Ayla vs Archy.
Two modern, flat-priced cloud platforms. One includes the AI suite in the price. The other sells it as add-ons.
Archy is a genuinely modern cloud PMS — but its AI costs extra, and some of it hasn't shipped yet.
Archy is cloud-native, priced per location rather than per provider, and reviewers praise its clean interface. Its base platform is $899/month per location. AI Scribe, AI Voice Perio, and AI imaging sit in a separately priced Clinical Suite, and its AI phone agent is still listed as coming soon. Ayla Complete is $799/month per location with the AI Receptionist, AI Voice Charting, AI Perio Scribe, and AI Insurance Agent included.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Archy | Ayla |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Pricing Model | Flat per location | Flat per location |
| Base Price | $899/mo per location | $499/mo Core · $799/mo Complete |
| AI Voice Charting (Scribe) | Paid add-on (Clinical Suite) | Included in Complete |
| AI Voice Perio | Paid add-on (Clinical Suite) | Included in Complete |
| AI Receptionist | Listed as coming soon | Included in Complete (250 min/mo) |
| ERA Auto-Posting | Manual — AI posting is a paid add-on | Included |
| Claims, Eligibility & Texting | Unlimited | Unlimited on Complete for single-provider offices |
| Mobile App | iOS + Android | iOS — full clinical access |
| Native Imaging | ||
| New Practice Pricing | $400/mo until 400 patients or 1 year | $350/mo first year (Core), no contract |
| Membership Plans | Not found | |
| Team Chat | ||
| Contract | Fees due for the full term; term set in your Order Form | Month-to-month — no contract |
| Data Export | One free export after leaving, then $200/mo for access | Full export anytime |
Key differences
AI included vs AI as add-ons
Archy's AI Scribe, AI Voice Perio, and Pearl-powered imaging AI are sold as a separate Clinical Suite, with pricing available on request. AI ERA posting (Archy Revenue) is a separate Front Office add-on, and Archy's AI phone agent and AI insurance verification are listed as coming soon. Ayla Complete includes the AI Receptionist, AI Voice Charting, AI Perio Scribe, and AI Insurance Agent at $799/month.
Read the exit terms
Archy's Master Service Agreement commits you to fees for the entire contract term, with payments non-refundable. If you leave, you get one free data export — continued access to your data after that is $200/month. Ayla is month-to-month with no contract, and full data export is available any time in standard formats.
Archy Master Service Agreement (last updated March 18, 2025)
Membership plans built in
We could not find a membership plan feature anywhere on Archy's platform pages — practices running in-house dental plans would need a separate tool. Ayla includes a full membership plan builder with recurring billing, automated renewals, and membership analytics in every plan.
Based on Archy platform pages reviewed October 2026 — verify directly with Archy
What Archy users report.
Paraphrased from verified reviews on Capterra, G2, GetApp, and Software Advice.
Several reviewers on G2 and Capterra say Archy's ledger and billing work differently from other dental software — making them harder to learn and to train new staff on.
Reviewers switching to Archy report gaps in data conversion — one practice moving from another cloud PMS said only basic patient demographics and a handful of recent appointments came across, and another had trouble migrating X-rays.
A G2 reviewer describes Archy's texting as basic with limited customization, and notes that features they needed were often roadmap requests rather than available today.
Pricing comparison
Archy
Platform: $899/mo per location
Clinical Suite (AI Scribe, Voice Perio, imaging AI): pricing on request
Front Office Suite (AI ERA posting, Vyne verification): pricing on request
E-prescribe: paid add-on
Payments processed through Finix — rates not published
$899+/mo — AI suites extra
Ayla
Core: $499/mo flat per location
Complete: $799/mo flat — full AI suite included
Unlimited providers and users
Single-provider offices: unlimited claims, eligibility & texting on Complete
Membership plans included
Free support always
Free data migration
Month-to-month — no contract
$499-799/month — AI included in Complete
Ayla Complete costs $100/mo less than Archy's base platform — and includes the AI scribe, AI perio, and AI receptionist that Archy sells separately or hasn't launched yet.
Choose Archy if...
- You have multiple dentists sending very high claim and text volumes and want them uncapped
- Your team needs an Android app
- You don't need AI charting or an AI receptionist
Choose Ayla if...
- You want AI charting, AI perio, and an AI receptionist included in the price
- You're a single-provider office that wants unlimited claims and texting with AI included
- You're opening a new practice — Core is $350/mo your first year
- You run in-house membership plans
- You want month-to-month billing with no contract
- You want full data export, any time
Last updated: October 2026
Competitor information on this page is based on publicly available user reviews from Capterra, G2, GetApp, and Software Advice, and from each company's public pricing and feature pages. All user sentiments are paraphrased from verified reviews — no direct quotes are used. Pricing estimates are based on publicly available information and industry research and may not reflect current vendor pricing. Features and pricing change frequently — verify directly with each vendor before making a purchasing decision. Ayla is not affiliated with any competitor mentioned on this page.
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