Lillio pricing is “contact vendor”. Ours is $0.99 a child.
Lillio — the childcare app formerly called HiMama — does not publish a monthly price. Its Capterra listing reads “Starting price: Contact vendor for pricing” and shows no free version. MyKidReports publishes the number: $0.99 per enrolled child per month, free forever up to 5 children, every core feature on every plan.
You searched “how much does Lillio cost” and got a form.
Lillio pricing, HiMama pricing, Lillio cost per child, Lillio pricing plans — none of them resolve to a number on a public page. Their Capterra listing states “Starting price: Contact vendor for pricing” and “Free version not included”. Here is what that looks like next to a published per-child price.
Work out your Lillio alternative cost without booking a call.
Drag the slider to your enrollment. The left side is everything public information tells you about Lillio’s cost at that size. The right side is your actual MyKidReports bill — the same number you would pay if you signed up in the next five minutes.
Lillio · at this enrollment
“Contact vendor”
Lillio does not publish a rate card, so no public figure exists at any enrollment size. Their Capterra listing shows no starting price. To find out what your center would pay, you contact their sales team.
MKR Pro · Most Popular
$29.70/month
Still cheaper than hiring one part-time admin.
Book a Demo Now →Beyond the free 5 children, Pro is billed in tiers of 10 at $0.99/child — so 6–10 = $9.90/mo, 11–20 = $19.80/mo, 21–30 = $29.70/mo. Your center is assigned to the tier that covers your current enrollment. Either way the number is published — you never have to ask for it.
Four things that change the day you switch.
Each of these is a deliberate product decision on our side — not an upgrade tier, and not a knock on Lillio’s feature set.
You see the price first
No sales call to find out what you will pay. The published rate is what every center pays at every size.
There is a free plan, not just a trial
A trial runs out. A free plan does not. Small programs run on MyKidReports for $0 indefinitely — not for 14 days.
Billing and reports on every plan
Tuition, invoicing, online payments, staff scheduling and CACFP — included from day one, not sold as a step up.
An app that keeps up at drop-off
Check-in, photos and daily reports have to work in the thirty seconds a parent is standing at the door.
Both scorecards, same source, same day.
Not our opinion of Lillio — Capterra’s. Their Lillio listing and our MyKidReports listing, both read on 26 August 2026, unedited.
One thing we will not pretend: Lillio has thousands of reviews to our handful, and 4.6 across that many centers is a strong score. They have been doing this far longer than we have and we are not going to tell you otherwise — judge the top two rows with that in mind. Then look at the bottom two, where review count changes nothing: you cannot see what Lillio costs, and there is no free plan to fall back on. That is not a rating. That is a decision they made about you.
Weighing up Lillio vs Brightwheel?
Most directors shortlist both — and hit the same wall twice, because neither publishes a price. Brightwheel is quote-only as well. We broke their pricing down the same way, with the same sourcing and the same refusal to make things up. If Lillio vs Brightwheel is the decision on your desk, read both before you book either sales call.
Every core feature, on every plan — including the free one.
The modules a multi-room childcare program actually needs — from check-in to billing to licensing reports. Every one below ships with every plan, including the free tier. No quote-locked modules, no per-staff fees. Website, Marketing and Social sharing are optional paid add-ons — and we list them as add-ons rather than burying them.
Parent app (iOS + Android)
Daily activity feed, photos, two-way messaging, and contactless check-in/check-out. Same app for every family.
Billing & tuition
Automated invoicing and online payments through Stripe, Deluxe and Venmo, with families paying invoices right from the parent app.
Attendance & check-in
QR or PIN check-in/check-out, room rosters, and audit-ready attendance logs.
Staff scheduling
Scheduling by room, time tracking, time-off requests, and ratio-aware coverage.
CACFP food program
USDA-aligned meal logs, daily attendance counts, and reimbursement reporting.
Reports & analytics
Enrollment, capacity, revenue by room, A/R aging, staff cost ratio — for directors and owners.
Enrollment & waitlist
Public inquiry form, digital enrollment packets with e-signature, and per-room waitlists.
Paperwork & licensing
Immunization tracking, staff certifications, incident reports, and licensing-ready document exports.
Family messaging
Direct and broadcast messaging to families, with announcements and read tracking.
Every module above has a deeper page on the site — with screenshots, customer use cases, and the operational decisions behind how each one works.
See the full feature breakdown →Free to start. Pay as you grow.
No setup fees. No per-feature upcharges. Cancel anytime. Lillio pricing per month, Lillio software cost, and Lillio pricing for small centers are all quote-only at every enrollment size — ours is published below for every size.
- Up to 5 children · 1 staff
- Daily activities, attendance, messaging
- No credit card required
- Free forever
- Everything in Lite
- 1–100 children · Unlimited staff
- Billing, custom reports, scheduling
- 14-day free trial
- Everything in Pro
- Multi-location dashboard
- Volume pricing
- Dedicated success manager
There’s more to MyKidReports than published pricing.
The reasons centers stay (not just switch) — how the product was built, who built it, and the operating choices behind every-core-feature-on-every-plan. The full story.
Move off Lillio in two weeks.
Most centers think switching software is a six-month nightmare — and after years of records in Lillio, that fear is reasonable. With a free data migration, parent-facing templates, and our team running the cutover, the average switch is ten to fourteen business days, with one parallel week in the middle where nothing is at risk.
Free Lillio export
We import your rosters, billing history, attendance, and parent contacts from Lillio at no charge.
