Ilios vs WIDS

Ilios8.8Visit WIDS8.6Visit

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

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WIDS #8 in Curriculum Management Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit WIDS

• Ilios fits best

  Institutions wanting open-source deployment

• WIDS fits best

  Performance-based curriculum design

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Side by side

Feature	Ilios 8.8/10 Visit ↗	WIDS 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.6
Ranking	#6 in Curriculum Management Software	#8 in Curriculum Management Software
Best for	Institutions wanting open-source deployment	Performance-based curriculum design
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	2 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Ilios 3/3 · WIDS 2/3
Approval workflow	✓	✓
Version history	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
LMS integrations	✓	✓
Specs
Standards library	Not checked yet	Both
Curriculum levels	Not checked yet	Unit
Curriculum exports	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	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	Supports course, program, and pathway design with standards alignment Covers maps, assessments, approvals, review records, and archiving Offers team and site licensing with collaborative employee access
Cons	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	Pricing uses contact sales rather than published plan prices No free plan is available Web-only platform with a curriculum-focused scope
Our verdict	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 →	WIDS is cloud-based curriculum management software for colleges, schools, businesses, and government organizations. It is designed for performance-based course and program design, syllabus development, outcome and standards alignment,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• WIDS — where it wins

  • Supports course, program, and pathway design with standards alignment
  • Covers maps, assessments, approvals, review records, and archiving
  • Offers team and site licensing with collaborative employee access

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses contact sales rather than published plan prices
  • No free plan is available
  • Web-only platform with a curriculum-focused scope

• Ilios8.8/10 · Open source

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

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• WIDS8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused curriculum workspace for designing, aligning, assessing, and approving programs.

  Visit WIDSFull verdict →