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Weave · All-in-one practice communications platform, per location
Weave is a genuinely capable platform: phones, two-way texting, reviews, payments, and scheduling in one vendor, which is why so many dental and medical offices run on it. The trade is platform economics: Weave's pricing page says plans start from $199 a month and gives tier prices on request, Pabau reports the Pro tier at about $249 per location with a setup fee of about $750, and practice-reported all-in costs commonly land between $400 and $700 per location once tiers and add-ons stack. Lydoh is a narrower shape: answering and patient texting done deeply (24/7 AI answering, on-call escalation, refill capture, missed-call text back, reminders and review requests) with Lydoh Text at $49/mo, Lydoh After Hours at $99/mo with 300 minutes included and Lydoh Frontdesk at $249/mo with 1,200 minutes included, alongside whatever phone system you already have.
Side by side
| Weave | Lydoh | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Full communications platform: phones, texting, reviews, payments | Answering and patient texting, layered onto your existing phone system |
| Published pricing | "Starting from $199 per month"; tier prices on request (Pabau reports Pro at about $249 per location) | Single-practice plans published: from $49/mo, $0.25/min past the included minutes; Lydoh Group quoted for multi-location practices |
| Practice-reported cost | Commonly $400 to $700 per location all-in | Lydoh After Hours $99/mo with 300 minutes included; Lydoh Frontdesk $249/mo with 1,200 minutes included |
| Per-location scaling | Price multiplies with locations | Lydoh Group puts every location on one plan with one pool of minutes, priced for your practice |
| After-hours medical | Voicemail, missed-call texting, routing | 911 deflection, caller-decided triage, on-call cascade with audit + talk time |
| Commitment | Platform migration: your phones move to Weave | Forward a line; nothing else changes; leave anytime |
| Setup | Implementation and onboarding | Self-serve, about 10 minutes |
Disclosure: Lydoh wrote this page. Competitor facts are from their published materials (sources below), compiled July 2026; verify current pricing directly. We've tried to be fair; tell us if we got something wrong: hello@lydoh.com.
The honest split
FAQ
Yes, and that's a common-sense setup: keep Weave for texting, reviews, and payments, and forward unanswered or after-hours calls to Lydoh's number. No migration, no rip-and-replace; the two don't conflict because Lydoh only needs calls forwarded to it.
Weave's pricing page says plans start from $199 a month, with tier prices on request; Pabau reports the Pro tier at about $249 per location plus a setup fee of about $750, and dental owners commonly report $400 to $700 per location all-in once tiers and add-ons are included. Lydoh publishes its single-practice plans: Lydoh After Hours is $99/mo with 300 minutes included, Lydoh Frontdesk is $249/mo with 1,200 minutes included, and minutes past the allowance are $0.25 each. A practice with several locations gets one Lydoh Group quote with one pool of minutes. The honest caveat: Weave's price buys a whole platform; ours buys answering done deeply. Compare against what you'll actually use.
A lot, deliberately: two-way patient texting campaigns, review management, payments, integrated office phones, and a large integration ecosystem. If you need the platform, Weave is a fair choice. Lydoh's bet is that answering, especially after hours for medical practices, deserves a dedicated tool with triage, on-call escalation, and billing-grade documentation that platforms treat as a checkbox feature.
Related: what answering services really cost, how our after-hours triage works, AI receptionist vs. answering service, and all comparisons.
Sources: Weave: pricing page ("starting from $199 per month", checked 2026-10-22) · Pabau: Weave pricing (Pro about $249 per location, about $750 setup; updated 2026-10-06) · The Molar Report: Weave pricing review · DentalBase: Is Weave worth it (practice-reported $400 to $700 all-in)
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