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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Pluralsight

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/APluralsight is a skill development solution that enables employees to build in-demand skills in a way that’s personalized to their current knowledge and preferred way to learn. The course library includes content on software development, DevOps, machine learning, security infrastructure, and cloud, as well as certification practice exams, hands on learning experiences and cloud labs, and skills assessments.

    $30

    per month for a single individual

    Pricing
    Pluralsight
    Editions & Modules
    Solo
    $30
    per month for a single person
    For Teams
    $47
    per month (billed annually) per user (for teams of 2-20)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Pluralsight
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Pluralsight
    Considered Both Products
    Pluralsight
    Chose Pluralsight
    I have used both Linked in and Udemy in my private life and find them excellent. I am sure they have enterprise platforms but went with Pluralsight based on existing relationship. I believe content quality and ability to track and monitor progress both by employee and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    They have some helpful courses for less technical roles, but overall I’d say they’re pretty even beyond that.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    It had more discounted offers back then... and still, more marketing is done. It's cheaper than LinkedIn Learning.

    Downside, PluralSight is more [theoretical] than hands-on.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    Before using Pluralsight, staff was using YouTube to help them with developing certain aspects of their knowledge. However, YouTube is much less structured/organized than Pluralsight. Pluralsight has a very wide offering of courses and it has lot of good content. One quick …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    Pluralsight does a much better job of delivery and course paths.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    They provide a lot of courses, but not every course is given and explained in detail like Pluralsight does.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    Pluralsight is simply more robust and makes more sense for an organization like ours where we want our employees to have the freedom to explore a wide variety of disciplines, and the adaptability to start/stop courses at any skill level. On a trial basis, the feedback from our …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    Pluralsight offers a much stronger technology learning opportunity than Lynda.com, but lags behind Lynda.com in its soft skills training. As a technical manager, I often recommend Pluralsight to my engineers for learning new skills but will use Lynda.com myself for improving my …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    Lynda is a very similar experience. Used it for a very short time and it was tied to classes at a university that I was taking. I think overall it would be very comparable. We only watched small segments that the instructors of the class found to be relevant. It was also great …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    Although alternative e-learning platforms, such as Coursera, offer a wide variety of learning topics, their broad reach and extensive list subject matter clutters their platform. Unlike Pluralsight, Coursera offers a more classic / regimented style of online learning. It's very …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    Treehouse and Pluralsight are in similar realms: video content for technology professionals. They're different in that Treehouse is geared towards beginners and people looking to switch careers to break into the industry and Pluralsight is better suited for seasoned …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    Pluralsight offers a broad range of courses with high-quality content and features that surpass those of Udemy. My organization has adopted Pluralsight and built trust in it, especially with its strong offerings at the organizational level. In contrast, Udemy focuses more on …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    I think pluralsight's price point is a little better, and I think the depth and breadth of classes offered is oriented more towards my field than Coursera. While Coursera has a nicer interface, Pluralsight, at the time, had more classes and seems to be designed for enterprise …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    I often purchase courses on from Udemy when I don't see the content I need from Pluralsight. For example, When I needed to learn AngularJS, Pluralsight had many courses but the ones on Udemy quickly explained what they were going to build in the course and they provided small …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    Pluralsight is a great training resource and it was offered at the college. Before being a faculty member, I found free videos from Pluralsight (then, digital tutors) via YouTube and thought they were very helpful.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    Pluralsight has a broader offering, from design and drawing to enterprise software development. It offers content from professionals to professionals on well known technologies.
    Most other competitors focus on few technologies and the offering is not as rich. They also don't …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pluralsight
    Lynda is only a half-assesed online course whereas Pluralsight has a robust catalog of courses.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Pluralsight
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Pluralsight
    Feature
    Pluralsight
    7.2
    11 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Course authoring7.69 Ratings
    Course catalog or library7.511 Ratings
    Player/Portal7.710 Ratings
    Learning content7.511 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications7.111 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics6.89 Ratings
    Social learning5.96 Ratings
    Gamification5.54 Ratings
    eLearning Content
    Comparison of eLearning Content features of Pluralsight
    Feature
    Pluralsight
    7.3
    6 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Multi-Lingual Support7.32 Ratings
    Structured Learning7.86 Ratings
    Course Searches7.36 Ratings
    Historical Metrics6.84 Ratings
    Cloud-Based Content6.95 Ratings
    Automation & Integration7.54 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Pluralsight
    Small Businesses
    Coursera
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    365 Data Science
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    A Cloud Guru (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Pluralsight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (23 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Pluralsight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Pluralsight
    Awesome tool for teams looking to gain new skills or refine and update existing skills. I love the convenience of using this tool for recertification credits (i.e. PMP). Instead of identifying which classes I need to take, I can identify my interests and have recommendations presented for what paths I should take. It is a really helpful tool to create ladders for my team to transition from one role into the next. I think this is going to be a really beneficial tool.
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    Pros
    Pluralsight
    • Pluralsight has hundreds of authors that are constantly producing new content, which is valuable for the tech industry that is constantly moving at a brisk pace.
    • Many content authors are respected leaders in the topic they're presenting. You are able to trust that their content is thorough and authentic.
    • Niche expert-level topics are presented in a curated video format which is difficult to find anywhere else.
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    Cons
    Pluralsight
    • Companies don't change technologies in their products often. For example a product that was built on AngularJS is still viable and the company may have no plans to upgrade it. Pluralsight could do a better job of providing new courses on technology that's still useful, though somewhat dated; like AngularJS for example.
    • Pluralsight has a bad habit of throwing all their courses in a large bucket. For example, when I log-in and look to see what new I often have to wade through courses on tools that a web artist or designer would use. I wish Pluralsight would categorize course and let us (their customers) flag what types of videos we wanted to see, or better yet exclude from our view.
    • Years ago, Pluralsight would let its customer download the courseware and that was great. I was disappointed when they stopped this feature.
    • I'd love to see more course where the goal is to build a particular type of software. For example, lets have one where you build a blog using ASP.NET and deploy it to Azure. Let have one where you build a survey application, etc. Learning technologies is great, but I'd love to see courses where the goal is to build a particular type of application.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Pluralsight
    Great product and service so far. Awesome new content almost every week.
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    Usability
    Pluralsight
    Having completed a couple of sessions, I find it reasonably intuitive to use. I also believe with increasing use it would be even easier to navigate find and consume content.
    Initial experience with reporting and progress monitoring for my staff is perhaps the least used feature for me at this time and consequently the part I am least familiar with.
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    Support Rating
    Pluralsight
    Each feedback I do for them, I get no response. Minimal communication and followups!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Pluralsight
    Before using Pluralsight, staff was using YouTube to help them with developing certain aspects of their knowledge. However, YouTube is much less structured/organized than Pluralsight. Pluralsight has a very wide offering of courses and it has lot of good content. One quick search and we can get started.
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    Return on Investment
    Pluralsight
    • One positive impact is it has kept our employees engaged in the material they work with every day. Instead of becoming stagnant and complacent, they are actively searching out ways to develop skills and do more with the tools available to them.
    • It saves money when it comes to offering training and development opportunities company-wide. It would be much more costly to invest in specialized training for that number of employees.
    • One potential negative is the amount of company time spent on coursework over work responsibilities. A balance must be struck and individuals should be encouraged to explore the training on their own time.
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