Best Curriculum Management Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Atlas is ranked #1 of 27 as of 7 October 2026, ahead of OpenCurriculum and Outcomap. The best-ranked option with a free plan is OpenCurriculum. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Sofia at £0.33/mo.
Institutions managing curricula across programs may need software for organizing materials, approvals, and revisions. Compared on approval workflow, curriculum exports, curriculum levels, and version history, the entries also vary in standards libraries and LMS integrations. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer further comparison points. Atlas, OpenCurriculum, and Outcomap are among the options shown. Think about the curriculum structures your team manages, how changes are reviewed and recorded, which standards matter, and whether connections to learning management systems are needed.
27 curriculum management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
3 of the 25 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AtlasWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $41.67/mo | 6.4 | |
| 2 | OpenCurriculumWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $5/mo | 6.4 | |
| 3 | OutcomapWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $7.50/mo | 6.4 | |
| 4 | Modern Campus CMSWeb · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.6 |
| 5 | Kuali Curriculum ManagementWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 6 | PeopleGrove Engagement HubWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 7 | AkariWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 8 | CourseLoopWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 9 | Creatrix Campus Curriculum Management SystemWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 10 | eMedley eCurriculumWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 11 | LeoWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 4 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 12 | Watermark Course Evaluations & SurveysWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 13 | Worktribe Curriculum ManagementWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 14 | Acuity Insights One45 Curriculum ManagementWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 15 | Coursedog Curriculum ManagementWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 16 | IliosWeb · Windows · Linux · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | — | 4 of 6 | $850/mo | 5.3 |
| 17 | ElevateWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 18 | EmbarcWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 19 | ExamSoftWeb · Windows · Mac · iPhone | One bar | — | — | 4 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 20 | Watermark Curriculum StrategyWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 21 | mapEDUWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 22 | ToddleWeb · Android · iPhone | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 23 | SofiaWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | £0.33/mo | 5.0 |
| 24 | CourseKeelWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
| 25 | Curriculum TrakWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Standards library | Approval workflow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlas | 6.4 | No | $41.67/mo | — | — | both | Yes |
| 2 | OpenCurriculum | 6.4 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | — | both | — |
| 3 | Outcomap | 6.4 | Free plan | $7.50/mo | Yes | 7.5 /mo | both | — |
| 4 | Modern Campus CMS | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 5 | Kuali Curriculum Management | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 6 | PeopleGrove Engagement Hub | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Akari | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | built-in | Yes |
| 8 | CourseLoop | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 9 | Creatrix Campus Curriculum Management System | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 10 | eMedley eCurriculum | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | built-in | — |
| 11 | Leo | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 13 | Worktribe Curriculum Management | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 14 | Acuity Insights One45 Curriculum Management | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Coursedog Curriculum Management | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 16 | Ilios | 5.3 | No | $850/mo | No | 1,000 /mo | — | Yes |
| 17 | Elevate | 5.2 | No | — | — | 190 /mo | import | Yes |
| 18 | Embarc | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | ExamSoft | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Watermark Curriculum Strategy | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 21 | mapEDU | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | both | — |
| 22 | Toddle | 5.1 | No | — | No | — | both | Yes |
| 23 | Sofia | 5.0 | No | £0.33/mo | — | — | — | Yes |
| 24 | CourseKeel | 4.8 | No | — | No | — | import | — |
| 25 | Curriculum Trak | 4.8 | No | — | No | — | both | — |
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Questions about this list
Which curriculum management software is ranked first on Freedom251?
Atlas is ranked #1 of 27 with a score of 6.4. OpenCurriculum is second and Outcomap third.
How many of these have a free plan?
2 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Sofia has the lowest first paid tier we found: £0.33/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.