CareDay
7.0#42 in early childhood education softwareAndroidiOSWeb
VisitCareDay vs illumine
What both publish
| Fact | CareDay | illumine |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance and check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | CareDay calculates tuition from a child’s schedule, including room moves, partial billing periods, and discounts. | The platform automates invoices, credit and debit notes, discounts, subsidies, taxes, reminders, late fees and financial reports. |
| Billing and payments | Yes | Yes |
| Enrollment management | Yes | Yes |
| Family communication | CareDay supports email, SMS, in-app messaging, chat, and push notifications for families and staff. | Yes |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Integrations | The terms say the services may integrate with third-party applications such as payment processors and email providers, without naming specific providers. | Illumine advertises more than 50 accounting and payment integrations, including Gusto, Stripe, PayPal, Tally, QuickBooks, NetSuite and Paychex. |
| Lesson planning | Yes | Yes |
CareDay plans
- Paid subscriptionPriced on request
illumine plans
- Business—
- Enterprise—
- Standard$0.99 a month
- EssentialsPriced on request
- Growth + AIPriced on request
- ScalePriced on request
Pick CareDay if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick illumine if…
illumine may suit childcare providers looking to manage enrollment, family communication, attendance, billing, and lesson planning. Centers considering it should review the plan capabilities and request pricing.