Practice by Numbers vs Dental Intelligence
Verdict. Practice by Numbers leads on the overall Data Index (6.5 vs 5.2). On the 5 axes where both have evidence, Practice by Numbers wins 4, Dental Intelligence wins 0 and 1 is tied. Clearest gaps: support (Practice by Numbers 6.0 vs 2.0), pricing clarity (Practice by Numbers 5.0 vs 2.0), and vendor stability (Practice by Numbers 7.3 vs 6.0). Users rate Practice by Numbers higher (4.9 vs 4.4).
Table view
| Axis | Practice by Numbers | Dental Intelligence |
|---|---|---|
| Features | no data | no data |
| Integrations | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Pricing clarity | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| Support | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| Vendor stability | 7.3 | 6.0 |
| User rating | 9.8 | 8.9 |
Axis by axis
- Features – vs – no data
- Integrations 5.9 vs 5.9 tie
- Pricing clarity 5.0 vs 2.0 Practice by Numbers
- Support 6.0 vs 2.0 Practice by Numbers
- Vendor stability 7.3 vs 6.0 Practice by Numbers
- User rating 9.8 vs 8.9 Practice by Numbers
Practice by Numbers or Dental Intelligence: which should you choose?
Both read your practice-management data and turn it into daily and monthly numbers. Dental Intelligence is the best-known: an automated morning huddle, metrics you can open down to the patient, and a growing bundle of patient engagement, payments and insurance tools. Reviewers often call it expensive, describe billing and contract disputes, and note that data is not always current enough for same-day decisions.
Practice by Numbers rates higher (4.9 on 104 reviews against 4.4 on 122) and scores better on our support axis. Neither publishes a full price list.
They share Open Dental, Dentrix and Eaglesoft. Dental Intelligence also documents Dentrix Ascend and Denticon; Practice by Numbers documents Mango Voice and RingCentral, which suits an office that wants call data in the same dashboard. Ask each for a trial on your own data and for the contract end terms, then check how many hours old the numbers are at 9 a.m. See our Dental Intelligence review and the KPI dashboard guide.
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What our reviews say
Dental Intelligence
The best-known analytics layer for dental practices, now sold with patient engagement, payments and insurance tools. Works on top of your existing system; prices are not published.
Strengths- Automated morning huddle built from practice management data
- Metrics can be opened down to the individual patient
- Ease of use and customer service both rated 4.6 out of 5 on Capterra
- No published pricing; reviewers often call it expensive
- Recent reviews describe billing and contract disputes
- Data is not always current enough for same-day decisions, according to reviewers
Side by side
| Practice by Numbers | Dental Intelligence | |
|---|---|---|
| Data Index | 6.5 | 5.2 |
| Category rank | #1 of 12 · Practice analytics | #3 of 12 · Practice analytics |
| User rating | 4.9 / 5 | 4.4 / 5 |
| Review count | 104 | 122 |
| Pricing transparency | Partially public | Quote only |
| License | Subscription | Subscription |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Verified integrations | 5 | 5 |
| HIPAA claim | Yes | Yes |
| In market since | 2015 | — |
| Company size | 51-200 | 51-200 |
| Markets | US | US |
| Data completeness | 100% | 100% |
Integrations
Only Practice by Numbers · 2
Both · 3
Only Dental Intelligence · 2
Choose Practice by Numbers if…
- user satisfaction is your priority
Choose Dental Intelligence if…
- Practices on Dentrix, Eaglesoft or Open Dental that want a daily huddle and provider scorecards without building reports
- Owners who want to track case acceptance and unscheduled treatment down to the patient
- Groups that want the same numbers across locations
FAQ
Is Practice by Numbers better than Dental Intelligence?
Practice by Numbers leads on the overall Data Index (6.5 vs 5.2). On the 5 axes where both have evidence, Practice by Numbers wins 4, Dental Intelligence wins 0 and 1 is tied. Clearest gaps: support (Practice by Numbers 6.0 vs 2.0), pricing clarity (Practice by Numbers 5.0 vs 2.0), and vendor stability (Practice by Numbers 7.3 vs 6.0). Users rate Practice by Numbers higher (4.9 vs 4.4).
Do Practice by Numbers and Dental Intelligence integrate with the same systems?
They share 3 verified integrations (Open Dental, Dentrix, and Eaglesoft). Only Practice by Numbers lists 2; only Dental Intelligence lists 2.