Pressbooks
7.5#3 in book layout softwareFrom $120 a yearWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitPressbooks vs Vivliostyle
Vivliostyle
7.5#4 in book layout softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Pressbooks | Vivliostyle |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | The foundation lists its location as Minami-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama 336-0015, Japan. |
| Integrations | Pressbooks Enterprise LTI integration works with Canvas, Moodle, D2L Brightspace, and Blackboard. | Viewer can display HTML files hosted on GitHub or Gist, and it can be copied into a public directory on a web server for website use. |
| Purpose | Pressbooks helps authors and educational institutions create, adapt, and share accessible digital books and learning materials. | Vivliostyle is an open-source typesetting project for digital and web publishing based on web standards. |
| Self-hosting | Pressbooks can be installed on a self-managed server using a WordPress Multisite setup and the recommended Bedrock configuration. | The Viewer is downloadable and can run from a user-controlled web server, while CLI runs locally or in server-side workflows. |
Pressbooks plans
- Free TrialFree
- Single Author$12 a month
- Collaboration$40 a month
- Single Author$120 a year
- Collaboration$400 a year
- Institutional Network$5,999 a year
Vivliostyle plans
- VivliostyleFree
Pick Pressbooks if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick Vivliostyle if…
Vivliostyle suits publishers and developers who want to typeset web-based documents or EPUB publications and export PDFs. It can also suit teams seeking an open-source publishing tool, provided they are comfortable with its licensing terms and, for CLI use, Node.js.