SOTA Cloud
SOTA Cloud is a cloud-based, FDA-cleared dental imaging SaaS platform serving independent practices, emerging dental groups, and DSOs with browser-native PACS, proprietary Smart Sensor hardware, multi-AI integrations, and Epic on FHIR connectivity, deployed across 2,500+ practice locations.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2020
- HeadquartersOrange, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What SOTA Cloud does
SOTA Cloud is a US-based (Orange, CA) cloud-native dental imaging SaaS company founded in 2020, serving independent practices, emerging dental groups, and large Dental Service Organizations (DSOs). The platform replaces on-premise dental imaging servers with an FDA-cleared, browser-based PACS hosted on Microsoft Azure, compatible with virtually any intraoral sensor, camera, and pan/ceph machine, and integrating with 20+ practice management systems. Its product portfolio includes the core SOTA Cloud Imaging Software, the proprietary Smart Sensor (launched April 2026), the 3D Module for cloud-based CBCT imaging, native integrations with multiple FDA-cleared AI diagnostic providers (Pearl, Overjet, VideaHealth, ORCA Dental AI), and an Epic on FHIR bridge for enterprise EHR connectivity.
Revenue is generated through a mix of monthly SaaS subscriptions per sensor ($69-$99/month, with volume discounts to a $69 floor at 4+ sensors), one-time hardware sales ($499 per Smart Sensor), custom multi-year enterprise licensing for DSOs, and white-glove professional services including legacy data conversion from systems such as Dexis, Eaglesoft, Carestream, and Sidexis. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales for DSOs, inside sales for mid-market and independent practices, product-led growth through the SOTA Cloud Store and free demos, and a flagship embedded distribution channel via PDS Health Technologies' Epic Community Connect marketplace. The company reports 2,500+ practice locations nationwide, with PDS Health alone representing a nationwide deployment across 1,000+ practices through a strategic-investment relationship announced in December 2025. SOTA Cloud is venture-backed (Dental Innovation Alliance VC Fund I, LP in July 2025; PDS Health strategic investment in December 2025), holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 13485:2016/MDSAP certifications, and has a leadership team anchored by co-founders Albert Kim (CEO) and Dustin Johnson (CTO).
SOTA Cloud firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- SOTA Cloud
- Legal name
- SOTA Cloud Corp.
- Website
- https://sotacloud.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2020
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- SOTA Cloud is a cloud-based, FDA-cleared dental imaging SaaS platform serving independent practices, emerging dental groups, and DSOs with browser-native PACS, proprietary Smart Sensor hardware, multi-AI integrations, and Epic on FHIR connectivity, deployed across 2,500+ practice locations.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
SOTA Cloud industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Dental Imaging Software
- NAICS
- Software Publishers (5132), Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (339114)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Picture Archiving & Communication Systems (PACS) (HLACALAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Universal Viewers & Enterprise Imaging Access (Zero-footprint/Diagnostic) (HLACALAD), Imaging Interoperability & Standards Enablement (DICOM/HL7/FHIR/IHE) (HLACALAJ), AI Orchestration & Imaging Analytics Platforms (Model Management/Triage) (HLACALAG), Medical Imaging AI (HDAAAEAH)
Keywords
Where SOTA Cloud is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Orange
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
SOTA Cloud business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Software Subscription (SaaS): Monthly subscription for SOTA Cloud dental imaging software. Pricing starts at $69/month per sensor for the Smart Sensor bundle (floor price at 4+ sensors). First sensor at $99/month, each additional sensor reduces price by $10/month. Subscription model provides recurring revenue with predictable pricing for dental practices.
- Smart Sensor Hardware: Proprietary digital X-ray sensor sold at $499 upfront per sensor. Replacement cost $499. Positioner kits and sheaths available for separate purchase. Hardware sales are one-time transactions that drive software subscription adoption.
- Professional Services (Implementation & Data Conversion): White-glove implementation team provides staff training, environment setup, and legacy data conversion services. Expert conversion technicians assist with transitioning from competing imaging solutions. These services support enterprise DSO deployments and drive customer onboarding revenue.
- Enterprise Licensing: Enterprise agreements with DSOs for organization-wide deployment with SSO support, SCIM provisioning, RBAC, data-warehouse plugins, and complete audit logging. Sold as multi-year contracts through direct field sales.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Smart Sensor Bundle — $499 upfront + $69–99/month per sensor |
| Subscription | Annual | Enterprise DSO — custom pricing |
| Subscription | Monthly | Standard Practice — custom pricing |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels8 records
SOTA Cloud product offering
Product offeringCore offering
SOTA Cloud provides a cloud-based, FDA-cleared Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) that allows dental practices to capture, view, edit, and share dental images directly in a web browser without local servers. The platform integrates with virtually any intraoral sensor, camera, and panoramic/cephalometric machine, embeds AI disease detection from multiple FDA-cleared partners, and supports enterprise-scale deployments for DSOs through Epic on FHIR bridging, SCIM/RBAC, and centralized audit logging. The company also sells a proprietary Smart Sensor digital X-ray hardware product that pairs with the software subscription.
