Akari vs Ilios

Akari9.2Visit Ilios8.8Visit

Higher score Akari #3 in Curriculum Management Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Akari

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Ilios #6 in Curriculum Management Software 8.8/10 Open source ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Ilios

• Akari fits best

  Higher education with complex outcome mapping

• Ilios fits best

  Institutions wanting open-source deployment

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Side by side

Feature	Akari 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Ilios 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Curriculum Management Software	#6 in Curriculum Management Software
Best for	Higher education with complex outcome mapping	Institutions wanting open-source deployment
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Email, Phone	Email, Docs
Integrations	9 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Akari 3/3 · Ilios 3/3
Approval workflow	✓	✓
Version history	✓	✓
LMS integrations	✓	✓
Specs
Standards library	Built-in	Not checked yet
Curriculum levels	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Curriculum exports	Both	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Maps learning outcomes, activities, assessments, and accreditation standards Supports collaborative review, formal approvals, and version management Connects with academic systems and exports curriculum data in common formats	Maps multi-year curricula, competencies, objectives, courses, and activities Supports review, publishing, audit history, archiving, and reporting Offers self-hosting, APIs, Moodle, and Canvas integrations
Cons	Pricing is handled through contact with sales rather than published tiers Its higher-education focus may not suit general training providers Broad governance and mapping capabilities may exceed simpler curriculum needs	Vendor-hosted plans start at $1,000 per school per month Implementation requires a separate one-time fee Self-hosted deployment requires Linux-based infrastructure
Our verdict	Akari is a cloud-based curriculum management platform for universities and other higher-education organisations. It brings curriculum design, collaborative review, formal approvals, version management, learning-outcome alignment,… Read the review →	Ilios is an open-source curriculum management platform for health professions schools, departments, programs, and institutions. It is designed for complex, multidisciplinary, and interprofessional curricula, with tools for multi-year… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Akari — where it wins

  • Maps learning outcomes, activities, assessments, and accreditation standards
  • Supports collaborative review, formal approvals, and version management
  • Connects with academic systems and exports curriculum data in common formats

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact with sales rather than published tiers
  • Its higher-education focus may not suit general training providers
  • Broad governance and mapping capabilities may exceed simpler curriculum needs

• Ilios — where it wins

  • Maps multi-year curricula, competencies, objectives, courses, and activities
  • Supports review, publishing, audit history, archiving, and reporting
  • Offers self-hosting, APIs, Moodle, and Canvas integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Vendor-hosted plans start at $1,000 per school per month
  • Implementation requires a separate one-time fee
  • Self-hosted deployment requires Linux-based infrastructure

• Akari9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A structured curriculum system for institutions managing complex outcomes, approvals, and accreditation.

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• Ilios8.8/10 · Open source

  A flexible curriculum system for institutions managing complex, mapped programs.

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