FET vs Infosilem Academic
FET
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| Figure | FET | Infosilem Academic |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · School Scheduling Software | 7.8 (#6) | 7.7 (#9) |
| Spec score · Exam Scheduling Software | 7.7 (#14) | 7.6 (#17) |
| Integrations | The maker lists third-party tools for converting FET XML timetable results to Microsoft Excel and for importing FET-compatible timetables into RosarioSIS. | SIS integration is available through web services API or CSV files, and Ellucian Ethos connectors support bidirectional near-real-time changes. |
| Purpose | FET automatically schedules timetables for schools, high schools, and universities. | Infosilem Academic produces a master academic course schedule for higher education institutions. |
| Scheduling modes | FET supports fully automatic, semi-automatic, and manual allocation. | It supports in-class, synchronous online, asynchronous online, and combined course delivery modes. |
| Support | The maker provides a user forum and documentation, including manuals, instructions, tips, and frequently asked questions. | Existing clients can contact support by email or toll-free phone, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time, and access a Help Center and remote support. |
Plans
In their own words
FET
FET creates timetables for schools, high schools, and universities, with automatic, semi-automatic, and manual allocation modes. Its time and room constraints can account for teacher and student availability, preferred times and rooms, gaps, working hours, and changes between rooms or buildings. It accepts flexible XML input and imports CSV; completed schedules can be exported as HTML, XML, or CSV. The maker states algorithm limits of 500,000 activities, 30,000 student subgroups, 30,000 rooms, and 30,000 buildings. FET runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows and is free software under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3, with no stated usage limits. The maker provides a forum and documentation, including manuals, instructions, tips, and frequently asked questions. Listed third-party tools convert FET XML results to Microsoft Excel or bring FET-compatible timetables into RosarioSIS. The maker also says it may help institutions with custom variants for changes that are not too difficult, or advise on how to implement them. Stated generation times range from under five minutes for simpler schedules to hours for extremely difficult ones.
Infosilem Academic
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