Embarc vs Outcomap

Embarc is a web-based curriculum mapping and management solution for K–12 school districts. It connects learning objectives with curriculum development, delivery, assessment, and refinement, while aligning curriculum to state and national standards. Districts can compare curriculum with standards-based assessments and monitor instructional planning and delivery toward student mastery. Teachers and districts can customize content, including differentiation notes for accommodations and modifications. Educators can search and reuse courses, units, and lessons from a shared library covering more than 500 districts. Google Drive and Google Team Drive links allow documents, videos, links, and other media to accompany curriculum. Embarc+ supports sharing lessons and activities within and between participating districts. Public and student portals can present learning targets, assignments, assessments, discussions, announcements, homework, and resources. More than 60 reports cover student, classroom, campus, and district levels, exporting to PDF, CSV, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Pricing is not published; contact Education Advanced.

Outcomap turns syllabi, program specifications, standards documents, and learning outcome lists into interactive curriculum maps. Its AI extracts concepts, outcomes, and relationships from supplied material to create drafts that users can revise. Maps show both hierarchical and cross-cutting connections, with search, filters, pan, and zoom for navigation. Users can rename nodes, change their types, assign groups, draw relationships, and adjust themes and styles. Maps are private by default; they can be published as public links that open without sign-in or embedded as live maps in websites, learning management systems, and content management systems. Outcomap supports accreditation frameworks including ABET, HLC, SACSCOC, WASC, CCNE, ACEN, AACSB, CAEP, QAA, and NZQA, and also allows custom frameworks. The free plan permits one map, five AI generations and edits per month, and PDFs up to five pages. Pro costs $90 a year, billed annually, and includes unlimited maps, 200 monthly AI generations and edits, public links, embedding, and priority support. Institutional pricing is custom.