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24 alternatives to Clerro

The publishing platform for educators, away from noise.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Clerro launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Clascity▲8

   The Ultimate Knowledge-Sharing Platform

   2018 · clascity.com · its alternatives →

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   Corilla▲271

   Collaborative documentation for software teams

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Telescope▲246

   A beautiful, stylish and minimal publishing platform ✏️

   2019 · telescope.ac · its alternatives →

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   Bookster.cc ▲258

   Transform your knowledge into captivating ebooks in minutes.

   2025 · bookstera.com · its alternatives →

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   GitBook – Build beautiful programming books using GitHub and Markdown▲442

   GitBook is a knowledge platform that connects your docs, product and users, answers user questions, and identifies knowledge gaps. Docs-as-code support & AI insights included.

   2014 · gitbook.io · its alternatives →

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   Writebook▲318

   Instantly publish your own books on the web for free

   2024 · once.com · its alternatives →

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   Shelf▲93

   Save, organize and annotate learning resources.

   2021 · shelf.so · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ShelfTaught▲203

   Crowdsourcing wisdom through book recommendations 📚

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   SubSchool▲130

   Platform for easy course creation in K12 subjects

   2023 · subschool.us · its alternatives →

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    A Github for writers?▲181

    2013 · penflip.com · its alternatives →

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    Readory▲176

    The platform for online written content 📝

    2018 · readory.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Lndr▲271

    Design. Import. Publish.

    2018 · lndr.co · its alternatives →

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    Softcover – A publishing platform from the author of the Rails Tutorial▲208

    Advanced self-publishing tools to let tech-savvy writers produce ebooks, publish them for sale online, find an audience, and build a business.

    2014 · softcover.io · its alternatives →

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    Niopub▲87

    Explore posts from others or quickly publish your own ideas

    2023 · niopub.com · its alternatives →

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    Hiro – Fast and responsive notetaking meets semantic search▲160

    2013 · alpha.hiroapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Shelf▲135

    A better way for teams to manage & share files, links & more

    2017 · shelf.io · its alternatives →

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    Open Source Collage▲74

    Education platform for high school students

    2021 · opensourcecollage.com · its alternatives →

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    Clusy ▲112

    Clusy is an AI notebook IDE for Jupyter: an agent plans, writes, runs, and branches computational notebooks on managed cloud CPUs and GPUs.

    Jul 2026 · clusy.io · its alternatives →

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    Pen.io▲108

    2011 · pen.io · its alternatives →

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    MonsterWriter▲103

    MonsterWriter is the academic writing tool for students and researchers. Distraction-free document editing, powerful citation management, and full LaTeX workspace support. Better than Overleaf.

    2025 · monsterwriter.com · its alternatives →

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    Librida▲8

    Platform for creating, reading and publishing books.

    Dec 2025 · librida.com · its alternatives →

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    CoGuide▲20

    Saving educators 10+ hours weekly

    2025 · coguide.ai · its alternatives →

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    Curvenote (YC W21)▲101

    Write, share & remix ideas from Jupyter Notebooks

    2021 · curvenote.com · its alternatives →

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    Writerr▲25

    Privacy focused Book writing App for writerrs.

    2024 · writerr.softodesign.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →