edX vs Simplilearn Cloud Computing
edX
edx.orgSimplilearn Cloud Computing
simplilearn.comSide by side
| Figure | edX | Simplilearn Cloud Computing |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $12.50/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 9 | 4 |
| Spec score · Online Course Marketplaces | 9.3 (#2) | 8.4 (#26) |
| Spec score · MOOC Platforms | 9.1 (#7) | 8.5 (#14) |
| Founded | 2012 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia, United States | Plano, Texas, United States and Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| 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. | Simplilearn provides online professional training, certification courses, live classes, self-paced content, projects and labs, including cloud computing. |
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
Simplilearn Cloud Computing
- Cloud Computing FundamentalsFree
- SkillUp free cloud coursesFree
- Cloud Architect - Master's Program$1,499, paid once
- Cloud Computing and DevOps Certification Program$3,500, paid once
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.
Simplilearn Cloud Computing
Simplilearn Cloud Computing offers learning options from free fundamentals lessons to specialized certification training and master’s programs. Its Cloud Computing Fundamentals course is two hours of self-paced video, with 90 days of access. Lessons cover cloud service and deployment models, architecture, IaaS, PaaS and SaaS, and introduce AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform. The syllabus also includes cloud security frameworks, identity and access management, and industry use cases. Learners who complete the free course receive a certificate they can share on LinkedIn. For more extensive study, the Cloud Computing and DevOps Certification Program combines on-demand videos, live virtual classes, simulated labs and peer collaboration. Listed elements include more than 30 projects, sandboxed labs, over 100 live learning hours and more than 50 hours of on-demand curriculum. The program covers the three cloud providers and tools including EC2, Lambda, IAM, CloudFormation, DynamoDB, Azure Security Center and Azure Cosmos DB. It is delivered with Virginia Tech and includes official AWS and Microsoft Azure courses. The free fundamentals plan costs nothing.