Gertrude vs Wren
Gertrude
gertrude-logiciel.orgWren
getwren.co.ukSide by side
| Figure | Gertrude | Wren |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €8.33/mo | £44/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 4 |
| Spec score · Early Childhood Education Software | 8.9 (#6) | 8.2 (#29) |
| Attendance and check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Family communication | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Licence | Le projet open-source est distribué sous licence GPL. | Wren is source-available under BSL 1.1; the site says each release converts to AGPL four years after release. |
| Mobile apps | android | both |
| Support | L’assistance à distance est proposée par e-mail ou téléphone, avec des forfaits annuels de 2 ou 3 heures et des délais de réponse indiqués. | The free self-host plan lists community support through GitHub issues; the hardware install service includes staff training. |
Plans
Gertrude
- Gertrude (téléchargement)Free
- Programmation informatique sous licence GPLPriced on request
- Assistance à distance, option fourmi€100 a year
- Module de pointage distant€100, paid once
- Installation, paramétrage et aide à la prise en main€150, paid once
- Assistance à distance, option cigale€180 a year
- Gertrude en lignePrice not published
Wren
- Self-hosted softwareFree
- Managed hosting£44 a month
- Self-hostedFree
- Hardware installPrice not published
In their own words
Gertrude
Gertrude is an open-source program for managing early-childhood care facilities, daycare centers, and leisure centers. Its functions cover enrollment, childcare-fee calculations, billing, payments, and schedules for children and staff. It can produce customizable childcare contracts, invoices, tax certificates, and attendance reports, and supports CAF PSU and PAJE pricing modes as well as custom rates. The site lists TIPI payment compatibility for local authorities and statistics export to Filoué (CAF). Gertrude is intended for municipal, workplace, parent-run, and nonprofit nurseries, as well as micro-nurseries. The online service synchronizes actions to its server in real time; local installations store data in an SQLite file and create automatic backups when opened. HTTPS is used for data exchange by the SaaS and shared-database versions. An optional Android tablet module records arrivals and departures and can work offline. The download is free without a use limit, but has no support or warranty.