# AEC Academia Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is AEC Academia the right School Management solution for you? Explore 9 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/162656/Arc-en-Ciel/reviews --- AEC Academia 4.6 (9) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of AEC Academia Ease of use 4.2 Customer Service 4.8 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-9 of 9 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use AB Anthony B. Executive Director Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A big game changer" June 9, 2020 5.0 I really recommend this Software. My organization was still dealing with Excel tables when I was appointed. Other Alliance française were also looking into other management software: some decided to go with Hénaff, some chose Alisoft. I wasn't convinced and I kept searching. I came into AEC, and a couple years later, the other organizations with Henaff or Alisoft are now using AEC. Pros The ATL team is very proactive. Every step of the way, I could count on them to help implement the software in my organization, learn how to use it, improve the features with my feedback over the years. Arc-en-Ciel Academia drastically changed the way I could manage my organization, giving me critical data to analyse our activity. Easy to use, intuitive, it provided a professionnal image to all our clients (student learning French, but also partners, Government entities, etc.) Cons I think the button's icons could get a more modern look, that would also help with finding the action or info we're looking for, but overall this is not really a problem. One small glitch that happens here and there: sometime the last two digits of the numbers of the last columns can't be displayed... Resolution issue maybe? You have to play with column' width, or remove a column or two from the table. Reason for choosing AEC Academia Synergy 8 is supposed to have a better CRM and Website integration, but the price was way too high. AEC was the obvious choice on a price/value point of view. Review Source Charline L. Directrice pédagogique Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excelente programa para un centro de idioma" May 6, 2020 4.0 Este programa nos ha permitido tener un mayor control y desarrollo en nuestras estrategias comerciales. Nos permitió implementar un servicio mucho más personalizado para cada uno de nuestros estudiantes. Las funcionalidades que proponen este programa son las que cada centro de capacitación necesita para poder trabajar en las mejores condiciones. No hay limites en lo que se puede implementar y el servicio técnico está muy disponible y reactivo. Pros \- Funcionalidades completas - Integración con diferentes programas (contable, plataforma de aprendizaje, etc.) - Flexibilidad del programa - Mayor control en la parte de contabilidad - No hay limite en lo que se puede hacer Cons Lo único es que está desarrollado en Flash y no podemos tener acceso en dispositivos mobiles. Que no haya una aplicación mobile completa para el extranet de los estudiantes. Reason for choosing AEC Academia Decidimos escoger AEC Academia porque es un programa completo con el cual de entrada teníamos a disposición todas las funcionalidades esenciales que necesitábamos. Ademas todo lo que queríamos desarrollar, el equipo de AEC Academia pudo hacerlo con mucho profesionalismo. Review Source Response from ATL Software May 12, 2020 AEC application for staff is currently using Flash but next releases after 2020 will not be using Flash anymore. Application for students has never used Flash and is fully available on smartphones and tablets. PM Patricia M. Director Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "AF Dallas - AEC review" May 23, 2020 4.0 The support team is quite responsive overall - however, a lot of time could be saved on both ends with more robust systems and procedures in place. Pros It allows us to centralize our classes, our products and our events. Cons Simple features such as implementing a discount, removing or moving a student from a class or basic accounting transactions can become very complicated and loss of time/productivity. The reporting feature has bugs and we are unable to pull more in depth reporting that would be relevant to our business. Reason for choosing AEC Academia N/A Review Source JL Julie L. course director Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "AEC review for AF Ottawa" June 16, 2020 4.0 Pros Easy to use for teachers' schedules, to book classrooms, to create new courses, facilitate enrollment via the extranet, create store credit notes, centralise the teachers's information, share information on courses and students easily Cons I'm having a hard time with the periods , and as a consequence with reporting (I think I did not set them up correctly at the beginning), but we are working on solving that issue Review Source SB SAMAR B. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent software but could be simpler on some features " May 8, 2020 5.0 AEC helps us to manage our classes, accounting, students... It provides for us the way to manage our online classes and payments. In the begening the experience was a litte bit hard but the support team was usually present to assist us. Pros The software is easy to use for normal users. The visual is simple. The support team is very helpful. Cons For more advanced features (admin), it's more complicated and some of features are not apparent so we usually need assistance from the support team. Luckily, they are most of the time present and helpful. Some features could be less complicated and the admin should have more power on them. Review Source BG Benjamin G. Pedagogical assistant Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "AEC User" June 16, 2020 5.0 Great! Pros Extranet, hours management, ergonomy, Cons When creating admin hours, we can't schedule different days and times (periodicity), we have to redo the same operation all over. Can,t choose the course color on the schedule, problem of visibility when two different courses next to each other. Review Source GM Gaelle M. Course director Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Daily use" May 6, 2020 5.0 Pros I use AEC as the base of my daily work and it is very efficient. Whenever I need support, the team is very present. Cons Some categories would need to be added up, such as a orange calendar to show teachers available in case of covering, but it is not possible so I need another tool to do this. Review Source CT Cyrille T. Executive Assistant Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Enjoy AEC" June 16, 2020 5.0 Pros Easy to use, high capacity, ergonomic, Hotline helpful Cons Scheduling on as in Google Calendar should be great Review Source MC Mélanie C. Directrice générale Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Best investment of 2020" July 21, 2020 4.0 Great overall experience, we implemented AEC in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, and it helped our team communicate during the confinement. Best investment of 2020 (along with Zoom)! Pros Easy to use, veray clear lay out that is easy to go around even for less tech-savvy people Cons It is a bit slow, and still has some glitches Alternatives considered [Oncord](https://www.capterra.com/p/199343/Oncord/) Reason for choosing AEC Academia Easy to use Review Source Similar Products Featured