OpenEduCat Education ERP

OpenEduCat Inc. develops an open-source education ERP for schools, colleges and universities. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in India, with an office in Ahmedabad and a US address in Delaware, it lets institutions run admissions, academics, finance and communication on one database instead of separate systems. The company reports 3 million users and more than 1,000 institutions in 90+ countries.

The platform is built on the Odoo framework and offers 70+ modules, including student information, online admission, fees, timetable, attendance, exams, gradebook, library, LMS, CRM and live classroom. AI tools generate courses, quizzes and rubrics and flag at-risk students. A free LGPL-3.0 edition can be self-hosted, while the Enterprise edition is sold as modular subscriptions in the cloud or on-premise.

• Student information system: profiles, courses, batches and academic records on one database.
• Admission and fees: online admission, fee plans, invoicing and accounting modules.
• Academics: timetable, attendance, exams, gradebook and assignments.
• Learning and engagement: LMS, live classroom with Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, plus WhatsApp messaging.
• AI tools: course, quiz and rubric generators and analytics that flag at-risk students.
• Flexible hosting: managed cloud or on-premise deployment with a free LGPL-3.0 edition.

An international school in Ho Chi Minh City can run admissions, dual-currency billing and a bilingual parent portal on one system. A private university can host the ERP on-premise to keep student data in Vietnam. A vocational college can start on the free edition and add exam and LMS modules later.

Replaces several disconnected school systems with one database covering admission to alumni. Modular pricing lets institutions pay only for the modules they use, with no per-student fees. Can be self-hosted for data residency, which suits rules on in-country hosting. A 15-day free trial and a free open-source edition lower the cost of evaluation.

Schools and universities are consolidating admissions, academics and finance onto integrated ERPs and adding AI tools for teachers and analytics. Data localisation rules and tight budgets in emerging markets favour open-source, self-hostable platforms with modular pricing. In Vietnam, international and private schools need VND and USD billing, bilingual parent portals and MOET subject reporting.

Founded in 2014; headquartered in India (Ahmedabad office) with a US address in Claymont, Delaware. Press releases: Enterprise Cloud Edition with SOC 2 compliance (May 2024), 3 million users milestone (Sept 2024), OpenEduCat 4.0 (Jan 2025). Rated 4.5/5 on G2. Source code published on GitHub under LGPL-3.0.