Perpetual, Flex or monthly — four bundles, nineteen modules, and the limitations most resellers leave out of the brochure. Choose with the whole picture in front of you, then call us and we place the license.
DentalCAD is available all three ways. exoplan and ChairsideCAD are subscription only — see why below.
Tell us what you design and we pre-select the right bundle. Then choose how you want to pay, then add any module the bundle does not already contain. Modules already included disappear from the list — you can never pay twice for the same thing.
1. What do you design?
These are exocad’s own recommended retail prices. Nothing hidden behind a form.
| Product | Initial fee (setup + month 1) | Monthly (from month 2) | Of which set-up fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DentalCAD CoreCrowns, copings, bridges, veneers, inlays/onlays, waxups, telescopics | $378 | $132/mo | $246 | Get my price |
| Advanced BundleCore + Virtual Articulator, Provisional, TruSmile, ZRS Tooth Library | $428 | $163/mo | $265 | Get my price |
| Implant BundleAdvanced + Implant Module, Bar Module, DICOM Viewer | $502 | $214/mo | $288 | Get my price |
| CAD & Print BundleAdvanced + Model Creator, Bite Splint | $552 | $254/mo | $298 | Get my price |
| Ultimate BundleEvery DentalCAD module except xSNAP, InCAD Nesting and Nesting | $643 | $322/mo | $321 | Get my price |
| exoplan Implant PlanningImplant planning — separate product, subscription only | $254 | $41/mo | $214 | Get my price |
| Guide Creator + exoplanSurgical guide design + 1 exoplan license | $370 | $124/mo | $246 | Get my price |
The set-up fee is already inside the initial fee — it is shown separately only so you can itemise it. Monthly billing starts in month 2.
| Bundle | Initial fee (year 1) | Yearly fee (from year 2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DentalCAD Core | $3,530 | $1,160/yr | Get my price |
| Advanced Bundle | $3,940 | $1,650/yr | Get my price |
| Implant Bundle | $4,630 | $2,440/yr | Get my price |
| Ultimate Bundle | $6,820 | $3,750/yr | Get my price |
| Bundle | License (includes 1 year of upgrades) | Upgrade contract (optional, from year 2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DentalCAD Core | $5,950 | $930/yr | Get my price |
| Advanced Bundle | $6,790 | $1,160/yr | Get my price |
| Implant Bundle | $8,780 | $1,630/yr | Get my price |
| Ultimate Bundle | $13,290 | $2,640/yr | Get my price |
Prices are exocad Recommended Retail Prices in USD and are subject to change by exocad. Add-on module pricing, exoplan, ChairsideCAD, DentalDB, standalone modules and exocad Credits are quoted per configuration — call 954-874-6325 and we will price your exact combination in writing, with a validity date.
Every module in every bundle, and what each one actually does. “Add-on” means it is available but priced separately.
| Module | Core | Advanced | Implant | Ultimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DentalCAD Core VersionCrowns, copings, bridges, veneers, inlays/onlays, waxups, telescopics, clip-on smiles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual ArticulatorSimulate jaw movement, analyse dynamic occlusion | add-on | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Provisional ModuleEggshell temporaries from pre-op scans | add-on | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TruSmile™ ModulePhotorealistic rendering to close the case chairside | add-on | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ZRS Tooth LibraryExtra natural tooth shapes | add-on | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Implant ModuleCustom abutments and screw-retained designs | add-on | add-on | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bar ModuleStandard and complex implant bars | add-on | add-on | ✓ | ✓ |
| DICOM Viewer ModuleView CT voxel data inside the design | add-on | add-on | ✓ | ✓ |
| Model Creator ModulePrintable physical models from digital impressions | add-on | add-on | add-on | ✓ |
| Smile Creator Module2D + 3D smile design | add-on | add-on | add-on | ✓ |
| Full Denture ModuleFull and single-arch dentures | add-on | add-on | add-on | ✓ |
| Full Denture incl. Ivotion™Ivotion Denture System workflow | add-on | add-on | add-on | ✓ |
| Inspira™ Denture Tooth LibraryDenture setup presets | add-on | add-on | add-on | ✓ |
| PartialCAD ModuleRemovable partial denture frameworks | add-on | add-on | add-on | ✓ |
| Bite Splint ModuleNight guards, splints, tabletops | add-on | add-on | add-on | ✓ |
| Jaw Motion ImportReal jaw-tracking / digital facebow data | add-on | add-on | add-on | ✓ |
| xSNAP ModuleModels with a printable articulator | add-on | add-on | add-on | add-on |
| InCAD Nesting ModuleNest designs for production | add-on | add-on | add-on | add-on |
| Nesting (incl. InCAD Nesting)Full nesting package | add-on | add-on | add-on | add-on |
Straight from exocad’s own documentation. Check this before you spend a dollar on a license — an underpowered workstation is the most common reason a new exocad user is unhappy in week one.
