| Price from | — | £15/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 8 |
| Spec score · Early Childhood Education Software | 9.3 (#2) | 8.6 (#14) |
| Attendance and check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Billing and payments | Yes | Yes |
| Child capacity | 50 | 12 |
| Enrollment management | Yes | Yes |
| Family communication | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Headquarters | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Welling, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Integrations | Illumine advertises more than 50 accounting and payment integrations, including Gusto, Stripe, PayPal, Tally, QuickBooks, NetSuite and Paychex. | Professional plans include QuickBooks Online and GoCardless; BrightHR staff import is available on request, and SMS is a usage-charged add-on. |
| Lesson planning | Yes | Yes |
| Parent communication | The parent app provides AI-assisted daily reports, media and messaging with translation in more than 20 languages, pickup requests, surveys and consent forms. | The parent app supports family messaging, event RSVPs and message translation into 23 languages using DeepL. |
| Support | Official support includes email at [email protected] and in-app live chat, with training videos and onboarding guidance. | The Free Starter plan includes email support, while Professional plans include priority email support; the help centre says ticket replies usually arrive within one working day. |
