Parent vs Pigeonhole
Parent
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| Figure | Parent | Pigeonhole |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | £4.13/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Early Childhood Education Software | 8.7 (#11) | 8.4 (#22) |
| Attendance | Digital check-in/out records children and staff, tracks attendance in real time and monitors room ratios. | The live register tracks check-ins and attendance counts across rooms. |
| Attendance and check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Billing and payments | Yes | Yes |
| Data protection | Google Play reports that Parent data is encrypted in transit and that users can request deletion. | The site says Pigeonhole is built for UK GDPR, hosted on Microsoft Azure in the UK, encrypted in transit and at rest, and permissioned by staff role. |
| Enrollment management | Yes | Yes |
| Family communication | Families receive real-time updates, photos, videos, secure messages, forms, permissions and billing information in the app. | Yes |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Support | Official terms describe onboarding, training, troubleshooting and ongoing support through in-app live chat and email. | Customers can email support, and the maker offers onboarding help; terms say support is available during standard business hours. |
Plans
Parent
- BasicPrice not published
- ExclusivePrice not published
- Basic PlanPriced on request
- Exclusive PlanPriced on request
In their own words
Parent
Parent is a childcare management platform for providers handling enrollment, family communication, attendance, billing and children’s learning journeys. It is built for childcare centers, including enterprise groups, franchises and organizations with multiple branches. Educators can record meals, naps and diaper changes, share photos and videos, and prepare daily summaries. Families and staff can use a newsfeed and in-app messaging, with automatic translation in 198+ languages. Enrollment features include centralized digital waitlists, custom forms, digital signatures, and QR code or link sign-ins. The product also supports lesson planning, check-in, billing and payments. Parent names integrations including WhatsApp, Gmail, Office 365, Zoom, QuickBooks, Zoho and Sage. It is available through a browser-based web app and Android and iOS apps. The maker, Parent, is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and was founded in 2015. The paid service has pricing on request and offers a 14-day trial; there is no free plan. Listed Basic and Exclusive plans have no listed prices.
Pigeonhole
Pigeonhole has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.