Canada · head to head · updated 2026-08-01
Dentally vs ClearDent
Two Canadian clouds, neither publishing a price. Dentally is cloud and ClearDent is cloud or on-premise — usually the single biggest difference between them.
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
ClearDent
Prococious Technology Inc.
Canadian practice management sold across solo, group, DSO, specialty and dental education.
- Deployment
- Cloud or on-premise
- Entry price
- Not published
- Built for
- Solo, 2–4 locations, Group, DSO / enterprise
The short answer
Neither Dentally nor ClearDent publishes a price, so any cost comparison between them depends entirely on the quotes you negotiate.
Choose Dentally if…
Canadian practices that want cloud from a large vendor and will negotiate a quote.
It is ahead on perio charting, insurance eligibility, open api .
Choose ClearDent if…
Canadian groups and DSOs wanting a domestically-built system with a cloud path.
Where they actually differ
Of 19 modules we track, these 3 differ. The rest match, so they are not what should decide it.
| Module | Dentally | ClearDent |
|---|---|---|
| Perio charting | Built in | Not stated |
| Insurance eligibility | Built in | Not stated |
| Open API | Via integration | Not stated |
Show all 19 modules, including where they match
| Module | Dentally | ClearDent |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling | Built in | Built in |
| Clinical charting | Built in | Built in |
| Perio charting | Built in | Not stated |
| Native imaging | Built in | Built in |
| Billing | Built in | Built in |
| Claims | Built in | Built in |
| Insurance eligibility | Built in | Not stated |
| 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 | Via integration | Not stated |
| Multi-location | Built in | Built in |
| Orthodontics | Not stated | Not stated |
Pricing, side by side
Dentally
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.
ClearDent
ClearDent 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 anywhere on the site.
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
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.
ClearDent
Strengths
- Built around Canadian billing, insurance workflows and regulatory requirements rather than adapted from a US product.
- Offered both cloud and on-premise, so the deployment decision is reversible without changing vendor.
- Unusually broad segment coverage for a Canadian vendor — solo through DSO, plus specialty and dental schools.
Trade-offs
- No published pricing.
- Breadth across that many segments usually means depth trade-offs somewhere; ask which segment the current release is optimised for.
- Several modules are not documented publicly in enough detail to compare.
Other comparisons
- Dentally vs Tracker — The cloud newcomer against the entrenched Canadian system
- Tracker vs ClearDent — Two long-established Canadian vendors
- Open Dental vs Dentally — Own the server, or let Henry Schein One run it
- Oryx Dental Software vs Dentally — The only CAD price you can read, against the biggest brand
- ClearDent vs ADSTRA — Modular suite against an all-in-one cloud