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OWNA vs Wren

OWNA

owna.com.au

Wren

getwren.co.uk

Side by side

FigureOWNAWren
Price from—£44/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYesYes
Open source——
WebYesYes
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
iOSYes—
AndroidYes—
APIYes—
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published64
Spec score · Early Childhood Education Software8.9 (#5)8.2 (#29)
Attendance and check-inYesYes
Family communicationFamilies receive photos, videos, daily information, feedback forms and messaging through the parent app.Yes
Free planNoYes
IntegrationsOfficial materials list Xero, MYOB and Mailchimp integrations, with Xero/MYOB integration limited on some packages.The maker says its migration service can bring data from EYLog, Tapestry, BrightHR and SIMS.
LicenceThe EULA grants only a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence and says OWNA owns the software and content, so it is proprietary rather than open source.Wren is source-available under BSL 1.1; the site says each release converts to AGPL four years after release.
Mobile appsbothboth

Plans

OWNA

  • Premium (Early Learning)A$1.49 a month
  • Premium$39 a month
  • LiteA$99 a month
  • Premium OOSH/OSHCA$99 a month
  • PremiumA$149 a month
  • EnterprisePriced on request

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Wren

  • Self-hosted softwareFree
  • Managed hosting£44 a month
  • Self-hostedFree
  • Hardware installPrice not published

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OWNA

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Wren

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