freeCodeCamp vs. Khan Academy - complete comparison

Overview

Description	freeCodeCamp freeCodeCamp is a non-profit organization that offers a free and interactive learning platform that helps learners understand software development topics, like web development, data science, databases and more. In addition, they provide free certifications on these topics.	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.
Types of courses	freeCodeCamp INDIVIDUAL LEARNING freeCodeCamp certification Learn a skill like frontend development or databases completely free with one of freeCodeCamp's certifications Free Self-paced	Khan Academy INDIVIDUAL LEARNING KhanAcademy courses Self-paced courses about Math, Science & other academic topics, offered completely for free Free Self-paced
Subscription plans	freeCodeCamp	Khan Academy
Pros & cons	freeCodeCamp Pros Totally free Hands-on projects Certifications available Cons Small selection of courses Limited support	Khan Academy Pros Totally free Wide range of subjects Available through mobile apps Cons Limited advanced courses Very limited learning support

General information

Type	Education Company	Education Company
Number of courses	15+	200+
Popularity	Popular	Very popular
Available categories	Web Development	Math
Available languages	English	English

Evaluation

Full score	7.4 10	7.2 10

Individual scores

Course quality

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Course catalog

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Affordability

More expensiveHigher value

Career value

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Customer support

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Usability

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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	freeCodeCamp, Inc.	Khan Academy
Company size	Small	Large
Founded in	2014	2006
Headquarters	United States 🇺🇸	United States 🇺🇸
Founders	Quincy Larson	Sal Khan
External reviews	App Store 4.025000 reviews Play Store 3.7185000 reviews Trustpilot 2.925 reviews	App Store 4.574400 reviews Play Store 4.5165000 reviews Trustpilot 3.670 reviews

Our opinion

Summary

freeCodeCamp

freeCodeCamp is an excellent platform for learning how to code. We particularly like that it's a non-profit and all the courses and learning materials are provided completely for free, even though their course catalog is fairly limited. Their courses are in-depth and come with an intuitive interface that is helpful especially for beginners. This is why we recommend freeCodeCamp for beginners that want to learn how to code. More advanced learners might be better off choosing a platform with a broader course catalog and a learning experience that less caters to beginners.

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.