TTeacherAlts

Runs in the browser

Classroom tools with a web UI.

Excalidraw

Interactive lessons & boards

Open-source virtual whiteboard

Stars
★ 134k
Licence
MIT
Updated

Alternative to Padlet, Nearpod

Rocket.Chat

Video, audio & feedback

Open-source communications platform

Stars
★ 46.3k
Licence
MIT
Updated

Alternative to Remind

Mattermost

Video, audio & feedback

Open-source team messaging for school staff and classes

Stars
★ 39.4k
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Remind, ClassDojo

Nextcloud + Deck

Interactive lessons & boards

Self-hosted files, Talk and Deck boards for schools

Stars
★ 37.2k
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Padlet

Jitsi Meet

Video, audio & feedback

Open-source video meetings

Stars
★ 30.1k
Licence
Apache-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Flip

Etherpad

Interactive lessons & boards

Real-time collaborative text editor

Stars
★ 18.6k
Licence
Apache-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Padlet

PeerTube

Video, audio & feedback

Federated open-source video platform

Stars
★ 15.4k
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Edpuzzle, Flip

Formbricks

Formative assessment & polling

Open-source surveys for exit tickets and feedback

Stars
★ 13.1k
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Mentimeter, Socrative

BigBlueButton

Video, audio & feedback

Open-source virtual classroom for online teaching

Stars
★ 9.2k
Licence
LGPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Nearpod

JupyterHub

Interactive lessons & boards

Multi-user Jupyter notebooks for classes

Stars
★ 8.4k
Licence
BSD-3-Clause
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Nearpod

Open edX

LMS & course platforms

Open-source platform behind edX-style online courses

Stars
★ 8.2k
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Canvas LMS, Blackboard

CryptPad

Interactive lessons & boards

Encrypted collaborative docs and whiteboards

Stars
★ 8k
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Padlet, Google Classroom

Moodle

LMS & course platforms

The widely deployed open-source LMS

Stars
★ 7.5k
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Canvas LMS

ONLYOFFICE Docs

Interactive lessons & boards

Collaborative office docs you can self-host for classes

Stars
★ 7k
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Padlet

Canvas LMS (open source)

LMS & course platforms

Instructure's open-source Canvas code you can self-host

Stars
★ 6.9k
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Canvas LMS, Google Classroom

Oppia

Interactive lessons & boards

Open-source interactive learning explorations

Stars
★ 6.9k
Licence
Apache-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Nearpod, Quizizz

LimeSurvey

Formative assessment & polling

Open-source survey software for quizzes and questionnaires

Stars
★ 3.8k
Licence
GPL-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Mentimeter, Socrative

Sakai

LMS & course platforms

Open-source academic collaboration and LMS

Stars
★ 1.2k
Licence
ECL-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Blackboard, Canvas LMS

Chamilo

LMS & course platforms

Open-source e-learning and collaboration platform

Stars
★ 1k
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Schoology

ClassQuiz

Live quizzes & games

Open-source live quiz tool you can self-host

Stars
★ 730
Licence
MPL-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Kahoot, Quizizz

Gibbon

LMS & course platforms

Open-source school platform for teachers and administrators

Stars
★ 637
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Schoology

ILIAS

LMS & course platforms

Mature open-source LMS from higher education

Stars
★ 504
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Blackboard, Canvas LMS

Pressbooks

Content authoring (H5P & alike)

Open-source book and OER publishing platform

Stars
★ 458
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Nearpod

Claroline

LMS & course platforms

Open-source learning and collaboration platform

Stars
★ 350
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Schoology

LearnPress

LMS & course platforms

Free WordPress LMS plugin

Stars
★ 275
Licence
GPL-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Canvas LMS

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ATutor

LMS & course platforms

Accessible open-source LCMS

Stars
★ 180
Licence
GPL-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Blackboard, Canvas LMS

H5P

Content authoring (H5P & alike)

Open-source interactive HTML5 content types

Stars
★ 151
Licence
MIT
Updated

Alternative to Nearpod, Edpuzzle

AhaSlides

Formative assessment & polling

Live quizzes and polls for presentations

Licence
Proprietary
Status
Freemium

Alternative to Mentimeter, Kahoot

Google Forms

Formative assessment & polling

Free forms and quizzes inside Google Workspace for Education

Licence
Proprietary
Status
Free (proprietary)

Alternative to Socrative, Mentimeter

Microsoft Forms

Formative assessment & polling

Free quizzes and polls in Microsoft 365 Education

Licence
Proprietary
Status
Free (proprietary)

Alternative to Socrative, Mentimeter

Poll Everywhere

Formative assessment & polling

Live audience response for classes and events

Licence
Proprietary
Status
Freemium

Alternative to Mentimeter, Socrative

Testmoz

Formative assessment & polling

Simple freemium online test builder

Licence
Proprietary
Status
Freemium

Alternative to Quizizz, Socrative

Tutor LMS (WordPress)

LMS & course platforms

WordPress plugin LMS with free and paid tiers

Licence
Proprietary
Status
Freemium

Alternative to Canvas LMS, Google Classroom

Wooclap

Formative assessment & polling

Interactive questions in presentations (freemium)

Licence
Proprietary
Status
Freemium

Alternative to Mentimeter, Socrative

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Best Quizlet replacements4 tools

Flashcard and drill tools we list against Quizlet.

Best Kahoot replacements2 tools

Live quiz tools we list against Kahoot.

Open-source classroom stack35 tools

Tools with open-source licences.

Self-hosted for school IT24 tools

Tools you can run on your own servers.

LMS platforms12 tools

Full learning management systems.