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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AA 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brothers Sam and Ryan Kroonenburg who recognized cloud learning through traditional training providers was expensive, outdated, and a pain to consume.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

    LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ALynda.com (now offered as part of LinkedIn Learning) is an elearning course library acquired and now supported by LinkedIn in May 2015.N/A
    Pricing
    A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
    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)LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    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)LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
    Considered Both Products
    A Cloud Guru
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
    A Cloud Guru is better focused on cloud-native technologies.
    Incentivized
    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 …
    Incentivized
    LinkedIn
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) and LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
    Feature
    A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
    -
    Ratings
    LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
    7.5
    11 Ratings
    Course authoring00 Ratings7.510 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings8.811 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings8.311 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings8.611 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings8.811 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings6.510 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings6.98 Ratings
    Gamification00 Ratings3.73 Ratings
    eLearning Content
    Comparison of eLearning Content features of A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) and LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
    Feature
    A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
    -
    Ratings
    LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
    6.3
    6 Ratings
    Multi-Lingual Support00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Structured Learning00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Course Searches00 Ratings8.16 Ratings
    Historical Metrics00 Ratings4.74 Ratings
    Cloud-Based Content00 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    Automation & Integration00 Ratings5.73 Ratings
    User Ratings
    A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (26 ratings)
    8.6
    (39 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (13 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)