United Kingdom · head to head · updated 2026-08-01

Dentally vs Denticon

UK cloud against an enterprise DSO platform. Both are cloud, so the hosting decision is not what separates 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
£125/month per site, unlimited users
Built for
Solo, 2–4 locations, Group
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Denticon

Planet DDS

Enterprise cloud platform built specifically for DSOs and multi-location groups.

Deployment
Cloud
Entry price
Not published
Built for
Group, DSO / enterprise
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The short answer

Dentally publishes a price (£125/month); Denticon does not, so a like-for-like cost comparison is not possible without a quote.

Choose Dentally if…

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

It is ahead on native imaging .

Choose Denticon if…

DSOs and groups above roughly five locations that need centralised control and reporting.

It is ahead on eprescribing, ai features, open api, orthodontics .

Where they actually differ

Of 19 modules we track, these 5 differ. The rest match, so they are not what should decide it.

ModuleDentallyDenticon
Native imaging Built in Via integration
ePrescribing Not stated Via integration
AI features Not stated Via integration
Open API Via integration Built in
Orthodontics Not stated Built in
Show all 19 modules, including where they match
ModuleDentallyDenticon
Scheduling Built in Built in
Clinical charting Built in Built in
Perio charting Built in Built in
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 Via integration
Teledentistry Not stated Not stated
AI features Not stated Via integration
Open API Via integration Built in
Multi-location Built in Built in
Orthodontics Not stated Built in

Pricing, side by side

Dentally

Publishes pricingchecked2026-08-01
PlanPriceBasis
Starter — 1 surgery
excluding VAT		£125/monthper site, unlimited users
Essentials — 1 surgery
excluding VAT		£220/monthper site, unlimited users
Pro — 1 surgery
excluding VAT		£320/monthper site, unlimited users
Starter — 3 surgeries
Essentials £380, Pro £510		£265/monthper site
Starter — 5 surgeries
Essentials £525, Pro £690		£395/monthper site
Starter — 8 surgeries
Essentials £720, Pro £945		£575/monthper site
9+ surgeriesContact usper site

Priced by number of surgeries per site on a slider, across three tiers, all excluding VAT. NHS integration is included on every tier. AI clinical notes are limited on Starter and are not available in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland.

Source: dentally.co, read 2026-08-01.

Denticon

No published pricing

Denticon 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.

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.

Denticon

Strengths

  • Built for many locations from the ground up — centralised reporting and roll-ups are native, not add-ons.
  • SOC 2 Type 2 certified, which matters for enterprise procurement.
  • Voice perio charting and a mature orthodontic module.

Trade-offs

  • No published pricing, and enterprise contracts are the norm.
  • Overkill for a single-location practice — you pay for scale you will not use.
  • Imaging relies on integration rather than a native module.

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