OWNA
8.1#5 in early childhood education softwareAndroidiOSWebAPI
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Xplor Education
9.0#1 in early childhood education softwareA$1, paid onceFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | OWNA | Xplor Education |
|---|---|---|
| API | Custom API integration is offered on Enterprise, while the feature matrix says APIs are available on request. | Enterprise APIs expose attendance, booking, child, educator, enrolment, family, fee, provider, room, guardian and payment data through documented endpoints. |
| Attendance and check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Billing and payments | Yes | Yes |
| Company facts | LinkedIn lists OWNA as privately held, founded in 2016, headquartered in Bella Vista, New South Wales, with 11-50 employees. | Xplor Education lists Melbourne and Auckland headquarters, 161 professionals, founder Mark Woodland and origins in 2010. |
| Enrollment management | Yes | Yes |
| Family communication | Families receive photos, videos, daily information, feedback forms and messaging through the parent app. | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Headquarters | Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia | Melbourne, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand |
| Integrations | Official materials list Xero, MYOB and Mailchimp integrations, with Xero/MYOB integration limited on some packages. | The partner ecosystem lists Xero, MYOB Acumatica, staffing services, compliance tools, CRM, HRIS, payroll and rostering providers. |
| Lesson planning | Yes | Yes |
| Licence | The EULA grants only a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence and says OWNA owns the software and content, so it is proprietary rather than open source. | The terms identify Xplor Technologies LLC as owner, reserve intellectual-property rights and prohibit reverse engineering of the site. |
| Mobile apps | both | both |
OWNA plans
- Lite—
- Premium—
- Enterprise—
- Premium (Early Learning)A$1.49 a month
- Premium$39 a month
- LiteA$99 a month
Xplor Education plans
- OSHC Package$402 a month
- Xplor One Premium Package$558 a month
- Office$204 a month
- Playground$58 a month
- Home—
- MyWaitlist$80 a month
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.
Pick Xplor Education if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.