CommonLit vs Sutori

CommonLit is a nonprofit literacy provider offering teaching materials and an English language arts program for schools. Its Text Library gives teachers access to thousands of free literary works and texts from diverse and contemporary authors. CommonLit 360 is a full-year, standards-aligned curriculum for grades 6–12, combining reading, writing, speaking, and listening around complete texts and grade-level tasks. It includes three benchmark assessments for tracking students’ reading growth and proficiency during the school year. The materials support literacy development for grades 3–12, while the 360 curriculum covers grades 6–12. Listed integrations include Clever, ClassLink, Canvas, and Google Classroom; Canvas is limited to eligible paid school packages. Google Classroom can import classes and students, post assignments to the class stream, and export scores to the gradebook. The Digital plan is free for teachers and students. School plans are listed at $4,200 a year, $7,200 a year, and $12,800 a year, each with a one-year commitment.

Sutori is a web-based timeline tool for K–12 history and social studies classrooms. Teachers and learners can build presentations from templates or a blank story, adding text, media, quizzes, and polls. Stories support real-time collaboration, with the creator able to invite unlimited collaborators, and can be converted into PowerPoint presentations. Sutori integrates with Google Classroom and Microsoft 365 and supports LTI-based learning systems including Blackboard, Canvas, D2L, PowerSchool, Moodle, and Schoology. Students entering through an integrated LMS receive accounts automatically. The free Sutori Essential plan costs nothing and permits unlimited presentations, but creation is limited to text and image items. New users get a 30-day Sutori Unlimited trial before moving to the free plan; educators can add 30 days by inviting three fellow educators. Unlimited and Pro subscriptions renew every 365 days. Sutori identifies the service as COPPA- and GDPR-compliant.