Best Dental Software · head-to-head
Open Dental vs tab32
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for dental software. Open Dental has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Open Dental has the lower entry price — Open Dental starts at $0/mo, tab32 at $125/mo. Free tier: Open Dental Yes, tab32 No. HIPAA: Open Dental Yes, tab32 Yes.
As of 2026-09-02 · figures link to their source below
Side by side
Open Dental
$0/mo entrytab32
$125/mo entrySources — Open Dental: opendental.com (verified 2026-09-02) · tab32: tab32.com (verified 2026-09-02)
Key features
Open Dental: Open-source codebase with community-driven development; Self-hosted model giving practices full data control; 100+ imaging bridge integrations; Free for dental schools and developing-country practices
tab32: Cloud-native on Google Cloud Platform — no local servers; Usage-based claims billing (pay per claim); SOC 2 attested and HIPAA-compliant; 14-day free trial with full platform access and data migration option