Australia · head to head · updated 2026-08-01

Praktika vs Core Practice

Two Australian clouds, neither publishing a price. Both are cloud, so the hosting decision is not what separates them.

Praktika

Praktika

Australian-built cloud system, browser-based since long before that was fashionable here.

Deployment
Cloud
Entry price
Not published
Built for
Solo, 2–4 locations, Group
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Core Practice

Core Practice

Newer Australian cloud platform aimed at growing practices and groups.

Deployment
Cloud
Entry price
Not published
Built for
Solo, 2–4 locations, Group
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The short answer

Neither Praktika nor Core Practice publishes a price, so any cost comparison between them depends entirely on the quotes you negotiate.

Choose Praktika if…

Practices that want Australian-built cloud with claiming handled properly.

It is ahead on perio charting, native imaging .

Choose Core Practice if…

Growing Australian practices and small groups that want cloud and modern patient-facing tools.

It is ahead on open api .

Where they actually differ

Of 19 modules we track, these 3 differ. The rest match, so they are not what should decide it.

ModulePraktikaCore Practice
Perio charting Built in Not stated
Native imaging Built in Via integration
Open API Not stated Via integration
Show all 19 modules, including where they match
ModulePraktikaCore Practice
Scheduling Built in Built in
Clinical charting Built in Built in
Perio charting Built in Not stated
Native imaging Built in Via integration
Billing Built in Built in
Claims Built in Built in
Insurance eligibility Built in Built in
Payments Built in Built in
Patient messaging Built in Built in
Online booking Built in Built in
Digital forms Built in Built in
Recall / reactivation Built in Built in
Analytics & KPIs Built in Built in
ePrescribing Not stated Not stated
Teledentistry Not stated Not stated
AI features Not stated Not stated
Open API Not stated Via integration
Multi-location Built in Built in
Orthodontics Not stated Not stated

Pricing, side by side

Praktika

No published pricingchecked2026-08-01

Praktika does not publish a price. You have to request a quote, which means you cannot budget or compare before speaking to a salesperson. There is a pricing page, but it carries no figure.

We do not repeat third-party price estimates for quote-only vendors. Several widely republished figures in this category turned out to belong to a different product — see how we compare.

Core Practice

No published pricingchecked2026-08-01

Core Practice does not publish a price. You have to request a quote, which means you cannot budget or compare before speaking to a salesperson. No figure published.

We do not repeat third-party price estimates for quote-only vendors. Several widely republished figures in this category turned out to belong to a different product — see how we compare.

Strengths and trade-offs

Praktika

Strengths

  • Genuinely cloud-native and Australian-built, rather than a desktop product moved onto a server.
  • Claiming is tightly wired: health fund and Medicare rebates plus EFTPOS lodged directly from the appointment through HICAPS.
  • Imaging is native rather than a separate licence.

Trade-offs

  • No published pricing, despite having a page for it.
  • Smaller installed base than Dental4Windows, so fewer peers to ask and fewer third-party integrations.
  • Little public detail on the newer patient-facing features.

Core Practice

Strengths

  • Cloud-native with the patient-facing layer — booking, forms, messaging — built in rather than bolted on.
  • Built for multi-site reporting from the start, which suits a practice planning to grow.
  • Modern interface, which matters more than buyers expect for front-desk training time.

Trade-offs

  • No published pricing.
  • Smallest installed base of the Australian systems here, so the peer network is thin.
  • Imaging relies on integration rather than a native module.

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