GoPlans vs SchEDU

GoPlans is a paid online platform for educators to create, collaborate on, share, and store lesson plans. Multiple educators can edit a collaborative plan at the same time, while schools control which teachers may add or modify specific plans. A browser-based WYSIWYG editor supports school and district templates, and teachers can revisit plans from previous academic years. Search covers lesson-plan content and displays results over time; heat-map analytics show content patterns. Educators can find standards and drag them into plans to connect standards with lesson material. Schools and districts can embed curriculum maps, pacing guides, schedules, calendars, and other resources. GoPlans generates customizable PDFs for printing, saving, or emailing. Teachers and administrators can monitor plans, search, and provide feedback from iPhone, iPad, Android devices, and the web. Simplex handles hosting, setup, user management, monitoring, updates, and maintenance. An internet connection and modern browser are required, with Adobe Acrobat Reader listed for viewing or printing.

SchEDU is a planning tool for teachers that turns subjects and class times into a term schedule and classroom activities. It spaces quizzes, orders performance tasks and exams, and accounts for review buffers and holidays. From lesson content, it can draft quizzes, written work, performance tasks and exams. Teachers can track each section separately, including its pace, plan status and completion. Existing PDFs and photos can supply text for lessons and activities, and uploaded templates let generated documents follow a school format. Activities and exams export as Word or PDF. SchEDU supports DepEd school-year calendars and college prelim-midterm-final terms; department heads can see teachers’ plans and progress in one dashboard. The Free plan includes 2 lesson plans for life, 2 subjects, 1 automated activity or exam per day and full-term auto-planning. Pro is $4.99 a month; Max is $9.99 a month. SchEDU says its Android soft launch is planned for the 2026-2027 school year; plan upgrades are available on the web.