Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	$ 38,287	$ 43,963
Short-term investments:	45,207	50,682
Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	1,262	5,271
Short-term investments:	45,207	50,682
Total assets	46,469	55,953
Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	587	922
Short-term investments:	28,430	33,600
Total assets	29,017	34,522
Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	675	4,349
Short-term investments:	16,777	17,082
Total assets	17,452	21,431
Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Short-term investments:	0	0
Total assets	0	0
Certificates of deposit | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	3,670	7,089
Certificates of deposit | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Certificates of deposit | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	3,670	7,089
Certificates of deposit | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Municipal debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	541	0
Municipal debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Municipal debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	541	0
Municipal debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Commercial paper | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	675	4,349
Short-term investments:	4,446	4,043
Commercial paper | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Short-term investments:	0	0
Commercial paper | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	675	4,349
Short-term investments:	4,446	4,043
Commercial paper | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Short-term investments:	0	0
U.S. Treasury securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	8,705	8,764
U.S. Treasury securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	8,705	8,764
U.S. Treasury securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
U.S. Treasury securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
US government agencies debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	19,725	24,836
US government agencies debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	19,725	24,836
US government agencies debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
US government agencies debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Corporate debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	8,120	5,950
Corporate debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Corporate debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	8,120	5,950
Corporate debt securities | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Money market funds | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	587	922
Money market funds | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	587	922
Money market funds | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	0	0
Money market funds | Fair value, measurements, recurring | Fair value, inputs, level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	$ 0	$ 0