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

Systems for Dentists vs Aerona

Independent on-premise against independent cloud. Systems for Dentists is cloud or on-premise and Aerona is cloud — usually the single biggest difference between them.

Systems for Dentists

Systems for Dentists (SfD)

Independent British vendor, sold on flexibility and direct support.

Deployment
Cloud or on-premise
Entry price
Not published
Built for
Solo, 2–4 locations, Group
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Aerona

Aerona Software

Cloud-native practice management built in Northern Ireland, sold across the UK and Ireland.

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

Neither Systems for Dentists nor Aerona publishes a price, so any cost comparison between them depends entirely on the quotes you negotiate.

Choose Systems for Dentists if…

Practices that want an independent UK vendor rather than a multinational.

Choose Aerona if…

UK and Irish practices wanting cloud from a smaller, independent vendor.

It is ahead on payments, patient messaging, online booking, digital forms, open api .

Where they actually differ

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

ModuleSystems for DentistsAerona
Payments Not stated Built in
Patient messaging Paid add-on Built in
Online booking Paid add-on Built in
Digital forms Not stated Built in
Open API Not stated Via integration
Show all 19 modules, including where they match
ModuleSystems for DentistsAerona
Scheduling Built in Built in
Clinical charting Built in Built in
Perio charting Built in Built in
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 Built in
Patient messaging Paid add-on Built in
Online booking Paid add-on Built in
Digital forms Not stated 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

Systems for Dentists

No published pricingchecked2026-08-01

Systems for Dentists 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.

Aerona

No published pricingchecked2026-08-01

Aerona 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

Systems for Dentists

Strengths

  • Independent and British-owned, so support is not routed through a multinational.
  • NHS-certified with a long track record in UK practices.
  • Offered cloud or on-premise.

Trade-offs

  • No published pricing.
  • Smaller ecosystem than EXACT or R4, so fewer third-party integrations.
  • Limited public documentation of the newer patient-facing features.

Aerona

Strengths

  • Genuinely cloud-native rather than a desktop product moved to a server.
  • Sold across the UK and Ireland, so it handles more than one national claiming regime.
  • Patient-facing features — booking, forms, messaging — are part of the platform.

Trade-offs

  • No published pricing.
  • Smaller installed base than EXACT, R4 or Dentally, so fewer peers to ask.
  • Imaging depends on integration rather than a native module.

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