Product overview
SOTA Cloud is a unified cloud-based dental imaging platform (core product) that integrates with various hardware sensors, practice management systems, and AI diagnostic tools. The product portfolio includes the SOTA Cloud Dental Imaging Software as the central platform, the SOTA Cloud Smart Sensor as a proprietary hardware offering, and the SOTA Cloud 3D Module for CBCT imaging capabilities. AI functionality is delivered through integrated partners including Pearl, VideaAI (VideaHealth), and Overjet, with native modules like SmartShot (AI image enhancement) and ClearClaim (claims QA). The platform also includes File Sharing & Referral tools with AI-generated letters and a Dashboards & Analytics suite. All components share a common cloud-native architecture with browser-based access, FDA clearance (PACS), and enterprise features like SSO, SCIM, and audit logging.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- SOTA Cloud Dental Imaging Software FDA-cleared, cloud-based Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) for dental imaging that enables capture, viewing, editing, and management of dental images directly in a web browser. Integrates with virtually any intraoral sensor, camera, panoramic/cephalometric machine, and 20+ practice management systems. Includes embedded AI disease detection from Pearl, Overjet, VideaHealth, and ORCA Dental AI, secure HIPAA-compliant file sharing and referrals, Epic on FHIR bridging, SCIM/RBAC enterprise user management, offline mode, and Microsoft Power BI analytics. Hosted on Microsoft Azure with continuous backups and unlimited storage. Sold as a monthly subscription per sensor with custom enterprise pricing for DSOs.
- SOTA Cloud Smart Sensor Proprietary digital X-ray sensor (size 1.5) designed to work exclusively with the SOTA Cloud imaging software. Features AI-powered SmartShot image enhancement filters, real-time quality control detecting cone cuts, missed anatomy, over/underexposure, and noise, plus ClearClaim automated image scoring for payer documentation. Specifications: 27 lp/mm theoretical resolution (~16 lp/mm actual), 18.5 µm pixel size, 6 mm thickness, plug-and-play setup with no tuning required. Sold at $499 upfront per sensor with bundled monthly software subscription.
Quantifiable outcome
- 20%+ higher treatment acceptance with VideaAI integration
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use SOTA Cloud
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
SOTA Cloud technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration9 records
AI capability12 records
Feature12 records
SOTA Cloud partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and infrastructure.
- LED Dental Inc. (VELscope Mantis)coreVELscope Mantis oral mucosal screening device integrates directly with SOTA Cloud. Screening images seamlessly upload to SOTA Cloud from the device with no manual file transfers — a first in the industry. Clinicians can generate AI-powered referral letters and access a HIPAA-compliant specialist portal directly from SOTA Cloud. Addresses the documentation gap in oral mucosal screening.
- VideaHealthcoreIntegration of VideaAI Clinical Assist (FDA-cleared, 35 AI detections) directly into SOTA Cloud platform. AI automatically analyzes images as captured and displays results within SOTA Cloud workflow for earlier detection, diagnostic consistency, and improved patient communication. Practices using VideaAI report 20%+ higher treatment acceptance rates. Partnership enables real-time AI insights at the point of care.
- PDS HealthflagshipPDS Health made a strategic investment in SOTA Cloud and announced planned nationwide implementation across more than 1,000 dental practices. SOTA Cloud integrates with PDS Health's Epic-based digital infrastructure, contributing imaging data directly to patient health records. Deployment underway, expected to continue through 2026. This represents SOTA Cloud's largest enterprise customer relationship.
- OverjetcoreOverjet's FDA-cleared clinical AI natively integrated into SOTA Cloud imaging platform. Detects and outlines caries, calculus, bone levels, periapical radiolucencies (PARLs), anatomical structures, and more within the SOTA Cloud workflow. AI annotations embedded directly on images improve patient education. Average Overjet customer saw 25% increase in case acceptance. Wardah Inam, Overjet CEO, noted this collaboration makes AI 'easier than ever for clinicians to deliver data-driven care.'
- PearlcorePearl AI-powered diagnostic tool integrated into SOTA Cloud. Pearl annotations are individually editable with left/right clicks for precision control. Provides FDA-cleared diagnostic insights for caries detection, calculus, and other conditions. Available via SOTA Cloud's integration ecosystem.
- PDS Health Technologies (Epic Community Connect)flagshipPDS Health Technologies, a business unit of PDS Health, began offering SOTA Cloud as part of its integrated health technology services through Epic Community Connect. This enables dental organizations to access SOTA Cloud's imaging solution without operating their own dedicated Epic instance, expanding SOTA Cloud's reach to any dental organization using Epic.
- Microsoft AzureinfrastructureSOTA Cloud's data is securely hosted in Microsoft Azure datacenters. Azure infrastructure provides the foundation for SOTA Cloud's HIPAA-compliant, cloud-native imaging platform with continuous backups and geographic data redundancy.
