Griddle vs Prime Timetable

Griddle is cloud software for school timetabling and daily organisation. Its timetable tools check data, report issues, and support automated building alongside manual changes; the engine can produce timetable solutions within two hours. AI line generation creates class combinations while accounting for school constraints and teacher and room requirements. Online course-selection forms apply curriculum rules and allow individual student exceptions. Flexible student groups, automatic enrolments, and class-list changes update student timetables. One setup can coordinate shared staff, spaces, students, and cross-campus classes. Griddle supports multiple period structures, including overlapping periods and teacher break rules across structures. Daily Organisation handles teacher absences and events. Events created in Compass appear automatically, and exam schedules can be published there; Griddle Exams can create extra sittings for special considerations. Multiple users can work on the same data simultaneously, with roles and permissions controlling access. Pricing is on request.

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.