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A Practo Ray alternative built for dental clinics
Practo Ray is India's best-known clinic software and it covers every specialty. If your clinic does only dentistry, Dental Software India is the Practo Ray alternative that adds what a dental practice needs: a tooth chart with roots, BPE screening, treatment plans patients approve from a WhatsApp link, EMI schedules, lab tracking and visiting-consultant payouts.
Why do dental clinics look for a Practo Ray alternative?
Dentists who search for a Practo Ray alternative usually give one of four reasons. None of them is that Ray is poor software; it is that a general clinic system is not shaped like a dental practice.
- The chart. Dentistry runs on the odontogram. A general EMR records procedures as lines of text, so root canals, implants and planned crowns are not visible on a tooth picture with roots.
- WhatsApp. Patients in India decide on large treatment plans at home with family, and they use WhatsApp. Reviews of Practo Ray regularly ask for WhatsApp integration.
- Payments. Implants, aligners and full-mouth work sell better as instalments. Clinics want UPI AutoPay EMI and phase-linked payments without a separate finance tool.
- Price clarity. Practo Ray's plans are not published on its website. Clinics want to know the renewal price before they commit.
Practo Ray vs Dental Software India, feature by feature
Based on public information as of October 2026; check with the vendor. A dash in the Practo Ray column means we could not find the feature in Practo Ray's public material, not that it is absent. Tell us if anything here is out of date.
| Capability | Dental Software India | Practo Ray |
|---|---|---|
| FDI odontogram with crown and root silhouettes | ✓ | — |
| BPE screening (six-point perio planned) | ✓ | — |
| Treatment-plan approval from a WhatsApp link with e-consent | ✓ | — |
| UPI deposit inside the approval flow | ✓ | — |
| EMI schedules the patient chooses (UPI AutoPay via your gateway) | ✓ | — |
| Outside-lab case tracker with a shared link | ✓ | — |
| Visiting-consultant payout statements | ✓ | — |
| Six-month recall on WhatsApp | ✓ | Partial |
| ABHA number on the patient record | ✓ | ✓ |
| ABDM record linking and FHIR export | Planned | ✓ (listed by Practo) |
| GST billing with UPI at the desk | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-specialty EMR (general medicine, paediatrics and more) | — | ✓ |
| Patient marketplace listing | — | ✓ (Practo.com) |
| Published monthly price | ₹1,499 – ₹5,999 | Quote only |
For Clinicia, Dentee and CareStack, see the full dental software comparison.
What does each cost?
Practo Ray does not list prices on its website. Third-party software roundups in 2026 put it roughly between ₹15,000 and ₹60,000 a year depending on plan and number of doctors; ask Practo for a written quote that includes the renewal price.
Dental Software India publishes its prices in rupees: Solo at ₹1,499 a month for one chair, Clinic at ₹2,999 for up to four chairs with WhatsApp approval, EMI and recall, and Chain at ₹5,999 for unlimited chairs and branches with orthodontics. Prices exclude 18 % GST, there is no setup fee, and WhatsApp messages are billed at Meta's rate with no mark-up, about ₹0.13 per utility message.
Who should stay with Practo Ray?
- Multi-specialty clinics where dentistry is one department among several
- Clinics that get a meaningful share of new patients from the Practo marketplace and want the two products together
- Teams fully trained on Ray who do not need WhatsApp approval, EMI or consultant payouts
Who should switch to Dental Software India?
- Dental-only clinics that want a chart with roots and BPE
- Clinics that lose plans between the consultation and the decision at home
- Implant and orthodontic practices that want EMI by UPI AutoPay
- Clinics that pay visiting endodontists, orthodontists or implantologists every month
How do you switch from Practo Ray in five working days?
- Export. We send the export steps we know for Practo Ray: patients, appointments, treatments, balances and attachments, as far as Ray allows.
- Sample and reconciliation report. Our team imports about 50 patients for you to check, then reports counts, duplicates, rejected rows and the outstanding-balance total for you to approve before the full import.
- Chart what can be charted. Ray stores procedures rather than an odontogram, so procedures with a tooth number are charted as done work for your dentists to confirm; the rest stay in history.
- Set up. Chairs, dentists, consultants with splits, fee list with GST and your WhatsApp number.
- Go live with a parallel week. Ray stays open for reference for a week; then we import anything added there and you switch it off.
Assisted migration is included on the Clinic and Chain plans. Read the full migration process, or our guide on how to choose dental software in India if you are still comparing options.
Practo Ray alternative questions
What is the best Practo Ray alternative for a dental clinic?
For a clinic that only does dentistry, a dental-specific system is usually the better Practo Ray alternative. Dental Software India adds a root-level FDI tooth chart, perio charting, WhatsApp treatment-plan approval, UPI AutoPay EMI and visiting-consultant payouts, with public prices from ₹1,499 a month. Multi-specialty clinics may still prefer Practo Ray.
How much does Practo Ray cost compared with Dental Software India?
Practo Ray does not publish prices; third-party roundups put it around ₹15,000 to ₹60,000 a year depending on plan, so check with Practo for a current quote. Dental Software India publishes its prices: ₹1,499, ₹2,999 or ₹5,999 a month plus GST, with no setup fee.
Can I move my patient data from Practo Ray?
Yes, as an assisted service. Our team imports patients, appointments, treatment history, balances and attachments from whatever Practo Ray lets you export, usually 3 to 5 working days after a usable export, with a sample import and a reconciliation report first. Where Ray records a tooth number against a procedure, we chart it as done work for your dentists to confirm.
Does Dental Software India connect to ABDM like Practo Ray?
Not yet. Today Dental Software India stores each patient's ABHA number on the record; ABHA creation, ABDM record linking and FHIR export are planned. Practo Ray lists ABDM integration on its public pages, so if ABDM linking matters to you today, ask both vendors for a demo of it. The bigger differences are in dental charting, WhatsApp approval and payments.
Will I lose Practo marketplace bookings if I switch?
Practo's patient marketplace listing is a separate product from Practo Ray. Ask Practo whether your listing continues without Ray before you cancel. Some clinics keep the listing for discovery and run the practice itself on Dental Software India.
How long does switching from Practo Ray take?
Most single clinics are live on Dental Software India within 3 to 5 working days from receiving the export, followed by a free parallel week where Practo Ray stays open for reference. Chains with several branches usually take one to two weeks.
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