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Head-to-head · Lesson Planning Software

Planbook vs Common Planner

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Planbook #1 in Lesson Planning Software 9.6/10 Free plan · 90-day trial Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Planbook
Common Planner #2 in Lesson Planning Software 9.2/10 Free plan · paid from $5.59/user/mo · 30-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Common

Planbook leads on 0 checks, Common Planner on 1, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorePlanbook · 9.6/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresCommon Planner · 4 of 4

Planbook scores higher on our rubric for lesson planning software: 9.6 against 9.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #2.

Common Planner offers ai lesson generation; Planbook doesn't publish it. On mobile access, Planbook gives you Ios_android where Common Planner offers Web_only.

Planbook is the better fit for schools needing a mature, full-featured planner. Common Planner is the better fit for teachers wanting the broadest low-cost planner.

  • Planbook fits best

    Schools needing a mature, full-featured planner

  • Common Planner fits best

    Teachers wanting the broadest low-cost planner

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Side by side

Feature Planbook 9.6/10 Visit ↗ Common Planner 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.6 9.2
Ranking #1 in Lesson Planning Software #2 in Lesson Planning Software
Best for Schools needing a mature, full-featured planner Teachers wanting the broadest low-cost planner
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published $5.59/user/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Free trial length 90 days 30 days
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web
Support Email, Phone, Docs Email, Docs
Integrations 3 integrations 6 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Planbook 3/4 · Common Planner 4/4
Standards alignment ✓ ✓
Calendar view ✓ ✓
Plan collaboration ✓ ✓
AI lesson generation Not published ✓ (best)
Specs
Mobile access Ios_android Web_only
Export formats PDF, Microsoft Word, Google Calendar, Google Docs Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Supports weekly, bi-weekly, cycle, and alternate schedules
  • Combines standards, collaboration, gradebook, and performance reporting
  • Works across web, iOS, and Android with multiple export formats
  • 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
Cons
  • Broad administration features may exceed individual teacher needs
  • Individual and school plans use separate pricing structures
  • AI features are included without a stated description of their scope
  • 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
Our verdict

Planbook is an online lesson-planning and curriculum management platform for teachers, schools, and districts. It brings scheduling, lesson layouts, templates, attachments, assignments, assessments, standards alignment, shared classes,…

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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,…

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  1. PlanbookLesson Planning Software 9.6Free plan · 90-day trial
  2. Common PlannerLesson Planning Software 9.2Free plan · paid from $5.59/user/mo · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Planbook — where it wins

    • Supports weekly, bi-weekly, cycle, and alternate schedules
    • Combines standards, collaboration, gradebook, and performance reporting
    • Works across web, iOS, and Android with multiple export formats

    Where it doesn't

    • Broad administration features may exceed individual teacher needs
    • Individual and school plans use separate pricing structures
    • AI features are included without a stated description of their scope

  • 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
  • Planbook9.6/10 · Free plan · 90-day trial

    A mature planner with broad scheduling, collaboration, standards, and administration tools.

    Visit PlanbookFull verdict →
  • Common Planner9.2/10 · Free plan · paid from $5.59/user/mo · 30-day trial

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

    Visit CommonFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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