United Kingdom · head to head · updated 2026-08-01
Pearl vs DentalPlus
Two conventional British systems for NHS practices. Both are cloud or on-premise, so the hosting decision is not what separates them.
Pearl
Not stated on the NHS BSA list
Established British practice management system with steady search demand.
- Deployment
- Cloud or on-premise
- Entry price
- Not published
- Built for
- Solo, 2–4 locations
DentalPlus
Admor DentalPlus Software
Long-standing British system serving NHS and mixed practices.
- Deployment
- Cloud or on-premise
- Entry price
- Not published
- Built for
- Solo, 2–4 locations
The short answer
Neither Pearl nor DentalPlus publishes a price, so any cost comparison between them depends entirely on the quotes you negotiate.
Choose Pearl if…
Smaller UK practices wanting a straightforward British system — with a written feature list in hand.
Choose DentalPlus if…
NHS practices wanting a conventional, no-frills British system.
Where they actually differ
On our module checklist these two match on every line — the decision comes down to price, support and how each one feels to use.
Show all 19 modules, including where they match
| Module | Pearl | DentalPlus |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling | Built in | Built in |
| Clinical charting | Built in | Built in |
| Perio charting | Not stated | Not stated |
| Native imaging | Via integration | Via integration |
| Billing | Built in | Built in |
| Claims | Built in | Built in |
| Insurance eligibility | Not stated | Not stated |
| Payments | Not stated | Not stated |
| Patient messaging | Not stated | Not stated |
| Online booking | Not stated | Not stated |
| Digital forms | Not stated | Not stated |
| Recall / reactivation | Built in | Built in |
| Analytics & KPIs | Not stated | Not stated |
| ePrescribing | Not stated | Not stated |
| Teledentistry | Not stated | Not stated |
| AI features | Not stated | Not stated |
| Open API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Multi-location | Not stated | Not stated |
| Orthodontics | Not stated | Not stated |
Pricing, side by side
Pearl
Pearl 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.
DentalPlus
DentalPlus 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
Pearl
Strengths
- NHS-certified, so it clears the gate that decides whether an NHS practice can use it at all.
- Sustained brand demand — usually the sign of a real installed base.
Trade-offs
- No published pricing.
- Thin public product documentation, so much of the feature set cannot be verified from outside.
- We have marked several modules “not stated” rather than guess.
DentalPlus
Strengths
- NHS-certified and long established in the UK market.
- Straightforward product aimed squarely at NHS and mixed practices.
Trade-offs
- No published pricing.
- Limited public documentation of the modern patient-facing layer.
- Smaller ecosystem than the market leaders.
Other comparisons
- i-Smile vs Pearl — Two small British vendors compared