Valian vs Weave
Weave runs your office phones, texting, reviews and payments. Valian answers every call with Amy and checks insurance in real time. Here is where each one fits, with every Weave fact taken from Weave’s own pages.
Weave
A patient communication platform with its own office phones, texting, reviews, payments and recall.
- Office desk phones in every plan
- Patient payments and Text to Pay
- Insurance verification on the top two plans
Best for: offices that want desk phones, texting and payments from one vendor.
Valian
Amy answers every call 24/7 and books the visit, with two-way texting, reminders, recall and real-time insurance checks.
- Every call answered, nights and weekends
- Insurance checked in seconds, in one click
- Monthly or 3-month terms, no setup fee
Best for: offices losing calls to voicemail and losing mornings to insurance.
15 minutes. We size the plan from your own numbers.
Two different jobs, some overlap.
Pick Weave if
- You want office handsets, the phone tree and texting on one bill.
- You take patient payments by text and want it in the same app.
- You need a live connection to your practice software today.
Pick Valian if
- Calls go to voicemail after hours or at lunch, and you want every one answered.
- Insurance checks eat the morning and you want them back in seconds.
- You want a short term, monthly or every 3 months, not a renewing contract.
Valian vs Weave, side by side.
Weave facts from Weave’s pricing page, terms and product pages, read October 6, 2026. Sources at the bottom of the page.
Weave
PartlyYour team, on Weave’s phones. Weave also lists an AI Receptionist with its own terms; no price published.
Valian
YesAmy answers every call in under two seconds, 24/7, and sends anything clinical to your team.
Weave
YesIn every plan. Leased phones stay Weave’s property and go back at the end.
Valian
NoNot sold. Amy answers the number you already have, forwarded to her.
Weave
YesEvery plan.
Valian
YesWithin about a minute.
Weave
YesEvery plan.
Valian
YesOn your practice line, replies answered in seconds.
Weave
PartlyElite and Ultimate plans only.
Valian
YesOnline booking page and digital check-in.
Weave
YesPayments, Text to Pay, Buy Now Pay Over Time.
Valian
NoNot offered.
Weave
YesEvery plan.
Valian
YesReview requests after visits.
Weave
PartlyElite and Ultimate, dental only. Pulled from insurance portals; “90% successful verification rate on average”.
Valian
YesReal-time electronic check, 1,100+ payers answer instantly. On its own or inside the Full System.
Weave
PartlyWith a term on your order you pay the whole term; one-year orders renew unless you give 30 days’ notice; cancelling takes effect once your numbers are ported out.
Valian
YesMonthly or every 3 months. No setup fee.
Weave
YesWeave lists integrations for Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Curve, Denticon and more.
Valian
PartlyWorks alongside 45+ systems; your team enters bookings until the direct connection ships.
Weave
PartlyCollections and overdue lists.
Valian
PartlyIn development: now taking our first offices.
Three things Weave does that Valian does not.
If one of these is what you need most, Weave is the better fit, and we would rather say so.
Weave wins
Desk phones in the plan
The handsets, the phone tree and the texting on one bill from one vendor. Valian does not sell phones.
Weave wins
Patient payments
Payments, Text to Pay links and Buy Now Pay Over Time. Valian does not handle patient payments today.
Weave wins
Practice software, live
Weave lists live integrations with the major dental systems. Valian works alongside them; its direct connection is in development.
The screen your team runs the day from.
The actual product. Click around the sidebar: today’s schedule, the one inbox with every call and text, insurance, and each patient’s history.
What offices ask when they compare.
Does Weave verify insurance?
Yes, on the Elite and Ultimate plans, for dental only. Weave says it goes to dental insurance portals to pull the information and reports a 90% successful verification rate on average, with the note that results may vary. Its insurance verification terms say the service runs through a third-party processor.
Can Valian replace Weave?
For answering calls, two-way texting, reminders, recall and insurance verification, yes. Valian does not sell desk phones and does not take patient payments, so an office that relies on those from Weave would need them elsewhere.
Can I keep my phone number?
Yes. Amy answers the number your patients already call: you forward it to her. You can also start by forwarding only after-hours calls.
Is there a long contract with Valian?
No. Plans are billed monthly or every 3 months, and there is no setup fee. We size your plan with you on a 15-minute call.
Does Valian connect to my practice management system?
Valian works alongside the system you already run. Today Amy books into your Valian schedule and your team enters each booking in your practice software; a direct connection that writes bookings in for you is in development. Weave lists live integrations with Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Curve, Denticon and others.
Where every Weave fact on this page comes from (6 sources, read October 6, 2026)
Each comes from Weave’s own public pages or its listing. Vendors change plans and prices; check the source before you decide.
See Amy and a live insurance check in 15 minutes.
Tell us what you run today and what is not working. We will tell you plainly whether Valian fits, and size the plan with your own numbers.
- Monthly or every 3 months
- Keep your phone number
- No setup fee
- A BAA before any patient data moves
15 minutes. We size the plan from your own numbers.
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