--- description: Review of brightwheel Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: brightwheel | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Gradebook Software](/directory/4150/gradebook/software) > [brightwheel](/software/63033/brightwheel) # brightwheel Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/63033/brightwheel Page: 1 / 131\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/63033/brightwheel?page=2) > brightwheel is a cloud and mobile-based childcare solution that simplifies administrative tasks, automates billing, and enhances family communication. Key features include check-in/out feature, intuitive parent communications, and simple activity logging for digital daily sheets. The platform also assists with back-end business management, reporting, and data management. brightwheel also enhances communication with a messaging system for updates and sharing milestones. It offers tools for curriculum creation and progress sharing. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 3254 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 3254 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 - [Gradebook Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4150/gradebook/software) ## Related Categories - [Gradebook Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4150/gradebook/software) - [Class Registration Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4580/class-registration/software) - [School Administration Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4685/school-management/software) - [Child Care Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4654/child-care/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I like how your can do your lesson plans on it , observations and parent communication. ----- ### "Office Manager/Designated Employee" — 4.0/5 > **Christine** | *7 March 2025* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The useful features and that the application is very user-friendly. > > **Cons**: Customer Service, not being able to get a REAL person on the phone. I feel like text or email are fine for small issues, but bigger issues may get lost in translation via email or text. Also, texting and emailing are time-consuming, especially for someone in a preschool who has to constantly be moving. > > Mostly positive. As I mentioned before, the applications are easy to use. ----- ### "Excellent childcare software" — 4.0/5 > **Anonymous User** | *19 March 2026* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Appreciated the Home Screen and how easy it was to see how many children were logged in to the system. > > **Cons**: Disliked that months before our contract ended, we started losing access to features on our account. Wish that their was capability to search through messages with keywords. > > Easy to use. Parents appreciated being able to see updates. Staff liked that the software was easy to learn and things could be done quickly on their end. ----- ### "We love Brightwheel\! It is our biggest tool at our center\!" — 5.0/5 > **Kristin** | *4 April 2025* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Communication\! I also love how much time it saves me and my teachers on paperwork\! > > **Cons**: There is nothing that I dislike about Brightwheel\! > > We've have had a wonderful experience with Brightwheel\! If there are ever any issues that we need help with, someone is quick to help us\! ----- ### "Pros and Cons" — 4.0/5 > **Jessica** | *29 October 2024* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I really like that you can save lesson plans from one year to the next. It makes it easier to see where the kids should typically be at at certain times of the year. The communication with the parents is really great too. It's easy to take pictures and attach them to lesson plans and send them to the parents. Messaging can be sent either from the lesson plan, from a photo or video, or from the messaging section, which is nice. And you can send to entire classrooms for announcements like our recent Halloween party. > > **Cons**: The assessment portion is difficult. It doesn't connect to the lesson plans, so when you take a picture of a lesson plan that has developmental goals/milestones on it, it doesn't automatically upload that photo and lesson plan to that kids' portfolio. And you have to input everything separately. Each kid, each photo, each goal, each section, each description (because again, it doesn't pull from the lesson plan descriptions, even when the photo is from a lesson plan that's in Brightwheel), it's just really time consuming. It's not clear how you make a template, or if that would even be helpful. And there aren't any example templates or template tutorials so you can see what that would look like. You can't send them to the parents either. Which kind of defeats the purpose in my opinion. > > Overall, it's easy to use and has a very organized structure so you can see where things should be or how they should go, even if you haven't done that specific thing yet. ----- Page: 1 / 131\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/63033/brightwheel?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/63033/brightwheel) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data