- Microsoft Power BIinfrastructureSOTA Cloud seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Power BI for business intelligence and reporting. Enables DSOs to utilize imaging data in innovative ways — performance monitoring, tool use analysis, referral optimization, and custom analytics dashboards.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
SOTA Cloud competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Curve Dental: Curve Dental offers cloud-based practice management software for dental practices and emerging groups. While focused on PMS rather than imaging, it competes for the same cloud-modernization buyer and often appears on the same shortlists as SOTA Cloud.
- tab32: tab32 is a cloud-based dental practice management and imaging platform targeting DSOs. It overlaps with SOTA Cloud's cloud-native, DSO-focused go-to-market and competes for similar enterprise contracts.
Others
- Overjet: Overjet is an FDA-cleared dental AI platform natively integrated into SOTA Cloud. Like VideaHealth, it is a partner today but operates its own clinical and payer analytics products adjacent to SOTA's imaging layer.
- VideaHealth: VideaHealth is a clinical dental AI vendor whose VideaAI is integrated into SOTA Cloud. As a partner it is ecosystem-adjacent, but VideaHealth could in theory build or acquire competing imaging infrastructure, making it a strategic OTHERS rather than pure partner.
Broad incumbents
- Henry Schein One: Henry Schein One is a large dental technology incumbent offering Dentrix practice management and a growing portfolio of imaging and patient engagement tools. It competes broadly with SOTA Cloud's imaging-plus-PMS integration play and counts many of the same DSO customers.
Direct peers
- Dentsply Sirona (Sidexis): Dentsply Sirona's Sidexis is one of the most widely deployed dental imaging software platforms in the world, bundled with its sensors and CBCT equipment. SOTA Cloud lists Sidexis as a system it converts data from, indicating direct overlap.
- Patterson Dental (Eaglesoft / VixWin): Patterson Dental's Eaglesoft and VixWin imaging modules serve tens of thousands of North American dental practices. SOTA Cloud explicitly names both as legacy systems it migrates customers from, confirming direct competitive overlap in dental PACS/PMS imaging.
- Carestream Dental: Carestream Dental sells intraoral sensors, CBCT imaging, and practice management software to dental practices and DSOs. It is explicitly named as a legacy system SOTA Cloud converts customers from, and competes head-to-head in mid-market and DSO imaging.
- DEXIS (Envista): DEXIS is the market-leading intraoral sensor and on-premise dental imaging suite owned by Envista. It is SOTA Cloud's most direct competitor and the named incumbent in SOTA Cloud's 73% TCO comparison.
- Apteryx (Planet DDS): Apteryx (now owned by Planet DDS) sells dental imaging software to practices and DSOs, including cloud-based offerings. SOTA Cloud explicitly lists Apteryx among the legacy imaging solutions it converts data from, confirming direct product overlap.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
SOTA Cloud social profiles
Digital presenceSOTA Cloud compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
SOTA Cloud financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
SOTA Cloud leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles5 records
SOTA Cloud funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
SOTA Cloud M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about SOTA Cloud
What does SOTA Cloud do?
SOTA Cloud provides a cloud-based, FDA-cleared Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) that allows dental practices to capture, view, edit, and share dental images directly in a web browser without local servers. The platform integrates with virtually any intraoral sensor, camera, and panoramic/cephalometric machine, embeds AI disease detection from multiple FDA-cleared partners, and supports enterprise-scale deployments for DSOs through Epic on FHIR bridging, SCIM/RBAC, and centralized audit logging. The company also sells a proprietary Smart Sensor digital X-ray hardware product that pairs with the software subscription.
Is SOTA Cloud a public or private company?
SOTA Cloud is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was SOTA Cloud founded?
SOTA Cloud was founded in 2020. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is SOTA Cloud based?
SOTA Cloud is headquartered in Orange, United States, in the North America region.
How does SOTA Cloud make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Software Subscription (SaaS) is the primary driver. The others are smart Sensor Hardware, professional Services (Implementation & Data Conversion) and enterprise Licensing.
Who are SOTA Cloud's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Curve Dental and tab32. Others are Overjet and VideaHealth. Henry Schein One is listed as a broad incumbent. Direct peers are Dentsply Sirona (Sidexis), Patterson Dental (Eaglesoft / VixWin), Carestream Dental, DEXIS (Envista) and Apteryx (Planet DDS).
Does SOTA Cloud have an API?
Yes. SOTA Cloud offers a complete set of web APIs for DSO integrations. The platform supports data-warehouse/data-lake plugins for reporting and business intelligence integrations. Additionally, the Partner API enables exam outputs (Quick Print and Partner API exam outputs display times in correct local time zone).
What industry is SOTA Cloud in?
SOTA Cloud's product category is Dental Imaging Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLACALAA, Picture Archiving & Communication Systems (PACS), with a secondary code of HLACALAD, Universal Viewers & Enterprise Imaging Access (Zero-footprint/Diagnostic). Its NAICS code is 5132 and its SIC code is 7372.