illumine vs Kidsoft
illumine
illumine.appKidsoft
kidsoft.com.auSide by side
| Figure | illumine | Kidsoft |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · Early Childhood Education Software | 9.3 (#2) | 7.6 (#56) |
| Spec score · Daycare Management Software | 9.0 (#2) | 7.4 (#20) |
| Spec score · Childcare Management Software | 8.9 (#4) | 7.4 (#22) |
| Attendance and check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Billing and payments | Yes | Yes |
| Enrollment management | Yes | Yes |
| Family communication | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia |
| Integrations | Illumine advertises more than 50 accounting and payment integrations, including Gusto, Stripe, PayPal, Tally, QuickBooks, NetSuite and Paychex. | Kidsoft lists supported platforms including Skylight, ChildcareNow, Humanforce, 1Place, Storypark, Tanda, LineLeader and EW, and says it offers public APIs. |
| Mobile apps | both | Kidsoft links to ParentPortal downloads for Android and Apple devices. |
| Support | Official support includes email at [email protected] and in-app live chat, with training videos and onboarding guidance. | Kidsoft offers support resources, training sessions and contact support, and the OSHC page describes local dedicated customer support and training resources. |
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
Kidsoft
Kidsoft is paid, cloud-based childcare management software for Australian early learning, kindergarten, preschool, outside-school-hours care, and vacation-care services. It combines enrolments, Child Care Subsidy administration, attendance, billing, and family communication. Enrol supports online registrations, waitlists, automated offers, and demand dashboards. The OSHC module handles room-specific booking rules, routine and casual bookings, promotional codes, bulk discounts, and activity surcharges. Parents can use a portal to manage bookings, documents, payments, absences, and schedule changes from mobile devices. Konnect adds incident reporting, medical and emergency records, electronic sign-in and sign-out, and live classroom-ratio updates. DebitPro supplies payment updates and reporting. Kidsoft lists integrations, public APIs, encryption, access controls, Australian data archiving, backups, and 24/7/365 availability. It runs on the web, iOS, and Android, with pricing available on request.