Best Open Culture Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from educational video libraries ranked against Open Culture on the same published basis.
- 1Open Culture vs ClickView
- 2Open Culture vs Into Film+
- 3Open Culture vs NFSA Digital Resource Finder
- 4Open Culture vs PBS LearningMedia
- 5Open Culture vs TED-Ed
- 6Open Culture vs Australian Screen Online (ASO) Education
- 7Open Culture vs Open Yale Courses
- 8Open Culture vs Docuseek
- 9Open Culture vs NFB Education
- 10Open Culture vs SAFARI Montage Video Streaming Library
- 11Open Culture vs BrainPOP
- 12Open Culture vs DreamBox Math
- 13Open Culture vs Hopster
- 14Open Culture vs ProQuest Central
- 15Open Culture vs Bloomsbury Video Library
- 16Open Culture vs JoVE Education
- 17Open Culture vs Classroom Video On Demand
- 18Open Culture vs Digital Theatre+
- 19Open Culture vs Informit EduTV
- 20Open Culture vs Learn Forward
Open Culture alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ClickView | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 2 | Into Film+ | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 3 | NFSA Digital Resource Finder | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 4 | PBS LearningMedia | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 5 | TED-Ed | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 6 | Australian Screen Online (ASO) Education | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 7 | Open Yale Courses | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 8 | Docuseek | 5.5 | No | — | Web |
| 9 | NFB Education | 5.5 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 10 | SAFARI Montage Video Streaming Library | 5.5 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 11 | BrainPOP | 5.4 | No | $9.92/mo | iOS, Web |
| 12 | DreamBox Math | 5.4 | No | — | iOS, Web |
| 13 | Hopster | 5.4 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 14 | ProQuest Central | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | Bloomsbury Video Library | 5.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 16 | JoVE Education | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | Classroom Video On Demand | 5.2 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 18 | Digital Theatre+ | 5.2 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Informit EduTV | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Learn Forward | 5.1 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
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Questions about Open Culture alternatives
What is the best alternative to Open Culture?
ClickView, number 1 in educational video libraries with a score of 5.9 out of 10. The others here: Into Film+, NFSA Digital Resource Finder, PBS LearningMedia and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Open Culture?
ClickView is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 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.