CELCAT Timetabler vs Tes Timetable

CELCAT Timetabler9.1Visit Tes Timetable8.9Visit

Higher score CELCAT Timetabler #4 in School Scheduling Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit CELCAT

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Tes Timetable #6 in School Scheduling Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Tes Timetable

• CELCAT Timetabler fits best

  Education systems needing polished timetable operations

• Tes Timetable fits best

  Schools with complex staffing and campus needs

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Side by side

Feature	CELCAT Timetabler 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Tes Timetable 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.9
Ranking	#4 in School Scheduling Software	#6 in School Scheduling Software
Best for	Education systems needing polished timetable operations	Schools with complex staffing and campus needs
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted, Desktop, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows
Support	Email, Phone, Community	Live chat, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, ISO 27001	GDPR
Integrations	13 integrations	70+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CELCAT Timetabler 4/5 · Tes Timetable 5/5
Conflict detection	✓	✓
Teacher constraints	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Room constraints	✓	✓
Student group scheduling	✓	✓
Multi-campus support	✓	✓
Specs
Timetable automation	Automatic	Automatic
Our review
Pros	Automatic scheduling with constraints, scenarios, and conflict detection Room capacity, availability, layout, and allocation management Publishing, reporting, APIs, and broad education-system integrations	Automates timetable generation, teacher allocation, and room allocation Handles clashes, flexible working, subject choices, and option blocks Supports multi-campus lines, operational rosters, reports, and exports
Cons	Quote-based pricing includes installation, migration, and per-user costs Web platform only Designed primarily for universities and colleges	Pricing requires contact with sales The established product is an on-premise Windows application Browser-based capabilities are provided through Tes Daily and Tes Choice
Our verdict	CELCAT Timetabler is a cloud-based scheduling platform for universities and colleges. It combines interactive timetable creation with automated scheduling, constraint management, room allocation, conflict detection, scenario planning,… Read the review →	Tes Timetable is school scheduling software for primary and secondary schools that need to coordinate teachers, rooms, student subject choices, and campus requirements. It combines automated timetable generation with manual drag-and-drop… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• CELCAT Timetabler — where it wins

  • Automatic scheduling with constraints, scenarios, and conflict detection
  • Room capacity, availability, layout, and allocation management
  • Publishing, reporting, APIs, and broad education-system integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Quote-based pricing includes installation, migration, and per-user costs
  • Web platform only
  • Designed primarily for universities and colleges

• Tes Timetable — where it wins

  • Automates timetable generation, teacher allocation, and room allocation
  • Handles clashes, flexible working, subject choices, and option blocks
  • Supports multi-campus lines, operational rosters, reports, and exports

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • The established product is an on-premise Windows application
  • Browser-based capabilities are provided through Tes Daily and Tes Choice

• CELCAT Timetabler9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A deep scheduling system for complex higher-education timetables and multi-campus operations.

  Visit CELCATFull verdict →
• Tes Timetable8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A flexible scheduling system for schools managing complex staffing, rooms, subjects, and campuses.

  Visit Tes TimetableFull verdict →