Best dental software for multi-location practices and DSOs
Multi-location groups get burned by per-user pricing that quietly scales with headcount, and by support contracts that renew per location. This list covers every product that documents multi-location or DSO deployment.
How this list is made
- Eligible: products whose documented target size includes multi-location or DSO.
- Ranked by the published weighted score (features 40% + sentiment 30% + value 20% + transparency 10%).
- Check the billing unit column before comparing prices — per-location and per-provider quotes diverge sharply at scale.
5 of 5 products in our database are eligible for this scenario. Eligibility and order are computed from the published data, not curated by hand.
The ranking
| Software | Score | Starting price | Real 3-yr cost ★ | Data export freedom ★ | Contract lock-in ★ | Claim approval ★ | Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Dental | 8.7/10 | $199 per location / month | $13,504 | 5/5
Full autonomy — open structure, self-serve export | 1/5
No lock-in — cancel anytime | insufficient sample (n=0) | on-premise, cloud, hybrid |
| Curve Dental | 7.4/10 | $299 per location / month | $13,064 | 3/5
Moderate — operational data out, full record needs help | 4/5
Heavy — multi-year, termination fees | insufficient sample (n=0) | cloud |
| Dentrix | 7.1/10 | $500 per location / month | $36,514 | 2/5
Limited — partial export, vendor-dependent | 5/5
Very heavy — long term, high total exit cost | insufficient sample (n=0) | on-premise, cloud |
| Denticon | 6.8/10 | $280 per location / month | $33,540 | 3/5
Moderate — operational data out, full record needs help | 4/5
Heavy — multi-year, termination fees | insufficient sample (n=0) | cloud |
| Eaglesoft | 6.4/10 | $200 per user / month | $34,104 | 2/5
Limited — partial export, vendor-dependent | 5/5
Very heavy — long term, high total exit cost | insufficient sample (n=0) | on-premise, hybrid |
★ = dimensions other comparison sites don't publish. Cost figures are 3-year totals for the assumption stated on each product page, not the sticker price. Export freedom and lock-in are scored 1–5 against published criteria. Claim approval rates are withheld entirely rather than estimated when the sample is too small to be honest about.
See all scenarios on the Best by scenario index, or the full pricing data and methodology behind every figure.