Weighing up Tot Tracker and Famly for your childcare setting? Here's a fair look at how they compare, and who each one suits best.
Book a DemoFamly is a large, well-funded platform from Copenhagen, used by thousands of nurseries across the UK, Germany and beyond. It sells into Ireland on the same sterling price list as the UK, and its funding tools are built around English schemes such as the 30 hours entitlement rather than NCS and ECCE.
Tot Tracker is built only for Ireland, so NCS hours, CHICK codes, ECCE and Tusla-ready records are part of the core product. Every feature is in one per-child price, and Direct Debit and bank transfers are included with no per-payment fee. Famly charges €0.60 for each SEPA Direct Debit.
you run an Irish service and want NCS and ECCE handled properly, Direct Debit included, enrolment forms and care plans that pre-fill and refresh, and one per-child price with every feature.
you run settings in the UK as well as Ireland and want one system across all of them, or you want a large international platform with native apps and live translation, and you're happy to set up Irish funding and Aistear yourself.
| Feature | Tot Tracker | Famly |
|---|---|---|
| Developed exclusively for Ireland (NCS, ECCE, Tusla) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No (UK-led, Irish schemes not named) |
| Automatic NCS hours tracking & early warnings | ✓ Yes | Not published (UK funding entitlements only) |
| Direct Debit & bank transfers included, no per-payment fee | ✓ Yes | ✗ No (€0.60 per SEPA Direct Debit) |
| Digital enrolment forms that pre-fill from last time | ✓ Yes | Partial (Professional plan only) |
| Parent-signed, regularly refreshed allergy/medical care plans | ✓ Yes | Not published (allergies on profile, medication forms on Premium) |
| Learning observations & skills tracking | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes (Aistear via the curriculum builder, Premium and up) |
| Parent app (no app-store download required) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes (iOS, Android and web) |
| Holiday camp & after-school booking flows | ✓ Yes | Partial (extra sessions for enrolled children) |
| Single all-inclusive per-child price | ✓ Yes | ✗ No (per setting, £79 to £209 a month) |
| App available in Irish (Gaeilge) | ✓ Yes | Not published |
Comparison based on publicly available information as of November 2026 and on how Tot Tracker works. Competitor products change (though maybe not at the speed of Tot Tracker, see our updates), so please check with them directly for their latest features and pricing. We've aimed to be fair; if you spot anything out of date, let us know.
Tot Tracker is a simple per-child/month price, which includes most payments and gives you access to all features. See pricing → Compare total costs →
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