OpenEduCat

What OpenEduCat does

OpenEduCat is a bootstrapped, Delaware-incorporated education software company that has operated since 2014 and is commercially registered in the US (Claymont, Delaware) with primary engineering and operations in Ahmedabad, India. The company sells an open-source education Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform built on the Odoo/Flectra framework, offering 73+ integrated modules covering student information, learning management, admissions, attendance, gradebook, exams, finance, HR, CRM, campus management, library, timetable, faculty, placement, and a parent portal. Target customers are educational institutions - universities, colleges, K-12 schools, vocational schools, and international schools - across 90+ countries, with a stated installed base of 1,000+ institutions and 3M+ users. The platform is delivered under a dual-licensing model: a free Community Edition under LGPL-3.0 and a quote-based annual Enterprise Edition subscription priced as a flat fee (no per-student pricing), with additional revenue from implementation services, training, and annual maintenance contracts. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales, a self-serve 15-day trial, a tiered channel partner program (Elite/Premium/Affiliate plus OEM and implementation partners), and open-source distribution via GitHub.

The product surface has expanded beyond core SIS/LMS modules to include an AI Suite of eight tools (course generation, quiz building, grading assistance, student tutoring, content recommendations, learning analytics, learning paths, plagiarism detection) and vertical-specific solutions, notably vocational school management. The company integrates with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and WhatsApp for live classroom and parent communication. Founder-led (CEO Parthiv Patel, co-founder Neha Jain), the company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds and a headcount of 11-50, indicating a capital-efficient operating model.

Name

OpenEduCat

Legal name

OpenEduCat, Inc.

Website

https://openeducat.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OpenEduCat provides an open-source education ERP platform with 73+ modules for universities, colleges, K-12, and vocational schools across 90+ countries, monetizing via an annual Enterprise subscription plus implementation services on top of a free LGPL-3.0 Community Edition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Management Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Education ERP (Student Information, Finance, HR) (HDAEAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gradebook, Transcripts, Credits & Academic Records Management (EDAFAEAG), Open Educational Resources (OER) & Curriculum Repositories (EDAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Education ERP software
• Student information system
• Learning management system
• School management platform
• Open source education

Headquarters

HQ city

Ahmedabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Edition Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions for Enterprise Edition with access to all 73+ modules, software updates, new feature releases, and technical support. Cloud hosting available with 99.9% uptime SLA.
2. Professional Services: Implementation services including data migration, configuration for academic calendar and fee structure, role-based training, and phased go-live support. Average implementation: 6-12 weeks.
3. Training Services: Instructor-led training, on-site training, virtual-classroom training, certification courses, workshops, seminars, and bootcamps for staff at educational institutions.
4. Annual Support and Maintenance: Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMC), priority-support upgrades, dedicated-engineer plans, on-call plans, and version-upgrade subscriptions for ongoing support.
5. Enterprise License: Commercial license terms for Enterprise Edition covering grant of rights, usage restrictions, subscription renewal. Annual subscription model with automatic renewal unless cancelled 30 days before renewal.
6. Community Edition (Free): Free open-source Community Edition released under LGPL-3.0 license. No license fees; generates revenue through conversion to Enterprise Edition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

OpenEduCat provides an open-source education ERP platform with 73+ integrated modules covering student information, learning management, admissions, finance, HR, CRM, and campus operations for educational institutions. The platform is offered as a free Community Edition under LGPL-3.0 and a commercial Enterprise Edition with cloud-hosted SaaS deployment and 99.9% uptime SLA. It replaces disconnected academic, financial, and administrative systems with a single database shared across departments.

