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Forget ordinary childcare software

Famly Pricing, Features, Reviews and Alternatives

Famly product overview

Price starts from

49

Per month

Other

What is Famly?

Forget ordinary childcare software. From digital enrollment to automatic billing to instant message translation, Famly is the time-saving solution that goes the extra mile for your ECE business needs.

Key benefits of using Famly

The essentials features for your childcare center just got an upgrade. You can look forward to:

  • Enriched parent collaboration - Send each other instant updates, post pictures on the newsfeed, and save hours by letting parents pre-fill everything in advance.

  • Optimized enrollment - Manage and maximize child enrollment, get digital waitlists and occupancy reports, and create customized registration forms to suit your center.

  • Effortless billing - Make parent payments completely automatic, and send hundreds of invoices with a single click.

  • Smarter admin - Streamline daily tasks like headcounts, immunization records, accident reports, attendance and more. Now with KinderConnect integration so you can easily and accurately send attendance report to your state subsidy agency.

  • Efficient staffing - Manage and empower your team in minutes with staff scheduling and ratio requirements.

  • Inclusive language options - Bring your entire community closer. Tap to translate news feed and messages in 130+ languages. ¿Habla español? Use the entire app in Spanish.

  • Easy finances - From debt collection to revenue management, run your business and plan for the future with ease.

  • Lesson planning - Plan and share all your lessons - months in advance. Your team and parents will always be up to date.

  • Secure child & staff sign-in/out: Let parents and staff sign in and out using QR or pin code, or remotely when they're in range of the front doors. Right from inside the app.

    But we're more than just features. Collaboration lies at the heart of our platform:

  • From day one, you’ll get a dedicated account manager to support and guide you every step of the way. At no extra cost.
  • Typical customers

    Freelancers
    Small businesses
    Mid size businesses
    Large enterprises

    Platforms supported

    Web
    Android
    iPhone/iPad

    Support options

    Phone Support
    Email/Help Desk
    Chat
    FAQs/Forum
    Knowledge Base

    Training options

    Documentation
    Live Online
    Webinars
    Videos

    Famly pricing information

    Value for money

    4.5

    /5

    245

    Starting from

    49

    Per month

    Other

    Pricing options

    Free plan
    Subscription
    Free trial
    Pricing range

    Value for money contenders

    Famly features

    Functionality

    4.5

    /5

    245

    Total features

    28

    1 categories

    Most valued features by users

    Activity Dashboard
    Reporting & Statistics
    Alerts/Notifications
    API
    Activity Tracking
    Attendance Tracking
    Billing & Invoicing
    Calendar Management

    Functionality contenders

    Famly users reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.7

    /5

    245

    Positive reviews

    96

    %

    Rating breakdown
    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend9.1/10
    Rating distribution

    5

    4

    3

    2

    1

    187

    47

    10

    1

    0

    Pros
    Famly have always been fantastic, the software is great, customer service are always able to help and really quickly.
    The app is so easy to use and such a great tool to share information with parents. Beautiful learning journeys for our children including videos that they will look back on.
    Overall we have had a great experience the past year, we hope for a long and positive relationship.
    Cons
    Only thing is that the push notification for an accident does not tell you what child it is about.
    Sometimes staff in the sleep room change and it can be hard calculating 7 different wake up times from the time each child has been marked to have fallen asleep.
    If a child hasn't started but register and you make a mistake on the room moves this can be hard to amend without seeking help. Can this be made the same as children who are registered.

    Overall rating contenders

    MJ
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    Michaela J.

    Education Management, 51-200 employees

    Used daily for less than 6 months

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    Overall Rating
    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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    User friendly screens, easy on the eye.

    Reviewed a year ago

    Everything is easy to use and once we got our heads around how the system worked, by trial and error we really do enjoy using the system.

    Pros

    Everything is on one site. Everything is very easy to understand and use. I like the overview page where I can see everything and I don't have to keep logging into seperate children, so I can get all of the information I need in one easy way. We have 11 rooms to monitor at our Nursery, so to get the information in one screen is perfect for us. We find sending messages to parents and staff very easy now, it is like a facebook page, but just for our parents and staff.

    Cons

    We would like to not send out all accident forms and meals straight away, we would like to only publish later on in the day, this is because parents disturb your busy day by ringing, everytime they get a message if they are a concerned parent. We would have preferred a trainer to help set us up, rather than the face to face online training we got.

    Vendor response

    Thank you so much for your lovely feedback! It's great to hear how easy it now is to monitor all 11 rooms, and that our communication tools are helping you strengthen bonds with parents and staff. Thank you for your feedback too - please do feel free to reach out with specific feature queries or suggestions to our customer team at support@famly.co. Your thoughts and questions are always welcome! And thanks for being part of the Famly community :) Warm regards, Bronagh from Famly

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    Kirsty B.

