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Best Goodreads alternatives in 2026

Goodreads is book tracking, reviews and recommendations from a reader community. These 5 alternatives come from the same rankings, ordered by editorial score. Connected products carry a small, disclosed lift.

5 alternatives From best book tracking and discovery apps How we rank

Ranked alternatives

  1. 1

    Open Library

    Is open source. A free, editable catalog with more than 3 million books to read online, plus yearly reading goals and lists. Its code is under AGPL-3.0, though its tracking is simpler than Goodreads.

    Best for Free books, an open catalog and a reading goal

    WebFree and open sourceOpen source

    88.5of 100
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  2. 2

    Douban Books

    Also runs on iOS, Android. Records books you have read, want to read or are reading, with ratings, tags and recommendations. The site is in Chinese and has iPhone and Android apps, so it suits Chinese-language readers.

    Best for Chinese-language reading lists and reviews

    WebiOSAndroidFree

    84.0of 100
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  3. 3

    apprun.icu*

    Browser apps with live-ranked book lists from Open Library and Google Books, plus private reading trackers that need no account. Its ebooks are paid and separate from the free apps, and its scope is wider than books.

    Best for Finding new books and tracking reads in a browser

    WebFree plan, paid upgrades

    78.0of 100
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  4. 4

    Libib

    Also runs on iOS, Android. Catalogs personal book, movie and game collections with barcode scanning and a free Basic plan. It tracks collections rather than reading progress, so it ranks below the reading-first services.

    Best for Cataloging a physical book collection

    WebiOSAndroidFree plan, paid upgrades

    81.0of 100
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  5. 5

    BookWyrm

    A decentralized social network for reading tracking and reviews, built on ActivityPub, so people join independent servers. Its code is public under a license that is not open source, and its community depends on the server you join.

    Best for Reading tracking and reviews without one operator

    WebFree

    79.5of 100
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About Goodreads alternatives

What is the best alternative to Goodreads?
On listme.name the highest-scored alternative is Open Library, followed by Douban Books. The right choice depends on price, platform and whether you need open source.
Is there a free alternative to Goodreads?
Yes. Free options include Open Library, Douban Books, apprun.icu.

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