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Coursera vs. Educative - Complete Comparison
Written by
Janosch Herrmann
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Overview
ToggleDescription | Coursera Coursera is an online learning platform that offers courses from top universities and organizations worldwide, like Yale or Stanford. They also offer fully digital Bachelors and Master’s degrees. | Educative Educative provides interactive courses for software developers with easy-to-use cloud environments, as well as a whole suite of other tools and resources to help their users learn new skills. |
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Types of courses | Coursera INDIVIDUAL LEARNING Regular coursesSelf-paced courses for individual learning and skill development. The courses itself are typically free, with certification being offered as a paid addon. $50 - $150 USDIncluded in subscription Self-paced MASTERS DEGREE Master's DegreeFull master's degree programs offered in partnership with universities. $10000 - $60000 USD Full-time BACHELORS DEGREE Bachelor's DegreeFull bachelor's degree programs offered in partnership with universities. $10000 - $80000 USD Full-time PARTIAL MASTERS MasterTrack CertificatesMaster's degree-level courses with a path to credit $2000 - $10000 USD 4-6 months INDIVIDUAL LEARNING Professional CertificatesJob-relevant training programs, from universities and corporations. FreeIncluded in subscription 3-6 months | Educative No course types available |
Subscription plans | Coursera PERSONAL Coursera PlusAccess to a selection of 7,000+ world-class courses, hands-on projects, and job-ready certificate programs $35 - 55 USD per month | Educative PERSONAL Educative membershipDepending on the plan, it includes access to over 700 interactive courses, their "Cloud Labs" and their "Hands-On projects" $15 - 50 USD per month |
Pros & cons | Coursera
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General information
ToggleType | Course Marketplace | Education Company |
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Number of courses | 7000+ | 700+ |
Popularity | Very popular | Relatively niche |
Available categories | 3D & AnimationAccounting & BookkeepingAffiliate MarketingAppleArchitectural DesignArts & CraftsBeauty & MakeupBrandingBusiness Analytics & IntelligenceBusiness Law | Programming LanguagesSoftware Development ToolsSoftware EngineeringWeb DevelopmentData Science |
Available languages | EnglishMandarin ChineseSpanishFrenchRussianPortugueseGermanJapaneseKoreanItalian | English |
Evaluation
ToggleFull score | 8.8 10 | 7.2 10 |
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Features
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Available apps |   | No apps available... |
Company
ToggleCompany name | Coursera Inc. | Educative, Inc. |
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Company size | Large | Medium |
Founded in | 2012 | 2015 |
Headquarters | United States 🇺🇸 | United States 🇺🇸 |
Founders | Andrew Ng, Daphne Koller | Naeem Hasan, Fahim ul Haq,Naeem Altaf |
External reviews | App Store 4.8126900 reviews Play Store 4.8267000 reviews  Trustpilot 1.7528 reviews | Trustpilot 2.416 reviews |
Our opinion
ToggleCourseraCoursera offers a great range of online learning products, which means that almost anyone can find a fitting course on their platform. We particularly like the huge catalog of free courses they offer, where you only need to pay if you want the optional certification. They also offer full degrees, which makes them one of only a few providers that offer Bachelor's and Master’s degrees online. While their overall offering might be a bit confusing sometimes, we can fully recommend Coursera for all students looking to obtain career-relevant skills.
EducativeEducative focuses on teaching tech skills to its students. We like that in addition to their courses, they provide tools like their CloudLabs, which allow students to learn about cloud infrastructure, without having to create their own cloud accounts. Another thing that makes their platform unique is their focus on text over video. This means, if you prefer reading to watching videos, and you want to learn new tech skills, Educative might be right for you.
