Lesson Plan Generator Comparison

Compare TeachMap, Common Planner, Planbook, and Nearpod by documented workflows, subscription terms, and classroom needs.

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Scope of this comparison

TeachMap publishes this guide to help educators compare workflows. It is not an independent ranking based on measured scores. Check the linked platform comparisons and official sources before purchasing.

TeachMap: drafting and practice

TeachMap offers lesson drafts, digital classes and assignments, and TutorAI. Lesson generations and voice minutes depend on the subscription. Generated content needs teacher review.

Common Planner: collaborative planning with AI

Common Curriculum now presents itself as Common Planner and advertises built-in AI, unit and lesson planning, standards, sharing, and plan reuse. Describing it as a template-only tool without AI is inaccurate.

Planbook: scheduling and organization

Planbook documents scheduling, layouts, units, standards, attachments, and sharing. Confirm the current billing period and trial directly; the former $15/month comparison was unreliable.

Nearpod: interactive instruction

Nearpod offers interactive lesson delivery, a content library, reports, and AI Create for lessons and questions. Choose by the workflow you need rather than treating AI generation as exclusive to TeachMap.

TeachMap plans and trial terms

Create an account to preview one lesson without a payment method. A paid subscription is required for downloads. The subscription trial below is separate from this lesson preview.

PlanMonthly price (USD)Lessons per monthVoice minutes per month
Starter$7.991530
Teacher$14.994090
School$39.99100300

Paid plans include unlimited text tutoring. Individual lesson plans are no longer sold. Annual subscriptions are billed upfront; see the pricing page for annual totals and classroom allowances.

Eligible new subscribers can try a plan for 7 days with 1 lesson plan, 15 voice minutes, and 50 text tutor messages total during the trial. A payment method is required. The subscription automatically renews at the selected rate unless canceled before the trial ends.

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Lesson Plan Generator Comparison | TeachMap