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Khan Academy vs. Pluralsight - 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. | Pluralsight Pluralsight is an online learning platform that focuses on teaching technical skills in a broad variety of subjects. Founded in 2004 by Aaron Skonnard, Keith Brown, Fritz Onion, and Bill Williams, the platform now boasts thousands of courses created by 1,500+ expert teachers. |
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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 | Pluralsight No course types available |
Subscription plans | Khan Academy No subscription plans available | Pluralsight PERSONAL Pluralsight SkillsAccess to Pluralsight's library of courses (either their core library with 2,500+ courses, or their full library with 7,000+ courses, depending on the plan). $25 - 45 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+ | 7000+ |
Popularity | Very popular | Popular |
Available categories | Math | 3D & AnimationAccounting & BookkeepingArchitectural DesignArts & CraftsBrandingBusiness Analytics & IntelligenceBusiness StrategyCommunicationComplianceContent Marketing |
Available languages | English | English |
Evaluation
ToggleFull score | 7.2 10 | 8.3 10 |
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Features
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Company
ToggleCompany name | Khan Academy | Pluralsight, LLC |
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Company size | Large | Large |
Founded in | 2006 | 2004 |
Headquarters | United States 🇺🇸 | United States 🇺🇸 |
Founders | Sal Khan | Aaron Skonnard, Keith Brown, Fritz Onion, Bill Williams |
External reviews | App Store 4.574400 reviews Play Store 4.5165000 reviews  Trustpilot 3.670 reviews | App Store 4.7642000 reviews Play Store 4.5214000 reviews Trustpilot 1.9934 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.
PluralsightPluralsight is one of the online learning platform with a clear focus on helping companies upskill their employees with tech skills. While they do offer their course catalog to consumers as well, many of their main strengths come into play with enterprise customers. We particularly like their extensive library of courses, with a lot of them focussing on very specific technical topics that other platforms might not even have resources for. That means that Pluralsight is a great platform for companies looking to upskill employees and more advanced techies trying to learn new skills. As a beginner, you might be a bit overwhelmed on Pluralsight.
