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brightwheel vs Lillio: Which is best for you?

Updated February 5, 2026
4.7 (3254)
4.6 (3623)
Starting Price

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Pricing available upon request

Free Trial
Free Version
Screenshots
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Top Rated
  Features
Online Calendar
5.0
Faculty/Staff Management
4.92
Role-Based Permissions
4.80
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Electronic Payments
4.67
Parent Portal
4.66
Daily Reports
4.61
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Integrations
QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks Online
Gusto
Gusto
Birdeye
Birdeye
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Stripe
Stripe
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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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  • It was certainly better than some of the other tools we looked at, but we wanted the most intuitive interface for our staff who in this role are a bit technically novice and for our moms, many of whom grapple with technology as well.
  • We live primarily in Salesforce and got to a point where we needed to do weekly imports and updates and it was not particularly easy with HiMama.
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Ease-of-Use
4.6/ 5
4.6/ 5
Value for Money
4.5/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5
Customer Support
4.6/ 5
4.6/ 5
Functionality
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.5/ 5
4.4/ 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
FrontRunners
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Advisor
  Recommendations
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Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
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