Best Open Educational Resource Platforms in 2026
Updated
In short: SkillsCommons is ranked #1 of 27 as of 7 October 2026, ahead of LibreTexts and African Storybook. The best-ranked option with a free plan is LibreTexts. The lowest first paid tier on this page is LibreTexts at $104.17/mo.
Teachers, learners, and content creators can use open educational resource platforms to find, develop, publish, or adapt learning materials. Compared on authoring tools, content review, publishing workflow, download formats, and remix and adaptation, the entries offer ways to assess how they may fit your work with resources. Open-license filters and API access are additional considerations. SkillsCommons, LibreTexts, and African Storybook are among the named platforms. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide cost context. Consider whether your priority is creating materials, distributing them, or adapting existing content, then compare the relevant listed capabilities.
27 open educational resource platforms ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
12 of the 25 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SkillsCommonsWeb · Windows · Mac · Android · iPhone · API | Three bars | — | 5 of 6 | Free | 6.7 | |
| 2 | LibreTextsWeb · Android · iPhone | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | $104.17/mo | 6.6 | |
| 3 | African StorybookWeb · Android · iPhone | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 4 | DIKSHAWeb · Android · iPhone | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 5 | BCcampus Open CollectionWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 6 | StoryWeaverWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 7 | Universal Open Textbook InitiativeWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 8 | OER CommonsWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | |
| 9 | Lumen LearningWeb · Android · iPhone | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.6 |
| 10 | Open MichiganWeb · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.6 |
| 11 | CurrikiWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 12 | KalliposWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 13 | WikibooksWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 14 | OERSIWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 15 | MERLOTWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 16 | Saylor AcademyWeb · Android · iPhone | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 17 | CK-12 FlexBook 2.0Web · Android · iPhone | Two bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 5.1 | |
| 18 | MIT OpenCourseWareWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 19 | OER AfricaWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 20 | OpenLearnWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 21 | OpenStaxWeb · Android · iPhone | Two bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 5.1 | |
| 22 | SiyavulaWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 23 | TESSA OERWeb | One bar | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 5.1 | |
| 24 | TU Delft OpenCourseWareWeb · Windows · Mac | Two bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 5.1 | |
| 25 | WikiversityWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Open-license filter | Remix and adaptation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SkillsCommons | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 2 | LibreTexts | 6.6 | Free plan | $104.17/mo | Yes | 15 /mo | — | — |
| 3 | African Storybook | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 4 | DIKSHA | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 5 | BCcampus Open Collection | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 6 | StoryWeaver | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | Universal Open Textbook Initiative | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | No | Yes |
| 8 | OER Commons | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 9 | Lumen Learning | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 10 | Open Michigan | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 11 | Curriki | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 12 | Kallipos | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 13 | Wikibooks | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 14 | OERSI | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | Yes | No |
| 15 | MERLOT | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 16 | Saylor Academy | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 17 | CK-12 FlexBook 2.0 | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 18 | MIT OpenCourseWare | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 19 | OER Africa | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 20 | OpenLearn | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 21 | OpenStax | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 22 | Siyavula | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 23 | TESSA OER | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 24 | TU Delft OpenCourseWare | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 25 | Wikiversity | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
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Questions about this list
Which open educational resource platform is ranked first on Freedom251?
SkillsCommons is ranked #1 of 27 with a score of 6.7. LibreTexts is second and African Storybook third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, LibreTexts has the lowest first paid tier we found: $104.17/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.