Best Parent Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from early childhood education software ranked against Parent on the same published basis.
- 1Parent vs Kangarootime
- 2Parent vs NestliCare
- 3Parent vs MyKidReports
- 4Parent vs BloomKidz
- 5Parent vs CubbyTrack
- 6Parent vs ParentLink
- 7Parent vs Gertrude
- 8Parent vs Discover by Xplor
- 9Parent vs Procare
- 10Parent vs Brightwheel
- 11Parent vs Yenlio
- 12Parent vs Xplor Education
- 13Parent vs Kindertales
- 14Parent vs ChildPlus
- 15Parent vs QikKids
- 16Parent vs The Nursery App
- 17Parent vs Lillio
- 18Parent vs ChildPilot
- 20Parent vs illumine
- 21Parent vs Famly
Parent alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kangarootime | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Web, iOS, Android |
| 2 | NestliCare | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 3 | MyKidReports | 7.6 | Free plan | $0.99/mo | Android, iOS |
| 4 | BloomKidz | 7.6 | Free plan | £24.99/mo | Android, iOS |
| 5 | CubbyTrack | 7.5 | $39/mo | Web | |
| 6 | ParentLink | 7.4 | Free plan | £50/mo | Web |
| 7 | Gertrude | 7.4 | Free plan | €8.33/mo | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Discover by Xplor | 7.3 | Free plan | $282/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 9 | Procare | 7.1 | $25/mo | Web, iOS, Android | |
| 10 | Brightwheel | 7.1 | Web, iOS, Android | ||
| 11 | Yenlio | 7.1 | Free plan | $1,512/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 12 | Xplor Education | 7.0 | Web, iOS, Android | ||
| 13 | Kindertales | 7.0 | Android, iOS, Web | ||
| 14 | ChildPlus | 7.0 | $291.67/mo | Android, iOS, Web, Windows | |
| 15 | QikKids | 7.0 | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android | ||
| 16 | The Nursery App | 7.0 | Free plan | £120/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 17 | Lillio | 6.9 | Android, iOS, Web | ||
| 18 | ChildPilot | 6.8 | Android, iOS, Web | ||
| 20 | illumine | 6.6 | Web, iOS, Android | ||
| 21 | Famly | 6.6 | No | $49/mo | Web, iOS, Android |
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Questions about Parent alternatives
What is the best alternative to Parent?
Kangarootime, number 1 in early childhood education software with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: NestliCare, MyKidReports, BloomKidz and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Parent?
Kangarootime is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.