top of page
Writer's pictureJan Svamberg

Is better Coursera or Udemy?

Updated: Aug 19, 2020

Unfortunately it's little bit more complicated than that. Both study platforms are great but each serves a different purpose. Which is the reason we will not do traditional pros and cons and we will rather focus on how to help you pick the best platform in order to accomplish your goals.


If you would like to upgrade an existing skill, learn new skill, hobby or an interest with focus on hands on experience where earning an accreddited certificate recognized by employers is not your main goal then Udemy should be your best match. If you are aiming on getting a job, promotion, accreddited certificates recognized by employers and university like courses with assignments in that case I would recommend Coursera. Both platforms offer low price: Coursera courses are available for 29-99$ per course or 49$ monthly payment, Udemy offers courses for full price 100-200$ where almost all the time sale is running on Udemy site with discounted price 10$ per course (I don't recommend to buy course on Udemy for the full price, it's woth to wait a few days for the sale). Many people are picking the platform according to the price where this decision might not be the best. If the price would be the most important for you then Udemy course in sale would be a clear choice (10$ per course). In case you are looking for accredited certificate recognized by an employer then such decision would result in disappointment. You saved 40$ but invested time and money will not be worth it as earned certificate from Udemy will not be accreddited nor recognized by employers. On the other hand if you would like to learn digital marketing only as a hobby, you don't need accreddited and recognized certificate and investment to Coursera course might not be worth it. If you are willing to invest more time and money for exchange of getting higher value consider also Udacity or EdX platforms.

Example 1) Imagine you need a new laptop so you go to the store and buy headphones because they were cheaper. When you realize on one hand you saved money but on the other hand the desired outcome is not met, is it really what you want?Unfortunately it's little bit more complicated than that. Both study platforms are great but each serves a different purpose. Which is the reason we will not do traditional pros and cons and we will rather focus on how to help you pick the best platform in order to accomplish your goals. If you would like to upgrade an existing skill, learn new skill, hobby or an interest with focus on hands on experience where earning an accreddited certificate recognized by employers is not your main goal then Udemy should be your best match. If you are aiming on getting a job, promotion, accreddited certificates recognized by employers and university like courses with assignments in that case I would recommend Coursera. Both platforms offer low price: Coursera courses are available for 29-99$ per course or 49$ monthly payment, Udemy offers courses for full price 100-200$ where almost all the time sale is running on Udemy site with discounted price 10$ per course (I don't recommend to buy course on Udemy for the full price, it's woth to wait a few days for the sale). Many people are picking the platform according to the price where this decision might not be the best. If the price would be the most important for you then Udemy course in sale would be a clear choice (10$ per course). In case you are looking for accredited certificate recognized by an employer then such decision would result in disappointment. You saved 40$ but invested time and money will not be worth it as earned certificate from Udemy will not be accreddited nor recognized by employers. On the other hand if you would like to learn digital marketing only as a hobby, you don't need accreddited and recognized certificate and investment to Coursera course might not be worth it. If you are willing to invest more time and money for exchange of getting higher value consider also Udacity or EdX platforms. Example 1) Imagine you need a new laptop so you go to the store and buy headphones because they were cheaper. When you realize on one hand you saved money but on the other hand the desired outcome is not met, is it really what you want?

1 view0 comments

Comments


bottom of page