Common Planner vs GoPlans

Common Planner9.2Visit GoPlans8.4Visit

Higher score Common Planner #2 in Lesson Planning Software 9.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Common

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GoPlans #8 in Lesson Planning Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 4 features Visit GoPlans

• Common Planner fits best

  Teachers wanting the broadest low-cost planner

• GoPlans fits best

  Districts needing collaborative standards management

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Side by side

Feature	Common Planner 9.2/10 Visit ↗	GoPlans 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Lesson Planning Software	#8 in Lesson Planning Software
Best for	Teachers wanting the broadest low-cost planner	Districts needing collaborative standards management
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$5.59/user/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Docs	Email
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Common Planner 4/4 · GoPlans 2/4
Standards alignment	✓	✓
Calendar view	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Plan collaboration	✓	✓
AI lesson generation	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Mobile access	Web_only	Ios_android
Export formats	Not checked yet	PDF
Our review
Pros	Free plan covers daily through monthly planning and standards search Pro adds unit planning, tracking, publishing, and collaboration Connects with Google Classroom, Drive, Dropbox, Office 365, OneDrive, and Canvas	Supports individual and collaborative lesson planning Aligns plans with learning standards using drag-and-drop association Adds mobile monitoring, analytics, and historical plan reuse
Cons	Native mobile apps are not included; phone access is browser-based The free plan limits Google Classroom posts to 50 School plan pricing is handled separately from teacher plans	Requires a custom annual subscription No free plan is available Pricing varies by number of users
Our verdict	Common Planner is a web-based lesson planning platform for individual teachers, schools, and districts. It supports daily, weekly, monthly, unit, and backward planning, with standards search and alignment, reusable lessons and templates,… Read the review →	GoPlans is an online lesson planning and management platform for educators, schools, and districts. It supports individual and collaborative lesson plans, customizable templates, learning standards alignment, searchable lesson data,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Common Planner — where it wins

  • Free plan covers daily through monthly planning and standards search
  • Pro adds unit planning, tracking, publishing, and collaboration
  • Connects with Google Classroom, Drive, Dropbox, Office 365, OneDrive, and Canvas

  Where it doesn't

  • Native mobile apps are not included; phone access is browser-based
  • The free plan limits Google Classroom posts to 50
  • School plan pricing is handled separately from teacher plans

• GoPlans — where it wins

  • Supports individual and collaborative lesson planning
  • Aligns plans with learning standards using drag-and-drop association
  • Adds mobile monitoring, analytics, and historical plan reuse

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a custom annual subscription
  • No free plan is available
  • Pricing varies by number of users

• Common Planner9.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A broad, low-cost planner with AI, standards tools, collaboration, and integrations.

  Visit CommonFull verdict →
• GoPlans8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A collaborative planning workspace with standards alignment, reuse, monitoring, and analytics.

  Visit GoPlansFull verdict →