illumine
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Visitillumine vs OWNA
What both publish
| Fact | illumine | OWNA |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance and check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Billing and payments | Yes | Yes |
| Child capacity | 50 | 100 |
| Enrollment management | Yes | Yes |
| Family communication | Yes | Families receive photos, videos, daily information, feedback forms and messaging through the parent app. |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Headquarters | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia |
| Integrations | Illumine advertises more than 50 accounting and payment integrations, including Gusto, Stripe, PayPal, Tally, QuickBooks, NetSuite and Paychex. | Official materials list Xero, MYOB and Mailchimp integrations, with Xero/MYOB integration limited on some packages. |
| Lesson planning | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile apps | both | both |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 4.7 out of 5 from about 2.5K ratings for illumine for Parents. | 3.9 out of 5 from 584 ratings |
| Rating on G2 | 4.4 out of 5 from 106 reviews. | 4.8 out of 5 from 30 reviews |
illumine plans
- Standard—
- Business—
- Enterprise—
- Standard$0.99 a month
- EssentialsPriced on request
- Growth + AIPriced on request
OWNA plans
- Lite—
- Premium—
- Enterprise—
- Premium (Early Learning)A$1.49 a month
- Premium$39 a month
- LiteA$99 a month
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.
Pick OWNA if…
OWNA suits childcare centres needing enrollment, attendance, family communication, payment, and lesson-planning tools. Lite and Premium target centres with 0–100 children, while Enterprise is for operators of 25 or more centres.