Comparison · 2026

Membership software, or a whole growth platform?

DentalHQ, Kleer, and BoomCloud run your membership plan. PracticeSteady runs your membership and builds the website it lives on, books your patients, and gets you found by AI. Here's the honest comparison.

The short version: Membership-only tools (DentalHQ, Kleer/Clerri, BoomCloud) are great at one thing, running an in-house membership plan. But they bolt a signup onto a website you pay someone else to build. PracticeSteady includes the membership inside a full done-for-you platform: website, HIPAA booking, reviews, recall, a Virtual Patient Assistant, and AI visibility. If you only want membership management, a single-purpose tool is fine. If you want the whole front door to your practice handled, that's PracticeSteady.
Side by side

What you actually get for the monthly fee

CapabilityPracticeSteadyDentalHQKleer / ClerriBoomCloud
In-house membership plans
Builds & hosts your website
HIPAA online booking
Reviews & reputation automation
Patient recall & reactivation
Virtual Patient Assistant (AI front desk)
AI visibility / generative engine optimization
Membership signup native to your sitewidget on your own sitewidget / pagewidget on your own site
Typical cost (check vendor for current)Membership free in Complete/Scale, else $349/mo add-on + 6%/payment~$99/mo flatper-member (~$3.50/member)~$399/mo flat

Competitor details reflect publicly available information and may change, confirm current pricing and features with each vendor.

How to choose

Which one is right for you?

Choose a membership-only tool if…

You're happy with your current website and you only need software to run the membership plan itself, enrollment, billing, and member tracking, and you'll handle promoting it entirely with your front-desk team.

Choose PracticeSteady if…

You want your whole front door handled: a website that gets you found by Google and AI assistants, online booking, reviews, recall, and a membership that's built into the site and actively promoted to visitors, one done-for-you platform instead of four subscriptions stitched together.

FAQ

Common questions

Does PracticeSteady cost more than DentalHQ?

The headline numbers aren't comparable, DentalHQ is membership-only, so with it you're also paying a separate web vendor, a booking tool, and review software. PracticeSteady bundles all of that, with membership included in Complete and Scale. Compare the full stack, not the membership line alone.

Who keeps the membership revenue?

The practice does. PracticeSteady's only fee on member payments is a 6% charge that covers card processing and chargeback protection, lower than typical per-member pricing, and you keep the rest. Members enroll right on your site, and they show up in your dashboard so your front desk can apply benefits.

Can I switch from DentalHQ, Kleer, or BoomCloud?

Yes. We rebuild your membership tiers inside your PracticeSteady site so patients enroll natively, and your team gets one place to manage members alongside booking and everything else.

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