--- description: Learn more about brightwheel price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Ireland. Read verified software reviews and discover tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: brightwheel Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra Ireland 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Child Care Software](/directory/30108/child-care/software) > [brightwheel](/software/144060/brightwheel) # brightwheel Canonical: https://www.capterra.ie/software/144060/brightwheel Page: 1 / 131\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ie/software/144060/brightwheel?page=2) > Cloud and mobile-based management software for childcare and preschool directors that helps streamline the center's tasks. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 3255 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses brightwheel? It is designed for early care and education providers who manage childcare centers, preschool, daycare, after school, Sunday school, camps, and more. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 3255 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 - Attendance Tracking - Billing & Invoicing - Calendar Management - Communications Management - Contact Database - Data Import/Export - Electronic Payments - Employee Management - Enrollments/Onboarding - Financial Management - Learning Management - Lesson Planning - Meal/Nutrition Management - Online Calendar - Parent Portal - Parent/Student Portal - Payment Processing - Records Management - Student Management - Wait List Management ## Integrations (3 total) - Birdeye - Gusto - QuickBooks Online ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Child Care Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/30108/child-care/software) ## Related Categories - [Child Care Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/30108/child-care/software) - [Gradebook Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/20013/gradebook/software) - [Class Registration Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/31376/class-registration/software) - [School Administration Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/20014/school-administration/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Daily Connect](https://www.capterra.ie/software/180141/daily-connect) — 4.8/5 (306 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Love this\!" — 5.0/5 > **Logan** | *2 August 2025* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love how I can use it to quickly communicate with parents about schedules, behaviors, and how any staff member can see the communication > > **Cons**: I cannot think of any big or even consistent cons of using this program aside from having to educate new staff on how to use it ----- ### "Parent Review" — 4.0/5 > **Belineda** | *21 August 2025* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like that I am able to see videos and pictures of my child. I like the message option for all staff or just admin. It makes it easier as parents work throughout the day can feel connected to their children. > > **Cons**: I wish there were ways teachers can upload or include moments in the classroom without feeling tied to a tablet. And the pay function I wish was easier to use. I don’t like putting my card info and have my account withdrawn and I was prepared for yet. > > I love the app\! I know the teachers and admin have to make efforts to utilize the features more but maybe a way to make it easier can make the difference. ----- ### "Happy teacher :) and happy parent :)" — 5.0/5 > **Olivia** | *23 April 2026* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love how easy brightwheel is to use. Other apps that I’ve used before have not been this way to use. It is cheaper than what my company was using before and I love that. It’s so easy to manage my students and see where they are at all times. I’ve never come across any bugs or issues. I love that I can easily use it on my phone or my computer if I have more time. It’s very easy to share pictures with parents and other staff. I’ve never needed to reach out to customer support so no advice there\! > > **Cons**: I actually really love brightwheel. I haven’t come across anything that I would change about it. It’s been a breath of fresh air after the other app I came from. > > Extremely positive. I was scared about making the switch to brightwheel but I really am glad we made the switch now. ----- ### "Great parent interface and easy for everyone to navigate, parents and teachers\!" — 3.0/5 > **Joyce** | *12 November 2024* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Brightwheel is a very parent-oriented app. It is extremely user friendly. It has extensive capabilities when it comes to daily reports and updates for the child. It allows parents easy access to staff and to have a in real time picture of the child's day. From a teacher standpoint it is easy and intuitive to use. On the tuition side of things, parents have access to all of their tuition payment records and can schedule payments independently of the school. Posting payments is simple for the administration. > > **Cons**: I would be very helpful if the data could be used for other purposes and easily adapted to such things a roll call list, classroom rosters. emergency lists etc. While you can export the data to excel spread sheets it would be very helpful if they provided pre-configured options for these necessary reports. > > I was very happy with the parent interaction and the easy with the billing. If we were looking to increase our classroom visibility i.e. updates, photos etc. I would have continued to use this application. ----- ### "Reveiw of Bright Wheel features and Reports" — 5.0/5 > **Mary Beth** | *6 February 2025* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: easy of making reports, and communication between home and program > > **Cons**: The new adminstration feature. The prior feature allowed me to delete documents from a family list if it was not applicable or if they were unable to complete online but instead in person. The families are having difficutly moving throught the enrollment process, the way it is set up now. I would love for Bright Wheel to give providers some power to delete and or go back to the previous feature of adminsitaion that was based on forms Another con is the ablity to make reports based on enrollment start and end dates, this would better assist my program in pulling reports based on dates, for our funders. I currently have to pull everyone from active and inactive to a spread sheet only to delete what I do not need based on enrollment and end dates. This is time consuming for me > > Overall great product. Families, Teachers and admisistrators love the communication feature, thanks for allowing families to be soo connecected to their child's teachers and their child day ----- Page: 1 / 131\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ie/software/144060/brightwheel?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ie/software/144060/brightwheel) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data