LinkedIn Learning vs Outschool

LinkedIn Learning offers career-focused courses and skill-building guidance for individuals and organizations on Android, iOS, and the web. Its individual learning page lists more than 26,400 courses, 3,900+ instructors, subtitles in 20+ languages, and seven native-language libraries. Learners can set career goals and use Skill Evaluations, Role Guides, and curated pathways to find material. Courses and learning content include video, audio, and text, Nano Tips, Professional Certificates, and preparation for external credentials, continuing education units, and academic credits. Practice resources include more than 300,000 quiz questions, 10,000 exercise files, and virtual coding environments using GitHub Codespaces. Business offerings describe AI-powered coaching and role-play, curated courses and certifications, and LMS/LXP integrations. The service provides course certificates and a free trial, but no free plan is listed. Offline viewing requires an active subscription and is limited to the mobile app; videos cannot be downloaded to desktop or laptop devices. Teams is listed at $379.88/user/yr for 20 or fewer licenses.

Outschool is an online marketplace where families can find educational classes and activities through a website and apps. Classes are intended for children ages 1–18; its catalog promotes more than 140,000 live online classes and subjects for ages 3–18. Families can choose recurring weekly classes, self-paced formats, tutoring, and other options. Subjects span math, language arts, writing, science, coding, engineering, physics, veterinary care, video games, cooking, dance, art, music, yoga, meditation, languages, and pop culture topics. All live classes take place through Zoom, with a maximum group size of 18 learners. Families can pay per class at the listed class price, or choose a membership for $40 a month, which provides 80 credits shared across learners on a family account. The membership includes a 14-day trial; eligible cancellations receive a full refund. Families with an account can join free events without purchasing a class. Free apps are available for iOS/iPadOS and Android/Chromebooks. Live classes are recorded, encrypted on a private server, and automatically deleted after 90 days. Educators complete identity verification and a background check using Persona.