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Online Learning Platforms, Compared.

Independent reviews of 24 major platforms — pricing, content, certificates, and who each one is built for.

Platforms reviewed: 24 Total courses indexed: 309,014+ Platforms with free access: 15 Average rating: 4.1/5

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24 reviewed independently
Coursera
University-backed certificates and degrees
★★★★½ 4.5/5
From $33/month (annual)
LinkedIn Learning
Professional skills with LinkedIn profile integration
★★★★ 4.2/5
From $20/month (annual)
Udemy
210,000+ courses at affordable pay-per-course pricing
★★★★½ 4.3/5
From $15/course on sale
Skillshare
Project-based creative learning by subscription
★★★★ 4.1/5
From $14/month (annual)
edX
MIT, Harvard, and 300+ university courses online
★★★★ 4.2/5
Free audit available
DataCamp
Data science and analytics skills by doing
★★★★ 4.2/5
From $13/month (annual)
Pluralsight
Tech skill development for professionals and teams
★★★★ 4.0/5
From $25/month (annual)
Codecademy
Interactive coding for complete beginners
★★★★ 4.0/5
From $12/month (annual)
Khan Academy
Free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere
★★★★½ 4.4/5
Free audit available
MasterClass
Learn from the world's best — Gordon Ramsay, Neil Gaiman, Serena Williams
★★★½ 3.8/5
From $10/month (annual)
Google Skillshop
Free Google product certifications — Ads, Analytics, and more
★★★★ 4.1/5
Free audit available
HubSpot Academy
Free marketing, sales, and CRM certifications
★★★★ 4.2/5
Free audit available
FutureLearn
Short courses and degrees from UK universities
★★★½ 3.9/5
Free audit available
Brilliant
Interactive maths, science, and CS for curious minds
★★★★½ 4.3/5
From $13/month (annual)
Alison
Free online courses with certificates in 1,000+ topics
★★★½ 3.6/5
Free audit available
Udacity
Nanodegrees for tech careers — AI, data, and cloud
★★★½ 3.9/5
$249/month
MIT OpenCourseWare
Complete MIT course materials — free, forever
★★★★½ 4.5/5
Free audit available
Coursera Degrees
Accredited online degrees from top universities
★★★★ 4.2/5
Pricing varies
Domestika
Creative courses from top professionals — design, illustration, photography
★★★★ 4.1/5
From $10/course on sale
Duolingo
The world's most popular language learning app
★★★★ 4.0/5
From $7/month (annual)
Babbel
Structured language courses built by linguists
★★★★ 4.1/5
From $7/month (annual)
General Assembly
Career bootcamps in coding, data, UX, and product management
★★★★ 4.0/5
Pricing varies
Frontend Masters
In-depth courses for professional web developers
★★★★½ 4.4/5
From $33/month (annual)
365 Data Science
Structured data science and analytics career tracks
★★★★ 4.0/5
From $22/month (annual)

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