Khan Academy vs. MasterClass - 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.	MasterClass Masterclass is an online learning concept with a unique concept: They work together with celebrities from various fields, letting the celebrities teach an online course about their knowledge. These celebrities include people of the likes of Stephen Curry, George W. Bush, Martin Scorsese and many more incredible well-known people. In total, there are more than 150 classes taught on topics such as arts, business, cooking, sports, and more.
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	MasterClass
Subscription plans	Khan Academy	MasterClass PERSONAL Masterclass membership Get access to the full Masterclass course catalog of more than 180 classes. $12 - 25 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	MasterClass Pros Learn from world-renowned experts High production value Wide range of topics Cons Lack of deep, in-depth courses No interaction with the instructors

General information

Type	Education Company	Education Company
Number of courses	200+	180+
Popularity	Very popular	Popular
Available categories	Math	Arts & CraftsBusiness StrategyCreativityEntrepreneurshipSports
Available languages	English	English

Evaluation

Full score	7.2 10	8.0 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 Roku

Company

Company name	Khan Academy	MasterClass Inc.
Company size	Large	Medium
Founded in	2006	2015
Headquarters	United States 🇺🇸	United States 🇺🇸
Founders	Sal Khan	David Rogier, Aaron Rasmussen
External reviews	App Store 4.574400 reviews Play Store 4.5165000 reviews Trustpilot 3.670 reviews	App Store 4.9122100 reviews Play Store 4.2209000 reviews Trustpilot 2.0892 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.

MasterClass

MasterClass has amongst the highest production quality of all online learning platforms. We like their concept of creating courses with world-renowned experts in their respective fields and combining this with awesome production value. With this high quality bar, it's clear why MasterClass doesn't have the most extensive course catalog. They focus on quality over quantity and offer courses on all kinds of topics, both career-related and recreational. Overall, we recommend MasterClass for students that enjoy watching courses from their favorite athletes, musicians and chefs and that appreciate the amount of effort MasterClass puts into producing these classes. Students looking for courses to advance their career might find a better offering elsewhere.