Product overview

OpenEduCat is an open-source education ERP platform available in two editions: Community Edition (free, LGPL-3.0) and Enterprise Edition (commercial subscription). The platform provides 73+ modules covering student information management, learning management, admissions, attendance, grading, exams, financial management, HR, CRM, and campus operations—all on a single integrated database. Core modules include the Student Information System (SIS), Learning Management System (LMS), Course Management, Financial Management, Admission Management, Gradebook, Exam Management, Attendance Management, Timetable, Library, Faculty Management, CRM, Campus, Live Classroom, and Placement Management. The platform also offers an AI Suite of 8 tools (Course Generator, Quiz Builder, Grading Assistant, Student Tutor, Content Recommendations, Learning Analytics, Learning Paths, and Plagiarism Detection). Deployment options include cloud-hosted SaaS with 99.9% uptime SLA or self-hosted on-premise. The Parent Portal provides guardian access to grades and attendance (Enterprise Edition). Industry-specific solutions include Vocational School Management Software with competency-based assessment workflows. The platform serves institutions across 90+ countries in multiple languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OpenEduCat ERP (Enterprise Edition)

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduate employment outcomes improved by 30%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Elite PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTop-tier channel partners with Elite status. Receive comprehensive support for reselling and deploying OpenEduCat Enterprise Edition to educational institutions.
• Premium PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMid-tier channel partners with Premium status. Authorized to resell and implement OpenEduCat solutions for educational institutions.
• Affiliate PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEntry-level partnership tier for referral and affiliate partners driving leads and small-scale resales of OpenEduCat solutions.
• OpenEduCat OEM PartnerscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerOEM partnership program allowing partners to white-label or embed OpenEduCat technology into their own products or services for educational institutions.
• Implementation PartnerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCertified implementation partners providing consulting, data migration, configuration, and training services for OpenEduCat deployments.
• System IntegratorscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSystem integrator partners that integrate OpenEduCat with existing institutional systems, payment platforms, and campus infrastructure.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Blackboard: Blackboard offers LMS, SIS, and student-success solutions across K-12 and higher education, overlapping with OpenEduCat's Learning Management, Student Information, and Live Classroom modules. A broad incumbent that bundles many of the same capabilities OpenEduCat offers as integrated modules.
• Ellucian: Ellucian is the leading higher-education ERP vendor serving colleges and universities globally. OpenEduCat targets the same higher-ed verticals (universities, colleges, community colleges) with an integrated SIS+LMS+finance suite, making Ellucian the most relevant higher-ed incumbent peer.
• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the dominant K-12 SIS and unified classroom/operations platform in North America, directly competing with OpenEduCat for school-district ERP and student-information-system contracts. It is the primary incumbent OpenEduCat must displace in K-12 procurement cycles.

Emerging players

• Teachmint: Teachmint is an emerging EdTech platform offering LMS, SIS, and live classroom features targeting schools and tutoring institutes. It overlaps with OpenEduCat's LMS and Live Classroom modules and competes for the same SMB/international school segment.

Direct peers

• Moodle: Moodle is the leading open-source LMS globally, sharing OpenEduCat's open-source distribution model (free community edition plus paid services) and serving similar K-12 and higher-ed institutions. It is a direct peer for the LMS portion of OpenEduCat's offering and a likely alternative for cost-conscious institutions.
• Canvas (Instructure): Canvas is a widely adopted LMS used by schools and universities, with a course management and assessment feature set that overlaps directly with OpenEduCat's LMS, Gradebook, Exam Management, and Assignment Management modules. Comparable in target buyer (academic administrators) and core LMS functionality.
• Schoology (PowerSchool): Schoology is a learning management system tightly integrated with K-12 SIS workflows, owned by PowerSchool. It overlaps directly with OpenEduCat's LMS, Gradebook, and Parent Portal modules and represents the same K-12 buyer with similar feature expectations.
• Fedena: Fedena is a school/university management software with similar features (admissions, attendance, timetable, exams, finance) and a comparable pricing model targeting schools and colleges. It is the closest head-to-head competitor for OpenEduCat in the school/college management software category.
• Open edX: Open edX is an open-source course platform serving universities and MOOC providers, overlapping with OpenEduCat's LMS, Course Management, and AI Course Generator capabilities. Both compete for university-level online learning deployments under a community/open-source GTM motion.

Others

• Odoo: Odoo is the underlying open-source ERP platform on which OpenEduCat is built. While not a direct competitor in the education vertical, Odoo's roadmap and pricing decisions directly affect OpenEduCat's cost structure, feature parity, and ability to differentiate its education-specific modules.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• GitHubgithub.com/openeducat
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• Facebookfacebook.com/OpenEduCat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/openeducat-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/openeducat

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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