Kidsoft Review Australia 2026
Still a CCS specialist — without a public price
Kidsoft still sells CCS, Konnect attendance, Parent Portal and DebitPro, and it is inside the OWNA group. The simple $149–$169 card that made it easy to compare is gone. AWS in Australia remains; ISO 27001 does not. Get a demo quote and compare OWNA Premium $149 incl GST or Xplor Office from $204 excl GST.
- Best for
- Existing Kidsoft centres, or services that want a CCS+OSHC specialist and will accept a quote.
- Not ideal for
- Buyers who need a live dollar table, named ISO 27001, or built-in payroll (OWNA’s $8 add-on).
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Overview
Kidsoft is ccs, konnect attendance and debitpro — public dollars are gone. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Varsity Lakes, QLD (Gold Coast), it serves Australian businesses with local data hosting and AU-based support.
Feature highlights
These highlights come from vendor documentation and editorial analysis of public sources. They are not firsthand test results or a claim that every listed capability was exercised in a trial.
- Quote only
Public $149–$169 list is gone. Demo quote by size.
- CCS still advertised
Submissions and CCS management on product pages.
- Konnect attendance
Electronic sign-in/out, live ratios. Replaced iCheckin.
- Parent Portal
Bookings, absences, statements, payments.
- DebitPro
Native gateway. Clearing times and volume pricing on the One page.
- AWS Australia
Security page. ISO 27001 dropped.
AU Compliance Scores
These scores apply to Australian tax, payroll and banking capabilities where they are relevant to Kidsoft. They are SoftwareHQ editorial judgements from public documentation, not firsthand product tests.
Not applicable means this product type is not scored on that dimension (for example BAS lodgement on a CRM). Not supported means the vendor does not offer it. Unknown means we could not verify it from public sources — that is not the same as unsupported.
Not business accounting.
No payroll product.
Not employer payroll.
No award interpretation.
Family/CCS billing, not BAS.
DebitPro family payments, not bank feeds.
When this was checked
Status as of (page snapshot) against a 90-day review target. Checked dates are not updated when the site is rebuilt.
Editorial article date: . That is not proof that pricing, hosting, or compliance was re-checked.
- PricingVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
Quote only (8 Sep 2026). Stored $169/$159/$149 not on a public card. Single Custom Quote plan.
- HostingVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
AWS VPC/IAM; data archiving in Australia. Privacy PDF: AU data centres. ISO 27001 not on the current security page.
- Ccs ComplianceVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
CCS management and automated submissions advertised on software/One pages.
- Nqf ComplianceVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
Konnect attendance/ratios and Moments documentation. No QIP generator.
Pricing (AUD)
All prices below are in Australian dollars and exclude GST. Verified — checked 8 September 2026. Source: kidsoft.com.au/kidsoft-one.
- Features: Kidsoft One or Kidsoft OSHC via demo
- Service Types: Long Day Care, Kindergarten, Preschool, OSHC, Vacation Care
Estimate first-year cost for Kidsoft
Observed price changes
Recorded when a listed price changed. This is not a complete vendor timeline.
- Public $169/$159/$149 list removed. Kidsoft One FAQ is demo quote only.
- Custom Quote · $169 · Public $169/$159/$149 list removed. Kidsoft One FAQ is demo quote only.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- CCS, Konnect attendance, Parent Portal and DebitPro still on official pages
- Purpose-built OSHC line
- AWS Australia hosting statement
- Toll-free 1800 827 234
- Migration workshop still documented
- Now in the OWNA group if you want a path to OWNA payroll later
Cons
- No public $149–$169 table
- GST unknown
- ISO 27001 dropped from the security page
- No printed Xero/MYOB connector
- No built-in payroll
- Support hours not reprinted
How this review was made
Reviews separate vendor documentation, editorial analysis and firsthand records. They are not interchangeable.
- Vendor documentation — Public pages from Kidsoft and other sites. Recorded HTTP(S) URLs are listed under Sources. A source URL is a document we recorded, not a claim that every sentence on this page was checked against that URL.
- Editorial analysis — SoftwareHQ's written verdict and scores for Australian buyers. The header score is an editorial assessment, not a user-review average, not a lab result, and not a number derived from how many evidence records exist.
- Firsthand records — This review has no firsthand observation records, trial walkthroughs, or screenshots from a logged-in SoftwareHQ account. Missing tests stay not tested.
This page does not rank products by speed or security from documentation or from evidence count.
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Sources
Public pages recorded when this review was compiled. They are not a checklist that every claim was verified, and they are not evidence of hands-on product testing.
- Kidsoft official site
- Kidsoft Kidsoft One
- Kidsoft Kidsoft Oshc
- Kidsoft Childcare Software
- Kidsoft security
- App Privacypolicy.pdf
- Kidsoft integrations
- Kidsoft Migration
- Kidsoft Kidsoft Joins Owna
- Owna Owna Acquires Kidsoft Infocare
Kidsoft Alternatives
If Kidsoft doesn’t quite fit your needs, consider these alternatives for Australian businesses:
- Xplor Education — CCS admin plus educator docs — published from-prices excl GST. From $204/mo ex GST.
- OWNA — GST-inclusive CCS on Premium — Lite is not the CCS SKU. From $99/mo inc GST.
- Xap — CCS automation on Scale $259 — Rise $169 has no CCSS. From $169/mo ex GST.