Best Exam Scheduling Software in 2026
Updated
In short: OpenEduCat is ranked #1 of 37 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Wise Timetable and aSc Timetables. The best-ranked option with a free plan is UniTime. The lowest first paid tier on this page is OpenEduCat at $2.42/mo.
Planning exam schedules means accounting for courses, rooms, students, and invigilators while fitting exams into a workable timetable. Compared on automatic timetabling and rules for course, room, invigilator, and student conflicts, these systems offer ways to evaluate how scheduling requirements are addressed. Deployment, maximum exams, free plan availability, and paid-from pricing are also included for comparison. OpenEduCat, Wise Timetable, and aSc Timetables are among the entries, with Untis and UniTime also represented. Consider the constraints your institution must satisfy, the number of exams it needs to arrange, and how deployment fits your environment.
37 exam scheduling software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
37ranked
4free plans on this page
$2.42/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Exam Scheduling Software 25 channels on this page · 105 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromAutomatic timetablingRoom constraintsStudent conflict rulesInvigilator constraintsCourse constraintsDeployment Spec sheet Score
01 OpenEduCat Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingnot statedRoom constraintsnot statedStudent conflict rulesnot statedInvigilator constraintsnot statedCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.5
02 Wise Timetable Free planNoPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesYesInvigilator constraintsYesCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymenthybrid 6/8spec lines stated 7.4
03 aSc Timetables Free planNoPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingnot statedRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesnot statedInvigilator constraintsnot statedCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.3
04 Untis Free planNoPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingnot statedRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesnot statedInvigilator constraintsnot statedCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.2
05 UniTime Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingnot statedRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesnot statedInvigilator constraintsnot statedCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.1
06 EMS Academic Scheduling Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesnot statedInvigilator constraintsnot statedCourse constraintsYesDeploymenthybrid 4/8spec lines stated 7.0
07 Optime Exam Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesYesInvigilator constraintsYesCourse constraintsYesDeploymentcloud 6/8spec lines stated 7.0
08 Skoolia Free planNoPaid from$39/moAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesYesInvigilator constraintsnot statedCourse constraintsYesDeploymentcloud 7/8spec lines stated 7.0
09 Cloudilya Examination Management ERP Free planNoPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesYesInvigilator constraintsYesCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentcloud 6/8spec lines stated 6.9
10 FET Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingnot statedRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesnot statedInvigilator constraintsnot statedCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.8
11 Oakslot Free planNoPaid from$499/moAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesYesInvigilator constraintsYesCourse constraintsYesDeploymentcloud 8/8spec lines stated 6.6
12 SchoolKit Exam Timetable Builder Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesYesInvigilator constraintsYesCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
13 GNWebSoft Exam Management System Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsnot statedStudent conflict rulesnot statedInvigilator constraintsnot statedCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.5
14 Schoolyi Free planNoPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesYesInvigilator constraintsYesCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentcloud 6/8spec lines stated 6.5
15 Sonet Examination Management System Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesYesInvigilator constraintsYesCourse constraintsYesDeploymentcloud 6/8spec lines stated 6.4
16 UniversiTools Schedulers Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingnot statedRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesnot statedInvigilator constraintsnot statedCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.4
17 GlobalTimeTablePro Free planNoPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesnot statedInvigilator constraintsnot statedCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymenthybrid 4/8spec lines stated 5.9
18 EMS Student Management Software Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesYesInvigilator constraintsnot statedCourse constraintsYesDeploymentcloud 5/8spec lines stated 5.8
19 Muhexa Assessment Planning Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesYesInvigilator constraintsYesCourse constraintsYesDeploymenthybrid 6/8spec lines stated 5.8
20 SEAtS ONE Timetabling Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesYesInvigilator constraintsYesCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentcloud 5/8spec lines stated 5.8
21 AI Assessment & Examination Automation Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesnot statedInvigilator constraintsYesCourse constraintsYesDeploymentnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.7
22 Apakademia Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesnot statedInvigilator constraintsYesCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentcloud 4/8spec lines stated 5.7
23 Syllabus Plus Free planNoPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesnot statedInvigilator constraintsYesCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentcloud 5/8spec lines stated 5.7
24 TomaSafe Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingnot statedRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesYesInvigilator constraintsYesCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentcloud 4/8spec lines stated 5.7
25 Astra Schedule Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAutomatic timetablingYesRoom constraintsYesStudent conflict rulesYesInvigilator constraintsnot statedCourse constraintsnot statedDeploymentnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.6
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Questions about this list
Which exam scheduling software is ranked first on Specifiction?
OpenEduCat is ranked #1 of 37 with a score of 7.5. Wise Timetable is second and aSc Timetables third.
How many of these have a free plan?
4 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, OpenEduCat has the lowest first paid tier we found: $2.42/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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