CareDay vs illumine
CareDay
caredaysolutions.com
illumine
illumine.appSide by side
| Figure | CareDay | illumine |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 6 |
| Spec score · Early Childhood Education Software | 8.0 (#36) | 9.3 (#2) |
| Attendance and check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | CareDay calculates tuition from a child’s schedule, including room moves, partial billing periods, and discounts. | The platform automates invoices, credit and debit notes, discounts, subsidies, taxes, reminders, late fees and financial reports. |
| Billing and payments | Yes | Yes |
| Enrollment management | Yes | Yes |
| Family communication | CareDay supports email, SMS, in-app messaging, chat, and push notifications for families and staff. | Yes |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Integrations | The terms say the services may integrate with third-party applications such as payment processors and email providers, without naming specific providers. | Illumine advertises more than 50 accounting and payment integrations, including Gusto, Stripe, PayPal, Tally, QuickBooks, NetSuite and Paychex. |
| Lesson planning | Yes | Yes |
Plans
illumine
- BusinessPrice not published
- EnterprisePrice not published
- Standard$0.99 a month
- EssentialsPriced on request
- Growth + AIPriced on request
- ScalePriced on request
In their own words
CareDay
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