An OpenEduCat alternative without the Odoo learning curve.
OpenEduCat is a powerful open-source education ERP built on Odoo — with the operational responsibility that implies. EduPay is a hosted SaaS — Greek interface, parent QR view, transparent €15–€45/month — built for frontistiria, ωδεία, σχολές χορού in Cyprus and Greece who want results, not a self-hosted ERP project.
- Greek & English
- No app for parents
- From €15/month
Which one should you actually pick?
Pick OpenEduCat if…
You're a university, college, or large institution that wants a customizable open-source ERP, you have an IT team to host and maintain Odoo (or budget for an integration partner), and you genuinely need a unified suite covering admissions, finance, LMS, library, hostel and HR.
Pick EduPay if…
You run a tutoring center, frontistirio, ωδείο, σχολή χορού, language center or martial arts academy in Cyprus or Greece. You don't have an IT team. You don't want to host anything. You need to know who paid, flag who didn't, and let parents see their balance without installing anything. €15–€45 per month, set up in an evening.
EduPay vs OpenEduCat — where they actually differ.
Both sit in "school management software", but they target completely different operational realities. Here's what matters for a frontistirio in Nicosia or an ωδείο in Athens.
Comparison reflects publicly available information as of 2026. "OpenEduCat" is a trademark of OpenEduCat Inc.; this page is an independent comparison and is not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenEduCat. If anything below is out of date, tell us and we'll update it.
Open source is flexible. Hosted SaaS just works.
Built in Cyprus
Designed by people who watched frontistirio owners chase WhatsApp payments on Sunday nights — not an open-source ERP community optimizing for university customisation.
No DevOps required
You don't need to host, patch, or maintain anything. Sign up, import, run.
One job, done well
Payments and parent visibility. No LMS, no library, no hostel. If your problem is "did the parent pay?", that's the only thing EduPay solves.
QR over apps
Cypriot and Greek parents will scan a QR. Most won't install a school app or an Odoo portal.
Pricing you can see
€15, €29, €45 per month — no hosting bill, no module fees, no integrator quote.
Setup in an evening
CSV import, classes, prices, print QRs. No staging server, no custom modules.
Switching takes one evening.
If you're already on OpenEduCat (or anywhere else), you can be on EduPay before the next billing cycle.
- Export your students.
OpenEduCat → Students → Export to CSV (or any Odoo CSV/XLS report).
- Import into EduPay.
Map columns (name, parent phone, class, monthly fee). Save. The dashboard fills up.
- Print or text the QR codes.
Each student already has a unique parent QR. Send it on WhatsApp the same day.
- Mark already-paid months.
Two clicks per row. Parents see the live status the next time they scan.
Honest answers, not sales pitch.
Is EduPay open source like OpenEduCat?
No. EduPay is a closed-source hosted SaaS. The trade-off is intentional: you get a finished product with no DevOps, but you don't get source-level customization. If source access matters more than time-to-value, OpenEduCat is the better fit.
I run a frontistirio with 60 students. Which is better?
Almost always EduPay. OpenEduCat's Odoo-based ERP is overkill for a frontistirio that just needs payment visibility — and someone has to host it.
Can I import my data from OpenEduCat?
Yes. CSV import handles students, parent phones, classes and starting fees. Tests and historical payments can be marked manually after import.
Will my parents understand the QR thing?
Cypriot and Greek parents already scan QR codes for restaurant menus and ΚΤΕΛ tickets. Pointing a phone at a code is easier than logging into a portal.
What if I outgrow EduPay later?
You can export everything you've put in (students, payments, tests) at any time. If you genuinely outgrow into a customisable ERP, OpenEduCat will still be there.
Try EduPay for a month. Decide with real data, not a sales call.
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