Wren
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Wren, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Wren's own pricing page, checked 24 Sep 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted software | Free | Free forever · All features and portals included · Docker image for self-install · Free forever |
| Hardware install | — | Hardware, setup and migration · Staff training included |
| Managed hosting | £44 a month | Dedicated UK-hosted instance · backups, updates and monitoring included · £44/month flat; £30/month for settings under 10 children, plus one-off setup and migration |
| Self-hosted | Free | All features and portals · self-hosted · BSL 1.1 · Free forever |
| Hardware install | — | Pre-configured hardware · data migration · staff training · One-off; hardware plus setup and migration |
The facts
Each one read from Wren's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Attendance and check-in
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2001
- Availability
- The site says Wren is in final testing and that the EYFS edition is feature-complete; primary and secondary editions are planned to follow in 2027.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Backups
- The maker describes automatic daily encrypted backups to a chosen destination, including Google Drive, OneDrive, a NAS, Backblaze or USB.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Family communication
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2001
- Integrations
- The maker says its migration service can bring data from EYLog, Tapestry, BrightHR and SIMS.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Licence
- Wren is source-available under BSL 1.1; the site says each release converts to AGPL four years after release.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Licence limits
- The site says users may not resell Wren, offer it as a hosted service to others, or ship it pre-installed on hardware.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Local AI
- The maker says Wren’s self-hosted AI runs locally and that data stays on the setting’s hardware.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Mobile access
- The maker says each portal is a progressive web app that can be added to a phone’s home screen and works offline.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Nursery features
- The EYFS offering includes observations, a diary, an EYFS tracker, funding, ratios and parent communications.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Offline use
- The maker says Wren’s core MIS functions offline, while some services such as parent access, cloud backups and email notifications are unavailable in air-gapped mode.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Wren is education management software for nurseries and schools, with an EYFS edition and primary and secondary editions planned for 2027.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Security certification
- The site states Wren Software Ltd is Cyber Essentials certified through IASME, valid to July 2027.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Support
- The free self-host plan lists community support through GitHub issues; the hardware install service includes staff training.checked 11 Oct 2001
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2001
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- bothchecked 24 Sep 2001
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