OpenCurriculum vs Ilios

OOpenCurriculum9.3Visit Ilios8.8Visit

Higher score O OpenCurriculum #2 in Curriculum Management Software 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit OpenCurriculum

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

• OpenCurriculum fits best

  Budget-conscious schools wanting broad planning

• Ilios fits best

  Institutions wanting open-source deployment

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Side by side

Feature	OOpenCurriculum 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Ilios 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Curriculum Management Software	#6 in Curriculum Management Software
Best for	Budget-conscious schools wanting broad planning	Institutions wanting open-source deployment
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$5/user/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Email, Phone	Email, Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenCurriculum 1/3 · Ilios 3/3
Approval workflow	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Version history	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
LMS integrations	✓	✓
Specs
Standards library	Both	Not checked yet
Curriculum levels	All	Not checked yet
Curriculum exports	Pdf	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes a fully featured planner Maps courses, units, lessons, and standards in one workspace Imports common curriculum files and exports plans to PDF or Word	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	Access is web-based Personal and School support has a three-business-day response window District pricing starts at $1,250 per month	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	OpenCurriculum is a web-based curriculum planning and mapping platform for K–12 teachers, schools, and districts. It brings course, unit, and lesson planning together with standards alignment, pacing views, instructional-resource… 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

• OpenCurriculum — where it wins

  • Free plan includes a fully featured planner
  • Maps courses, units, lessons, and standards in one workspace
  • Imports common curriculum files and exports plans to PDF or Word

  Where it doesn't

  • Access is web-based
  • Personal and School support has a three-business-day response window
  • District pricing starts at $1,250 per month

• 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

• OOpenCurriculum9.3/10 · Free plan

  A broad curriculum planner with a free entry point and low-cost school pricing.

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• Ilios8.8/10 · Open source

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

  Visit IliosFull verdict →