edX vs GetSmarter
edX
edx.org
GetSmarter
getsmarter.comSide by side
| Figure | edX | GetSmarter |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $12.50/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 9 | 5 |
| Spec score · Online Course Marketplaces | 9.3 (#2) | 8.4 (#20) |
| Business plans | Yes | Yes |
| Course certificates | Yes | Yes |
| Course formats | mixed | mixed |
| Founded | 2012 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia, United States | Cape Town, South Africa, and London, United Kingdom |
| Mobile app | The free edX app supports account creation, course enrollment, most assignments, videos, handouts, announcements, discussions, and offline video downloads. | The GetSmarter app is available through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store and provides access to Online Campus materials. |
| Mobile apps | both | both |
| Offline access | Yes | Yes |
| Subscription access | Yes | No |
| What it does | edX is a mission-driven online course provider offering courses, programs, and other educational content from edX, member institutions, 2U, partners, and other institutions. | GetSmarter partners with universities and institutions to deliver premium online short courses focused on career-relevant skills. |
| Who it serves | edX describes its learners as people pursuing education or ongoing professional development through university-backed courses, certificates, and microcredentials. | Its courses are aimed at working professionals seeking to build industry-relevant skills, advance their careers, or adapt to workplace changes. |
Plans
edX
- Audit trackFree
- Verified trackPrice not published
- Starter$349 a year
- Campus PlanPriced on request
- Essentials$150 a year
- Teams$396 a year
- Professional Certificate Programs$500, paid once
- Executive Education Programs$2,500, paid once
- EnterprisePriced on request
GetSmarter
- 500 Tokens$50,000, paid once
- 1,000 Tokens$90,000, paid once
- 10,000 TokensPrice not published
- 2,000 TokensPrice not published
- 5,000 TokensPrice not published
In their own words
edX
edX is an online course provider offering courses, certificates, executive education, microcredentials and degrees from edX, member institutions, 2U and other organizations. Learners can audit courses for free, but the audit track limits content, omits graded assignments and certificates, and ends access to materials when the course ends. Verified individual courses start at around $50 and include graded work, a certificate and continued access to lectures, readings and lessons. Multi-course professional certificate programs start at around $500; executive education programs can cost at least $2,500. Courses combine video and text, discussions, and different problems and assessments; many are self-paced, and individual courses generally take two to six weeks. Android and iOS apps support enrollment, most assignments, discussions and offline video downloads, but not timed or proctored exams. Institutional and business offerings include LMS integrations, SSO, grade pass-back, analytics dashboards and administrative tools. edX reports a network of 100 million learners and more than 250 content partners.
GetSmarter
GetSmarter has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.