Why Compare Planports and DentClosers?

If you sell treatments to patients who travel — from the UK, Germany or the US to clinics in Turkey, Mexico or Hungary — a generic CRM leaks leads. Both DentClosers and Planports were designed for that world: enquiries arrive on WhatsApp and Instagram at 2 a.m., quotes go out in several currencies, and the patient still has to be flown in, met at the airport and asked for a deposit.

The difference is scope. DentClosers is a dental-only tool that goes deep on clinical treatment planning. Planports is a medical tourism sales CRM that covers several specialties and the whole commercial journey, from first message to arrival and aftercare follow-up.

DentClosers details below come from its public Capterra listing as checked on October 13, 2026. Planports details come from our pricing page. Features change — confirm with each vendor before buying.

Quick Overview

What is DentClosers?

DentClosers describes itself as an all-in-one CRM for dental tourism and international clinics. It captures leads from Meta and TikTok ads, runs a shared WhatsApp inbox with AI-drafted replies in the patient's language, includes an interactive tooth chart for diagnosis, and builds multi-option priced treatment plans that patients accept online on a translated plan page. A trips board tracks flights, hotels and arrivals.

Strengths: dental-specific treatment planning (odontogram, multi-visit plans, branded plan pages), AI reply drafting, travel board.

What is Planports?

Planports is a cloud CRM for medical tourism clinics, healthcare providers and the agencies that serve them, developed by Tekvita (founded 2012) and live since 2015. It pulls enquiries from WhatsApp, Instagram DM, Messenger, web forms and Meta/Google lead ads into one pipeline, distributes them automatically to coordinators, and tracks quotes, visits, deposits and campaign revenue.

Strengths: multi-channel inbox, official WhatsApp Business API line included, round-robin distribution for call-center teams, country and language based pipelines, medical tourism modules (visits and transfers, collections and deposits, field events), Meta CAPI and ROAS reporting, lower price per user.

Detailed Comparison Table

CriteriaDentClosersPlanportsEdge
Built forDental tourism and international dental clinicsMedical tourism clinics and agencies across specialties — dental, hair transplant, aesthetic, multi-specialty—
Starting price (per user / month)$59 Standard, $79 Professional (Capterra listing)$16.50 Starter, $28 Growth, $40 Professional (annual); $20 / $35 / $50 on 6-month billingPlanports
Free trialYes, no credit card14 days, no credit cardTie
Inbox channelsShared WhatsApp team inboxShared inbox for WhatsApp, Instagram DM and MessengerPlanports
Official WhatsApp Business APINot specified in listing1 official line included from Growth; extra lines $10/month—
AI repliesAI-drafted replies in the patient's language (100–200 responses/user/month by plan)No-code WhatsApp sales bot and AI WhatsApp chatbotDentClosers
Ad lead captureMeta Ads and TikTok ads; 1 lead form on StandardMeta and Google lead forms with instant sync (Growth+)—
Lead distributionLead assignmentAutomatic round-robin distribution + country and language based pipelinesPlanports
Treatment planningInteractive tooth chart (odontogram), multi-visit plan builder, branded plan page with online acceptance, PDFMulti-currency quotation module with customizable (Growth) and dynamic (Professional) quote templatesDentClosers
Patient travelTrips board: flights, hotels, arrivals from deposit to pickupVisit and patient transfer management — next month's arriving patients (Professional)Tie
PaymentsDeposit stage on trips boardCollections and deposit management (Professional)—
Marketing attributionNot specified in listingMeta Conversions API (CAPI), campaign revenue and ROAS tracking (Professional)—
Phone / call centerNot specified in listingVirtual PBX integration with call history and recordings (Professional)—
Mobile appNot specified in listingiOS and Android app on every plan—
APINot specified in listingREST API and webhooks (Growth+), Zapier—
MigrationAI one-click Zoho / Bitrix migrationPaid Quick Start with data transfer ($350 one-time)DentClosers
Track recordListed on Capterra in 2026, no public reviews yetSince 2015 (Tekvita); 4.8/5 on G2Planports

Real Cost Comparison (5-Person Team)

List prices per user per month, five users. VAT excluded.

PlanPer user / month5 users / month
DentClosers Standard$59$295
DentClosers Professional$79$395
Planports Growth (annual) — includes 1 official WhatsApp API line$28$140
Planports Professional (annual) — medical tourism modules$40$200

For a five-person coordinator team, Planports Professional costs about half of DentClosers Standard at list price. DentClosers plans also cap AI responses and treatment plans per user per month (for example 100 AI responses and 50 treatment plans per user on Standard).

When is DentClosers the Better Choice?

  • You are a single dental clinic and your dentists want to diagnose and build treatment plans inside the CRM.
  • A tooth chart and branded, translated treatment-plan pages with online acceptance matter more than multi-channel sales operations.
  • You want AI to draft replies in the patient's language for every conversation.
  • You are moving from Zoho or Bitrix and want an automated migration.

When is Planports the Better Choice?

  • You sell more than dental — hair transplant, aesthetic surgery or multi-specialty packages. See health tourism CRM.
  • You are an agency or facilitator working with several clinics, or a call center where leads must be distributed automatically and response time measured.
  • Leads arrive on Instagram and Messenger too, not only WhatsApp, and you want an official WhatsApp Business API line included.
  • You need to prove ad ROI with Meta Conversions API and campaign revenue reporting.
  • You already have a clinical system and need a sales CRM that sits alongside it rather than replacing it.
  • Budget per seat matters as the coordinator team grows.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is DentClosers or Planports cheaper?

At list price Planports is cheaper per user: $16.50–$40 per user per month on annual billing ($20–$50 on 6-month billing), versus $59 (Standard) and $79 (Professional) per user per month for DentClosers according to its Capterra listing. Both offer a free trial.

Does Planports have a tooth chart (odontogram)?

No. Planports focuses on the commercial side of the patient journey — enquiries, follow-up, quotes, visits, deposits and campaign ROI — and works alongside the clinical or practice-management system a clinic already uses. DentClosers includes an interactive tooth chart and multi-visit treatment plan builder.

Which CRM is better for a medical tourism agency, not a single dental clinic?

Planports. It is built for clinics and facilitators across several specialties (dental, hair transplant, aesthetic surgery), with country and language based pipelines, automatic lead distribution for call-center teams, collections and deposits, and virtual PBX integration. DentClosers is purpose-built for dental tourism.

Do both CRMs work with WhatsApp?

Yes. DentClosers offers a shared WhatsApp team inbox with AI-drafted replies. Planports offers a shared inbox for WhatsApp, Instagram DM and Messenger, an official WhatsApp Business API line included from the Growth plan, a no-code WhatsApp sales bot and bulk WhatsApp template messaging.

Conclusion: Which is Right for You?

Choose DentClosers if you are a dental clinic that wants clinical treatment planning inside its CRM. Choose Planports if you run the sales side of medical tourism — many channels, many coordinators, several specialties — and want visits, deposits and ad ROI in one place at a lower price per user.

📚 Related Articles:
→ Best Medical Tourism CRM Software — 2026 comparison
→ Dental Tourism CRM — how Planports works for dental clinics and facilitators
→ The 2-Minute Rule — why response time decides dental tourism sales

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