| Price from | — | £49/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 4 |
| Spec score · Early Childhood Education Software | 9.3 (#2) | 8.1 (#31) |
| Attendance | Attendance supports QR and kiosk check-in, leave tracking, staff-child ratios, geofencing and electronic signatures. | The live register supports sign-in and sign-out, room-by-room attendance tracking, and a one-tap fire register. |
| Attendance and check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Billing and payments | Yes | Yes |
| Child capacity | 50 | 20 |
| Family communication | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Integrations | Illumine advertises more than 50 accounting and payment integrations, including Gusto, Stripe, PayPal, Tally, QuickBooks, NetSuite and Paychex. | The site describes CSV import for children and relatives, and says support can help with larger data migrations. |
| Support | Official support includes email at [email protected] and in-app live chat, with training videos and onboarding guidance. | The site lists support by email at [email protected], and Grove includes priority support while Forest includes a dedicated account manager. |
