Khan Academy vs. Udemy - Complete Comparison
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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. | Udemy Udemy is one of the largest online course marketplaces worldwide, with more than 200,000 courses from thousands of expert instructors worldwide. Courses on Udemy span a broad variety of topics, and are taken by tens of millions of students every year. |
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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 | Udemy INDIVIDUAL LEARNING Udemy coursesSelf-paced courses for individual learning and skill development. $10 - $100 USDIncluded in subscription Self-paced |
Subscription plans | Khan Academy No subscription plans available | Udemy PERSONAL Udemy Personal PlanAccess to a library of 11,000 high-quality courses from the Udemy marketplace. $20 - 30 USD per month |
Pros & cons | Khan Academy
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General information
ToggleType | Education Company | Course Marketplace |
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Number of courses | 200+ | 210000+ |
Popularity | Very popular | Very popular |
Available categories | Math | 3D & AnimationAccounting & BookkeepingAffiliate MarketingAppleArchitectural DesignArts & CraftsBeauty & MakeupBrandingBusiness Analytics & IntelligenceBusiness Law |
Available languages | English | EnglishMandarin ChineseHindiSpanishArabicFrenchRussianPortugueseGermanTurkish |
Evaluation
ToggleFull score | 7.2 10 | 9.0 10 |
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Features
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Company
ToggleCompany name | Khan Academy | Udemy, Inc. |
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Company size | Large | Large |
Founded in | 2006 | 2010 |
Headquarters | United States 🇺🇸 | United States 🇺🇸 |
Founders | Sal Khan | Eren Bali, Gagan Biyani, Oktay Caglar |
External reviews | App Store 4.574400 reviews Play Store 4.5165000 reviews Trustpilot 3.670 reviews | App Store 4.776100 reviews Play Store 4.2447000 reviews Trustpilot 2.11310 reviews |
Our opinion
ToggleKhan 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.
Udemy is one of the most well-known online course marketplaces, and for a good reason. With their massive course catalog and offerings in many of the world's most spoken languages, chances are that you will find what you're looking for on Udemy. Even though nearly anyone can start uploading their courses to Udemy, the review system makes allows you to spot great courses super easily. We particularly like the great value that Udemy courses provide, giving you the best bang for your buck and making it the #1 most popular online learning platform worldwide.