Kuali Curriculum Management vs Outcomap

Kuali Curriculum Management helps higher education institutions handle curriculum proposals, reviews, approvals, and academic changes. Institutions can configure forms for courses, programs, policies, and other changes, then route submissions to faculty, committees, and academic leaders according to their approval structures. The system tracks proposals, approvals, bottlenecks, and outstanding work. Reviewers can see prerequisites, corequisites, and program relationships when assessing a proposed change. Embedded AI can create or modify workflows, change forms or approval processes, refine proposal content, and identify stalled proposals through natural-language prompts. Approved curriculum can flow into Kuali Catalog, while approved course information can connect with Kuali Syllabus Management. Kuali describes its platform as API-first, with REST and GraphQL connections for campus systems. It says customer data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and access roles and permissions are configurable. The product is listed for web and API. It is paid, but no numeric price, free plan, or free trial is stated; institutions are invited to schedule a demo.

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.