    Education Management, 11-50 employees

    Used daily for 1-2 years

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    Overall Rating
    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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    Really pleased we chose Famly

    Reviewed a year ago

    Very positive, they are quick to get in contact when requested, constantly receiving updates about new features and improvements and it has really streamlined our service, keeping everything we need in one place. Still don't think we have used it to its full potential as there is so much it can do.

    Pros

    Really easy to implement Famly into our business, allows quick and easy communication and information sharing for service users and staff.

    Cons

    Nothing really, they have a function where you can suggest new features that would be beneficial to your setting and see what is currently being developed which is great. Already we have had two suggestions developed and now in place within the system.

    Vendor response

    We're thrilled to hear how pleased you are with choosing Famly! It's fantastic that the implementation has been smooth and that our communication tools are making a positive impact. We're glad you find our feature suggestion system helpful, we pride ourselves on making it easy for our customers to add their input and see their ideas implemented. If you ever need assistance in exploring even more of Famly's potential, we're here to help. Thanks for being a part of our community. Best, Pernille from Famly

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    Jacek K.

    Education Management, 51-200 employees

    Used daily for 2+ years

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    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend2/10

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    AHNS review

    Reviewed 2 years ago

    Almost every week too many unnecessary changes are made to the layout of the software.Ignorance of customers.Years of waiting for software important updates without a positive response

    Pros

    Good question. I'm getting more and more fed up with this software every day.

    Cons

    Finance section, calculation, analysis, occupancy reports, finance reports.

    Vendor response

    We are deeply sorry to hear about your negative experience with our software. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the issues you've mentioned, including the mistakes in invoice calculations and the layout changes that have disrupted your workflow. We understand that these problems have caused frustration and dissatisfaction, and we take full responsibility for them. We also appreciate your feedback regarding our response time to important software updates. Rest assured that we are continuously working to improve our software and customer support services to meet your needs and expectations. Thank you for your loyalty to Famly, and we hope to regain your trust in our product and services. Sincerely, Pernille from Famly

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    Lisa T.

    1-10 employees

    Used daily for 1-2 years

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    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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    Amazing customer servics!

    Reviewed 4 months ago

    My experincre with famly has been great customer serives is amazing all ways help and solve any issues.

    Pros

    I have used Family for over a year I have tried other apps but find famly the best.

    Cons

    Pricing. but customer services were amazing with helping me to find the best package that suited me, my setting and pocket.

    Vendor response

    Thank you for your fantastic review of Famly! We're thrilled to hear that you love using our platform. Your positive feedback is greatly appreciated. I'm sorry you experienced some trouble with the app glitching every now and then. I'm confident our support team will be able to fix that if you get in touch :) We are committed to providing a seamless experience and strengthening the bond between educators and families. Your support means the world to us, and we will continue to work hard to deliver an exceptional experience for all our users. All my best, Maria from Famly

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    Hannah D.

    Primary/Secondary Education, 1-10 employees

    Used daily for 1-2 years

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    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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    Has all you need plus a team that help and listen

    Reviewed 2 years ago

    The team have been overwhelmingly supportive, helpful, solutions driven. They have also asked us for our input on possible changes, and how these would be implemented. As a whole team we are really pleased with Famly. As the leader I'm delighted - it does so much that we need, and it keeps getting better.

    Pros

    Famly was super easy to set up, and has been easy to adapt and change as we've gone along. The onboarding team were very helpful. As we've used it the main things I really value include - the invoices being simple, accurate, and easy to do; tracking children's progress is easy and has customisations that make it work for us; and the team find it easy to use - they have a variety of skills and competences as any team do but even the most techniphobic can sign in and out.

    Cons

    If I had to choose a niggle then - we run our nursery day quite differently, and I can't use the overview of bookings to see where we have spaces I can sell.

    Vendor response

    Thank you so much Hannah for the wonderful review. The team were so happy to hear what a difference Famly has made for you and your nursery :) We look forward to getting even better and providing even more value to you and your team in the future - Keri

    Famly FAQs

    Q. What type of pricing plans does Famly offer?

    Famly has the following pricing plans:
    Starting from: $49.00/month
    Pricing model: Free, Subscription
    Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)


    Q. Who are the typical users of Famly?

    Famly has the following typical customers:
    Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business


    Q. What languages does Famly support?

    Famly supports the following languages:
    German, English, Danish, Norwegian (Bokmal), Spanish


    Q. Does Famly support mobile devices?

    Famly supports the following devices:
    Android, iPad, iPhone


    Q. Does Famly offer an API?

    Yes, Famly has an API available for use.


    Q. What level of support does Famly offer?

    Famly offers the following support options:
    Phone Support, Email/Help Desk, Chat, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base

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