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

Curve Dental vs Dentally

Two clouds sold into Canada from abroad. Both are cloud, so the hosting decision is not what separates them.

Curve Dental

CD Newco, LLC (backed by Battery Ventures)

Long-running cloud practice management, now sold as Curve SuperHero.

Deployment
Cloud
Entry price
Not published
Built for
Solo, 2–4 locations, Group
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Read the full Curve Dental review

Dentally

Henry Schein One

Henry Schein One’s cloud practice management system — and the only vendor here that publishes a price in the UK.

Deployment
Cloud
Entry price
Not published
Built for
Solo, 2–4 locations, Group
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Read the full Dentally review

The short answer

Neither Curve Dental nor Dentally publishes a price, so any cost comparison between them depends entirely on the quotes you negotiate.

Choose Curve Dental if…

Single and small-group practices that want cloud and will negotiate a quote.

It is ahead on eprescribing, ai features .

Choose Dentally if…

Canadian practices that want cloud from a large vendor and will negotiate a quote.

It is ahead on insurance eligibility .

Where they actually differ

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

ModuleCurve DentalDentally
Insurance eligibility Paid add-on Built in
ePrescribing Via integration Not stated
AI features Built in Not stated
Show all 19 modules, including where they match
ModuleCurve DentalDentally
Scheduling Built in Built in
Clinical charting Built in Built in
Perio charting Built in Built in
Native imaging Built in Built in
Billing Built in Built in
Claims Built in Built in
Insurance eligibility Paid add-on 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 Via integration Not stated
Teledentistry Not stated Not stated
AI features Built in Not stated
Open API Via integration Via integration
Multi-location Built in Built in
Orthodontics Not stated Not stated

Pricing, side by side

Curve Dental

No published pricing

Curve Dental does not publish a price. You have to request a quote, which means you cannot budget or compare before speaking to a salesperson.

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.

Dentally

No published pricingchecked2026-08-01

Dentally does not publish a price. You have to request a quote, which means you cannot budget or compare before speaking to a salesperson. Dentally has a dedicated Canadian pricing page headed “Affordable pricing for every dental practice”, listing Standard, Advanced and Advanced+ tiers in a feature table — and no figure anywhere on it. Both buttons go to Contact sales. The same vendor publishes full prices on its UK page.

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

Curve Dental

Strengths

  • One of the oldest true-cloud products in dentistry, so the platform is mature.
  • Native imaging included in the platform.
  • Well-regarded onboarding and data conversion.

Trade-offs

  • Claims transparent pricing while publishing none — the gap is worth noting.
  • Costs more than the on-premise options once add-ons are included.
  • Fewer third-party integrations than Dentrix.

Dentally

Strengths

  • True cloud with CDAnet claims and predeterminations handled natively.
  • Backed by Henry Schein One, so it is not going away and the integration marketplace is large.
  • Sold across several countries, which usually means the platform gets sustained investment.

Trade-offs

  • Publishes a pricing page with three named tiers and no prices on it — you cannot compare it on cost without a sales call.
  • Tier boundaries are described by feature list, so which tier you actually need is decided in the sales conversation.
  • Newer in Canada than the entrenched local systems, so fewer peers to ask.

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