Shlomi Lavi /
Jun 18, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Open Dental or MacPractice DDS?
MacPractice DDS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Open Dental, and MacPractice DDS is rated higher (92/100) than Open Dental (83/100).
Looking for the right Dental solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
Open Dental Vs. MacPractice Inc.
Open Dental: Open Dental was developed and built by a dentist. We developed from a dental practice to a software company and because of that migration, we understand the needs of dentists and dental practices in ways that other software options cannot.
Open Dental is Open Source. This means anyone can download our source code and develop features for Open D...
MacPractice Inc.: MacPractice is dedicated to developing, implementing, and supporting the premier practice management and clinical software solutions for doctors who prefer to use Macs. For more than 25 years, the developer of MacPractice has listened to clients and responded by creating applications that leverage the powerful features of each new version of Apple’...
Who is more expensive? Open Dental or MacPractice DDS?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Dental software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Open Dental and MacPractice DDS.
Open Dental price starts at $179 per location/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Open Dental is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Dental software. MacPractice DDS price starts at $100 per host/hour , When comparing MacPractice DDS to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Dental software cost.
Bottom line: Open Dental cost is around the same cost of MacPractice DDS.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Open Dental Vs. MacPractice DDS based on some of the most important and required Dental features.
Open Dental: We are still working to collect the list of features for Open Dental.
MacPractice DDS: We are still working to collect the list of features for MacPractice DDS.
Target customer size
The software is a useful product for dental practices and businesses of all sizes and a variety of types. Customers of the software include small individual clinics as well as large hospitals.