Alternative · Apteryx XVWeb
The closest thing to a like-for-like comparison
XVWeb is cloud dental imaging built around the practice: capture, storage and integration with US practice management systems. CBCTHub is built around the scan itself — reading CBCT from any brand and delivering it, branded as you, to whoever needs to see it.
What is Apteryx XVWeb?
XVWeb is Apteryx Imaging's cloud imaging platform, now part of Planet DDS and hosted on Microsoft Azure. Practices view images in a browser and capture through a locally installed bridge application and browser extension. Its 3D module, cleared by the FDA in December 2018, lets practices view and share cone-beam CT and STL datasets in a compatible browser. Planet DDS lists integrations with Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Denticon and Curve Dental.
What XVWeb does well
- ✓Genuinely cloud-based: no imaging server to run in the practice
- ✓Deep integration with the US practice management systems most offices already run
- ✓Covers 2D capture — periapicals, bitewings, panoramics — not just viewing
- ✓A 3D module with FDA clearance for viewing CBCT and STL in the browser
- ✓A referring dentist can be given a temporary account, or an emailed link that expires between one and seven days
- ✓Planet DDS publishes a price range for it, which most vendors in this category do not
Things to weigh before picking XVWeb
- •Apteryx's published system requirements name Windows 8.1 and do not document macOS support either way
- •Capture is not purely browser-based: it needs the XVWebBridge application installed locally plus a browser extension
- •The 3D module requires Google Chrome specifically, and a GPU with 1 GB dedicated memory
- •Planet DDS states pricing of $129 to $229 per month depending on capture stations and storage — the 3D capability sits in the higher tiers
- •Sharing is branded as the platform, not as your imaging center
- •Capterra rates it 4.0 out of 5 across 7 reviews, with customer support the lowest sub-score at 3.3 — a small sample, worth reading directly
Where CBCTHub is different
- →Nothing installs, ever — including for capture-free workflows, which is what an imaging center delivering to referrers actually needs
- →Works in any modern browser on any operating system, not one browser on Windows
- →White-label: the viewer and the delivery emails carry your center's brand
- →Links do not expire on a one-to-seven-day clock unless you set them to
- →Published flat pricing from a free plan; Pro from $39/mo, with 3D included rather than tiered
- →Images are processed locally in the browser, so the volume is not uploaded to be rendered
CBCTHub vs Apteryx XVWeb at a glance
| Feature | CBCTHub | Apteryx XVWeb |
|---|---|---|
| Viewing | Any modern browser | Browser; 3D module requires Chrome |
| Anything to install | No | Bridge app + extension for capture |
| Documented OS support | Any with a browser | Requirements name Windows 8.1 |
| 2D capture from sensors | No | Yes |
| PMS integrations | API | Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Denticon, Curve |
| Your center's branding | Yes (white-label) | Platform-branded |
| Published price | Free plan, Pro $39/mo | $129–$229/mo per Planet DDS |
Which one you actually need
If you are a general practice that needs to capture 2D radiographs and have them land in Dentrix or Open Dental, XVWeb is doing something CBCTHub does not do. If you are an imaging center or a radiologist whose job is to read CBCT and get it to referring dentists under your own name, that is what CBCTHub is built for — and the two can coexist, since both read standard DICOM.
FAQ
Does CBCTHub capture 2D radiographs from sensors?
No. CBCTHub reads and delivers DICOM studies. Sensor capture and practice-management integration are what XVWeb does.
Is CBCTHub cheaper?
Our published price starts at a free plan and $39/mo for Pro. Planet DDS states XVWeb runs $129 to $229 per month depending on capture stations and storage. They are different products, so compare what you actually need rather than the numbers alone.
Do shared links expire?
Only if you set an expiry. Apteryx documents emailed links expiring between one and seven days depending on configuration.
Does CBCTHub work on Mac and iPad?
Yes, in the browser. Apteryx's published requirements name Windows and do not document macOS.
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