Tabruns vs eAssist
How eAssist and Tabruns differ, for a dental front desk that has to tell a patient what they'll owe.
Facts checked on each company's own website on November 8, 2026. Tabruns makes this page.
The short answer
Pick Tabruns if
- Your own staff already check the portal and want the math done for them.
- You want unlimited estimates, not a monthly verification count.
- You want to start today: no setup fee, $79 per location a month.
Pick eAssist if
- You'd rather have people do verification for you than do it at the desk.
- You want calls to insurers handled outside the office.
- You verify a steady number of patients each month.
Side by side
| Question | Tabruns | eAssist Dental Solutions |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A Chrome extension for the front desk that turns the patient's benefits page into a dollar estimate. | An outsourced team of verification specialists. |
| Where the benefits come from | The insurer's provider portal page your staff already has open, read when they press Read this page. | Its specialists check payer portals and call insurance carriers. |
| When the check runs | On demand, one patient at a time, while the patient is on the phone or at the desk. | Ahead of appointments, on the team's turnaround. |
| Dollar estimate per treatment | Yes. Each line shows the fee, what insurance should pay and what the patient owes, after deductible, yearly maximum, waiting periods, frequency limits and downgrades. | Not a separate product. Its page says verification leads to more accurate treatment estimates. |
| Practice software | No connection needed. The breakdown is copied and pasted into any office software. | Works with Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Curve, Denticon and more. |
| Where patient details go | Patient name, birth date, member ID and dates stay on the office computer. They are never sent to Tabruns. | Patient and plan details are shared with the eAssist team. |
| Getting started | Add the extension to Chrome and start a 7-day free trial, card saved at checkout. No demo call. | A $299 setup fee ($199 for current eAssist platform users). |
| Published price | $79 per location a month, or $790 a year. Unlimited estimates and users. | From $225 to $250 per location a month for under 30 verifications, rising with volume. A $175 minimum applies in a month with no requests. |
How they differ
eAssist replaces the checking with a team of people. Tabruns keeps the checking at your desk and does the arithmetic: it reads the benefits page and gives the insurance and patient share for each treatment.
eAssist's price grows with the number of verifications. Tabruns has one price with unlimited estimates.
With an outside team, patient details are shared with that team. With Tabruns, they stay on the office computer.
See how Tabruns works or pricing.
Questions
Is Tabruns an eAssist alternative?
If your staff are willing to open the portal themselves, yes. If you want someone else to do the checking and the calls, eAssist does that and Tabruns doesn't.
Is there a setup fee with Tabruns?
No. Start the 7-day trial and add the extension to Chrome.
Sources
Read on November 8, 2026. Products and prices change, so check the company's site before you decide. eAssist Dental Solutions is a trademark of its owner, and this page is not made with or endorsed by them. If something here is out of date, write to us and we'll fix it.
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Try it on your next patient.
Add the extension, open a patient's benefits page and press Read this page. $79 per location a month after the trial.