Runyes · Entry tier
Runyes 3DS V5
Best entry-level scanner at the 2025 iDD awards. At 160 g it is lighter than scanners costing three times as much, and it exports to any lab or design platform you like.
Independent review
None published
Nobody has put this scanner through a published clinical review. Weigh the specification below accordingly.
Street price
- United States
- Under $7,000
- India
- No price on file
Before tax and before the computer. Dealer discounts are large and seasonal. No price on file means we have no reliable street price there, not necessarily that it is unavailable.
The short answers
- Files
- Open STL
- Subscription
- None
- Best at
- Records and study models
What is good
- An award from a serious independent reviewer at a genuinely low price
- Very light in the hand for long lists
- Full export flexibility, no ecosystem lock-in
- No subscription
What is not
- Software is straightforward rather than capable
- Thin service network outside its home market
- Little published clinical accuracy testing
- Small install base, so poor resale
Specification, as claimed by the manufacturer
- Weight
- 160 g
- Price
- Under $7,000
- Files
- Open export to any lab or design platform
- Subscription
- None
- Award
- Best entry-level scanner, iDD 2025
These figures have not been independently verified. Accuracy claims in particular are bench measurements taken on a machined block, not clinical trueness in a mouth.
What it costs to run
- Software
- Included, no subscription
- Support
- Through your local distributor
Buy it if
Practices priced out of the premium brands that still want a scanner an independent reviewer will vouch for.
Look elsewhere if
Complex restorative or implant work, and anyone who needs deep software.
Compare it against something else
This scanner is pinned in the first column. Add up to two more to see where the differences actually are.
| Comparing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Street price | Under $7,000 | $7,000 wired, $14,225 wireless |
| Independent rating | None published | None published |
| Tier | Entry | Entry |
| Files | Open STL | Open STL |
| Subscription | None | None |
| Invisalign here | No | No |
| Five year cost | $13,300 (best of those compared) | $17,413 |
| Pays for itself in | 3 months (best of those compared) | 5 months |
| Handpiece weight | 160 g (best of those compared) | 180 g |
| Connection | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Best at | Ortho and records | Ortho and records |
Cost and payback assume 40 scans a month. Set your own numbers in the scanner picker. The highlighted value in a row is simply the better one of those compared, not a verdict on the scanner.
Where to buy it
From the manufacturer
The manufacturer's own page is also where you will find real photographs of the handpiece.
None of these are affiliate links and Kythro earns nothing if you buy. Always get at least two dealer quotes: list price is rarely the price anyone pays.
Sources
Kythro sells practice management software, not scanners. We have no commercial relationship with any manufacturer listed here.
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