Emeritus vs Stepik
Emeritus
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| Figure | Emeritus | Stepik |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | 2,900 RUB/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 5 |
| Spec score · Online Course Marketplaces | 9.1 (#7) | 9.3 (#4) |
| API | Emeritus-hosted Canvas documentation describes a REST API using HTTPS, JSON responses and OAuth2 authentication. | Stepik states its site works through an API and links to its API information on GitHub. |
| Course formats | mixed | Stepik supports public MOOCs, private small online courses and paid courses. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile apps | both | Stepik says learners can study on its website or in its mobile app. |
| Rating on G2 | 3.8 out of 5 from 13 reviews | 4.8 out of 5 from 3 reviews |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.3 out of 5 from about 2.77K reviews | 4.8 out of 5 from 71.7K reviews |
| Security | Google Play reports that the Android app encrypts data in transit and lets users request deletion of collected data. | Stepik describes OAuth 2 as a way to exchange personal information without giving an application the user's password and to grant limited permissions. |
| Self-hosting | The learner platform is described as cloud-based, with no self-hosted deployment described in the help documentation. | The official material describes Stepik as a hosted cloud service and provides no supported self-hosting distribution. |
| What it does | Emeritus delivers university-partnered short courses, certificates, degrees and executive programs for individuals, companies and governments. | 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
Emeritus
- Emeritus Monthly SubscriptionPrice not published
- Emeritus Premium SubscriptionPrice not published
- AIM Full Stack Development with AI$1,300, paid once
- Designing & Building AI Products & Services for Regulated Industries$2,600, paid once
- Kellogg Chief Digital Officer Program$28,000, paid once
- Emeritus Insights Annual Premium SubscriptionPrice not published
Stepik
- BasicFree
- Free open coursesFree
- Pro2,900 RUB a month
- Enterprise500,000 RUB a year
- Paid coursesPriced on request
In their own words
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.