⚖️ HONEST COMPARISON
CubbyBook vs. Procare
Procare is the long-standing center-market platform with a dedicated in-home plan. CubbyBook is home-daycare-only. Both publish real prices — so this one's refreshingly concrete.
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CubbyBook
Procare
Built for
Home daycares only
Centers first, with an in-home plan
Free plan
✓ Forever, unlimited children
Not offered
Home-provider pricing
$15/mo flat ($149/yr)
$25/mo (up to 15 children), as published
Billing & tuition modules
Skipped on purpose — simpler and cheaper
✓ Bundled
Setup
2 minutes, self-serve
Guided onboarding
Incident reports with e-signatures
✓ With auto-PDF + daily-log cross-refs
✓
Daily reports to parents
✓ Live-updating feed
✓
Comparison reflects our understanding of publicly available information as of mid-2026 — always verify details with each vendor.
Where CubbyBook fits better
🎯 One audience, no compromises Every screen assumes a home daycare — no center features rebranded for homes, no settings you'll never touch.
🆓 A real free tier Attendance, daily logs, messaging, and the parent portal cost nothing, forever. Upgrade only if you want photos, e-signatures, and exports.
🧾 Recordkeeping-first design Append-only attendance, correction history, and signed incident PDFs — organized as you go.
Common questions
Procare includes billing — doesn't CubbyBook lose that comparison? +
If integrated billing is a must-have today, Procare's in-home plan covers it and CubbyBook doesn't — that's an honest difference. CubbyBook skips billing on purpose to stay simple and inexpensive for providers who already have a payment routine that works.
Is $15/month the whole price? +
Yes — flat, regardless of how many children you care for. Annual is $149 (about 17% less). The Free plan has no time limit.
Purpose-built beats repurposed.
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