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A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) vs. HubSpot Academy

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
A Cloud Guru (ACG) is a cloud learning provider that states they have helped 2,000,000+ people and more than 4,000 organizations level up their cloud skills. Founded in 2015, ACG was started by brothers Sam and Ryan Kroonenburg who recognized cloud learning through traditional training providers was expensive, outdated, and a pain to consume. With the acquisition of Linux Academy in 2019, ACG combined the strengths and benefits of both companies to create A Cloud Guru…
$0
per month
HubSpot Academy
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
HubSpot Academy is a free online training for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service professionals. This eLearning platform, that is available in four languages, specializes in comprehensive certifications, singular topic courses, and bite-sized lessons for professionals looking to grow their career and business.N/A
Pricing
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)HubSpot Academy
Editions & Modules
Free
$0.00
per month
Personal Basic
$31.59 ($379.00)
per month (per year)
Personal Plus
$41.59 ($499.00)
per month (per year)
Business Basic
$41.59 ($499.00)
per month (per year)
Business Plus
$58.25 ($699.00)
per month (per year)
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)HubSpot Academy
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsContact Sales for Enterprise Pricing. https://acloudguru.com/solutions/business—
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Community Pulse
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)HubSpot Academy
Considered Both Products
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
Garner Albright | TrustRadius Reviewer
Garner Albright
Mobile Service Tech
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
For me, A Cloud Guru was the best platform for learning and retaining what I've learned. I really enjoyed taking courses at A Cloud Guru. Other platforms where too slow, or seemed to be trying too hard, and I never felt like I was learning much compared to A Cloud Guru.
Jan Daniel Sulaiman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jan Daniel Sulaiman
Product Manager IoT
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
We have not evaluated any other providers besides ACG as the original offer we got quite a few years ago was so nicely matching and working for us. Therefore we did not have any requirements to look at any other providers besides ACG. Commercially we have not yet seen any …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
A Cloud Guru is better focused on cloud-native technologies.
Mark Nowowiejski | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mark Nowowiejski
Sr. Instructional Designer
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
WE have tried taking free training courses directly from Amazon but their LMS is difficult to naviate and the video are not engaging. Pracitce Exams are too easy vs the actual exams.

Verified User
Anonymous
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
The main differentiator was the contents as we were interested in a cloud platform other similar platforms did not have the below: it is very good to establish cloud learning development plans and then track them and manage them for the team. The platform supports learning …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
We did POC with three companies [including Pluralsight Skills] and selected A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy).
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
I have used both A Cloud Guru and Udemy for business and I feel A Cloud Guru does a better job. With Udemy you have to purchase your modules. With A Cloud Guru you get everything in one place. This work[s] better for me as I can move from one certification to the next.
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Leo Quiroa
Machine Learning Engineer
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
Compared to O'Reilly in general, the ACG [A Cloud Guru] content is more specific to AWS and with more examples and real-world use cases. O'Reilly is broader in terms of technologies you can learn, but none of them go deep into the details. Another thing is that O'Reilly focuses …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
Cantrill.io gives far more content and lab work to build skills within the certification boundaries. If there was a similar vendor for both Azure and Google, we would have considered going with targeted vendor training vs a generalized provider.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
Course choice is much smaller than Udemy but the quality feels a lot higher. There's accountability for them being accurate and you can see them being regularly updated. The labs and playgrounds are really useful for getting to grips with technical concepts.

