edX vs Stepik
edX
edx.orgStepik
stepik.orgSide by side
| Figure | edX | Stepik |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $12.50/mo | 2,900 RUB/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 9 | 5 |
| Spec score · Online Course Marketplaces | 9.3 (#2) | 9.3 (#4) |
| Spec score · MOOC Platforms | 9.1 (#7) | 8.7 (#11) |
| Course formats | mixed | Stepik supports public MOOCs, private small online courses and paid courses. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia, United States | The company information page lists a legal address in Saint Petersburg at 2 Kantemirovskaya Street, office 202. |
| Mobile apps | both | Stepik says learners can study on its website or in its mobile app. |
| 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. | Stepik is a cloud platform for creating and distributing interactive educational content, especially computer-science learning, with automatically graded assignments and real-time feedback. |
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
Stepik
- BasicFree
- Free open coursesFree
- Pro2,900 RUB a month
- Enterprise500,000 RUB a year
- Paid coursesPriced on request
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.
Stepik
Stepik is an educational platform and online-course builder with automatic assignment checking. Registered users can create public courses for free using videos, text, and automatically checked assignments. Authors can also run contests, training, professional development, or courses for employees and customers. Courses may be free or paid; paid courses include expanded functionality and built-in payment processing, with Stepik taking a commission and charging no plan or subscription fee. Courses can be embedded with an iframe, connected through OAuth 2, or integrated with learning platforms using LTI 1.1. Named LTI-compatible platforms include Moodle, Open edX, Coursera, Blackboard LMS, Canvas, and Sakai. Stepik says its site works through an API, and learners can study on its website or mobile app. Offline learning and completion certificates are listed. Free public course creation costs nothing. Stepik says its Enterprise plan has been unavailable to new subscribers since May 2023; that plan previously limited private courses to 1,000 learners each.