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Best Dental Practice Management Software in 2026

Dental practice management software helps dental practices organize and run their work. This list includes tools with different pricing models and platform support.

14 apps
Research read 22 Oct 2026
How the order is worked out

1

ABELDent

Free plan Windows

ABELDent combines dental practice workflows with patient communication and insurance functions. Consider whether its deployment model and the Freemium plan’s chargeable services fit your practice.

7.3 Free plan Visit site
2

Open Dental

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5

Open Dental combines practice software, listed eServices, and a support plan, with options for multiple locations.

7.0 Free plan · paid from $89/mo (annual) Visit site
3

CareStack

Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

CareStack covers dental clinical and operational workflows across cloud, web, mobile, and API access. Compare practice size, locations, providers, and plan scope when requesting pricing.

6.0 From $829/mo Visit site
4

ClearDent

Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb+1

Consider ClearDent if your dental practice needs clinical, administrative, and patient engagement tools with deployment choices for Canadian practices.

5.9 Pricing on request Visit site
5

Practice-Web

Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb+1

Practice-Web combines clinical, administrative, and patient communication tools for dental offices. Review the trial limit, deployment model, and plan terms to see whether they fit your office.

5.9 From $149/mo Visit site
6

Curve Dental

Paid AndroidiPhoneMac+2

Curve Dental brings practice workflows and patient communication into one cloud-based system, including scheduling, clinical tools, forms and imaging.

5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
7

Cloud 9

Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

Orthodontic practices and groups should consider Cloud 9 for its combined practice workflows, patient communication, claims tools, and multi-location support.

5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
8

tab32

Free trial APIWeb

tab32 covers core dental practice operations, imaging, communications, and financial workflows in one cloud platform.

5.5 From $125/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
9

Dentrix Ascend

Paid iPhoneWeb

Dentrix Ascend combines clinical and administrative tools in a cloud-based system for dental organizations. Its price depends on practice size and provider count, so practices need to request pricing.

5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
10

DentiMax

Paid AndroidiPhoneMac+2

Dental practices looking for patient booking, reminders and intake forms can consider DentiMax, especially if they need multi-location support.

5.0 30-day trial Visit site
11

Dentrix

Paid Windows

Dentrix combines dental clinical, financial, scheduling, imaging, and marketing workflows in one Windows deployment.

4.9 Pricing on request Visit site
12

Eaglesoft

Paid Windows

Eaglesoft covers core dental practice operations, imaging, insurance, scheduling, and patient intake in one Windows system.

4.7 Pricing on request Visit site
13

axiUm
by Exan Software
Paid

4.3 Visit site
14

Denticon
by Planet DDS
Paid

4.0 Visit site

#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price

Compare free plans, free trials, paid pricing, supported platforms, and licence terms before choosing. When code access or modification matters, review the licence and verify what any free plan or trial actually includes.

Questions

Which tools offer a free plan?

Free-plan options are listed for ABELDent and Open Dental.

Is there a free trial?

DentiMax advertises a 30-day trial. Other trial terms should be confirmed with the provider.

What is CareStack's starting price?

CareStack shows pricing beginning at $829 per month.

What does Open Dental cost?

Open Dental lists a free plan and paid access from $89 per month with annual billing.

Which platforms are supported?

The category lists web, Windows, iOS, Android, macOS, and API platforms.

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