Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	$ 52,494	$ 43,963
Short-term investments:	38,689	50,682
Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	6,330	5,271
Short-term investments:	38,689	50,682
Total assets	45,019	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:	3,532	922
Short-term investments:	25,418	33,600
Total assets	28,950	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:	2,798	4,349
Short-term investments:	13,271	17,082
Total assets	16,069	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:	1,930	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:	1,930	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
Commercial paper | Fair value, measurements, recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents:	2,798	4,349
Short-term investments:	4,206	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:	2,798	4,349
Short-term investments:	4,206	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:	8,700	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:	8,700	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:	16,718	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:	16,718	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:	7,135	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:	7,135	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:	3,532	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:	3,532	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