Sofia
Sofia is a paid, cloud-hosted web application for mapping complex university curricula.
What Sofia is
Sofia is a paid, cloud-hosted web application for mapping complex university curricula. Staff can browse curriculum structures, use version control, and manage, approve, and track changes. Its Explore view visualizes curriculum data and filters themes or topics across programme years. Students can follow learning outcomes, review covered material, explore topics, open resources, and make notes. Sofia launches through Learning Tools Interoperability from Moodle, Canvas, and Blackboard. An API can expose curriculum data to connected systems, with outcome changes updating those tools. The maker also describes integrations with institutional virtual learning environments, student information, exams, and timetabling services. The annual staff licence costs £12,000, with a £16,500 setup fee for one curriculum including 12 consultancy days. Individual student licences cost £4.00 per year, require an active staff licence, and are billed in blocks of 100 students or part thereof. Additional professional services cost £800 per day.
Good
- Version control supports curriculum approvals and tracking
- Explore view filters themes across programme years
- LTI launches from Moodle, Canvas, and Blackboard
- API shares curriculum data with connected systems
- Licence includes service desk and 12 consultancy days
Watch out
- £16,500 setup fee covers one curriculum
- Student licences require an active staff licence
- Student billing uses blocks of 100
Who it suits
It suits university curriculum planners, administrators, educators, managers, and students working with structured programme information and learning outcomes.
Verdict
Sofia provides curriculum mapping, student outcome tracking, analysis, and institutional integrations in a web service. Its licensing and setup costs are substantial, while the included consultancy and connected-system options support university implementations.
Plans and prices
From Sofia's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Individual student licences | £4 a year | Requires an active staff licence · Charged per 100 students or part thereof · £1,250 per 100 students for first 0–2,000 · £600 per 100 for next 2,001–5,000 · £400 per 100 over 5,000 · Annually; from £4.00 per student · £12,000 initial set up |
| Staff licence | £12,000 a year | Per curriculum · £16,500 setup covers 1 curriculum and includes 12 consultancy days · Additional professional services £800/day · Annually; £16,500 initial set up |
The facts
Each one read from Sofia's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- Sofia’s API connection can make curriculum data available to other systems, with changes to outcomes updating in connected tools.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Consultancy
- Purchasing Sofia includes 12 consultancy days for setup, and additional professional services can be purchased at £800 per day.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Curriculum analysis
- The Explore view visualises curriculum data and lets users filter themes and topics across programme years.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Curriculum exploration
- The Explore view visualises curriculum data and lets users filter specialities and topics across programme years.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Curriculum management
- Staff can browse curricula at different levels and use version control to manage, approve, and track curriculum changes.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Sofia can integrate with student information, timetabling, assessment management, and virtual learning environments.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Sofia is presented for curriculum planners, administrators, educators, managers, and students at universities.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Limits
- Individual student licences require an active staff licence, and student access is charged in blocks of 100 students or part thereof.checked 3 Oct 2026
- LTI
- Sofia supports Learning Tools Interoperability so it can launch from learning management systems including Moodle, Canvas, and Blackboard.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Other integrations
- The maker says Sofia can integrate with institutional VLE, student information, exams, and timetabling services.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Product
- Sofia is a cloud-hosted interactive curriculum mapping tool developed for universities.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Sofia is an interactive curriculum mapping tool designed to map complex curricula for universities.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says Sofia is cloud-hosted, rigorously tested, and fully GDPR compliant.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Student learning
- Students can track progress against learning outcomes, access resources, and review what they have covered.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Student tools
- Students can track learning outcomes, explore curriculum topics, access resources, and make notes against learning outcomes.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The licence fee includes access to a service desk and help pages, and Sofia purchases include 12 consultancy days to help with setup.checked 3 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- York, England, UKchecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- Sofia is a joint product of Imperial College London and Isotoma, a York-based technical agency.checked 3 Oct 2026
