EduCRM vs OpenEduCat

EduCRM is browser-based CRM software for education consultants and agencies managing student recruitment and admissions work. A student record can include parent contacts, sessions, notes, applications, documents, tasks, payments, and invoices. Each university application has its own stage, deadline, documents, and owner, and applications can be managed on a drag-and-drop board. Optional two-way Google Calendar synchronization covers sessions, tasks, and deadlines. Premium registration forms create branded sign-up pages on an EduCRM subdomain, with 47 ready-made questions and up to 10 custom questions. AI can convert spoken notes into tasks and suggest spreadsheet column mappings, with user confirmation required before saving. Data is stored in Google Cloud's europe-west1 region and encrypted in transit and at rest. Workspaces use owner, admin, counsellor, and viewer roles, with workspace separation and an immutable log of access and admin events. The browser app runs in English and Greek and requires no installation. The Free plan covers up to 10 students; Premium costs €49.99/month and supports up to 1499 students.

OpenEduCat is a modular education platform for institutions, available through cloud hosting or on-premise deployment. Institutions can select modules and add more as needed, with no per-student fees. Its systems connect student information with admissions, fees, library, hostel, and other institutional functions; the SIS supports real-time collaboration around student data. Community Edition supports standards and sign-on options including SCORM, xAPI, LTI 1.3, SAML, Shibboleth, OAuth2, Azure AD, and Google Workspace. The platform also lists assessments, certificates, API access, and Android and iOS apps. Its Free Edition has no learner cap or time limit, although capacity depends on hardware. The Free Edition uses the LGPL-3.0 license, with source code public on GitHub; institutions own their data and can self-host without student limits or license call-home. Self-hosting can use Linux, Python 3.10+, and PostgreSQL 14+. A 15-day trial is offered without a credit card. The listed Core plan is $489 a year, and the site lists a No Refund Policy.