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EduPrefect and OpenEduCat compared
OpenEduCat is an education ERP with a free open-source edition. EduPrefect is a hosted product made for Nigerian private schools. They suit different buyers.
What OpenEduCat says about itself
- It describes itself as an education ERP for institutions, with 70+ modules on a single database, including student information, admissions, gradebook, finance and library.
- It names universities, colleges and K-12 schools as users.
- Its Free Edition is licensed LGPL-3.0, the source code is public on GitHub, and the page says you can self-host with no student limits. It is built on the Odoo framework.
- Cloud hosting and on-premise installation are both offered.
- It offers a 15-day free trial and states there are no per-student fees. Prices are not shown on the page we read.
Source: www.openeducat.org, read on 13 October 2026. The page we read does not mention naira pricing, Paystack, WAEC-style grading or a Nigeria-specific setup. Ask the vendor how each is handled.
What EduPrefect does
- School management for Nigerian private schools: fees, report cards, attendance, admissions, payroll, and a Parent app and a Teacher app.
- Fees are paid by Paystack in naira and settle to the school's own verified Paystack subaccount. EduPrefect does not hold the fees. A 0.5% platform fee applies to online payments, waived at ₦2,000 or less and capped at ₦2,500 per transaction; Paystack's own charge is separate.
- WAEC-style A1 to F9 grading with class and subject positions, on your school's report-card template.
- The Teacher app records the register and scores with no signal and syncs later. The Parent app, online payments and the admin site need a connection.
- Onboarding, data migration and staff training are included. We aim to have you live within a week.
- EduPrefect does not include online testing today, and school websites are still being finalised.
- Naira prices are being finalised. Ask us for the founding-school rate.
Fit
Who each one suits
OpenEduCat may suit you if
- You have technical staff or a partner who can host and customise an Odoo-based system.
- You want to read and modify the source code, or to keep the data on a server you control.
- You run a university, college or a group of institution types, not only a private primary or secondary school.
EduPrefect may suit you if
- You want fees in naira, A1 to F9 report cards and attendance working without hosting anything yourself.
- You want a Parent app and a Teacher app that work the way Nigerian schools run a term.
- You want the vendor to do the data migration and staff training.
This page describes OpenEduCat's public statements, not our testing of its product. Products change; check the vendor's site and ask for a demo. Product names belong to their owners. EduPrefect is not affiliated with them. See the other comparisons and the buyer's guide.
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