Health actually diverge.

Attributes where Softdent and Zanda Health differ
AttributeSoftdentZanda Health
Starting price$249/month$19/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer user per month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, WindowsWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryDentalHealthcare
Founded2010Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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
  • Treatment planning
  • Insurance claims
  • Inventory management

Only in Zanda Health

  • Unlimited admin users
  • Australian funder billing
  • Clinical note templates
  • Two way SMS
  • Telehealth Pro
  • Practitioner rostering
  • Client portal
  • BizzyAI Scribe

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Softdent

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

Zanda Health

  • A five physiotherapist clinic in Melbourne that bulk bills Medicare and wants claiming inside the diary rather than a separate portalnot Softdent
  • A psychology group practice with more reception staff than clinicians, where per seat pricing elsewhere would double the billnot Softdent
  • A UK osteopathy practice moving off paper diaries that needs online booking and card payment without an implementation projectnot Softdent
  • A multi site podiatry business that needs room and equipment allocation alongside practitioner availabilitynot 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

Zanda Health

  • The 2024 rename from Power Diary means most third party reviews, integration guides and community answers still sit under the old name, so buyers researching Zanda Health find a thin trail and may wrongly conclude it is a new and unproven product.
  • North American billing is not properly served: there is no claims clearinghouse and superbill handling is basic, so a United States practice will need a separate revenue cycle tool and will pay for two systems.
  • Pricing is quoted in United States dollars while the company, support hours and product depth are Australian, so buyers outside those two time zones get support with an overnight lag on urgent clinical scheduling problems.
  • SMS is billed per message beyond the plan allowance and a dedicated number is required in the United States and Canada, so a busy clinic sending reminders and follow ups accumulates a variable monthly cost that is not visible in the headline plan price.
  • Reporting is adequate for a single clinic but weak for a group: cross site financial consolidation and practitioner productivity comparison generally end up exported to a spreadsheet, which becomes a monthly manual job as soon as you pass a handful of locations.

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

Zanda Health

$19/month
  • Starter$19/month
    • One practitioner
    • One administrative user
    • 1,000 appointments per year
  • Growth$49/month
    • Base fee plus 19 USD per additional practitioner per month
    • Unlimited free administrative users
    • Unlimited appointments
  • Telehealth Pro add-on$9/month
    • Per practitioner
    • Unlimited video consultations
    • Recording and waiting room

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 Zanda Health if

  • You need unlimited admin users.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want australian funder billing.
Zanda Health review

Questions people ask

Is Softdent or Zanda Health better?
Neither clearly leads. Softdent starts at $249/month and Zanda Health at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Softdent or Zanda Health?
Softdent starts at $249/month and Zanda Health at $19/month.
Does Softdent or Zanda Health run on more platforms?
Softdent runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows. Zanda Health 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 Zanda Health is typically brought in for.
What can Softdent do that Zanda Health cannot?
Softdent covers Patient scheduling, Electronic health records, Clinical charting, Imaging integration. Zanda Health covers Unlimited admin users, Australian funder billing, Clinical note templates, Two way SMS.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Zanda Health: Is Zanda Health the same as Power Diary?

Yes. Power Diary rebranded to Zanda Health in 2024. Same company, same product line, same data.

Zanda Health: Do receptionists count as paid users?

No. On the Growth plan administrative users are unlimited and free. Only practitioners are charged.

Zanda Health: Does it handle Medicare bulk billing?

Yes, Medicare Online, DVA and bulk billing claims are submitted from within the platform for Australian practices.

Zanda Health: Is it suitable for a United States practice?

Only partly. Charting, scheduling and telehealth work, but there is no claims clearinghouse, so US insurance billing needs a separate system.

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