Best Dental Appointment Scheduling Software in 2026

In short: Open Dental is ranked #1 of 42 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of DentinCloud and ABELDent. The best-ranked option with a free plan is DentinCloud. The lowest first paid tier on this page is MolarPlus at $4/mo.

Dental appointment scheduling software helps practices organize visits and coordinate the booking process across providers and locations. Compare patient self-booking and online intake forms with appointment reminders and provider calendars to understand how each option supports scheduling and pre-visit work. Location support may matter for practices operating across sites. Deployment, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing provide additional points to weigh. The entries include Open Dental, DentinCloud, and ABELDent. Consider how patients book and how your team manages provider availability, then compare those needs with the listed features.

42 dental appointment scheduling software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.

42ranked
3free plans on this page
$4/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Open Dental Top pick · 8.1 Free plan · $89/mo #2 DentinCloud Runner-up · 7.6 Free plan · $11/mo #3 ABELDent Also great · 7.5 Free plan · Free
  1. 1 8.1
    Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
    Free plan
    Yes
    Paid from
    89 /mo
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    $89/mofirst paid tier About Open DentalVisit site
  2. Free planFree trial Web
    Free plan
    Yes
    Paid from
    11 /mo
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    $11/mofirst paid tier About DentinCloudVisit site
  3. 3 7.5
    Free planFree trial Windows
    Free plan
    Yes
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  4. 4 7.4
    AndroidiOSmacOSWebWindows
    Free plan
    No
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    $400/mofirst paid tier About Oryx DentalVisit site
  5. 5 7.1
    Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
    Free plan
    No
    Paid from
    5 /mo
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    $4/mofirst paid tier About MolarPlusVisit site
  6. 6 7.1
    Free trial AndroidiOSWebWindows
    Free plan
    No
    Paid from
    149 /mo
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    $35/mofirst paid tier About Practice-WebVisit site
  7. AndroidiOSmacOSWebWindows
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  8. 8 6.6
    AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
    Free plan
    No
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  9. 9 6.4
    AndroidiOSmacOSWebWindows
    Free plan
    No
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  10. 10 6.2
    AndroidapiiOSWeb
    Free plan
    No
    Paid from
    829 /mo
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    $829/mofirst paid tier About CareStackVisit site
  11. 11 6.1
    WebiOSAndroid
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  12. 12 6.1
    WebiOSAndroid
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  13. 13 6.0
    WebWindowsmacOSiOSAndroid
    Free plan
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  14. 14 6.0
    WebmacOSiOS
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  15. 15 5.9
    Web
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  16. 16 5.9
    WebAndroidiOS
    Free plan
    Yes
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  17. 17 5.9
    WebiOS
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  18. 18 5.9
    Windows
    Paid from
    250 /mo
    Patient self-booking
    No
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  19. 19 5.9
    WebiOSAndroid
    Patient self-booking
    No
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  20. Web
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  21. 21 5.8
    Web
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  22. 22 5.8
    Web
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  23. Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  24. 24 5.8
    WebiOSAndroid
    Free plan
    No
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  25. 25 5.8
    Windows
    Patient self-booking
    Yes
    Provider calendars
    Yes
    Appointment reminders
    Yes
    Online intake forms
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms

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Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.

Questions about this list

Which dental appointment scheduling software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?

Open Dental is ranked #1 of 42 with a score of 8.1. DentinCloud is second and ABELDent third.

How many of these have a free plan?

3 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Which is the cheapest paid option?

On this page, MolarPlus has the lowest first paid tier we found: $4/mo.

How is this list ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.

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