exocad states that older or entry-level Nvidia and AMD chips may perform poorly, and Intel integrated graphics are not supported for PartialCAD.
exocad’s own recommended configuration to run any exocad product.
For running several exocad products simultaneously.
Send us your workstation model or spec sheet and we will tell you plainly whether it runs exocad, and what to change if it does not — before you buy a license, not after.
Specifications above are exocad’s published requirements for software releases from 2025 onward, from exocad’s documentation wiki. exocad may revise them; confirm with us before purchasing hardware.
If your perpetual license has no active upgrade contract you are not stuck, and you almost certainly should not buy a new license. Here is the honest comparison, including the option that costs us the most to tell you about.
Best when you are staying at roughly the same capability.
Because the fee is flat, it is worth most on a heavily loaded license and least on a bare Core.
Best when you want more capability than you had.
This converts a dead dongle into a live, current license at a fraction of a new purchase.
Rarely the right answer if you already own a dongle.
Only sensible when Routes 1 and 2 have both been checked and ruled out. Ask us to check them.
People assume that refreshing a small license is money wasted because they cannot grow afterwards. That is not true. Activating add-on modules requires an active upgrade contract — which is exactly what a lapsed license lost and what Refresh restores. A refreshed Core can take modules afterwards.
The real trap is the opposite one: refreshing and then buying modules one by one. Bought individually, three implant modules cost close to what the Implant Bundle costs outright, so you pay bundle money without bundle pricing. If you are moving up a tier, compare Route 2 before you spend anything.
Send us the dongle number and the modules on it. We come back with all three routes priced side by side, in writing, and we will tell you if the cheapest one is the one that pays us least.
Refresh Program terms, the 90-day grace period and the perpetual-to-Flex trade-up are exocad’s published policies. Fees vary by license and are confirmed in writing before you commit.
We sell exocad. That is exactly why this section exists. Every limitation, expiry and exclusion that causes buyer’s remorse six months after the invoice is paid — find out here rather than after the dongle ships.
The licence never expires and you keep that version indefinitely — that part is real. But exocad states plainly that technical progress in hardware and software can mean legacy licences stop being compatible with new operating systems or computers. The licence is permanent. The compatibility is not.
Without an active upgrade contract you never receive another version. The cost is not missing features — it is that new implant libraries, new materials, new scanner and 3D-printer integrations all arrive in new releases. The printer you buy in 2029 may have no preset in a 2026 build.
On a Perpetual licence these are included only for the first year after activation unless the contract stays active: dentalshare, the library download portal, the ability to activate any add-on module, free replacement of a defective dongle, AI services, and reseller support — including ours.
Your licence lives on a physical USB dongle. Perpetual with an active contract replaces a defective dongle free — lost or stolen is not covered, at any point. Flex replaces lost, stolen and defective dongles free. This single difference has cost labs more money than any feature comparison on this page.
This is regulation, not a sales tactic. Both are Medical Device Software under EU Regulation 2017/745, which requires a defined lifetime and continuous maintenance. There is no perpetual licence for either product — it does not exist and cannot be bought, and the software ceases to function if the subscription is not renewed. Budget it as a permanent fixed cost, like lab rent.
The name is misleading, so here it is: xSNAP, InCAD Nesting and Nesting are paid add-ons at every tier — including Ultimate. If nesting is part of your production flow, Ultimate does not cover it.
This is the most common mis-buy in exocad. “Advanced” adds esthetics and workflow — Virtual Articulator, Provisional, TruSmile, ZRS. Custom abutments, screw-retained designs and bars start at the Implant Bundle. If you design any implant work at all, do not buy Advanced.
