What Each Tool Is Actually For
SmileFy's positioning is explicit: "A simulation shows what's possible. SmileFy produces a smile design that is deliverable." It's a 3D treatment-planning platform — AI facial-landmark detection, smile design you can adjust tooth by tooth, and STL exports ready for 3D printing and lab fabrication.
SmileFrame is a case-acceptance tool. Take a photo chairside, get a photorealistic simulation in 30 seconds, review it, and show the patient — or generate a video of them smiling with the new smile in under 2 minutes. The goal is a decision at the first consultation, not a manufacturing file.
Pricing
SmileFy's published plans run from roughly $1,349/year for a basic plan with 10 design cases to $1,899–1,999/year for Pro/Premium tiers with unlimited designs and STL exports, sometimes bundled with an implementation course.
SmileFrame charges $5 per simulation with no subscription. Ten consultations a month costs $50 that month; zero consultations costs nothing.
| SmileFrame | SmileFy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $5 per simulation, no subscription | ~$1,349–1,999/year |
| Output | Photorealistic image + video simulation | 3D smile design, STL export, lab-ready plan |
| Time to result | ~30 seconds (image), <2 min (video) | A design workflow — minutes per case |
| Where it runs | Any smartphone or tablet, chairside | Desktop/iPad design environment |
| Learning curve | None — photo in, simulation out | Real onboarding; vendor sells a course |
| HIPAA | BAA at signup, 7-day auto-delete | BAA on request |
Choose SmileFy If…
- You run a digital workflow through to fabrication — veneers, wax-ups, printed mock-ups — and need deliverable design files
- You (or your lab) will actually use STL exports and 3D planning on most cosmetic cases
- You're comfortable investing in onboarding to make a design platform part of your standard workflow
Choose SmileFrame If…
- Your bottleneck is case acceptance — patients who "want to think about it" and don't come back
- You want the visualization in the room, in 30 seconds, while the patient is still deciding
- You don't want a four-figure annual commitment before seeing whether visualization changes your close rate
- You want video: patients seeing themselves smile is a different emotional event than a still image
Can You Use Both?
Realistically, yes — they slot into different moments. SmileFrame at the first consultation to get the yes; SmileFy (or your lab's design stack) afterward to plan and fabricate the accepted case. At $5 per simulation, adding SmileFrame in front of an existing SmileFy workflow costs almost nothing to try.