Atlas vs Ilios

Atlas9.4Visit Ilios8.8Visit

Higher score Atlas #1 in Curriculum Management Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Atlas

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

• Atlas fits best

  Schools needing comprehensive curriculum governance

• Ilios fits best

  Institutions wanting open-source deployment

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Side by side

Feature	Atlas 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Ilios 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Curriculum Management Software	#6 in Curriculum Management Software
Best for	Schools needing comprehensive curriculum governance	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, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	50+ integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Atlas 3/3 · Ilios 3/3
Approval workflow	✓	✓
Version history	✓	✓
LMS integrations	✓	✓
Specs
Standards library	Both	Not checked yet
Curriculum levels	All	Not checked yet
Curriculum exports	Pdf	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Covers planning, standards alignment, analytics, archives, and publishing Supports vertical and horizontal scope-and-sequence reporting Connects with Google, Office 365, Clever, ClassLink, and LMS tools	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 requires contacting sales Available as a web platform Some standards and publishing elements are configurable or optional	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	Atlas is an online curriculum planning, assessment, and reporting platform for public, independent, and international schools. It supports course, unit, and lesson planning, with customizable unit-planner templates, standards alignment and… 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

• Atlas — where it wins

  • Covers planning, standards alignment, analytics, archives, and publishing
  • Supports vertical and horizontal scope-and-sequence reporting
  • Connects with Google, Office 365, Clever, ClassLink, and LMS tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Available as a web platform
  • Some standards and publishing elements are configurable or optional

• 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

• Atlas9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A comprehensive web platform for governing, aligning, analyzing, and publishing curriculum.

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• Ilios8.8/10 · Open source

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

  Visit IliosFull verdict →