I think the …
Sagar Dhanrale | TrustRadius Reviewer
Sagar Dhanrale
Director, Technical Enablement , Global Customer Success
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
We compared A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) with Cloud Academy and Udemy for Business. The content for A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) was much more engaging and interactive. Cost was on par with Cloud Academy.
Jeff Oster | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jeff Oster
Senior Cloud Engineer
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
We have tried LinkedIn learning but there are a lot of older courses and not too many for the IT Pro. I think it is great for management and soft skills, but nowhere near the depth of A Cloud Guru. I know for my team, we like the many different and up to date courses for a vast …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) was the only platform we evaluated for the vast majority of our cloud training, however we have found other providers are better in certain areas and use them to supplement A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy). For example, TutorialsDojo and WhizLabs both …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
Udemy has a wider and broader range of topics for your users to browse and choose from whereas A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) has more finely tuned or a more carefully selected and curated range of videos and courses for your users to browse and choose from. I think each one has …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
I don't know any alternatives to A Cloud Guru. There is a LOT of videos around the web for training ourselves to cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), but none of them are proving us private access to a real cloud platform for practicing during the training. Who else provides …
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Gerardo Aldecua
XaaS Coordinator
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
We have tested Udemy and Coursera, but (specifically), in terms of cloud technology, we prefer ACG.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
Have not used any others. A Cloud Guru is the original and leader in this field.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
ACG has more focused and relevant content to meet the needs of the business
Abdulrazzaq Alkhateeb | TrustRadius Reviewer
Abdulrazzaq Alkhateeb
Snr Manager, Professional Services. Head of Delivery, APJ
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
ACG contents are more relevant to the future of technology and a bit more advanced.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
A Cloud Guru provided better freshness of content and was priced more competitively than other cloud training platforms. A Cloud Guru also had training paths that other providers did not have on their platform. I also enjoyed the fact that there are reports that you can run on …
HubSpot Academy
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose HubSpot Academy
HubSpot Academy is great for training on the HubSpot CRM. Like stated in pervious questions, it is very simple and easy to use. It is the best way to train for using HubSpot because there are videos and practices for every topic like email marketing, workflows, etc. I …
Alberto Scioscia | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alberto Scioscia
Sr. Manager, Strategic Partnerships
Chose HubSpot Academy
The platform and the content are all free to use, browse and get certified. No locked content or anything like that. Also the certifications are all free. You get a badge and link to share on social media right when passing the test.
Gregory Taylor | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gregory Taylor
Territory Sales Manager
Chose HubSpot Academy
Salesforce does offer instructor-led or self-paced learning and the certifications weigh pretty heavily with customers and employers. I think HS Academy provides comparable learning with an opportunity for attendees to implement new tactics and strategies into their routine. …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose HubSpot Academy
HubSpot CRM is a better fit for us than Ontraport. Ontraport was OK when we just started implementing email marketing. Now that we want to tie together sales and marketing and also our ticketing, HubSpot has simplified the workflow for us. It's very convenient to log into just …
Casey Cleary (LION) | TrustRadius Reviewer
Casey Cleary (LION)
Senior Marketing Coordinator
Chose HubSpot Academy
Digital Marketer is another one I've used, and it's more for detailed courses with examples and worksheets. You take the knowledge and apply it for actionable results right away, where as HubSpot Academy are more high-level courses to refresh you on various topics, but don't go …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose HubSpot Academy
I think it goes straight to the point. It doesn't have a million courses but it's enough with the ones they have because they're amazing.
Features
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)HubSpot Academy
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
-
Ratings
HubSpot Academy
8.9
Ratings
4% above category average
Course authoring00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
eLearning Content
Comparison of eLearning Content features of Product A and Product B
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
-
Ratings
HubSpot Academy
8.0
Ratings
5% below category average
Structured Learning00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Course Searches00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Cloud-Based Content00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Automation & Integration00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
(0 ratings)
8.8
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)HubSpot Academy
Likelihood to Recommend
If your organization is technical-based and offers its employees different online courses to enhance their knowledge, then A Cloud Guru will be perfect for you. There are multiple courses available from different cloud platforms. The platform is easy to use and navigate and does not require much knowledge. Even if you do not have basic technical knowledge, the courses available in A Cloud Guru are designed in such a manner that a non-technical person will understand the concept easily.
Swarup Sangale | TrustRadius Reviewer
Swarup Sangale
Strategic Partner Management Senior Analyst
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[HubSpot Academy is] just a great tool for everyone who wants to grow at their Marketing, Sales, or customer success career. Their courses are very detailed in information, their teachers are the best in the industry, and it's just easy to take some time and learn. I have enjoyed it a lot.
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Anonymous
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Pros
  • The team at A Cloud Guru is excellent at responding to user feedback that is submitted through their website.
  • The content created is well organized and aligns to certification paths.
  • The content is accessible on mobile and web platforms, which is great for learning on the go.
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  • Marketing and sales tips that can be implemented right away
  • Virtual learning environment that offers flexibility
  • Certified training respected in the sales vertical
  • Free to those who use HubSpot CRM
  • Clear, concise courses
  • Expanded library of sales and marketing courses
Gregory Taylor | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gregory Taylor
Territory Sales Manager
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Cons
  • More material on other cloud providers GCP, Azure, Huawei.
  • Extend the sandboxes to other cloud providers not only AWS.
  • Include more material for non-technical people, sometimes the sales teams are completely lost in the platform but they would like to learn about it.
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Leo Quiroa
Machine Learning Engineer
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  • [I feel] they could expand the lessons to more real-world examples and ideas to take the learning further
  • [I believe] the ability to go back on a question in the exam would be nice
  • New courses that go more in depth on a certain topic, with homework and ideas to try
Casey Cleary (LION) | TrustRadius Reviewer
Casey Cleary (LION)
Senior Marketing Coordinator
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
The platform is free, nothing to renew
Alberto Scioscia | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alberto Scioscia
Sr. Manager, Strategic Partnerships
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Usability
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For HubSpot Academy's usability, I rate it a 9 because it is very simple and easy to use. HubSpot Academy is very user friendly. You can pick a category like "email marketing" then you will have an intro video, follow up detail videos, practice quizzes, interactive practices, and some sections have a certification quiz at the end. It is very easy to navigate sections. The only reason I rate the usability a 9 instead of a 10 is because sometimes HubSpot Academy does not register the interactive practices.
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Anonymous
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Support Rating
The support team of A Cloud Guru is quite quick. There are scenarios where A Cloud Guru was not working in my organization. We reached out to their support team and they quickly resolved the issue. Also, if any individual is facing issues accessing A Cloud Guru, their support team is quick to resolve the issue.
Swarup Sangale | TrustRadius Reviewer
Swarup Sangale
Strategic Partner Management Senior Analyst
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Alternatives Considered
The main differentiator was the contents as we were interested in a cloud platform other similar platforms did not have the below: it is very good to establish cloud learning development plans and then track them and manage them for the team. The platform supports learning tracks, exams, and sandboxes with all major cloud providers guarantees that you don't get an accidental charge as a result of [the] testing and exploring the cloud
Verified User
Anonymous
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HubSpot Academy is great for training on the HubSpot CRM. Like stated in pervious questions, it is very simple and easy to use. It is the best way to train for using HubSpot because there are videos and practices for every topic like email marketing, workflows, etc. I personally think HubSpot is much more user friendly than Salesforce. However, we do use both and like both for different reasons but I think HubSpot is simpler to use.
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Anonymous
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Return on Investment
  • Engagement scores around investment in L&D have increased.
  • There's excitement around upcoming changes to our technology instead of fear we have seen in the past.
  • We feel confident we will be able to deliver these new technologies - although we are at the start of our journey.
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  • Removed the training burden from managers to allow them to use the time elsewhere (2-8 hours)
  • Provided more standard and robust training to new hires, allowing for more consistent customer experience
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