tab32
Cloud-based dental practice management software — scheduling, charting, imaging, billing and patient communication in one HIPAA-compliant platform.
By tab32 · HQ Sacramento, US · 4.3/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Solo dentists and independent practices that want a modern, fully cloud-based PMS with scheduling, charting, imaging and billing in one system.
- Growing multi-location groups and DSOs needing standardized workflows, centralized dashboards, cross-location scheduling and consolidated or per-site billing.
- Insurance-heavy practices that want automated eligibility checks, clean claims with e-Attachments and ERA/EOB auto-posting to reduce AR days.
- Practices migrating from Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental or similar who want vendor-managed data and imaging migration.
Ideal size: 1–5 providers per site; single site to 100+ locations people · Established practice or growing DSO, cloud-first, ready to standardize workflows
Not for
- Medical, behavioral-health or multi-specialty provider groups — tab32 is built specifically for dental workflows.
- Practices outside the United States that need non-US payer, clearinghouse or tax handling.
- Buyers who want a one-time perpetual license; tab32 is a monthly subscription with usage-based claim and AI fees.
- Organizations that require on-premise server deployment or refuse a cloud-only PMS.
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
Days (about a week)
~7 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
$5,500/yr
Starts at $1,500 · Monthly per-practice subscription ($125/mo Start-Up Year 1; $225/mo Year 2+ or Established) plus usage-based claim, attachment and eligibility fees; Summit priced custom.
Implementation Friction
2/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Up to 3 providers (Start-Up); up to 5 providers (Established); Summit custom for multi-location groups
Add-on costs
- Claims processing $0.20/claim; e-Attachments $0.50/claim (all attachments on a claim)
- Insurance eligibility verification $1.25/check
- AutoRemind automated reminders and 2-way texting: included Year 1, then $69/mo; 500 messages included, $0.08 per overage message
- Pay-per-use AI services: voice scribes, voice perio, ERA/EOB scan auto-posting, appeals handling
- DashCare digital forms/kiosk check-in, ePrescribe and AI imaging listed as add-ons or coming soon
Company & support
Who is behind tab32, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- 2012 · 14 yrs in business
- Headquarters
- Sacramento, US
How you get support
- PhoneNot listed
- EmailNot listed
- Live chatAll plans
- Support portal / ticketsNot listed
- Community forumNot listed
- Help centre / docsNot listed
- Dedicated account managerEnterprise only
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- Not recorded
- Response time
- Not stated
Vendor says support answers arrive instantly via chat with a human available when needed, and claims 'no ticket queues, no week-long waits'. A dedicated account manager is listed for Summit (enterprise) customers. No support phone line, email address or support SLA is published on the pages…
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
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Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
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Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- tab32
- Upheal
- PracticePanther
- Atomicwork
- Trainual
- Addigy
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Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What tab32 ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
AI features shipped
Vendor states AI is built into the platform's data layer rather than bolted on. Live services include voice documentation for clinical charting, AI eligibility verification, claims automation and payment posting; ERA/EOB scan auto-posting is document processing and voice charting is NLP. Radiology second-opinion AI is delivered through partners Pearl AI and Overjet. AI services are billed…
Your data & models
- Trains on your data
- Not recorded — ask the vendor
- Runs on
- Not recorded
- AI pricing
- Billed by usage or credits
In your ecosystem
- AI connection
- Not supported
- Model key
- Not recorded
- AI usage audit
- Not recorded
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
tab32 is a cloud-native dental practice management platform for solo practices through enterprise DSOs, combining scheduling, charting, imaging, billing, patient communication and analytics in one HIPAA-compliant system on Google Cloud. Alpine starts at $125/mo for up to 3 providers ($225/mo Year 2+); Summit adds multi-location management, data warehouse and MCP access at custom pricing. Claims, eligibility and AI voice services are usage-based. The vendor reports 1,000+ practices across 40+ states and 99.95% uptime since 2017.
Frequently asked questions
What does tab32 cost, and what drives the total bill?
Alpine Start-Up is $125/mo in Year 1 for up to 3 providers, and $225/mo from Year 2 or on the Established plan for up to 5 providers. Usage fees sit on top: $0.20 per claim, $0.50 per claim with attachments, and $1.25 per eligibility check. AutoRemind reminders and 2-way texting are included in Year 1, then $69/mo with 500 messages and $0.08 per overage message. AI services (voice charting, verification, ERA/EOB posting, appeals) are pay-per-use with no minimums. Summit for larger groups is custom priced, and a 14-day free trial is offered.
How long does implementation take, and is there a setup fee?
tab32 says most practices are live in days rather than months, and there is no setup fee for the Start-Up package. Set-up is self-guided on Start-Up, while the Established plan adds guided migration onboarding. Migration can be started during the free trial; tab32 moves the last two years of appointments plus patients, insurance, payers, treatment history and associated X-rays from Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental and 20+ other systems. Imaging migration from a standalone system such as Dexis is priced per imaging instance.
Is tab32 a good fit for multi-location groups and DSOs?
Summit is the enterprise line: unified patient database across locations, centralized claims management, centralized dashboards and benchmarking, cross-location scheduling, consolidated or per-site billing, payment plans and a dedicated account manager, with options for data warehouse access, open API and an MCP server. Alpine and Summit run on the same codebase, so clinical, imaging and billing workflows are consistent. Smaller groups on Alpine get the same core platform but with self-serve onboarding rather than enterprise support.
How does tab32 handle compliance and data security?
The vendor states the platform is fully HIPAA compliant and SOC 2 certified, hosted entirely on Google Cloud Platform with encrypted storage and automatic backups, and that no on-premise server is required. It also reports 99.95% uptime since 2017. Because the pages reviewed are marketing and about pages rather than a dedicated trust or security centre, buyers should request the current SOC 2 report, BAA and security documentation during diligence before signing.
What AI features does tab32 ship, and how are they billed?
The vendor says AI is built into the platform's data layer rather than wrapped around the product from a third party. Live AI services include voice scribes for exam and recall charting, voice perio charting, real-time insurance eligibility verification, ERA/EOB scan auto-posting and appeals handling. AI-powered radiology second opinions come through partners Pearl AI and Overjet. All AI services are pay-per-use, with no minimums or bundles, charged on top of the base subscription.
Can we migrate from Dentrix, Eaglesoft or Open Dental?
Yes. tab32 supports migration from all major dental PMS platforms, including Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Curve Dental, Denticon, SoftDent and Practice-Web. The migration covers the last two years of appointments and all associated records — patients, insurance, payers and treatment history — plus X-rays for those patients. Migration can begin during the free trial so your team works with its own data before committing. Data migration and imaging migration are quoted separately from the subscription.