How do you efficiently plan lessons, rooms, teachers and resources in a school or university? Check out our comparison of the solutions most widely used in French schools and universities today.
What is training planning software?
Training planning software is a digital tool designed to organize, optimize and monitor all of a school's teaching activities: timetables, room allocation, teacher availability, constraints linked to models, groups and resources...
More than just an Excel file, it's often an intelligent solution capable of managing thousands of variables in real time to produce schedules adapted to the realities on the ground. This saves precious time, reduces human error and improves the quality of service offered to students, teachers and administrative teams.
The 6 best planning software packages for higher education institutions
To help you choose the best planning software for your school, here is a carefully selected list of six planning software packages designed for universities and colleges!
ADE Campus
Intelligent campus planning
ADE Campus is now used by 66% of French universities and over 150 higher education establishments. Designed for complex environments, the software has established itself as the expert solution for large-scale, multi-constraint planning, thanks to its powerful engines that automate numerous actions. Conflict management, mass scheduling, assisted placement, progressive adjustment, resource optimization... it's all designed for the pedagogical management of higher education establishments.
✔️ Suitable for large volumes and complex environments
✔️ Powerful optimization algorithm
✔️ Automated or manually adjustable planning (with assisted placement/intelligent drag'ndrop)
✔️ Managing human, material and space resources
✔️ Interconnection with school software
❌ Requires initial training to take full advantage of its power
Hyperplanning
A tried-and-tested proven solution
Developed by Index Éducation, Hyperplanning is the second star software package for schools and colleges. It covers the creation of timetables, and the management of absences, rooms and groups.
✔️ Good management of school life
✔️ Large user community
✔️ Responsive documentation and support
❌ No advanced resource optimization logic
❌ Not suitable for fine constraints
Celcat
British specialist
Originating in the UK, Celcat is used in several French higher education establishments. It offers automatic scheduling based on customizable constraints, as well as fine-tuned management of student and teacher timetables.
✔️ Suitable for large volumes and complex environments
✔️ Quick start-up with operational migration in one quarter
❌ Optional advanced features (automatic scheduling, student portal, etc.)
Auriga
Modular solutions well established
Auriga is first and foremost a school management ERP. The most widely implemented ERP in France, it offers an integrated planning module, albeit a fairly basic one. Its main advantage: interoperability with expert solutions such as ADE Campus.
✔️ High interoperability and available connectors
✔️ Easy integration with other management software
✔️ Good functional coverage
❌ Limited planning module
❌ Unsuited to a logic of resource and campus optimization
Ypareo
The benchmark for work-study management
Developed by the YMAG Groupgroup, Yparéo is an integrated management solution designed for training centers and higher education establishments, particularly those hosting work-study students. The software covers a wide range of functions: administrative and financial management of learners, contract monitoring, company relations and training planning.
✔️ Good management of hybrid modalities
✔️ Taking into account work-study or professionalization contracts
❌ No resource optimization engine
❌ Limited planning brick
Alcuin
All-in-one educational ERP
Alcuin offers an integrated school management platform, including a planning module. It's ideal for schools wishing to centralize their school management tools in a single platform.
✔️ Good functional coverage
✔️ Easy integration of applications, internships and grades
✔️ Detecting constraints and unavailabilities
❌ Planning engine less advanced than specialized tools
❌ No value-for-money logic
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So which solution should you choose for your facility?
Each software has its own strengths. To make the right choice, it's essential to define your priorities: centralization, algorithm power, ergonomics, capacity to manage large volumes, or interoperability with your IS.
One thing's for sure: if you want a tool capable of responding to the volume, complexity and constraints of your training courses, while optimizing your resources and campus, the right choice is ADE Campus.