A lab that mills implant bars and prints models needs more than Implant. Two honest routes: add the modules to an Implant Bundle, or go Ultimate. We will price both and tell you which is cheaper for your actual case mix — including when Ultimate is the wrong answer.
AI Design, TruSmile Photo and TruSmile Video run on exocad Credits. A number of credits is included depending on your contract; beyond that, more must be purchased, and regional availability varies. On a Perpetual licence with no upgrade contract, AI is included for the first year only.
The openness is the main reason to choose it — most scanners, printers and mills, open material libraries, and no click fees and no per-case charges. But CAD is not CAM. To produce, you still need CAM software and your machine’s post-processor. That is a separate purchase. Anyone selling exocad as end-to-end without saying so is counting on you not asking.
If you only need one function you can skip the full CAD licence — several modules run standalone on a low-cost DentalDB licence, and multiple standalone modules share one DentalDB. Two limits: standalone is Flex only, and a DentalCAD dongle and a DentalDB dongle cannot run at the same time on the same PC.
Plan for a workstation that can carry full-arch data, CAM software and post-processors, training and ramp time (weeks to fast, not days), your renewal from year 2, and credits if AI is part of the plan.
Call immediately. exocad’s grace period lets you pay a single annual fee, and the contract extends one year from the last end date. Past day 90 this door closes.
The Refresh Program applies. A one-time refresh fee plus the annual upgrade contract brings the license fully current including every module you already own, and delivers two software versions. The fee is fixed regardless of license age or module count.
With no active upgrade contract you can trade your old Perpetual dongle for a new Flex dongle and save the initial purchase fee.
Do not buy a new license until we have checked which of these applies to you. It is usually the cheapest call you will make this quarter — 954-874-6325.
Both are available for DentalCAD. A Perpetual licence you own permanently. A Flex licence is a subscription you keep using as long as you pay. For exoplan and ChairsideCAD, subscription is the only option — ownership does not exist for those products.
Perpetual: the software keeps running, frozen at your version, and you lose dentalshare, library downloads, module activation, dongle coverage and support. Flex or monthly: the software stops. exoplan and ChairsideCAD: the software stops.
On Perpetual the upgrade contract is optional and annual — cancel any time, free, no exit fee, you simply stop receiving upgrades. On Flex the fee is mandatory to keep running.
Three schedules. Perpetual: one payment, then an optional annual upgrade contract. Flex annual: an initial fee for year 1, then a yearly fee. Monthly: a small initial fee covering setup plus the first month, then a monthly fee from month 2.
It depends entirely on the bundle. On the larger bundles Perpetual overtakes subscription around year 6 or 7. On the Core Version, Perpetual does not pay back for more than a decade. Ask us to run your exact numbers before you decide.
No. exocad has no click fees and no per-case charges. Unlimited cases on any licence.
On Flex, any time. On Perpetual, only while your upgrade contract is active — a lapsed licence cannot have modules added until it is brought current.
On Flex, yes — deactivate a module and stop paying for it. On Perpetual, no.
Yes. With no active upgrade contract you can trade the old Perpetual dongle for a new Flex dongle and save the initial purchase fee.
No. Within 90 days of expiry you pay a single annual fee and the contract extends one year from the last end date. Beyond that the Refresh Program applies — a one-time refresh fee plus the annual contract brings any licence current, however old, including every module you already own, and delivers two software versions. Call before you buy anything new.
Almost certainly — exocad supports 35+ scanners, 40+ 3D printers, 360+ materials and 19 virtual articulators. But your version matters: new device integrations arrive in new releases, so a frozen licence may not support hardware you buy later.
Wizard mode gets a new user designing quickly. Budget several weeks to full speed for a technician new to CAD. Ask about training — we would rather you buy it than struggle.
Every recommended retail price on this page, in full, with the trade-offs next to it. You can compare us to anyone before you call.
Guided remote installation, activation and training from Boca Raton, in English or Spanish. Your hardware stays yours — exocad is open.
We would rather sell you a Core Version you keep for ten years than an Ultimate Bundle you resent in month four. Ask us which modules you do not need.
