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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BizLibrary

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ABizLibrary is a corporate-focused learning management software solution. The vendor provides a searchable library of prebuilt courses and materials that are mobile-accessible and include assessment and gamification capabilities.N/A

    Coursera

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ACoursera is an online catalog of learning content, available to businesses to help them to strengthen critical skills, Develop, retain, and advance critical talent, or use role-based assessments to identify skills gaps and advancement opportunities.

    $399

    per year per user

    Udacity

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AUdacity aims to change lives, businesses, and nations by creating job-ready digital talent. With over a decade of experience creating digital talent at scale, Udacity addresses the global talent shortages impacting growth, productivity, and innovation. Udacity's curriculum, personalized mentor support, and measurable outcomes strive to create expertise with a focus on the in‑demand competencies that ensure workplace relevance.

    $399

    per month

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    Coursera for Teams
    $399
    per year per user (for less than 125 employees)
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    BizLibrary
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    Udacity
    Chose Udacity
    I personally like Udacity more than Coursera or Udemy. Its content is rich and very relevant to the industry standards.
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    Chose Udacity
    I combined my learning from various platforms and did on exclusively reply on any one. However, the free courses in Udacity lacks the comprehensiveness as Coursera.
    Incentivized
    Chose Udacity
    Udacity's has more structured learning, practice, and projects. And, that's lacking in Lynda. Udacity uses Slack channel to strengthen the community. And, this is lacking in Coursera.
    Incentivized
    Chose Udacity
    Skillsoft has been utilized and powered by enterprise organizations while Udacity is more of a side benefit and not requiring much commitment to signup for. Skillsoft has more material in terms of e-books and videos to go through while Udacity is more to use while someone is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Udacity
    Udacity is one of many online learning platforms our organization has utilized to train our workforce. Overall, I would say Udacity is most well-suited for technical training on marketing and IT teams. Courses are very specific and hands-on projects really help give this …
    Incentivized
    Chose Udacity
    The courses offered on Udacity were more relevant to what I was looking for.
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    Features
    BizLibraryCourseraUdacity
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of BizLibrary and Coursera and Udacity
    Feature
    BizLibrary
    9.4
    18 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Coursera
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Udacity
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    Course authoring9.11 Ratings8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.918 Ratings9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.912 Ratings8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content9.918 Ratings9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly9.212 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications8.914 Ratings9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments9.013 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management8.914 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration9.816 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics9.913 Ratings8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning10.011 Ratings8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    eLearning Content
    Comparison of eLearning Content features of BizLibrary and Coursera and Udacity
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    Udacity
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Multi-Lingual Support00 Ratings00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    Tovuti LMS
    Score6.7 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    iSpring LMS
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Renaissance myON
    Score10 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score7.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BizLibraryCourseraUdacity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (20 ratings)
    8.5
    (17 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    -
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    Support Rating
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.7
    (8 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    -
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    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    BizLibrary
    Since I only use BizLibrary as a source for content, I cannot speak to the program's suitability as an LMS, but it is an excellent solution for obtaining content that can be used in your own LMS. They offer a wide range of topics, the courses are just the right length, and the files never give me any issues exporting, loading into our LMS, and users rarely have trouble viewing the files. If you are looking for content to be added to your own LMS, BizLibrary is the way to go. What I know of it as an LMS, it seems like there would be content overload for a student. With so much content, it might be hard for a student to narrow down what they would like to take.
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    Coursera
    The Coursera platform can be a useful part of your overall learning content portfolio if utilized correctly. It's fantastic for asynchronous courses that don't necessarily need a dedicated faculty member (though I'd highly recommend at least having some discussion moderators/student workers) and for offering MOOCs. The ability for the learners to contribute translations really makes it ideal for the international learning community - I am always amazed to see a course we launched with 2-3 languages to quickly have 10-12 more added. This feature really helps expand the audience reach and Coursera has such a large following already that it can grow seemingly overnight.
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    Udacity
    It's suited well to support on developing a project and following a set curriculum to get things and material in order. Also it has the idea of a nano-degree as the mini-certification to focus on working through a program over a course of a few months. It's more of an interactive course and best for having access for a set period of time. It helps to prepare well for exams but less beneficial when it comes to more applications I find, and should not be used to supplant any resource, but to use in conjunction with.
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    Pros
    BizLibrary
    • Client success managers, in addition to helping with course selection, give advice on building your learning program.
    • The BizLibrary tech team was instrumental in working with my LMS provider to tackle some technical challenges.
    • The biggest strength BizLibrary has, in addition to its huge content library, is a team truly dedicated to your success.
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    Coursera
    • Interaction: the student learns by doing. For programming courses, this means programming!
