ABELDent vs Apexo

ABELDent is dental practice management software for scheduling, charting, billing, imaging and patient communication. It is available as a cloud service and as Local Plus, which stores practice data on local infrastructure. ABELDent Cloud stores and manages data in Microsoft Azure and describes encryption in storage and transit, role-based access, activity monitoring and automated backups. Its built-in patient communication includes two-way texting and broadcast messages. Insurance tools cover electronic claims, ITRANS attachments, automated benefit estimates and RAMQ submission automation for Quebec. ABELDent Scribe creates structured clinical note suggestions from provider–patient conversations for review, editing and approval. Listed imaging integrations include Dexis, Sidexis, VixWin and TigerView. The Freemium plan is free and is presented for evaluation and learning, smaller or new practices, hygiene practices and dental education programs. It uses a free Microsoft database, but telephone support, one-on-one training, ongoing updates, data migration and premium options are chargeable. Learning management system access is limited to 90 days, with month-to-month renewal available. Support is available at any time, including holidays, with clients able to select a support level.

Apexo is an open-source dental practice manager for scheduling, patient records, and clinic reporting. Its calendar is designed for high-traffic clinics, and it tracks medical and dental records. Automated financial reports and clinic health statistics provide practice information. The app works offline with local-first data and syncs across endpoints.

Apexo is free under GNU GPLv3, but requires users to host a PocketBase server themselves. It supports Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, and lists English, Arabic, Spanish, Polish, and Kurdish. The manual describes scheduled and manual backups, with optional S3 storage, plus AI voice transcription and receipt scanning; its privacy notice says data is not used for training. On Windows, it can monitor folders for DICOM X-ray files from RVG sensors and sync imported images through PocketBase. The manual also documents SMTP email and S3-compatible storage for backups and uploaded photos. The current version cannot migrate data from the earlier Apexo application because it is a rewrite.