Classify Exam Management vs Prime Timetable

Classify Exam Management is a cloud service for schools, universities, and other education institutions planning and running examination cycles. Its workflow spans data import, conflict-free exam planning, automatic timetabling, room assignment, proctor assignment, attendance, and envelope export. Listed constraints include room limits, student conflict rules, and invigilator constraints. Student and proctor portals provide role-specific access, while statistics and KPIs summarize examination activity. The service runs in a modern browser with an internet connection and requires no installation or institution server setup. The site says data is stored on Google Cloud in a European region, encrypted in transit and at rest, and isolated between institutions. The interface supports English, French, and Arabic, including right-to-left layout. Standard access is paid and has no general free plan. A separate founding-institution offer gives exactly three selected institutions full access to Timetable Builder and Exam Management for the 2026–2027 academic year at free, billed for that academic year, with direct support, no credit card, and no automatic conversion to a paid plan. Support includes setup review and help with unusual requirements.

Prime Timetable provides automatic and manual timetabling for schools, universities, and similar institutions. Users can schedule multiple weeks at flexible times, move timetable cards in master and individual views, and divide classes into groups for electives. Its generator can account for pinned cards and forbidden time slots, then optimize teacher and student loads, gaps, room use, and building moves. Timetables can be customized, accessed from any device, printed as master or individual schedules, and exported to formats and apps. Data can be imported by copy and paste. The maker says timetables are backed up every 24 hours and the service is used in over 120 countries. The free plan is for evaluation and includes a web app for all devices, premium support, and a 30-day trial period; it requires an internet connection. Commercial plans enable offline work. Basic is for small and medium schools with up to 40 teachers, while Premium is for larger and campus schools with up to 100 teachers. Both commercial plans offer a web app and premium support, with pricing dependent on the selected plan duration.