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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HubSpot Academy

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AHubSpot Academy is a free online training for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service professionals. This eLearning platform, that is available in four languages, specializes in comprehensive certifications, singular topic courses, and bite-sized lessons for professionals looking to grow their career and business.N/A

    RedShelf

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ARedShelf is an eTextbook platform. For Publishers, RedShelf offers a content distribution network and market intelligence; for schools, it offers a digital content platform campus bookstores can use to provide affordable, accessible texts, with reporting and analytics for instructors to track student usage; for students, RedShelf provides an online eReader with collaboration tools to read, highlight, and take notes on eTextbooks.N/A
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    Pricing Offerings
    HubSpot AcademyRedShelf
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    HubSpot AcademyRedShelf
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of HubSpot Academy and RedShelf
    Feature
    HubSpot Academy
    8.9
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    RedShelf
    -
    Ratings
    Course authoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    eLearning Content
    Comparison of eLearning Content features of HubSpot Academy and RedShelf
    Feature
    HubSpot Academy
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    6% below category average
    RedShelf
    -
    Ratings
    Structured Learning7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course Searches8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud-Based Content7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation & Integration7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HubSpot AcademyRedShelf
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (8 ratings)
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HubSpot AcademyRedShelf
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HubSpot
    I would recommend HubSpot Academy as an 8. It is an 8 because it is very informative and a great start for learning HubSpot CRM. There is every topic you can think of with informative videos, interactive learnings, and practice quizzes. Topics like workflows, email marketing, sequences, etc. However, sometimes the videos are very long. They are more effective when they are shorter and there is more of them. It is a hit or miss when that happens. Also, the trainings do not go into great detail so it is better for starting learning the basics and functions.
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    RedShelf
    RedShelf has been great in a higher ed environment to help connect students to textbook and publisher materials. It has helped make the process of purchasing/accessing those materials so much easier for students. I am at an institution now where we don't have RedShelf, and the faculty and students are regularly frustrated with this process, so I'll be looking to get us a license here soon. RedShelf is particularly useful if instructors are using various different types of materials from different publishers. However, if an institution was only using Cengage Unlimited for example (that is a service where students will just pay for access to that site and all the books/materials for all of their courses would be accessible on there), that would be a time where I would think RedShelf wouldn't provide you with as much benefit. That being said, we may be using RedShelf in a very specific manner, and it may be able to provide us more ability/features that we haven't taken full advantage of.
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    Pros
    HubSpot
    • Marketing and sales tips that can be implemented right away
    • Virtual learning environment that offers flexibility
    • Certified training respected in the sales vertical
    • Free to those who use HubSpot CRM
    • Clear, concise courses
    • Expanded library of sales and marketing courses
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    RedShelf
    • Provides access with or without internet connection to read your books.
    • You can access the application from your mobile device, tablets, or desktop computers.
    • Streamlines the distribution of e-books, e-textbooks, and other digital content.
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    Cons
    HubSpot
    • Missing actual workshops on some of the premium features of HubSpot
    • Pace of updates and new platforms features might be missing from the existing learning content at the time.
    • Having the actual lessons in written format
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    RedShelf
    • Waiting for a course management tool to streamline the process. It's in the works and a tall order since all clients approach the process differently.
    • A little bit of a stumble with a recent software rollout for day one access roll out, but at least it was intuitive to work through
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    Likelihood to Renew
    HubSpot
    The platform is free, nothing to renew
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    RedShelf
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    Usability
    HubSpot
    For HubSpot Academy's usability, I rate it a 9 because it is very simple and easy to use. HubSpot Academy is very user friendly. You can pick a category like "email marketing" then you will have an intro video, follow up detail videos, practice quizzes, interactive practices, and some sections have a certification quiz at the end. It is very easy to navigate sections. The only reason I rate the usability a 9 instead of a 10 is because sometimes HubSpot Academy does not register the interactive practices.
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    RedShelf
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    Alternatives Considered
    HubSpot
    I think it goes straight to the point. It doesn't have a million courses but it's enough with the ones they have because they're amazing.
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    RedShelf
    I don't believe I'd used many products that are similar to RedShelf.
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    Return on Investment
    HubSpot
    • Removed the training burden from managers to allow them to use the time elsewhere (2-8 hours)
    • Provided more standard and robust training to new hires, allowing for more consistent customer experience
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    RedShelf
    • It is a great provider of affordable digital learning materials that help improve teaching and learning through technology.
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