Dentasys vs Gesden: the cloud alternative to Spain's classic dental software
Gesden is the software almost every dental practice in Spain knows. Dentasys is what many of them look for once they get tired of paying per module, waiting for updates and depending on one specific computer to work.
In short
Dentasys is a fully cloud-based Gesden alternative with a single €80/month fee that includes unlimited users and dentists, with no paid add-on modules. Gesden is a long-established product sold as a licence plus annual maintenance, widely used in larger practices and strong on native imaging integrations. The core difference is the model: Gesden is bought and installed, while Dentasys is subscribed to and opened in any browser — and it adds features Gesden does not offer, such as AI-generated treatment plans and an AI phone receptionist that answers calls 24/7. Migrating your Gesden data is free on the annual plan.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Dentasys vs Gesden — based on publicly available information about both products
| Dentasys | Gesden | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | €80/month + VAT (€840/year). No lock-in, everything included. | Purchase licence plus annual maintenance, depending on reseller and modules. |
| Users and dentists | Unlimited. Your fee does not change when another dentist or receptionist joins. | Typically licensed per seat or workstation; expanding usually costs more. |
| Where the software runs | 100% browser-based. Works on Mac, PC, iPad and Android with nothing to install. | Originally a Windows desktop product with an in-practice server; remote and cloud access options exist. |
| Backups | Automatic and encrypted every day. No hard drive in the practice holds your records. | The practice's or the maintenance provider's responsibility. |
| Treatment plans | AI reads your clinical notes and drafts the full plan with phases, alternatives and financing. | Manual treatment plans built from tariffs. |
| Phone handling | AI receptionist answers 24/7, books the appointment and writes it into the calendar (€5/month + €0.30/min). | Not included. |
| Official Meta API: reminders, confirmations and chat booking. Replying to patients is free. | Available through communication modules or third-party integrations. | |
| E-invoicing / VeriFactu | Included in the fee, no separate module. | Covered in current invoicing versions. |
| Imaging | Sidexis and VistaSoft integration, images open from the patient record. | Historic strength: native integration with most dental imaging vendors. |
| Staff time tracking | Legally compliant clock-in (Art. 34.9 ET) with encrypted geolocation and audit trail, included. | Not its focus; usually handled by separate software. |
| Data migration | Assisted migration of patients, records, appointments and treatment plans. Free on the annual plan (€500 standalone). | — |
| Interface languages | Spanish, Catalan and English. | Spanish and others depending on version. |
Why practices start looking beyond Gesden
Gesden has been in the Spanish dental market for over twenty years, and it shows: it is solid, everyone in the sector knows it, and its imaging integration is among the best available. If your practice is large, has its own server and a trusted IT provider, Gesden works.
The reasons practices call us are different and remarkably consistent: they want to open the calendar from home on a Sunday, they are tired of every new feature arriving as a paid module, or they have opened a second surgery and discovered that replicating the installation costs real money. Backup anxiety matters too — when the entire clinical history lives on one machine in the practice, a fire or a ransomware incident is a very serious problem.
- They want to work from the iPad chairside and from home in the evening.
- They do not want to pay for a module every time they need something new.
- They have opened, or are about to open, a second location.
- They want to stop depending on a physical server and its backups.
- They want to automate reminders and calls without hiring more staff.
What Dentasys does that Gesden does not
The real difference is not the cloud — half the market offers that. It is artificial intelligence embedded in daily work rather than used as a marketing line.
The Dentasys AI receptionist answers the phone when your front desk is busy or closed, understands the patient, offers a real slot from your calendar and writes the appointment straight into Dentasys. In the morning you simply see the new visits. Treatment plans work the same way: you write your clinical notes as usual and the AI produces the complete document, with phases, alternatives and financing options, ready to sign on a tablet.
How Gesden data is migrated to Dentasys
This is the most common question, and the short answer is: you do not do it. Our team handles the export from your Gesden database and loads it into Dentasys while preserving the history.
We migrate the full patient record, clinical history and odontogram, past and future appointments, treatment plans and their status, payments and invoicing, and signed documents — including the consent forms Gesden stores as encrypted files. Your practice keeps working normally throughout; the actual switchover is one weekend.
Where Gesden is strong (our words)
- · Over twenty years in the Spanish dental market and a very large installed base.
- · Native integration with most dental imaging equipment manufacturers.
- · A wide network of resellers and on-site technical support.
Our verdict
If legacy imaging integration and your team's habits matter most, Gesden remains a defensible choice. If you want one flat fee with everything included, access from any device, no server to maintain, and AI that answers your phone and writes your treatment plans, Dentasys is the Gesden alternative you are looking for.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I migrate my Gesden data to Dentasys without losing anything?
- Yes. We provide assisted migration from Gesden: patients, clinical history, odontogram, calendar, treatment plans, payments, invoicing and signed documents, including the consent forms Gesden stores encrypted. It costs €500 + VAT and is free with the annual plan.
- How does Dentasys pricing compare with Gesden?
- Dentasys costs €80 + VAT per month (or €840 + VAT per year) with unlimited users, dentists and patients and every feature included. Gesden is sold as a licence plus maintenance, so the final figure depends on the modules and seats quoted by the reseller.
- Do I need to install anything or run a server?
- No. Dentasys runs entirely in the browser. You can log in from the front-desk PC, the chairside iPad or your laptop at home with nothing to install, no server and no backups to manage — they are automatic, encrypted and daily.
- Is Dentasys VeriFactu and GDPR compliant?
- Yes. VeriFactu-compatible e-invoicing is included in the fee. Data is encrypted with AES-256, hosted on servers in the European Union, and processing complies with the GDPR, including an audit log of access to clinical records.
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This comparison is based on each product's publicly available information at the time of the last update. If you spot an outdated detail, tell us and we will correct it.