A Procare alternative with clear pricing
Looking for a Procare alternative? Ashby brings attendance, enrollment, tuition, and family communication together for childcare centers and in-home daycares. Software is free. Optional online payments cost $1.99 per successful collection, plus Stripe processing fees.
Start online and set up your program at your own pace. No demo or sales call is required.
Choose what fits your program
Compare the tools your team uses every day: attendance, family communication, enrollment, tuition, and location management. Review current feature availability and the full cost of payments before choosing.
What Ashby includes
Organize your program with free software and add online payments when you need them.
- No subscription or per-child software fees
- Separate settings for each location
- Family communication and tuition management in one place
- Planned features clearly identified on their product pages
Pricing you can work out
Three successful collections cost $5.97 in Ashby fees; forty cost $79.60. Stripe processing fees are separate. One payment covering several children is one collection.
Cash, checks, and payments recorded from elsewhere are free to record.
Compare current options on Procare’s official pricing information. Procare provides a pricing request form. Reviewed September 9, 2026.
Plan your move before switching
Check which records your current provider can export. Keep a copy of past attendance, invoices, and payment statements, then review Ashby’s supported spreadsheet fields before importing child and family records.
An import does not move your payment processing account or automatically recreate every past record. Review your opening balances and tuition plans before sending new invoices.
Follow the switching checklist, review spreadsheet imports, and compare the full payment costs.
Start free — no demo
Create your account and set up your program at your own pace. Software is free. Optional online payments cost $1.99 per successful collection, plus Stripe processing fees.