Famly vs Xplor Education

Famly8.5Visit Xplor Education8.4Visit

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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Xplor Education #6 in Early Childhood Education Software 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Xplor

• Famly fits best

  Centers needing deep childcare and learning tools

• Xplor Education fits best

  Australian providers wanting broad platform coverage

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Side by side

Feature	Famly 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Xplor Education 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.4
Ranking	#5 in Early Childhood Education Software	#6 in Early Childhood Education Software
Best for	Centers needing deep childcare and learning tools	Australian providers wanting broad platform coverage
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	£79/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
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
Integrations	5 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Famly 5/5 · Xplor Education 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 enrolment, attendance, billing, learning, health and compliance Web, iOS, Android and API access support multiple user groups Free plan plus integrations with Xero, MYOB Acumatica and Active Directory
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	Capabilities are spread across several products and packages Starting price excludes GST Broader suites may be more than a narrowly focused service needs
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 →	Xplor Education is a childcare management suite for early childhood education and care providers, including single-centre, multi-centre, OSHC and kindergarten services. Its coverage spans child enrolment, digital forms, 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

• Xplor Education — where it wins

  • Covers enrolment, attendance, billing, learning, health and compliance
  • Web, iOS, Android and API access support multiple user groups
  • Free plan plus integrations with Xero, MYOB Acumatica and Active Directory

  Where it doesn't

  • Capabilities are spread across several products and packages
  • Starting price excludes GST
  • Broader suites may be more than a narrowly focused service needs

• Famly8.5/10 · 14-day trial

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

  Visit FamlyFull verdict →
• Xplor Education8.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad childcare suite for Australian providers spanning operations, learning and family engagement.

  Visit XplorFull verdict →