SOTA Cloud

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).

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

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

• Cloud dental imaging
• Dental PACS software
• CBCT imaging platform
• Digital X-ray sensors
• Dental AI diagnostics

Headquarters

HQ city

Orange

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core 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

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability12 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and infrastructure.

• LED Dental Inc. (VELscope Mantis)coreTechnology or Integration · 22 June 2026VELscope 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.
• VideaHealthcoreTechnology or Integration · 9 December 2025Integration 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 HealthflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 December 2025PDS 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.
• OverjetcoreTechnology or Integration · 13 November 2025Overjet'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.'
• PearlcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 November 2025Pearl 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)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 5 August 2025PDS 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 AzureinfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationSOTA 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 BIinfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationSOTA 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

Emerging 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

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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