--- description: Learn how brightwheel can help your business. We provide UK business users the most detailed information on pricing, features, usability, and reviews for brightwheel. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: brightwheel Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp UK 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [School Management Software](/directory/701/school-management/software) > [brightwheel](/software/104969/brightwheel) # brightwheel Canonical: https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/104969/brightwheel Page: 1 / 132\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/104969/brightwheel?page=2) > Brightwheel is both a mobile app (Android + iOS) and cloud-based software built for childcare, daycare, and preschool programs. Brightwheel childcare management software offers digital check-in/-out, digital daily reports, paperless billing, robust parent comms, and free training and support. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 3257 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of brightwheel Brightwheel enables quick and secure one-touch student check-ins and attendance reports for billing and licensing purposes. Brightwheel provides automated invoicing \& receipts, and payments can be made with ACH, credit cards, or checks. Photosharing captures classroom moments with a click, and real-time feeds provide daily summaries for parents. Teachers can stay in touch with families via brightwheel's messaging system, as well as send quick notes and reminders to add to the calendar. All brightwheel client billing and payment data is encrypted and protected by the highest levels of security. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 3257 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: brightwheel - **Location**: San Francisco, US - **Founded**: 2014 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing Details**: Please contact brightwheel for pricing information. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Canada, United States ## Features - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Attendance Management - Attendance Tracking - Billing & Invoicing - Calendar Management - Class Scheduling - Client Portal - Communications Management - Contact Database - Customer Accounts - Daily Reports - Data Import/Export - Data Security - Document Management - Document Storage - Electronic Payments - Employee Management - Enrollments/Onboarding - Event Calendar ## Integrations (3 total) - Birdeye - Gusto - QuickBooks Online ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [School Management Software](https://www.getapp.co.uk/directory/701/school-management/software) ## Related Categories - [School Management Software](https://www.getapp.co.uk/directory/701/school-management/software) - [Daycare Software](https://www.getapp.co.uk/directory/703/daycare/software) - [Gradebook Software](https://www.getapp.co.uk/directory/995/gradebook/software) - [Class Registration Software](https://www.getapp.co.uk/directory/1467/class-registration/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Procare Solutions](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/102701/procare-child-care-management) — 4.6/5 (2809 reviews) 2. [Lillio](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/102407/himama-preschool-child-care-app) — 4.6/5 (3623 reviews) 3. [Playground](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/2053512/playground) — 4.8/5 (194 reviews) 4. [Daily Connect](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/2049771/daily-connect) — 4.8/5 (306 reviews) 5. [KINDERPEDIA](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/2048499/kinderpedia) — 4.8/5 (166 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Perfect for communication, logging activities, and billing" — 5.0/5 > **Emily** | *23 November 2020* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love that it keeps us (mostly) paperless\! All activity is logged so we have no need for paper daily sheets. We can easily message our parents individually AND send out messages to the whole school. > > **Cons**: The billing feature isn't quite where we need it do be, but they have already fixed it and we are just waiting to be updated to the new platform. > > Being able to message parents back and forth is so nice now that our staff doesn't have to use their personal phone to text. With COVID rising and possible winter weather arriving soon, the fact that we can send out an alert if we need to close is crucial\! It sends a text message as well as the message in the app. Also, they are constantly adding new features and making updates using feedback from users. They are always friendly and helpful\! ----- ### "Awesome program\!\!\!" — 5.0/5 > **Courtney** | *2 December 2024* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ease of parent, communication and the integration with payroll > > **Cons**: Some things that are easily done on the computer are not as easily done on the app and most of the time I’m on my phone > > Brightwheel has been fantastic. It has really helped us with parent communication and on boarding of new students and staff. ----- ### "Not a bad platform" — 3.0/5 > **Mark** | *28 November 2024* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: Its ability to bill parents for credit card, debit card or ACH fees directly > > **Cons**: The cost of the software. The more parents the more it cost > > I liked its overall capability. It did have some clugie issues ----- ### "If you are a daycare provider it is so worth it to offer this\!" — 5.0/5 > **Cassie** | *19 September 2025* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I absolutely loved being able to see my daughter through out her day. The information provided helped me ask my daughter specific questions about her day. As well as know if she would be tired or hungry at pick up time. You can also save the photos to your device. You are also able to invite family members so they can see how their granddaughter is doing for example. > > **Cons**: It would be great if when your child ages out there was a folder of photos you could download. Or maybe a list of highlights\! > > Its great\!\! 10/10 would recommend. I am glad my daycare chose to use this app. I had never used anything like this for my oldest child ----- ### "Great Platform, Highly Recommend" — 4.0/5 > **Alfreda** | *15 April 2025* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The platform is user-friendly. It's nearly an all inclusive platform to manage my program. There's trainings, how-to videos, best practices, resources for parents and the ability to integrate curriculum. > > **Cons**: The dislikes are constraints on reporting and ability to control your own data. Also, team members that are also parents have to login separately using different email addresses. > > I would give the platform 8 out of 10. In fairness, all three of my programs use Brightwheel. I don't have experience with any other platform. I also like the fact they listen to your feedback and make improvements. ----- Page: 1 / 132\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/104969/brightwheel?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/104969/brightwheel) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | ----- ## Structured Data