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TigerDental vs Dolphin Imaging & Management

TigerDental
Software
Powerful Dental Software for Growing Practices
- From
- $289/month
- Rated
- -

Dolphin Imaging & Management
Software
Advanced Orthodontic Imaging & Practice Solution
- From
- $4500/one-time
- Rated
- -
The short version
- They diverge on capability: TigerDental covers Appointment scheduling, Dolphin Imaging & Management covers Cephalometric analysis.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which TigerDental and Dolphin Imaging & Management actually diverge.
| Attribute | TigerDental | Dolphin Imaging & Management |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $289/month | $4500/one-time |
| Pricing model | subscription | one-time |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Windows | Windows, Web |
| Founded | 2012 | 1988 |
Identical on both: 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 TigerDental
- Appointment scheduling
- Patient records
- Clinical charting
- Treatment planning
- Patient communication
- Billing and payments
- Insurance claims
- Team management
Only in Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Cephalometric analysis
- 3D treatment simulation
- Superimposition tools
- VTO (Visual Treatment Objective)
- Letter generator
- Image morphing
- Practice management
- Cloud storage
Both cover
- Planmeca
- Carestream
- HIPAA Compliant
- Cloud deployment
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
TigerDental
- Growing practicesnot Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Multi-location coordinationnot Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Treatment planning
- Patient engagementnot Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Revenue optimizationnot Dolphin Imaging & Management
Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Cephalometric analysisnot TigerDental
- Treatment planning
- Patient educationnot TigerDental
- Progress documentationnot TigerDental
Both are used for treatment planning, 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.
TigerDental
Nothing recorded yet. See the TigerDental review.
Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Dolphin Imaging and Management publishes no online pricing for its orthodontic imaging and practice-management software; the vendor's own site (dolphinimaging.com) offers only a phone number and a Contact/Email form, with product pages rendered by client-side data bindings that never expose a price list.
Pricing, plan by plan
TigerDental
$289/month- Growth$289/month
- Patient scheduling
- Clinical records
- Basic treatment planning
- Scale$429/month
- Everything in Growth
- Advanced treatment planning
- Patient communication
- Enterprise$629/month
- Everything in Scale
- Multi-location management
- Advanced customization
Dolphin Imaging & Management
$4500/one-time- Dolphin Imaging$4500/one-time
- Cephalometric analysis
- 3D imaging
- Treatment simulation
- Dolphin Management$6500/one-time
- Everything in Imaging
- Practice management
- Scheduling
- Aquarium$249/month
- Cloud-based imaging
- Aquarium IQ
- Remote access
Which should you pick?
Choose TigerDental if
- You need appointment scheduling.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Windows.
- You also want patient records.
Choose Dolphin Imaging & Management if
- You need cephalometric analysis.
- You work on Windows, Web.
- You also want 3d treatment simulation.
Questions people ask
- Is TigerDental or Dolphin Imaging & Management better?
- Neither clearly leads. TigerDental starts at $289/month and Dolphin Imaging & Management at $4500/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, TigerDental or Dolphin Imaging & Management?
- TigerDental starts at $289/month and Dolphin Imaging & Management at $4500/one-time.
- Does TigerDental or Dolphin Imaging & Management run on more platforms?
- TigerDental runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows. Dolphin Imaging & Management runs on Windows, Web.
- What is TigerDental best used for?
- TigerDental is most often used for growing practices, multi-location coordination, treatment planning, patient engagement. Of those, growing practices and multi-location coordination are not what Dolphin Imaging & Management is typically brought in for.
- What can TigerDental do that Dolphin Imaging & Management cannot?
- TigerDental covers Appointment scheduling, Patient records, Clinical charting, Treatment planning. Dolphin Imaging & Management covers Cephalometric analysis, 3D treatment simulation, Superimposition tools, VTO (Visual Treatment Objective). Both handle Planmeca, Carestream, HIPAA Compliant, Cloud deployment.
Related pages
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