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FutureLearn vs. Khan Academy - Complete Comparison
Written by
Janosch Herrmann
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Overview
ToggleDescription | FutureLearn FutureLearn is a British online learning platform that offers courses developed by their more than 175 university partners worldwide. The platform was founded in 2012 and has since attracted more than 10 million learners worldwide. | Khan Academy Khan Academy is a non-profit educational organization that provides free online courses, lessons, and practice tests on various subjects, like math, computer science, physics, biology, economic studies & many others. |
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Types of courses | FutureLearn BACHELORS DEGREE Bachelor's DegreeGet a Bachelor's degree from one of FutureLearn's partner universities $10000 - $30000 USD 10-15 hours per week MASTERS DEGREE Master's DegreeGet a Master's degree from one of FutureLearn's university partners. $10000 - $40000 USD 1-3 years INDIVIDUAL LEARNING Short CoursesShort courses on a wide variety of topics, created by universities and other institutions FreeIncluded in subscription 2-4 hours per week INDIVIDUAL LEARNING MicrocredentialsCreate specialized courses created by top academic institutions worldwide. Some courses might count as academic credit towards a degree. $500 - $1000 USD 6–12 weeks | Khan Academy INDIVIDUAL LEARNING KhanAcademy coursesSelf-paced courses about Math, Science & other academic topics, offered completely for free Free Self-paced |
Subscription plans | FutureLearn PERSONAL FutureLearn UnlimitedUnlimited access to 1400+ online courses from FutureLearn $20 - 40 USD per month | Khan Academy No subscription plans available |
Pros & cons | FutureLearn
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General information
ToggleType | Course Marketplace | Education Company |
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Number of courses | 2000+ | 200+ |
Popularity | Relatively niche | Very popular |
Available categories | Business Analytics & IntelligenceComplianceData ScienceDesign ToolsDigital MarketingEntrepreneurshipFinanceIT CertificationsLanguage LearningLeadership | Math |
Available languages | English | English |
Evaluation
ToggleFull score | 8.5 10 | 7.2 10 |
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Features
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Available apps | No apps available... |   |
Company
ToggleCompany name | FutureLearn Limited | Khan Academy |
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Company size | Medium | Large |
Founded in | 2012 | 2006 |
Headquarters | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 | United States 🇺🇸 |
Founders | The Open University | Sal Khan |
External reviews |  Trustpilot 4.7740 reviews | App Store 4.574400 reviews Play Store 4.5165000 reviews Trustpilot 3.670 reviews |
Our opinion
ToggleFutureLearnFutureLearn is one of the few online learning platforms that offer full online degrees. We also like that you can access a lot of their regular courses for free for a limited amount of time, with the upgrade to the paid course being offered as an optional add-on. In contrast to some other similar companies, their offering is also a lot more streamlined and easier to understand, which we think is another benefit of FutureLearn. That said, their catalog isn't as big as that of some of their competitors, which means that you might not find the course you're looking for, especially if it's a bit more niche. Overall, we can recommend FutureLearn for students that want to take full online degrees, as well as students that want to learn with courses from universities, instead of courses from individual instructors.
Khan AcademyKhan Academy has a great catalog of completely free courses on Math, Science and other academic topics. The best part is that everything is available absolutely for free, and that their offering is pretty extensive, with course in a variety of different languages. They do however focus mainly on fundamental academic skills, rather than concrete career-relevant topics. Also, you shouldn't expect to get much learning support when learning on KhanAcademy, since this is something they can't deliver as a non-profit reliant on donations. Overall, KhanAcademy is a great place to learn about Math, Science and a lot more completely for free.
