Coursedog Curriculum Management vs Ilios

Coursedog Curriculum Management helps higher education institutions manage curriculum changes from proposals through approvals, records and reporting. Proposal Manager displays proposal status and uses AI-powered summaries to surface changes, context and submitter details. Institutions can configure drag-and-drop approval workflows and create forms with validated fields and auto-population. The product centralizes course and program information from SIS and non-SIS sources, and supports learning outcomes tied to courses and programs. Users can export custom reports tracking changes such as program modifications and courses not taught. Approved changes can flow into the catalog, learning outcomes can sync across modules, and curricular updates can trigger syllabus changes. Coursedog says its scheduling tools run on an institution’s SIS and sync changes in real time. APIs are included in the standard license, and federated sign-on is supported through SAML 2.0 or CAS. The SIS Integrations Hub includes status monitoring, centralized configuration, CSV uploads and manual merges. Pricing is on request. Coursedog identifies registrars, provosts, CIOs and accreditation roles among its audiences.

Ilios is an open-source curriculum management platform for health professions education. It collects, organizes, analyzes, and delivers curricular information for programs, departments, schools, and institutions, with controls for data integrity, security, and intellectual property. Program tools support year-by-year tracking, competency domains, content review workflows, and historical audits. Calendar functions include mobile views, search, synchronization, downloads, and real-time alerts about schedule, location, or content changes. Reporting covers curriculum mapping, teaching and content hours, trends, archiving, and accreditation support. An API connects external systems, and Ilios complements learning platforms such as Moodle and Canvas. The software uses a Symfony PHP/SQL backend; Linux with a LAMP stack is recommended, though Windows IIS deployments are also possible. Authentication defaults to native credentials, with Shibboleth 2.4, CAS, or LDAP configurable. Hosted Ilios starts at $1,000 a month per school; implementation, customization, and deployment fees are separate. The project offers a live demo by request.