Best Lesson Planning Software in 2026
Updated
In short: PlanbookEdu is ranked #1 of 23 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Planbook and Common Planner. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Common Planner. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Planbook at $1.17/mo.
Planning lessons means coordinating instruction, schedules and materials. Compare the entries on standards alignment and plan collaboration, then consider calendar views, AI lesson generation and available export formats. Mobile access and the listed free-plan and paid-from details add practical points to weigh. Planbook is followed by PlanbookEdu and Common Planner among the first entries in the ranking; Lesson Maker Pro and SchEDU appear there too. Use the criteria to compare how each option supports the way you prepare and organize lessons.
23 lesson planning software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 PlanbookEdu Top pick · 7.6 Free plan · $2.50/mo
#2 Planbook Runner-up · 7.4 $1.17/mo
#3 Common Planner Also great · 7.3 Free plan · $5.59/mo
- Free planFree trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$2.50/mofirst paid tier About PlanbookEduVisit site - Free trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$1.17/mofirst paid tier About PlanbookVisit site - Free planFree trial Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 5.59 /user/mo
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$5.59/mofirst paid tier About Common PlannerVisit site - Free plan AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan AndroidWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$4.99/mofirst paid tier About SchEDUVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 7.99 /user/mo
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$6.04/mofirst paid tier About Lesson Maker ProVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 8 /user/mo
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$8/mofirst paid tier About LessonSmithVisit site - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 8.25 /user/mo
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free planFree trial Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$8.99/mofirst paid tier About TeacherHeroVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Calendar view
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free trial iOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$1.99/mofirst paid tier About DaybookVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Calendar view
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
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Questions about this list
Which lesson planning software is ranked first on Specifiction?
PlanbookEdu is ranked #1 of 23 with a score of 7.6. Planbook is second and Common Planner third.
How many of these have a free plan?
8 of the 23 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Planbook has the lowest first paid tier we found: $1.17/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.