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Alternatives to Schoology
22 lms tools sit alongside Schoology in this directory. Below is what separates each from Schoology on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Schoology starts at
- Free
Why people look past Schoology
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Schoology has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Open-source LMS for engaging learning experiences
- No free tier, where Schoology has one.
- Publishes an entry price of $5/student-year, where Schoology does not.
Develop skills with expert-led courses
- No free tier, where Schoology has one.
- 3 tiers to Schoology's 2.
Open-source LMS designed by educators for educators
- Publishes an entry price of $200/year, where Schoology does not.
Online courses from the world's top universities
- No free tier, where Schoology has one.
Asynchronous training video with AI avatars, quizzes and a searchable knowledge library
- Publishes an entry price of $24/month, where Schoology does not.
- Sold on a Per creator per month model rather than subscription.
Open source French-language learning platform, now developed as Claroline Connect
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Schoology does not.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than subscription.
Every Schoology alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoology (this page) | Free | Subscription | 2 | |
| CanvasOpen-source LMS for engaging learning experiences | $5/student-year | - | - | vs Schoology |
| LinkedIn LearningDevelop skills with expert-led courses | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Schoology |
| MoodleOpen-source LMS designed by educators for educators | Free, then $200/year | - | 2 | vs Schoology |
| edXOnline courses from the world's top universities | On request | Subscription | - | vs Schoology |
| Weet | Free, then $24/month | Per creator per month | 2 | vs Schoology |
| Claroline | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Schoology |
| Chamilo | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Schoology |
| Sakai | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Schoology |
| Nearpod | Free, then $159/year | - | 3 | vs Schoology |
| Degreed | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Schoology |
| Skilljar | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Schoology |
| Sana | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Schoology |
| Echo360 | On request | Quote | 4 | vs Schoology |
| Schoox | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Schoology |
| Thought Industries | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Schoology |
| Tovuti LMS | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Schoology |
| Whatfix | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Schoology |
| Totara | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Schoology |
| LearnDash | $199/year | Per site per year | 3 | vs Schoology |
| CYPHER Learning | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Schoology |
| LearnUpon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Schoology |
| Docebo | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Schoology |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Schoology badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Schoology is most often brought in for course delivery, assessment, collaboration, parent communication. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Schoology is broadly right and the question is cost, the Schoology pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the LMS category lists everything the directory holds, and best lms tools ranks them.
Schoology runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Schoology alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Schoology?
- 22 other lms tools are listed in this directory, led by Canvas, LinkedIn Learning, Moodle, edX. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Schoology?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Moodle, Weet, Claroline, Chamilo, Sakai.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Schoology?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Schoology has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Schoology?
- Schoology is most often brought in for course delivery, assessment, collaboration, parent communication. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Schoology?
- None of the lms tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Schoology alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, LMS, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Schoology against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Schoology covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every lms tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the LMS category, 22 tools beside Schoology. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.