    • Assessments: the courses I'd taken ask students to grade each others work with a rubric. This is hugely effective and permits tests and quizzes to be other than multiple choice.
    • Creativity and enthusiasm of the instructors. Some of the approaches demonstrated real out-of-the-box thinking by the instructors. For example, the Rice Python course was a self-contained website requiring no installation of IDE on one's computer, and the final project was a working version of Asteroids.
    • Low cost of entry: most of the course I enrolled in were free, with an optional fee for certifications. This really gives people the freedom to explore learning. It's almost like a Public Library of Learning.
    • Coursera forces a weekly discipline on the user with lectures and assignments and this really motivates one to put in the effort.
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    Udacity
    • Courses are very high quality and updated regularly.
    • Instructors and Mentors are available for live tutoring.
    • Relevant projects are assigned in order to keep learning material fresh and top of mind.
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    Cons
    BizLibrary
    • The reporting options changed when the program was updated. You have to go through more steps to find the data to download. I would like more canned reports.
    • Adding a new learner is easy, but it takes more time to get them into the right group. We segment learners by company and role to make assigning topics easier for us.
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    Coursera
    • Some of the courses (very few) have some old information (more than 2 years), and in some areas like technology the information has to be very new and updated.
    • Some professors or people doing videos are not good in front of the camera, they should train their people a little bit more for those things.
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    Udacity
    • Quiz questions in some cases could be made clearer. I didn't feel the questions were always phrased in a way that I could easily understand what was being asked.
    • Requests for support can sometimes take a very long time to get resolved.
    • Cost structure changed from a fixed-price model to a subscription-only model, and prices are significantly increased as such.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BizLibrary
    I can't find anything else that supports our learning in the way BizLibrary does.
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    Coursera
    Constantly renewing already. One of my favourite MOOC platforms.
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    Udacity
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    Usability
    BizLibrary
    It is very easy to use and when you don't know how to use something it is not hard to find out how.
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    Coursera
    User-friendly and developer-friendly Web UI.
    Incentivized
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    Udacity
    They are already very good. But, would be great if Udacity improves the area of standardizing offline projects and exercises so that people could attempt to work offline. Including documentation on how to do it. More practical or real-world projects to choose and work on after course completion. Maybe a community can do it.
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    Performance
    BizLibrary
    It truly is easy and reliable, I have never had an issue in this area.
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    Coursera
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    Udacity
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    Support Rating
    BizLibrary
    When reaching out for support, BL is quick to respond. Even if they do not have a solution - such as when lessons were retired without a replacement - they are always thoughtful and informed.
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    Coursera
    I’ve used it a couple of times and... that did great. They take their time, but in the end they solve your issues.
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    Udacity
    I didn't personally have any issues with the program, but scheduling time to review the final project was easy, and the assistant was pleasant to work with.
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    Online Training
    BizLibrary
    It was so easy, the tech that worked with me and my client success rep were beyond helpful. If I had questions they responded immediately and were very instrumental in our success.
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    Coursera
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    Implementation Rating
    BizLibrary
    Be creative, make it a fun adventure for your learners. Utilize your partners at BizLIbrary.
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    Coursera
    Coursera is familiar, intuitive, compatible and easy to use and implement.
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    Udacity
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    Alternatives Considered
    BizLibrary
    We selected BizLibrary because it had the most robust system that pertained to our employee base. We have found that that has resulted in users engaging in several areas in addition to those required. The price was better that some and worse that some, but we felt that it provided the best value and that has proven to be the case.
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    Coursera
    I think Coursera has the best overall interface. I think you will find that different platforms go in different directions, and have different specialities. For the most part the differences are more in the types of courses they offer than one being particularly better than the other, so it comes down to content for me.
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    Udacity
    I combined my learning from various platforms and did on exclusively reply on any one. However, the free courses in Udacity lacks the comprehensiveness as Coursera.
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    Return on Investment
    BizLibrary
    • Employee engagement feedback related to the need for learning & development has already seen an uptick. Many express alot of gratitude/appreciation for the JIT learning opportunity.
    • 1st year ROI achieved with first half-dozen employees who participated in courses which were otherwise budgeted to be taken as one-day, offsite sessions from other (classroom) vendors.
    • Broad-based management support was at first a struggle, to be candid, but as employees have completed courses and then we've followed up, managers are now providing positive feedback from their perspective.
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    Coursera
    • The greatest benefit of Coursera is access to quality courses on various subjects that you can either browse or dive in deeply. Customizable, flexible and accessible.
    • Helps our department to recommend trainees courses on this website and gain important knowledge. Also, the courses are provided by big-name universities which helps students in their careers
    • Developing and exploring professional skills.
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    Udacity
    • I am already in a great position as a CTO with a great company. I hope to be able to build some new technology with what I am learning, but I haven't applied any of it yet to my own real-world problems. I will though.
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