Teero vs Stynt: Which Dental Staffing Platform Costs Less
Both employ hygienists as W-2 workers. Teero charges a flat 12% with no subscription. Stynt offers a pay-as-you-go 20% temp-shift fee or a $100/month Pro plan with no per-shift fee, so the cheaper option depends on volume.
Summary
Teero and Stynt are both W-2 dental staffing platforms, so neither leaves an office relying on a contractor's own coverage. The difference is pricing structure. Teero charges one flat rate, 12% of the hygienist's pay, with no subscription and no other option. Stynt publishes two ways to pay: a pay-as-you-go plan with a 20% temp-shift service fee, or a $100-a-month Pro plan that removes the per-shift fee entirely. Professional pay is separate from the fee on both platforms.
Which platform costs less depends entirely on how the numbers are compared. Against Stynt's pay-as-you-go rate, Teero's 12% is lower than Stynt's 20% on every shift. Against Stynt's Pro plan, the answer flips at high enough volume, since a flat $100 a month stops growing once total hygienist pay crosses a certain point, while Teero's 12% keeps scaling with spend.
Key Takeaways
- Teero: flat 12% service fee, no subscription, no other pricing option.
- Stynt: pay-as-you-go at a 20% temp-shift service fee, or a $100/month Pro plan with no temp-shift fee; professional pay charged separately either way.
- On a pay-as-you-go basis, Teero's 12% is lower than Stynt's 20% on any single shift.
- Stynt's Pro plan is a flat monthly cost, so its relative cost per shift falls the more an office books in a month, unlike Teero's fee, which is always 12% of spend.
- Both platforms employ hygienists as W-2 workers.
- Stynt doesn't publish a permanent-placement fee, a cancellation window, or support hours; Teero publishes all three.
Side by Side
| Feature | Teero | Stynt |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat 12% per shift | 20% pay-as-you-go, or $100/month Pro plan with no per-shift fee |
| Subscription | None | Optional: $100/month Pro plan |
| Hygienist employment | Always W-2 | W-2 |
| Permanent placement fee | Free, no minimum tenure | Not published |
| Fee-free cancellation notice | 24 hours | Not published |
| Support | 24/7 by phone, text, email or in-app chat | Not published |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Not published |
Sources: teero.com/dental-office/staffing, and Stynt's own published pricing, checked September 2026.
Working Out the Crossover
This is arithmetic on each company's own published numbers, not a claim about which is objectively cheaper for every office. Teero's 12% fee scales directly with whatever an office spends on hygienist pay that month, with no floor or ceiling. Stynt's Pro plan is the opposite: a flat $100 a month no matter how much hygienist pay flows through it, with no separate temp-shift fee on top. That structural difference means there's a monthly hygienist-spend level where the two cross over: below it, Teero's percentage-based 12% costs less than Stynt's flat monthly charge; above it, Stynt's Pro plan costs less in fees. Where exactly that point falls depends on an office's own monthly numbers, so it's worth running the two structures against real spend rather than assuming either is cheaper by default.
Against Stynt's pay-as-you-go option instead of its Pro plan, the comparison is more straightforward: Teero's 12% is lower than Stynt's 20% at any volume, since neither carries a subscription. Working out which of Stynt's own two plans, let alone which platform, actually costs less requires running an office's real monthly hygienist spend against both structures.
When Stynt Fits
An office with high, predictable monthly hygienist spend that's comfortable paying a flat monthly fee regardless of how many shifts it books, and that has confirmed Stynt's permanent-placement policy, cancellation window and support hours directly, since none of those are published on Stynt's public pages.
When Teero Fits
An office that wants one pricing structure with no monthly commitment and no separate plan to choose between: 12% of the pay rate, only after a shift is worked, with a published 24-hour cancellation window, 24/7 support, and free permanent placement with no minimum tenure.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Stynt pay W-2 or 1099? W-2. Stynt's published pricing describes its temp-shift model as W-2, the same worker classification Teero uses.
Is Stynt's Pro plan cheaper than Teero? It depends on volume. Stynt's Pro plan is a flat $100 a month no matter how much hygienist pay flows through it, while Teero's fee is always 12% of that spend. At high enough monthly volume, the flat $100 costs less than a growing 12%; at lower volume, Teero's 12% costs less. Run your own monthly numbers, since this is a breakeven point, not a universal answer.
Is Stynt's pay-as-you-go plan cheaper than Teero? No, on the numbers each company publishes: Stynt's pay-as-you-go temp-shift fee is 20%, above Teero's flat 12%, on any shift.
Does Stynt charge for permanent placement? Not published on Stynt's site as of September 2026. Teero's permanent placement is free, with no fee at any point and no minimum tenure first.
Does Stynt charge a subscription? Only if the office chooses the Pro plan, at $100 a month. Its pay-as-you-go option carries no subscription, just the 20% temp-shift fee. Teero has no subscription option at all; the fee is always 12%.
Conclusion
Teero and Stynt are both W-2 platforms, so the decision comes down to pricing structure and volume rather than worker classification. Teero's single flat 12% fee is simpler to budget against; Stynt's two plans can undercut it at high volume through the Pro plan, or run more expensive at any volume through pay-as-you-go. Run your own monthly hygienist spend against both before deciding. See the full platform comparison for how both stack up against the rest of the market.