Best Koha Alternatives in 2026

20 tools from school library management software ranked against Koha on the same published basis.

  1. 1Koha vs Librarika
  2. 2Koha vs ResourceMate
  3. 3Koha vs SLiMS
  4. 4Koha vs ABCD
  5. 5Koha vs LibraryWorld
  6. 6Koha vs ReadByte
  7. 7Koha vs Abraquest
  8. 9Koha vs Surpass
  9. 10Koha vs Lyra
  10. 11Koha vs Accessit Library
  11. 12Koha vs Artemis
  12. 13Koha vs Atriuum
  13. 14Koha vs Sonet Examination Management System
  14. 15Koha vs Mandarin M5
  15. 16Koha vs Oliver
  16. 17Koha vs Pinakes
  17. 18Koha vs Orell Library Management Software
  18. 19Koha vs Abracadabra.net
  19. 20Koha vs DS School Library Management System
  20. 21Koha vs LibStack

Koha alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Librarika7.9Free plan$11.58/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2ResourceMate7.4No$18.33/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
3SLiMS7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4ABCD7.1Free planFreeLinux, Web, Windows
5LibraryWorld7.1No$45.83/moAndroid, iOS, Web
6ReadByte6.9No£8.25/moWeb
7Abraquest6.8No£13.74/moWindows
9Surpass6.8No$80/moWeb, Windows
10Lyra6.7No$66.25/moWeb
11Accessit Library6.6No—Android, iOS, Web
12Artemis6.6No—Web
13Atriuum6.6No—Android, iOS, Web
14Sonet Examination Management System6.5No—Web
15Mandarin M56.4No—self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Oliver6.4No—API, Web
17Pinakes6.4Free planFreeAndroid, API, self-hosted, Web
18Orell Library Management Software5.8No—Web
19Abracadabra.net5.6No—Web
20DS School Library Management System5.6No—Web
21LibStack5.6No—Web
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Questions about Koha alternatives

What is the best alternative to Koha?

Librarika, number 1 in school library management software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: ResourceMate, SLiMS, ABCD and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Koha?

Librarika is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives 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.