# Dentrix Ascend vs MacPractice DDS

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Dentrix Ascend

| Attribute | Dentrix Ascend | MacPractice DDS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 29 (46% (low)) | 14.4 (12% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | - |
| description.long | - | Software that helps dental and medical practices manage operations on Apple computers, including patient scheduling, billing, insurance claims, and automated patient communication tools. |
| integrations.count | 2 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"DentaFlo"}]` | `[{"name":"Change Healthcare"},{"name":"Inovalon"},{"name":"DentalXChange"},{"name":"Planmeca"},{"name":"Grade.Us"}]` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","summary":"Flexible subscription plans with custom pricing based on practice size and provider count; contact sales for details","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.dentrixascend.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T08:38:39.145Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | no | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 100 | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:19:32.468Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*