Khan Academy vs. LinkedIn Learning - complete comparison

Overview

Description	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.	LinkedIn Learning LinkedIn Learning (originally Lynda.com) is the online learning platform offered by LinkedIn. The 16,000+ courses in their library are mostly focussed on professional topics like technology and business. The platform is also directly integrated into LinkedIn and offers additional benefits, like LinkedIn premium, to its members.
Types of courses	Khan Academy INDIVIDUAL LEARNING KhanAcademy courses Self-paced courses about Math, Science & other academic topics, offered completely for free Free Self-paced	LinkedIn Learning
Subscription plans	Khan Academy	LinkedIn Learning PERSONAL Personal subscription Access to all courses and learning paths on the LinkedIn Learning platform $25 - 45 USD per month
Pros & cons	Khan Academy Pros Totally free Wide range of subjects Available through mobile apps Cons Limited advanced courses Very limited learning support	LinkedIn Learning Pros Large course catalog Personalized recommendations based on your linkedin profile Linkedin premium included Cons Limited course topics (only career-related) Some courses can be rather 'corporate'

General information

Type	Education Company	Course Marketplace
Number of courses	200+	16000+
Popularity	Very popular	Very popular
Available categories	Math	Business Analytics & IntelligenceCommunicationData ScienceDesign ToolsDigital MarketingEntrepreneurshipFinanceGraphic Design & IllustrationLeadershipMarketing Analytics & Automation
Available languages	English	EnglishSpanishFrenchGermanJapaneseMandarin ChinesePortugueseItalianKorean

Evaluation

Full score	7.2 10	8.7 10

Individual scores

Course quality

LowHigh

Course catalog

Less satisfiedVery satisfied

Affordability

More expensiveHigher value

Career value

Low valueHigh value

Customer support

BadGood

Usability

BadGood

Features

Support options	Email Phone Chat Community Knowledge base Learning support Career support	Email Phone Chat Community Knowledge base Learning support Career support
Available apps	Ios Android	Ios Android

Company

Company name	Khan Academy	LinkedIn Corporation
Company size	Large	Large
Founded in	2006	2015
Headquarters	United States 🇺🇸	United States 🇺🇸
Founders	Sal Khan	Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue, Konstantin Guericke, Eric Ly, Jean-Luc Vaillant
External reviews	App Store 4.574400 reviews Play Store 4.5165000 reviews Trustpilot 3.670 reviews	App Store 4.877900 reviews Play Store 4.6135000 reviews

Our opinion

Summary

Khan Academy

Khan 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.

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning is one of the largest online learning platforms, which can offer a lot of benefits that we like through the direct integration into the LinkedIn platform, like LinkedIn Premium access, as well as the direct integration of certificates from LinkedIn Learning into your LinkedIn profile. The instructors on LinkedIn Learning are highly qualified, and the courses cover all relevant career-focussed skills, which is why we can particularly recommend LinkedIn Learning for young professionals trying to upskill.