The DentScribe alternative for associates and solo dentists
ButterNote is the no-frills AI dental scribe: complete notes, a price on the website, and nobody else to sign off. Here is how it compares with DentScribe, and when DentScribe is the better pick.
Is there a DentScribe alternative for a solo dentist?
Yes, and it depends what you need. DentScribe is the better choice if you want the note published straight into Dentrix, Eaglesoft and Open Dental with no copy and paste, voice perio charting, or an Android app. It does not publish a price. If you are an associate or solo dentist who wants complete notes without the extras, ButterNote is the most affordable AI dental scribe, at $39.99 a month. You sign up on your own with no practice buy-in, and it works with any PMS by copy and paste.
ButterNote is ours. Every fact about DentScribe below comes from DentScribe's own website, linked under the table and checked 13 October 2026. Where they don't say, we write “Not stated” rather than guess. Click through before you decide.
DentScribe and ButterNote, side by side
| DentScribe | ButterNote | |
|---|---|---|
| How it captures | Ambient | Records the visit, or click-build from templates with no recording |
| Runs on | iPhone and Android apps | iPhone, Apple Watch, web |
| Into your PMS | Writes into Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental | Works with any PMS, no integration needed |
| Voice perio | Yes | No |
| Price | Not published. Demo only ("scales with the size of the practice") | $39.99/mo per clinician |
| Trial | Not stated | First note free, no signup. Practice plans: 14 days |
ButterNote: Pricing, How it works
When DentScribe is the better choice
- You want the note published into your PMS without copy and paste: Dentrix, Eaglesoft and Open Dental.
- You want voice perio charting.
- You or your team use Android: DentScribe has iPhone and Android apps.
- You are rolling it out across the practice and are happy to book a demo to get a price.
When ButterNote is
- You want the most affordable AI dental scribe: $39.99 a month per clinician.
- You are an associate or solo owner and want to sign up on your own, with no practice buy-in.
- You want something that works with any PMS, no integration needed. Copy, paste, done.
- You want to click-build a note with no recording, or record on your iPhone, Apple Watch or the web.
- You want transcription on the device, so the audio never leaves it and only de-identified text is sent to write the note.
No voice perio, no frills. Need something it doesn't do? Request a feature and we'll build it.
Frequently asked questions
How much does DentScribe cost?
DentScribe does not publish a price. As of 13 October 2026, its site offers “Book a demo” instead and says pricing “scales with the size of the practice”. ButterNote is $39.99 a month per clinician, published on our pricing page.
Which practice management systems does DentScribe work with?
DentScribe says it writes into Dentrix, Eaglesoft and Open Dental. ButterNote has no integration to set up: it works with any PMS, and you paste the finished note in.
Does ButterNote do voice perio charting like DentScribe?
No. ButterNote writes the clinical note; it does not chart perio by voice. If hands-free perio charting is the reason you are looking, DentScribe is the better fit. If there is something you want ButterNote to do, request it and we will build it.
Can I write notes without recording the patient?
With ButterNote, yes. Click-build lets you tap the visit type, procedures and findings and writes the sentences with no audio at all. When you do record, transcription runs on your iPhone, Apple Watch or browser, so the audio never leaves your device, and only de-identified text is sent to write the note.
I am an associate. Do I need the practice owner to sign up?
Not for ButterNote. You sign up on your own for $39.99 a month per clinician, use it on your iPhone, Apple Watch or the web, and paste the note into whatever PMS the office runs. Nothing to install on the practice computers and nobody else to convince.
Other alternatives: Bola AI · Denti.AI · Overjet Voice
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