Best MERLOT Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from open educational resource platforms ranked against MERLOT on the same published basis.
- 1MERLOT vs SkillsCommons
- 2MERLOT vs Wikibooks
- 3MERLOT vs LibreTexts
- 4MERLOT vs StoryWeaver
- 5MERLOT vs African Storybook
- 6MERLOT vs BCcampus Open Collection
- 7MERLOT vs DIKSHA
- 8MERLOT vs Universal Open Textbook Initiative
- 9MERLOT vs OER Commons
- 10MERLOT vs Curriki
- 11MERLOT vs Kallipos
- 12MERLOT vs Lumen Learning
- 13MERLOT vs Open Michigan
- 15MERLOT vs OERSI
- 16MERLOT vs MIT OpenCourseWare
- 17MERLOT vs OER Africa
- 18MERLOT vs OpenLearn
- 19MERLOT vs TESSA OER
- 20MERLOT vs TU Delft OpenCourseWare
- 21MERLOT vs Wikiversity
MERLOT alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SkillsCommons | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Wikibooks | 7.0 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | LibreTexts | 6.0 | Free plan | $104.17/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 4 | StoryWeaver | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 5 | African Storybook | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 6 | BCcampus Open Collection | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 7 | DIKSHA | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 8 | Universal Open Textbook Initiative | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 9 | OER Commons | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 10 | Curriki | 5.6 | No | — | Web |
| 11 | Kallipos | 5.6 | No | — | Web |
| 12 | Lumen Learning | 5.6 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 13 | Open Michigan | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web |
| 15 | OERSI | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | MIT OpenCourseWare | 5.0 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | OER Africa | 5.0 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | OpenLearn | 5.0 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | TESSA OER | 5.0 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | TU Delft OpenCourseWare | 5.0 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Wikiversity | 5.0 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about MERLOT alternatives
What is the best alternative to MERLOT?
SkillsCommons, number 1 in open educational resource platforms with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: Wikibooks, LibreTexts, StoryWeaver and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to MERLOT?
SkillsCommons is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.