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Brand report · September 2026

CareStack CareStack: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about dental practice management, CareStack ranks #5 of 15, a Visibility Score of 35 in Dental Practice Management .

These rankings are measured from what the three models know from training, not a live web search. The live-web grounded surface is rolling out across the index. Methodology.

How AI sees CareStack

One arena, one middling rank, and a thin conversion rate.

Where it wins. CareStack earns a 47% mention rate in Dental Practice Management, meaning AI models surface it in nearly half of relevant buying conversations. That reach is real and covers the full width of its competitive category.

Where it loses. A 6.9% first-pick rate against 14 rivals means buyers hear the name but the models push them toward other tools at decision time. Enterprise positioning is a blind spot the models never associate with CareStack, which keeps it clustered with open-source and mid-market alternatives like Open Dental rather than premium options.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

Dental Practice Management · #5 of 15

35 / 100 ▲ 9 vs last month
47%
mention rate (72 answers)
4
avg. position
7%
first pick
9%
share of voice
26.5Aug 2026Aug 2026: 26.535.4Sep 2026Sep 2026: 35.4
ChatGPT
36
Claude
4
Gemini
66

One of the index's bigger model splits: see where the models disagree →

How the models portray CareStack

Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).

62% 24% 15%
endorsed · 95% band 45–76% listed caveated graded across 34 mentions in Dental Practice Management answers
Prompt themes CareStack would want to own

Share of each theme's answers that mention CareStack. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.

Top tools in 2026
7/9 · #1×1
Budget & alternatives
5/9 · #1×1
Feature-led ask
4/9 · #1×1
If you could pick one
4/9 · #1×2

Gaps Enterprise pick

Most co-mentioned competitors

Share of CareStack's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

Curve Dental
88%
Open Dental
79%
Dentrix Ascend
59%
Dentrix
56%
Eaglesoft
41%
tab32
35%

Scores are measured from real AI answers, refreshed monthly. Methodology.

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