Audit & clean
Our migration team audits the data, flags incomplete records, and works with your director to fill gaps.
Staff training
90-minute live training for your director. 30 minutes each for teachers. Recorded videos for anyone who joins later.
Parent app rollout
Family email goes out. Parents install MyKidReports during the parallel week, alongside Lillio.
Cutover
All operations switch. Billing runs on the new system. Lillio subscription cancelled at month-end.
Considering a Lillio alternative? — See MyKidReports walked through your way.
A few honest questions. Pick the ones that match your day — we'll tailor the walkthrough to the modules that solve them.
- Are you spending too much time on manual administrative tasks instead of focusing on providing quality education and care at your childcare center?
- Do you want to make communication with parents easier for things like billing, scheduling, and daily activity updates?
- Is manually tracking staff schedules, attendance, and absences becoming too time-consuming for your team?
- Are you finding it difficult to manage essential records — attendance logs, incident reports, and staff certifications — in one centralized system?
- Would you like to streamline your center's operations and offer a better family experience with an all-in-one childcare center management solution?
- How do you handle staff scheduling and attendance tracking efficiently without relying on paperwork?
- Are you struggling to manage multiple administrative tasks — billing, scheduling, attendance — across different systems?
- Do you want to learn how automated notifications can keep parents updated — from schedule changes to billing reminders — effortlessly?
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The most common reasons centers move from Lillio to MyKidReports.
Every claim below comes from Lillio’s own Capterra listing, linked so you can check each one yourself. We do not invent quotes.
“We couldn’t get a Lillio price without a sales call”
This is the most common one, and it is verifiable in ten seconds: Lillio’s Capterra listing reads “Starting price: Contact vendor for pricing”. With a published per-child price, the comparison takes a minute instead of a week.
“The app got slow”
Capterra’s published pros-and-cons summary for Lillio lists “App slowdowns and glitches” as a recurring con. At drop-off you have about thirty seconds per family, and the app has to keep up.
“Photos were awkward for parents”
The same Capterra summary lists “Frustrating photo zoom experience” as a con. Photos are the part of the day families actually open the app for, so the details matter.
“There was no free tier to fall back on”
Lillio’s listing states “Free version not included”. For a small or home-based program, that means paying from day one. MyKidReports is free forever up to 5 children.
Lillio pricing & alternative, answered.
Direct answers to the questions centers ask most often when comparing Lillio, formerly HiMama, to MyKidReports.
How much does Lillio cost?
Lillio does not publish its pricing. Its Capterra listing shows “Starting price: Contact vendor for pricing”, so the monthly Lillio cost depends on your enrollment and the quote their sales team prepares. It cannot be looked up online. MyKidReports publishes its price openly: $0.99 per enrolled child per month, free forever up to 5 children.
Is Lillio the same as HiMama?
Yes. HiMama rebranded to Lillio, and the same product now trades under the Lillio name. Its Capterra listing still sits at the original HiMama URL. If you are comparing HiMama pricing, you are comparing Lillio pricing, and neither name resolves to a published number.
What is Lillio pricing per month?
There is no published Lillio pricing per month. Lillio pricing plans, Lillio cost per child and HiMama pricing are all set by custom quote after you contact their sales team. Third-party sites publish estimates, but those are not confirmed by Lillio and vary widely. MyKidReports publishes its monthly cost openly: $0.99 per enrolled child per month.
Is Lillio free? Does Lillio have a free trial?
Lillio’s Capterra listing states that a free trial is available but a free version is not included, so there is a trial period but no permanently free plan. MyKidReports is free forever for up to 5 children with no credit card, and MKR Pro adds a 14-day free trial on top of that.
What are Lillio reviews like?
On Capterra, Lillio rates 4.6 overall across more than 3,600 published reviews, with sentiment recorded as 94% positive, 5% neutral and 1% negative. Capterra’s summary lists comprehensive daycare communication and direct messaging with teachers as strengths, and app slowdowns and glitches, plus a frustrating photo zoom experience, among the cons. MyKidReports rates 5.0 with 100% positive sentiment.
Lillio vs Brightwheel — which is cheaper?
Neither company publishes a price, so an honest answer is: nobody outside their sales teams can tell you. Lillio’s Capterra listing says “contact vendor for pricing”, and Brightwheel’s does too. You would need a quote from each to compare them, which is the whole problem. MyKidReports publishes the number: $0.99 per enrolled child per month, free up to 5 children.
Does Lillio charge setup fees or require a contract?
Lillio does not publish its setup fees, onboarding costs or contract terms, so these are only revealed during the quote process. We will not characterise terms Lillio has not published — ask directly during your sales call. MyKidReports charges no setup fee, requires no contract, and you can cancel at any time.
How do I switch from Lillio to MyKidReports?
Most centers complete the switch in 10–14 business days. Our migration team imports your rosters, billing history, attendance records and parent contacts from Lillio at no charge, audits the data, trains your staff, runs a parallel week, then cuts over. Your Lillio subscription is cancelled at month-end. Free data migration is included.
What is the best Lillio alternative?
MyKidReports. Centers move for a specific reason: published per-child pricing ($0.99/child/month, free forever up to 5 children), every core feature included on every plan, no setup fee and no contract — so you can see the cost before you talk to anyone.
See the price before you talk to anyone.
Free forever up to 5 children. No credit card. Every core feature included. If you decide it’s not for you, the export is free too.
