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Alternatives to Prime Timetable

Prime Timetable combines automatic generation and manual editing for schools, universities and similar institutions. It handles multiple weeks, flexible times, elective groups, pinned cards and forbidden slots, with options to optimize teacher and student loads, gaps, room use and building moves. Master and individual views support drag-and-drop changes. Timetables can be customized, printed and exported, with access from any device. Commercial plans add offline work, while the free plan requires an internet connection.

  1. 01 Peñalara GHC

    GHC suits educational institutions that need to build and manage academic schedules with configurable constraints.

    From $691.67/mo Free plan Web · Windows · iOS · Android
    8.9 Visit Specs
  2. 02 aSc Timetables

    It suits schools that need to coordinate schedules, cover teachers, room bookings, and class registers.

    Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.4 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Academic Scheduler
    From $10/mo Free trial Web
    8.3 Visit Specs
  4. 04 UniTime

    UniTime suits schools, colleges, and universities where multiple schedule managers coordinate course, exam, room, and event planning.

    Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.3 Visit Specs
  5. 05 FET

    FET suits educational institutions that need to schedule activities around teacher, student, room, and time constraints.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.8 Visit Specs
  6. 06 MasterSchedule.app

    It suits K–12 school staff who need to assemble and validate schedules before transferring them to an SIS.

    From $8.33/mo Free trial Web
    7.8 Visit Specs
  7. 07 GC Education Analytics K–12 Master Scheduler

    It suits K–12 schools that need to build or refine schedules across the listed school configurations and scheduling models.

    Free plan Web
    7.7 Visit Specs
  8. 08 Infosilem Academic
    API
    7.7 Visit Specs
  9. 09 TimetableMaster

    It suits schools, colleges and universities managing staff constraints, cover planning or student course choices.

    Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.7 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Ad Astra

    It suits colleges and universities managing academic schedules, room use, demand forecasts, and enrollment planning across campuses.

    Web · API
    7.6 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Lantiv Timetabling Turbo
    From $49/mo Windows · macOS
    7.6 Visit Specs
  12. 12 Orchestra Master Scheduler
    Free trial Web
    7.6 Visit Specs
  13. 13 SchoolGrid

    SchoolGrid is aimed at elementary principals, assistant principals, office managers, instructional coaches, and support staff leads.

    From $8.25/mo Free plan Web
    7.6 Visit Specs
  14. 14 ofCourse Scheduling
    From $708.25/mo Web
    7.4 Visit Specs
  15. 15 Cardonex Schedule
    Web
    7.3 Visit Specs
  16. 16 UniversiTools Schedulers

    It suits universities and institutional teams coordinating academic schedules, facilities, examinations, approvals, and connected systems.

    Web
    7.3 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Untis

    WebUntis suits schools that need online timetable and cover-schedule management alongside communication with staff, students, and families.

    Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.3 Visit Specs
  18. 18 CELCAT Timetabler
    Web
    7.2 Visit Specs
  19. 19 Griddle

    It suits schools managing timetabling, curriculum choices, student groups, daily changes, exams, and multi-campus scheduling.

    Web
    7.2 Visit Specs
  20. 20 OpenCampus
    Web · API · Self-hosted
    7.2 Visit Specs
  21. 21 TimeEdit Schedule
    Web · API
    7.2 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Scheduling Studio
    From $49/mo Windows
    7.1 Visit Specs
  23. 23 Tes Timetable

    It suits schools that need automated or manual timetable creation, including schools managing complex student choices and staffing changes.

    Web · Windows
    7.1 Visit Specs
  24. 24 Schedule25
    Web · API
    7.0 Visit Specs
  25. 25 TimeTabler
    Free trial Windows
    7.0 Visit Specs
  26. 26 Bell Path
    From A$56.58/mo Web
    6.7 Visit Specs
  27. 27 Timely Schools
    Web
    6.7 Visit Specs
  28. 28 Schedule Beacon
    Web
    6.4 Visit Specs

Choosing instead of Prime Timetable

An alternative may suit you better if you need self-hosting, a fully free system, named integrations, or specialist exam and student-management functions. Prime Timetable offers a free evaluation plan and a 30-day trial; Basic and Premium prices appear after choosing a billing duration. It runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web and Windows. Compare whether another product handles your scheduling scope, exams, room booking, student assignments, data exchange or deployment model more directly, and check how its pricing fits your institution.

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