12 of the 20 online learning platforms in our full ranking qualify. Every platform here lets you take some courses free — free courses, a free tier or a free audit — on its own pages; the quote under each card is where. They keep their order from the full list — one published score, facts read Oct 23, 2026.
| # | Product | Score | Free plan | Trial | Paid from | Certificates | Degrees / credit | All-access plan | Offline app | Open to instructors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udemy | 8.8 | ✓Yes | Not published | $13/mo | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2 | FutureLearn | 6.9 | ✓Yes | Not published | $349.99/yr | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| 3 | Coursera | 6.8 | ✓Yes | 7 days | $399/yr | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| 4 | DataCamp | 6.6 | ✓Yes | Not published | $14/mo · yearly | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – |
| 6 | Udacity | 6.5 | ✓Yes | Not published | $212/mo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| 7 | Codecademy | 6.5 | ✓Yes | Yes | $14.99/mo · yearly | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – |
| 8 | Educative | 6.4 | ✓Yes | Not published | $298/yr | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – |
| 9 | 365 Data Science | 6.0 | ✓Yes | Not published | $29/mo | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – |
| 10 | edX | 5.5 | ✓Yes | Not published | $50 one-time | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
| 15 | Alison | 4.5 | ✓Yes | Not published | Not published | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| 17 | Great Learning | 3.5 | ✓Yes | Not published | Not published | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
| 18 | upGrad | 3.5 | ✓Yes | Not published | Not published | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
