Childcare Manager - Top Competitors (Oct 2022)

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Oct 03, 2022

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Childcare Manager vs. Alternatives in 2024

Childcare Manager vs. Tadpoles

Childcare Manager and Tadpoles have similar features, including integrated billing, parent communication, a mobile-friendly interface, attendance tracking, secure data and communication management, record keeping, dashboards, reporting, etc. Tadpoles offers video and photo communication, unlike Childcare Manager. Unlike Tadpoles, Childcare Manager supports multi-site dashboards, staff key-tag time clocks, medical record storage, class ratio management, etc.

Childcare Manager pricing starts at $32.95 per month, while Tadpoles does not disclose its pricing details but has a free trial. Childcare Manager is a cloud-based solution with an on-premise offline version, while Tadpoles is entirely cloud-based, although it supports offline mode. They are highly scalable for daycare centers of all sizes – small, midsize, and large-scale multi-site operations.

Tadpoles is a leading provider of child care management solutions, while Childcare Manager has over 2000 installations across all fifty states in the USA. They target similar customers, including child care centers, daycare centers, schools, caregivers, etc. They have similar support channels: email, phone, and a knowledge base.

Childcare Manager vs. HiMama

Childcare Manager and HiMama offer similar capabilities, including patent communication tools, class ratio management, staff management tools, automated billing, reporting, etc. In comparison, HiMama has a child portfolio feature, teacher training courses, online registration, etc., unlike Childcare Manager. On its part, Childcare Manager offers agency payments, kiosk check-in and check-out, etc., unavailable on HiMama.

Childcare Manager pricing begins at $32.95 per month, while HiMama pricing remains undisclosed. HiMama is a cloud-based childcare management solution, while Childcare Manager offers cloud and on-premise deployment options. They are equally scalable for small, midsize, and large-scale daycare centers.

Over 2,000 schools across the United States use Childcare Manager by Smartcare, while HiMama powers several thousands of centers. They support a similar customer base comprising child care and daycare centers, caregivers, and schools. Unlike Childcare Manager, HiMama has a live chat support channel.

Childcare Manager vs. Brightwheel

Childcare Manager shares similar features with Brightwheel, such as parent communication tools, check-in and check-out kiosk, automated billing, reporting, secure data management, etc. Unlike Childcare Manager, Brightwheel offers milestone capturing, video/photo sharing, enrollment management, etc. Childcare Manager supports medical record storage, staff key-tag time clocks, class ratio management, etc., unlike Brightwheel.

Brightwheel does not disclose its pricing details, while Childcare Manager pricing starts at $32.95 per month. They are cloud-based childcare solutions, although Childcare Manager has an on-premise desktop version. Thousands of daycare centers use Brightwheel, while Childcare Manager supports over 2,000 centers in the USA.

They are highly scalable for childcare centers of all sizes. They target similar customers, including daycare centers, schools, caregivers, etc. Unlike Childcare Manager, Brightwheel has a live chat support channel.