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Khan Academy vs. Treehouse - Complete Comparison
Written by
Janosch Herrmann
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Overview
ToggleDescription | 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. | Treehouse Treehouse is an online learning platform that offers courses in web design, web development and mobile development. With a focus on practical skills, Treehouse provides interactive coding exercises and projects to help learners build real-world applications. |
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Types of courses | Khan Academy INDIVIDUAL LEARNING KhanAcademy coursesSelf-paced courses about Math, Science & other academic topics, offered completely for free Free Self-paced | Treehouse No course types available |
Subscription plans | Khan Academy No subscription plans available | Treehouse PERSONAL Treehouse membershipAccess to the Treehouse course catalog $20 - 50 USD per month PERSONAL Treehouse TechDegreeGo through a guided curriculum and work towards becoming job-ready in a tech discipline, like Frontend Development or UX Design. Get project and peer reviews, access to an exclusive Slack community and 1-on-1 career support $200 USD per month |
Pros & cons | Khan Academy
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General information
ToggleType | Education Company | Education Company |
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Number of courses | 200+ | 300+ |
Popularity | Very popular | Relatively niche |
Available categories | Math | Business StrategyProgramming LanguagesWeb DesignWeb DevelopmentGame DevelopmentMobile Development |
Available languages | English | English |
Evaluation
ToggleFull score | 7.2 10 | 7.8 10 |
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Features
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Available apps |   | No apps available... |
Company
ToggleCompany name | Khan Academy | Treehouse Island Inc. |
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Company size | Large | Small |
Founded in | 2006 | 2011 |
Headquarters | United States 🇺🇸 | United States 🇺🇸 |
Founders | Sal Khan | Ryan Carson, Gillian Carson, Alan Johnson |
External reviews | App Store 4.574400 reviews Play Store 4.5165000 reviews  Trustpilot 3.670 reviews | Trustpilot 2.516 reviews |
Our opinion
ToggleKhan 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.
TreehouseTreehouse focuses on tech skills, with both their course subscription and Techdegree programs including access to their library of courses. We like that you can choose between the cheaper, self-service subscription or the more expensive Techdegree programs which come with learning support and a more tailored learning experience. Overall, their course offering isn't as extensive as that of some of their competitors, so if you're looking for more niche courses you might not find them on Treehouse.
