Best Lesson Planning Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Planboard is ranked #1 of 23 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of PlanbookEdu and SchEDU. The best-ranked option with a free plan is PlanbookEdu. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Planbook at $1.17/mo.
Lesson planning software can help you organize instruction, schedules, and teaching materials. Compare calendar views, plan collaboration, and standards alignment, as well as AI lesson generation and export formats. Mobile access, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing round out the listed criteria. Planbook, Common Planner, and PlanbookEdu lead the ranking, followed by Lesson Maker Pro and Planboard. The entries are ordered as a ranked best-of list; use that order alongside the feature details to compare how each option supports your planning workflow and the ways you need to access or share plans.
23 lesson planning software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#2 PlanbookEdu Runner-up · 7.1 Free plan · $2.50/mo
#3 SchEDU Also great · 7.0 Free plan · $4.99/mo- Free plan AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$2.50/mofirst paid tier About PlanbookEduVisit site - Free plan AndroidWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$4.99/mofirst paid tier About SchEDUVisit 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$5.59/mofirst paid tier About Common PlannerVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 7.99 /user/mo
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$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
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$1.17/mofirst paid tier About PlanbookVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 8 /user/mo
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$8/mofirst paid tier About LessonSmithVisit site - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 8.25 /user/mo
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Calendar view
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Plan collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Standards alignment
- Yes
- Calendar view
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOS
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Calendar view
- Yes
- AI lesson generation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.
Questions about this list
Which lesson planning software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Planboard is ranked #1 of 23 with a score of 7.1. PlanbookEdu is second and SchEDU third.
How many of these have a free plan?
6 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: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.