Built for any institution. Anywhere in the world.
Open-source, modular, multilingual, multi-currency, cloud or on-premise. Every architectural decision was made to fit education institutions, not the other way around.
Configured for your institution, not a generic template
Every institution has its own academic calendar, grading scale, fee structure, program hierarchy, and approval chain. OpenEduCat is configured, not compromised, to match the way your institution actually operates.
- Custom academic year, terms, and session structure
- Configurable grading scales, grade categories, and GPA weights
- Flexible fee heads, installment schedules, and discount rules
- Custom fields on student, staff, and course records
- Branded portal with your institution's logo and colors
Your data in, your data out. No lock-in.
Import student records, staff data, historical grades, and fee history from your current system. Export to Excel, CSV, PDF, or via API at any time. You own your data. Completely.
- Bulk import via Excel/CSV for students, staff, courses, and fees
- Migration support from legacy SIS, ERP, and spreadsheets
- Export any report to Excel, CSV, or PDF in one click
- Full data portability. No vendor lock-in, ever.
- Scheduled automatic exports for compliance reporting
Access from any device, any location, any browser
OpenEduCat runs entirely in the browser. No software to install, no plugins required, no IT deployment needed for end users. Students, staff, and parents access it from any modern browser on any device.
- Works on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge
- Responsive on desktop, tablet, and mobile
- No client software or app installation required for web access
- Native mobile apps available for iOS and Android
- Progressive web app experience for offline-capable features
Start with what you need. Add the rest when you're ready.
You don't have to deploy all 73 modules at once. Start with student records and attendance. Add LMS, fee management, and gradebook when your team is ready. Every module works standalone and integrates automatically when you add others.
- 73 modules across student, academic, finance, and operations domains
- Deploy one module or all at once. Your timeline, your choice.
- Modules integrate automatically. No manual connections needed.
- Community (free) and Enterprise editions for different budget levels
- Add or remove modules as your institution's needs change
Collect fees in any currency, report in any currency
Institutions operating internationally, or accepting payments from students in different countries. They can manage accounts, collect fees, and generate financial reports in multiple currencies with live exchange rate support.
- Configure any number of currencies with exchange rate management
- Collect fees and process payments in student-preferred currency
- Financial reports available in base currency or transaction currency
- Automatic currency conversion for consolidated financial views
- Suitable for international campuses, branch offices, and global enrolment
Serve students and staff in their own language
OpenEduCat supports multiple interface languages. Staff can operate in their preferred language. Students see portals in their regional language. Institutions in multilingual regions or serving international students can configure language by user role or location.
- Interface available in English, Arabic, French, Spanish, Hindi, and more
- User-level language preference setting
- Right-to-left (RTL) layout support for Arabic and Hebrew
- Localised date, time, and number formatting
- Custom translation support for institution-specific terminology
One platform for multi-campus and multi-branch institutions
Managing a university system with multiple colleges, a K-12 district with several schools, or a group of institutions under one trust? OpenEduCat handles multi-organization hierarchies in a single installation, with consolidated reporting and separate campus administration.
- Multiple campuses or schools in a single installation
- Campus-level administration with group-level reporting
- Shared master data (programs, fee structures) with campus-level override
- Role-based access control scoped to specific organisations
- Consolidated financial and academic dashboards across all branches
Deploy wherever your data governance policy requires
Some institutions need cloud deployment for flexibility. Others require on-premise for data sovereignty, regulatory compliance, or network constraints. OpenEduCat supports both, and hybrid configurations for institutions transitioning between them.
- Managed cloud hosting with 99.9% uptime SLA
- On-premise deployment on your own servers or data centre
- Private cloud deployment on AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Docker and Kubernetes deployment support
- Data residency options for institutions with local compliance requirements
Full access to source code. No black box.
OpenEduCat Community Edition is fully open-source under the LGPL license. Your IT team can inspect the code, modify it, run it on your own servers, and avoid vendor lock-in permanently. No surprise licensing fees when you scale.
- Community Edition is free under LGPL. Download and self-host.
- Full source code available on GitHub
- Modify, extend, and integrate without restriction
- Active community of 1,000+ institutions and developers
- Enterprise Edition adds managed hosting, SLA support, and advanced modules
Student data protected at every layer
OpenEduCat is built on security-first architecture. Role-based access controls, encrypted data at rest and in transit, audit trails on every record change, and FERPA-compliant data handling for US institutions.
- Role-based access control: staff only see what their role permits
- TLS/SSL encryption for all data in transit
- AES-256 encryption for data at rest
- Full audit trail on every record change with timestamp and user
- FERPA-compliant data handling for US institutions
Connect to any third-party system via REST API
OpenEduCat exposes a full REST API for all major data entities: students, courses, attendance, grades, fees, and more. Build custom integrations, connect mobile apps, sync with your existing tools, or build institutional dashboards on top of your data.
- REST API for all core entities: students, courses, fees, grades, attendance
- OAuth2 authentication for secure third-party access
- Webhook support for real-time event notifications
- Pre-built integrations with Zoom, BigBlueButton, Google Meet, WhatsApp
- Swagger/OpenAPI documentation for developer teams
See how it fits your institution
Every institution is different. Book a 30-minute demo and we'll show you how OpenEduCat is configured for institutions like yours: your deployment model, your language, your workflows.