OpenScholar Alternatives

OpenScholar is described as 'A full-featured open-source web site-creation package designed for the academic community' and is an website in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to OpenScholar, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Joomla apps. The best OpenScholar alternative is BuddyPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to OpenScholar are CKEditor, Quill, EasySocial and WYMeditor.

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OpenScholar alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. BuddyPress icon
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    BuddyPress

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    Social networking in a box. Build a social network for your company, school, sports team or niche community all based on the power and flexibility of WordPress. Install BuddyPress directly through your WordPress dashboard plugins page, or download it manually from the WordPress.

    79 BuddyPress alternatives
    BuddyPress screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress

    BuddyPress Features

    1.  ITunes-like user interface
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    BuddyPress iconOpenScholar Icon

    BuddyPress VS OpenScholar

    Is BuddyPress a good alternative to OpenScholar?
     

    • BuddyPress is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to OpenScholar.

    • BuddyPress is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to OpenScholar.

    • BuddyPress is Free and Open SourceOpenScholar is also Free and Open Source
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    CKEditor

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    CKEditor 4 and CKEditor 5 are easy-to-implement open source JavaScript WYSIWYG rich text editors for any web browser. CKEditor Ecosystem has 2 very distinct rich text editors as well as image upload and collaboration solutions.

    37 CKEditor alternatives
    CKEditor 5 Classic build

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    CKEditor 5 Balloon Block build
    CKEditor 5 - Comments with real-time collaborative editing
    +5
    CKEditor 5 - Track changes

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Rich Text Editor
    4.  Drag and Drop
    5.  Support for ReactJS
    6.  Colored Text
    CKEditor iconOpenScholar Icon

    CKEditor VS OpenScholar

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    Comments about CKEditor as an Alternative to OpenScholar
     
    Rolando Isidoro

    OpenScholar is an open source SaaS platform built as a Drupal distribution while CKEditor is a WYSIWYG editor.

    Negative comment •Sep 27, 2017
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    • CKEditor is the most popular Web-based alternative to OpenScholar.

    • CKEditor is Free Personal and Open SourceOpenScholar is Free and Open Source
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    Quill

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    Quill is a free, open source WYSIWYG editor built for the modern web. With its modular architecture and expressive API, it is completely customizable to fulfill any need.

    31 Quill alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript

    Quill Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Rich Text Editor
    Quill iconOpenScholar Icon

    Quill VS OpenScholar

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  5. EasySocial icon
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    EasySocial

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    Social Network For Joomla to grow your communities with the least time.

    23 EasySocial alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Joomla

    EasySocial Features

    1.  Joomla Extension
    EasySocial iconOpenScholar Icon

    EasySocial VS OpenScholar

    Is EasySocial a good alternative to OpenScholar?
     

    • EasySocial is the most popular commercial alternative to OpenScholar.

    • EasySocial is Paid and ProprietaryOpenScholar is Free and Open Source
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    WYMeditor

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    WYMeditor is a web-based WYSIWYM (What You See Is What You Mean) XHTML editor (not WYSIWYG).

    29 WYMeditor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    WYMeditor Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    WYMeditor iconOpenScholar Icon

    WYMeditor VS OpenScholar

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  7. ContentTools Editor icon
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    ContentTools Editor

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    A small & beautiful WYSIWYG editor for HTML content. ContentTools is a collection of small, flexible, extensible and framework agnostic JavaScript libraries for creating beautiful WYSIWYG editors for HTML content.

    34 ContentTools Editor alternatives
    ContentTools Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Online editor
    3.  Drag and Drop
    ContentTools Editor iconOpenScholar Icon

    ContentTools Editor VS OpenScholar

    Is ContentTools Editor a good alternative to OpenScholar?
     
    Comments about ContentTools Editor as an Alternative to OpenScholar
     
    Rolando Isidoro

    OpenScholar is an open source SaaS platform built as a Drupal distribution while ContentToolsJS is a WYSIWYG editor.

    Negative comment •Sep 27, 2017
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    • ContentTools Editor is Free and Open SourceOpenScholar is also Free and Open Source
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    Aloha Editor

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    Aloha Editor is an HTML5 WYSIWYG Editor that gives you a total new experience when editing. It's faster than existing WYSIWYG technologies and offers unprecedented WYSIWYG functionalities.

    32 Aloha Editor alternatives
    Aloha Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Aloha Editor Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    Aloha Editor screenshot 1
    Aloha Editor iconOpenScholar Icon

    Aloha Editor VS OpenScholar

    Is Aloha Editor a good alternative to OpenScholar?
     
    Comments about Aloha Editor as an Alternative to OpenScholar
     
    Rolando Isidoro

    OpenScholar is an open source SaaS platform built as a Drupal distribution while Aloha Editor is a WYSIWYG editor.

    Negative comment •Sep 27, 2017
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    • Aloha Editor is Free and Open SourceOpenScholar is also Free and Open Source
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    N1ED

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    N1ED is an add-on for CKEditor and TinyMCE that completely redefines your vision of WYSIWYG editors. Absolutely FREE. Auto update from CDN.

    35 N1ED alternatives
    N1Ed overview. Classic editor with basic editing features will get amazing transform with N1ED

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • CKEditor
    • TinyMCE
    • Drupal
    • Joomla
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PrestaShop
    • Magento Community Edition

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Page builder
    Work with media due to built-in file manager and image editor
    Build layout from predefined block templates
    +3
    Build page content from predefined block templates
    N1ED iconOpenScholar Icon

    N1ED VS OpenScholar

    Is N1ED a good alternative to OpenScholar?
     

    • N1ED is the most popular SaaS alternative to OpenScholar.

    • N1ED is Free and ProprietaryOpenScholar is Free and Open Source
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    SCEditor

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    A lightweight WYSIWYG BBCode & HTML editor.

    27 SCEditor alternatives
    SCEditor screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Web-Based
    SCEditor screenshot 1
    SCEditor iconOpenScholar Icon

    SCEditor VS OpenScholar

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  12. CLEditor icon
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    CLEditor

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    CLEditor is an open source jQuery plugin which provides a lightweight, full featured, cross browser, extensible, WYSIWYG HTML editor that can be easily added into any web site.

    34 CLEditor alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    CLEditor iconOpenScholar Icon

    CLEditor VS OpenScholar

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    WebsiteBaker

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    WebsiteBaker helps you to create the website you want: A free, easy, secure, flexible and extensible Open Source Content Management System.

    23 WebsiteBaker alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    WebsiteBaker iconOpenScholar Icon

    WebsiteBaker VS OpenScholar

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    MarkMyWords

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    A minimal markdown editor in the eOS design.

    44 MarkMyWords alternatives
    Live preview split pane

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Vala

    MarkMyWords Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    MarkMyWords iconOpenScholar Icon

    MarkMyWords VS OpenScholar

    Is MarkMyWords a good alternative to OpenScholar?
     

    • MarkMyWords is the most popular Linux alternative to OpenScholar.

    • MarkMyWords is Free and Open SourceOpenScholar is also Free and Open Source
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