Updated January 15, 2026
brightwheel vs Famly: Which is best for you?
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$49.00
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Top Rated
Features
Features
Online Calendar
5.0
Faculty/Staff Management
4.92
Role-Based Permissions
4.80
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Check-in/Check-out
5.0
Contact Database
4.76
Parent Portal
4.65
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Pros / Cons
- I like being able to pay through the app, being able to decide who to select for messages, like the ease of communicating with my son's school
- It doesn't connect to the lesson plans, so when you take a picture of a lesson plan that has developmental goals/milestones on it, it doesn't automatically upload that photo and lesson plan to that kids' portfolio. And you have to input everything separately.
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- We work primarily with K-12 and the core curriculum/activities started out as geared more towards daycare and early childhood development. But we knew this going in and were happy to wait on these functions to be further developed (which they are, and recent rollouts have been great).
- Accident forms are lost if the screen times out- there will be no draft. When downloading the accidents the format of CSV confuses the information and it is not clear.
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Ease-of-Use
4.6/ 5
Highest performing feature
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Value for Money
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4.5/ 5in the comparison
4.4/ 5
Customer Support
4.6/ 5
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4.8/ 5in the comparison
Functionality
4.5/ 5
4.5/ 5
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
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Ideal Customer Size
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Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad