Mastersportal vs Whatuni

Mastersportal is a free web platform for finding and comparing English-taught Master's programmes and scholarships worldwide. Its catalogue lists more than 93,000 studies at over 3,600 universities in 119 countries. Search filters cover field, country, tuition fees, duration, study format, language requirements, and university rankings. Students can save programmes and compare tuition, rankings, location, and format. The site lists more than 4,000 scholarships, with account holders able to see opportunities available for their nationality. Programme information includes university reviews, admission requirements, and career insights. Mastersportal helps users explore and choose degrees, while each university handles applications, admission decisions, required documents, and enrolment. Information comes from official university websites, university-managed pages, and Studyportals' data team. Most programme pages are checked at least annually, and students are advised to confirm final details with universities. The platform is part of Studyportals and was founded in 2007 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Whatuni helps students explore UK courses and universities, compare options and plan their next steps. It lists over 61,000 courses from hundreds of UK universities and higher education colleges, which users can browse, favourite and shortlist. The site also hosts over 190,000 verified student reviews rating aspects of university experience on a five-star scale. Reviews can be submitted using an authorised university email address.

Students can order university prospectuses at no cost and book open days. Career Matcher uses a questionnaire to offer career matches and profiles, while the Clearing Hub provides advice, course browsing, acceptance information and university hotline numbers. A Student Cost of Living Calculator helps users explore costs in UK cities and universities. The app supports course browsing, saved options, student chats, open-day bookings, prospectus orders and filtering favourites. Whatuni is available on Android, iOS and web. Registration is free, but full functionality requires an account, and users must be at least 13. Partner university listings may appear as featured results, top picks or banners.