Infosilem Academic vs UniTime
Infosilem Academic
infosilem.com
UniTime
unitime.orgSide by side
| Figure | Infosilem Academic | UniTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · School Scheduling Software | 7.7 (#9) | 8.3 (#5) |
| Spec score · Exam Scheduling Software | 7.6 (#17) | 8.3 (#6) |
| Course scheduling | The software assigns course times and rooms using student pathways, instructor requirements, and room usage constraints. | Course timetables can account for student course demands, curricula, historical patterns, faculty and room preferences, and other class relationships. |
| Integrations | SIS integration is available through web services API or CSV files, and Ellucian Ethos connectors support bidirectional near-real-time changes. | UniTime can run independently or interface with an existing student information system. |
| Purpose | Infosilem Academic produces a master academic course schedule for higher education institutions. | UniTime is an educational scheduling system for creating and managing course and exam timetables, room sharing, and student class assignments. |
| Support | 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. | The project states that free email support and commercial installation, configuration, maintenance, customization and training are available. |
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Infosilem Academic
Infosilem Academic has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
UniTime
UniTime is a free educational scheduling system for course and exam timetables, room sharing, and student class assignments. Course scheduling can account for student demand, curricula, historical patterns, faculty and room preferences, and relationships among classes. Its examination module builds term schedules intended to minimize student exam conflicts and can schedule midterms and finals. The web-based Events interface lets staff and students request events or search for available times and locations, with notices sent to organizers. Student scheduling assigns students to available class spaces using course requirements and timetable information, but cannot guarantee that every conflict will be resolved. UniTime runs as a server-client application with a web interface and platform-independent distributions. It can operate independently or connect to an existing student information system; documentation describes XML imports and exports and RESTful interfaces. Installation guidance covers Linux, Windows, and Mac. Administrators may configure SSL access through Tomcat and LDAP authentication. The application is distributed under Apache License 2.0. The installation page recommends UniTime 4.8 for production, while UniTime 4.9 is still in development.