CareStack review

CareStack covers more of the practice than most cloud rivals. Its Essentials plan bundles multi-specialty scheduling, online appointments and charting, and the wider platform adds Aeka imaging, CS Pay for card payments, CS Membership for in-house savings plans, built-in teledentistry, reputation management and referral tracking for specialists. Orthodontists, periodontists, endodontists and oral surgeons each get their own clinical and billing workflows, which matters for groups that mix general and specialty offices. The Intelligence plan adds AI clinical notes and AI diagnostic tools, and CareStack sells AI coordinators that confirm appointments and chase patient balances by call and text. Pricing is clearer than at most enterprise vendors: Essentials starts at $829 a month and Intelligence at $1,299, though a demo is still the route to a final quote. That entry price is the main drawback for a one-dentist office, where cheaper systems cover scheduling, charting and claims for a quarter of the cost.

Who it is for

Growing private practices, specialists and multi-location groups that want one cloud system with published plan prices.

Price

Essentials from $829 per month; Intelligence plan with AI tools from $1,299 per month.

Starting at $ 829 / month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Multi-specialty scheduling with online self-service booking
• Clinical workflows for general, ortho, perio, endo and oral surgery offices
• Aeka enterprise imaging system with AI support
• CS Pay integrated payments and CS Membership in-house plans
• CareRevenue revenue cycle service and AI coordinators for confirmations and collections

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Both plan starting prices are published on the pricing page
• Strength: Specialty workflows and referral management for specialist offices
• Strength: Mobile app for appointments, patients and prescriptions
• Weakness: The $829 entry price is high for a small startup office
• Weakness: AI clinical notes need the $1,299 Intelligence plan
• Weakness: Several AI coordinators are listed as launching soon

Key facts

• Deployment: Cloud
• Plans: Essentials, Intelligence
• Customers: More than 3,000 dental practices, per CareStack

Where it ranks

CareStack is No. 1 in our Best Dental Practice Management Software verdict.