--- title: "Kidsoft Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra" description: "With the help of Capterra, learn about Kidsoft Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Daycare products and more." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/152282/Kidsoft/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- # Kidsoft Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on August 26, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[FAQs](#faqs)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Kidsoft ## What is Kidsoft? Software as a Service (SaaS). A forward-thinking, innovative solution to automate the processes of child care facilities. ## What is Kidsoft used for? [Daycare](https://www.capterra.com/child-care-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 7 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price A$97 Per User, Per Year Free trial not available Free version not included Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Kidsoft?[Manage this product listing](https://www.g2.com/products/kidsoft-kidsoft/claim_requests/new?auto=true) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Kidsoft 3.1 (7) VS. [4.6 (2,809)](https://www.capterra.com/p/23486/Procare-Child-Care-Management/reviews/) Starting Price A$97 Per User, Per Year Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 3.1 (7) Ease Of Use 4.4 (2,808) Value For Money 3.0 (4) Value For Money 4.5 (2,391) Customer Service 2.8 (6) Customer Service 4.6 (2,630) ## Kidsoft alternatives Highest Rated [4.7 (3,257)](https://www.capterra.com/p/144060/brightwheel/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 96% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.7 (264)](https://www.capterra.com/p/155536/Famly/reviews/) Starting price $49.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 95% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.6 (77)](https://www.capterra.com/p/181289/ChildPilot/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 95% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Lillio](https://www.capterra.com/p/134048/HiMama-Preschool-Child-Care-App/) [4.6 (3,623)](https://www.capterra.com/p/134048/HiMama-Preschool-Child-Care-App/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 94% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/134048/HiMama-Preschool-Child-Care-App/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/152282/Kidsoft/alternatives/) ## FAQs about Kidsoft Overview ### What company size and specific industries is Kidsoft built for? Kidsoft is designed for child care businesses of all sizes that need cloud and mobile tools to manage guardian information, payments, communications, documents, and related daily operations. It is built for organizations in the child care sector rather than general business use. Features and Usability ### What are the key features of Kidsoft? Kidsoft includes attendance tracking, self check-in/check-out, and wait list management for child and member records. It also offers enrollments/onboarding, registration management, billing and invoicing, payment processing, and calendar management. Communication tools include alerts/notifications, daily reports, and a parent portal, with immunization and allergy tracking plus data security. Getting Started and Support ### What training and onboarding options does Kidsoft offer? Kidsoft provides in person training, live online sessions, webinars, and documentation to help teams get started. In person training supports direct guidance, live online sessions allow remote instruction, webinars provide scheduled group learning, and documentation offers written reference material for self-paced review. Getting Started and Support ### What customer support options does Kidsoft offer? Kidsoft provides chat support for customer help and account questions. No reviewer feedback about support quality is available, so user experience details such as response speed or helpfulness cannot be assessed from the catalog data. ## Features AI summary Based on 3,334 Daycare reviews Capterra data shows that buyers of daycare software rank the following features as their top priorities: - **Parent Portal** (**50%** of reviewers rated this feature as critical) - **Data Security** (**54%**) - **Communications Management** (**46%**) Kidsoft supports all three features that reviewers rate most important: **Parent Portal**, **Data Security**, and **Communications Management**. Together, these capabilities help daycare providers keep families informed, protect sensitive child and business information, and manage day-to-day communication more efficiently, allowing teams to build trust with parents and keep operations organized. Parent Portal 1.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Portal for parents to see and update childrens' info, track progress & more Data Security 3.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Protect sensitive data for digital privacy Communications Management 1.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Record and track all relevant internal and external communications Daily Reports 1.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important A document that lists daily activities or maintains a record of all events that happened in a day Alerts/Notifications 1.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Attendance Tracking 3.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track the attendance of specific individuals or groups Kidsoft 15 features ### All Features - Alerts/Notifications: Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges - API: Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases - Attendance Tracking: Track the attendance of specific individuals or groups - Billing & Invoicing: Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers - Calendar Management: Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar - Communications Management: Record and track all relevant internal and external communications - Daily Reports: A document that lists daily activities or maintains a record of all events that happened in a day - Data Security: Protect sensitive data for digital privacy - Employee Management: Track employee schedules, availability, and performance across projects and tasks - Enrollments/Onboarding: Manage the enrollment and onboarding of all new members and accepted applications - Immunization & Allergy Tracking: Manage updates to member's immunization records and track individual allergies - Parent Portal: Portal for parents to see and update childrens' info, track progress & more - Payment Processing: Accept, record, and reconcile financial transactions - Registration Management: Oversee and coordinate the registration of attendees, visitors, customers, events, activities, etc. - Wait List Management: Record, update and manage waiting lists --- Features 2.8 (6) 2.8 Based on 6 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 3.0 (4) Basic A$97.00 Per User,Per Year Value for money 3.0 (4) 3.0 Based on 4 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 2.8 (6) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 2.8 (6) 2.8 Based on 6 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 3.1 Based on 7 reviews Filter by rating 5(3) 4(1) 3(0) 2(0) 1(3) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent JC James C. Electrician Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing ### "It is not end user friendly" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 December 15, 2022 Close to unusable app.Dreadful customer service but overly arrogant people on their "help" desk. Pros Absolutely nothing. By far the worst childcare software I have ever used.It's nowonder their reviews are dreadful on the app store. Cons I spend more time on the phone eith the centre sorting out kidsoft flaws than I do trying to use their app.I hope their developers are embarrassed Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MB martin B. CEO Computer Software ### "Leading edge Software designed for the Childcare" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 July 19, 2019 Pros Easy to use intuitive software designed specifically for the Australian Childcare market. Its been tooled to support the latest Childcare Subsidy changes and is suitable for single centres to very large centres. Being truly cloud based is compliments well to other software products which enable you to be confident that Kidsoft is future proof for your growing childcare organisation Cons nothing in particular Reasons for choosing Kidsoft cloud based ever evolving and continually improving works well with other Childcare software products Review source Vendor Referred: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. Jane I. Community Manager Internet ### "User friendly " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 April 29, 2019 Pros It is so easy to use. It's a user-friendly software Cons Getting started process, I feel a lot can be done Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. CF Carol F. Supervisor Primary/Secondary Education ### "Not A Fan" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 November 22, 2018 This program is not user friendly, nothing has been transferred from kidwizz correctly. AWFUL Pros Nothing at all. It is so difficult to use. Cons Everything the whole program is terrible Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. SB Suzzanne B. Whyareyouasking ### "Unable to submit form for first waitlist despite completing every field and there are lots of them!" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 June 28, 2018 Pros Nothing as I can't use it. Tried to submit form for waitlist but despite every field completed and all marked as ticks and acknowledgement ticked in both places I still can't submit the form but there's no error Cons Usability is extremely low. Hopeless in the mobile! Nothing as I can't use it. Tried to submit form for waitlist but despite every field completed and all marked as ticks and acknowledgement ticked in both places I still can't submit the form but there's no error. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JS James S. ### "Simply Awesome Software. " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 6, 2017 I'm not great at writing, I don't know how to submit review. But, this application has changed childcare. Thanks to the team. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor March 6, 2017 Hi James, The Kidsoft Team appreciates your review and comments. Happy that we have made life a little easier. HS Hunter S. Educator ### "Kidsoft CCMS" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 0.0 0.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 June 9, 2016 Kidsoft CCMS is getting better and better since the childcare centre started using it last October, 2015. It even has a payment system that helps us update payment without hassle. What I love about it are the free applications. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. [View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/152282/Kidsoft/reviews/) ## Top-rated software of 2026 ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.