In short: iStoma is dedicated dental practice management software, with clinical records, treatment plans and dental charting, usually licensed per station. Fixora is a modern all-in-one platform for online booking, payments, e-Factura and patient experience, in the cloud and multi-niche. If your priority is online booking, cutting no-shows, payments and patient experience, Fixora gives you more, more simply.
What each one solves
iStoma is strong on the clinical side: dental records, treatment plans, charting. It is built around reception and dental practice management.
Fixora is strong on booking and patient experience: patients book themselves online 24/7, get automatic reminders, pay or leave a deposit online, and have their own portal. Plus e-Factura, forms, reviews, packages and multi-niche, all in one cloud account.
Point-by-point comparison
| Fixora | iStoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Booking + payments + patient experience, all-in-one | Dental practice management (dental EMR) |
| Online 24/7 self-booking | Yes, with patient portal | Reception-oriented |
| SMS + email reminders | Yes | Yes |
| Online payments + deposit | Native, in RON | – |
| e-Factura / ANAF built in | Yes | – |
| Digital patient record | Yes (encrypted documents) | Yes (dental-specific) |
| Forms and signed agreements | Yes | – |
| Automatic reviews + loyalty | Yes | – |
| Gift cards + coupons | Yes | – |
| Own website + domain | Yes | – |
| Multi-niche (beauty, spa, photo…) | Yes | Dentistry only |
| Access | Cloud, from any device | Usually per station/terminal |
Comparison based on public information; features may change over time.
When iStoma is better
- You need highly specialized clinical dental charting and classic dental management
When Fixora is better
- Your priority is online booking, no-shows and patient experience
- You want online payments + deposit and e-Factura/ANAF built in
- You want cloud access from your phone, with no per-station license
- You have (or will have) another type of business, clinic, salon, spa, in one account
- You want modern growth tools: automatic reviews, loyalty, gift cards, your own website
Frequently asked questions
Does Fixora replace dental management software? For practices whose priority is online booking, payments, reminders and patient experience, yes. For highly specialized clinical dental charting, a dedicated dental software remains deeper in that area.
Does Fixora have e-Factura? Yes, e-Factura to ANAF is built in, straight from the app.
Is Fixora only for dentistry? No. It is multi-niche: dentistry, medical practices, therapists, salons, spas and photo studios, in one account.
Want to see how it looks for your practice? Try Fixora for free, no card, sets up in a few minutes.