Best Dental practice management software for 2026

Manages dental charting, appointments, treatment plans, imaging and insurance billing. Below: the names buyers expect to see, the newer tools gaining ground, and how their key features and prices compare. How we pick; nobody pays for a place here.

Feature Curve Dental Category leader Dentrix Category leader Open Dental Category leader Archy Rising Oryx Dental Software Rising
PricingContact salesContact sales$199/mo per location$899/month per location$650/mo
Best forIndependent and multi-location dental practices that want to run on Mac, PC or Chromebook without an office server.—Dental offices of up to 3 dentists per location that want a highly customizable system with bridges to other programs.Independent and multi-location dental practices that want one flat per-location price with unlimited users and providers.Solo and small dental practices, including new startups, that want a tiered cloud system with AI charting.
Team size2–500+ people2–500+ people2–500+ people2–500 people1–500+ people
Dental charting YesYesYesYesYes
Treatment planning YesNot listedNot listedYesYes
Insurance claims YesYesNot listedYesYes
Imaging integration YesYesNot listedYesYes
Appointment book Not listedNot listedNot listedYesNot listed
Periodontal charting YesNot listedNot listedYesYes
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The best-known dental practice management tools: the ones most buyers shortlist.

Dental practice management Category leader

Curve Dental

Contact sales 2–500+ people

Browser-based dental software with charting, imaging and billing

Key features

  • Dental charting
  • Treatment planning
  • Insurance claims
  • Imaging integration
  • Periodontal charting

Dental practice management Category leader

Dentrix

Contact sales 2–500+ people

Dental practice management with charting, imaging and claims tools

Key features

  • Dental charting
  • Insurance claims
  • Imaging integration

Dental practice management Category leader

Open Dental

$199/mo per location 2–500+ people

Customizable dental practice management at a flat monthly support fee

Key features

  • Dental charting

Newer tools with real traction and a clear difference from the leaders.

Dental practice management Rising

Archy

$899/month per location 2–500 people

Cloud dental practice software with AI scribe and voice perio

Key features

  • Dental charting
  • Treatment planning
  • Insurance claims
  • Imaging integration
  • Appointment book
  • Periodontal charting

Dental practice management Rising

Oryx Dental Software

$650/mo 1–500+ people

Cloud dental practice management with AI charting and imaging

Key features

  • Dental charting
  • Treatment planning
  • Insurance claims
  • Imaging integration
  • Periodontal charting

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