Compare us honestly.
Side by side with the software you are weighing, on the terms both of us have actually published. Where they win, we say so.
- Every row about them links to the page we read it on, and the day we read it.
- A row appears only where both of us have published an answer. No guesses.
- Where they win, the row says so — in the table, not in a footnote.
Jump to your program
You’ll compare us to Brightwheel, Procare, and Playground. Please do.
They’re good childcare apps. Here’s what’s honestly different when your program is more than one season.
We publish a full, honest comparison for each — features, pricing, and where they’re strong. Read them
Eight things this industry does that we don’t.
None of these exist because they cost the software company anything. They exist because they make money. We think that era is over.
- Charging you per child
- Charging you more to unlock features you already pay for
- Selling the good parts as add-on modules
- Charging per staff member
- Charging parents to use the app
- Raising your price because we raised our prices
- One system for childcare, another for camp
- Annual contracts that lock you in
Between the paid plans, the product is identical. The only thing you can buy more of is us.
What other people sell you later.
Everything in the middle column is on the $99 plan. Everything in the right column came off that company’s own pricing page, on the day printed under it. Three of these rows are not ours, and they say so.
| What you need | Here, on $99 | Charged on top elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Message the families | Included. Message one family, a room, or everyone, and it translates both ways. | Brightwheel Family messaging is not on the free plan. It is one of the things the paid Premium plan adds, and Premium’s price is quoted after a demo.their page, 19 September 2026 |
| Text the families | Included. We do not charge you for a text message. | iClassPro Two-way texting is billed per credit. Inbound is free; outbound is $0.03 a credit in the US and Canada.their page, 19 September 2026 Enrollsy 500 texts a month on Starter, 1,000 on Professional, then 1.5¢ each.their page, 19 September 2026 |
| Keep a waitlist | Included. A family joins the waitlist themselves, and you offer the place when one opens. | Brightwheel Waitlist management is listed under Premium, not under the free plan.their page, 19 September 2026 |
| Watch the ratio in a room | Included. Set the ratio a room has to keep, and the day board shows when it slips. | Brightwheel Room ratio tracking is listed under Premium, not under the free plan.their page, 19 September 2026 |
| Put more people in the office | Included. Every person in your office gets their own login, at no extra charge. | Enrollsy One admin user on Starter, two on Professional, six on Enterprise.their page, 19 September 2026 iClassPro Pro Insights includes one seat on Premium, then $19 a month for each extra seat.their page, 19 September 2026 Pike13 Matches us: all three plans include unlimited staff seats and unlimited client profiles.their page, 19 September 2026 |
| Stay month to month | Month to month, or a year. Cancel from your own settings. | Enrollsy Every plan requires an annual agreement and a 12-month commitment, then 30 days’ notice.their page, 19 September 2026 iClassPro Signature and Elite are no-commitment. Premium requires a 12-month commitment.their page, 19 September 2026 |
| Pay one fee on a payment | 3.5% on cards (plus $0.30 on payments under $60), 1% on bank transfers (at least $0.50, never more than $8). You choose who covers it. | Amilia Card fees from 2.85% plus $0.30, and a 1% service fee on top of them.their page, 19 September 2026 |
| Call somebodyTheirs | No phone line. Guides, the assistant and email, with a first reply within two business days. | Brightwheel Live chat and phone support are included in Premium. This row is theirs.their page, 19 September 2026 |
| Put your own app in the app storesTheirs | Not offered, and not sold. Families use the Bloomily app on iPhone and Android at no charge, with your program inside it. | iClassPro A branded app is an optional add-on: $499 to set up, then $150 a month.their page, 19 September 2026 Jackrabbit Class A custom-branded app is the Plus tier, from $93 a month, plus a one-time $169 setup fee and app-store fees.their page, 19 September 2026 |
| Have somebody set it up for youLevel | Bringing your own records in is included and you can do it yourself. Somebody doing it for you is Concierge, which is quoted. | Enrollsy An implementation fee on every plan. Price varies depending on needs.their page, 19 September 2026 iClassPro A Start Package, starting at $899.their page, 19 September 2026 Brightwheel Matches us on the import: onboarding and roster import are included in Premium.their page, 19 September 2026 |
| Run a very small programTheirs | Free up to 18 children. No card, not a trial. | MyKidReports Free to five children, then $0.99 a child a month, with no setup fee and no contract. Below about a hundred children a paid program pays less there than $99 here.their page, 19 September 2026 |
We re-open every page in this table before we change it. If one of these companies has changed its terms since the date shown, the date is how you can tell.
Preschool & daycare
The day-to-day systems: check-in, daily reports, tuition, enrollment.
Home daycare
What a licensed home daycare is usually paying for today.
Summer camp
Seasonal registration: sessions, campers, deposits, payment plans.
Afterschool
Dismissal, care windows and billing that follows a school calendar.
Drop-in & play
Walk-ins, waivers, and getting paid for an hour of care.
Prices and terms move. Every page carries the date each competitor’s own page was read, and the newest read across this whole set is 7 September 2026. If you find one out of date, tell us and we will fix it — that is the point of publishing the date at all.
Stop comparing. Start running.
Set up in an afternoon, and see it with your own program’s name on it.