Famly vs Lillio

Famly8.5Visit Lillio8.2Visit

Higher score Famly #5 in Early Childhood Education Software 8.5/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Famly

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Lillio #8 in Early Childhood Education Software 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Lillio

• Famly fits best

  Centers needing deep childcare and learning tools

• Lillio fits best

  Centers wanting straightforward all-in-one childcare tools

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Side by side

Feature	Famly 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Lillio 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.2
Ranking	#5 in Early Childhood Education Software	#8 in Early Childhood Education Software
Best for	Centers needing deep childcare and learning tools	Centers wanting straightforward all-in-one childcare tools
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	£79/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, ISO 27001	PCI DSS
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Famly 5/5 · Lillio 5/5
Enrollment management	✓	✓
Family communication	✓	✓
Attendance and check-in	✓	✓
Billing and payments	✓	✓
Lesson planning	✓	✓
Specs
Mobile apps	Both	Both
Child capacity	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines enrollment, attendance, billing, learning, and family communication Monitors child-staff ratios and supports daily care logs Offers web, iOS, Android, API access, and partner integrations	Covers enrollment, attendance, ratios, billing, and parent payments Combines family messaging with photos, daily updates, and digital care records Supports curriculum, observations, licensing reports, and multi-site organizations
Cons	There is no permanent free plan Pricing varies by region and UK/Ireland plans exclude VAT Advanced multi-site capabilities are reserved for the Custom plan	Pricing requires contacting sales There is no free plan Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of narrowly focused programs
Our verdict	Famly is a cloud-based early childhood platform for nurseries, preschools, daycares, and other early years providers. It brings enrollment, waitlists, attendance, sign-in and sign-out, child-staff ratio monitoring, family messaging, daily… Read the review →	Lillio is a childcare management platform for early childhood programs, serving family childcare providers through enterprise, multi-site organizations. It brings center administration, enrollment and waitlist management, attendance,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Famly — where it wins

  • Combines enrollment, attendance, billing, learning, and family communication
  • Monitors child-staff ratios and supports daily care logs
  • Offers web, iOS, Android, API access, and partner integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no permanent free plan
  • Pricing varies by region and UK/Ireland plans exclude VAT
  • Advanced multi-site capabilities are reserved for the Custom plan

• Lillio — where it wins

  • Covers enrollment, attendance, ratios, billing, and parent payments
  • Combines family messaging with photos, daily updates, and digital care records
  • Supports curriculum, observations, licensing reports, and multi-site organizations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • There is no free plan
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of narrowly focused programs

• Famly8.5/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad childcare platform covering operations, learning, family communication, and payments.

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• Lillio8.2/10 · Pricing on request

  An all-in-one childcare system spanning enrollment, daily care, communication, billing, and learning.

  Visit LillioFull verdict →