# Jovial Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Jovial Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Daycare products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/154430/Jovial-for-Co-Ops --- # Jovial Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Independent research methodology Capterra’s researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Jovial ## What is Jovial? Easy-to-use, full-featured preschool management software, offered at no charge to non-profits and to independent for-profits. Includes billing, e-payments, registration, forms, sign-in/sign-out, more. ## What is Jovial used for? [Daycare](https://www.capterra.com/child-care-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 2 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Contact vendor for pricing Free trial available 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 Jovial?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://www.jovial.org&name=Jovial) ## 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. ### Jovial 4.5 (2) VS. [4.6 (2,801)](https://www.capterra.com/p/23486/Procare-Child-Care-Management/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 5.0 (2) Ease Of Use 4.4 (2,800) Value For Money 5.0 (2) Value For Money 4.5 (2,383) Customer Service 5.0 (2) Customer Service 4.6 (2,622) ## Jovial alternatives Highest Rated [4.7 (3,255)](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/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Activity Dashboard Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Alerts/Notifications Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Attendance Tracking Track the attendance of specific individuals or groups Billing & Invoicing Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers Class Scheduling Schedule in-person or online classes Contact Database Centralized database of stakeholders and their contact information such as names, address, phone number etc. Jovial 17 features Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Track the attendance of specific individuals or groups Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers Schedule in-person or online classes Centralized database of stakeholders and their contact information such as names, address, phone number etc. Record customer information, purchase history, and other notes A document that lists daily activities or maintains a record of all events that happened in a day Manage the enrollment and onboarding of all new members and accepted applications Manage updates to member's immunization records and track individual allergies Manage and support multiple locations Portal for parents to see and update childrens' info, track progress & more Accept, record, and reconcile financial transactions Ability to record, store, update, and retrieve information Oversee and coordinate the registration of attendees, visitors, customers, events, activities, etc. Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns Record, update and manage waiting lists Features 4.5 (2) 4.5 Based on 2 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 5.0 (2) ### Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Free trial available Value for money 5.0 (2) 5.0 Based on 2 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 5.0 (2) 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 5.0 (2) 5.0 Based on 2 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.5 Based on 2 reviews Filter by rating 5(1) 4(1) 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent JL Jonathan L. Treasurer ### "Automated the administrative functions of our co-op preschool so we could focus on our children." 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 0/10 March 15, 2018 Pros If you are a co-op preschool this is the purpose-built solution for your situation. We evaluated several other preschool management applications, but all fell short in our biggest pain points - billing, enrollment, and forms. Gone are the days of the enrollment spreadsheet and tuition workbook. Teachers even know to simply look in Jovial for their latest rosters, and love watching the dashboard circles fill in as enrollment moves along. As those students are being placed into classes, billing is automatically being updated for each family - it's a treasurer's dream! Jovial has the most robust billing solution of any preschool software we evaluated. Forms have also been recently re-designed offering new levels of functionality to collect and track where families are in completing all the necessary steps to be ready to co-op in the classroom. In addition to these pain points being resolved, there are other things you get right out of the box that is only in the co-op preschool world like having a field for the Family Job, space to track allergies so co-oping parents can be alert and aware, and support for multiple enrollments in classes like Lunch Bunch. Choose Jovially - you'll be happy you did! Cons Jovial is so attuned to the co-op preschool needs we wish they had a communication platform as well (which I understand is on the roadmap), but we have found families are perfectly content (and possibly even feel more secure) having their billing, forms, and personal details in the Jovial secure portal and using other solutions for communication. That being said, we wouldn't trade the robust features of Jovial for a single solution generic preschool tool. 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. AG Amanda G. Board Co-chair ### "Game changer " 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 February 26, 2018 Pros Jovial helps us organize all of our members information in one area. We were using 3 programs to hold contact info, registration forms, and billing statements. From a registrar perspective it has saved dozens of hours shifting through forms and paperwork. Families have a clearer view of what they owe and because of that we have less booking keeping errors to fix. Cons The program is not quite a catch all yet. We still have to use different services for email and a calendar. There are also small details I would like to add or customize for our school specifically, but are unable to due to limitations of the program. 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. ## 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. Independent research methodology Capterra's researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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