Course Hero vs. Pluralsight Skills

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Course Hero
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Course Hero headquartered in Redwood City offers their eponymous online learning platform with over 25 million course-specific study resources contributed by its community of students and educators, and produced by the vendor's team of educational content specialists in collaboration with subject experts.
$0
per month
Pluralsight Skills
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Pluralsight Skills is a skill development solution that enables employees to build in-demand skills in a way that’s personalized to their current knowledge and preferred way to learn. The course library includes content on software development, DevOps, machine learning, security infrastructure, and cloud, as well as certification practice exams, hands on learning experiences and cloud labs, and skills assessments.
$29
per month
Pricing
Course HeroPluralsight Skills
Editions & Modules
Free
$0.00
per month
Premium
$9.95
per month
Individual - Standard
$29.00
per month
Individual - Premium
$45.00
per month
Team - Professional
$579.00
per user, per year
Team - Enterprise
$779.00
per user, per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Course HeroPluralsight Skills
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Course Hero
Chose Course Hero
Really good. The courses were really well articulated. the time of learning for less and understanding was good. These are high demand courses in the industry as well. So, these courses can be a great resource for personal and professional development. The material again is a …
Pluralsight Skills
Chose Pluralsight Skills
Lynda is a very similar experience. Used it for a very short time and it was tied to classes at a university that I was taking. I think overall it would be very comparable. We only watched small segments that the instructors of the class found to be relevant. It was also great …
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It had more discounted offers back then... and still, more marketing is done. It's cheaper than LinkedIn Learning.

Downside, PluralSight is more [theoretical] than hands-on.
Chose Pluralsight Skills
Before using Pluralsight, staff was using YouTube to help them with developing certain aspects of their knowledge. However, YouTube is much less structured/organized than Pluralsight. Pluralsight has a very wide offering of courses and it has lot of good content. One quick …
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Pluralsight does a much better job of delivery and course paths.
Chose Pluralsight Skills
Pluralsight is simply more robust and makes more sense for an organization like ours where we want our employees to have the freedom to explore a wide variety of disciplines, and the adaptability to start/stop courses at any skill level. On a trial basis, the feedback from our …
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They provide a lot of courses, but not every course is given and explained in detail like Pluralsight does.
Chose Pluralsight Skills
Pluralsight offers a much stronger technology learning opportunity than Lynda.com, but lags behind Lynda.com in its soft skills training. As a technical manager, I often recommend Pluralsight to my engineers for learning new skills but will use Lynda.com myself for improving my …
Chose Pluralsight Skills
Although alternative e-learning platforms, such as Coursera, offer a wide variety of learning topics, their broad reach and extensive list subject matter clutters their platform. Unlike Pluralsight, Coursera offers a more classic / regimented style of online learning. It's very …
Chose Pluralsight Skills
Treehouse and Pluralsight are in similar realms: video content for technology professionals. They're different in that Treehouse is geared towards beginners and people looking to switch careers to break into the industry and Pluralsight is better suited for seasoned …
Chose Pluralsight Skills
Pluralsight offers a broad range of courses with high-quality content and features that surpass those of Udemy. My organization has adopted Pluralsight and built trust in it, especially with its strong offerings at the organizational level. In contrast, Udemy focuses more on …
Chose Pluralsight Skills
I think pluralsight's price point is a little better, and I think the depth and breadth of classes offered is oriented more towards my field than Coursera. While Coursera has a nicer interface, Pluralsight, at the time, had more classes and seems to be designed for enterprise …
Chose Pluralsight Skills
Pluralsight has a broader offering, from design and drawing to enterprise software development. It offers content from professionals to professionals on well known technologies.
Most other competitors focus on few technologies and the offering is not as rich. They also don't …
Chose Pluralsight Skills
I often purchase courses on from Udemy when I don't see the content I need from Pluralsight. For example, When I needed to learn AngularJS, Pluralsight had many courses but the ones on Udemy quickly explained what they were going to build in the course and they provided small …
Chose Pluralsight Skills
Pluralsight is a great training resource and it was offered at the college. Before being a faculty member, I found free videos from Pluralsight (then, digital tutors) via YouTube and thought they were very helpful.
Chose Pluralsight Skills
Lynda is only a half-assesed online course whereas Pluralsight has a robust catalog of courses.
Features
Course HeroPluralsight Skills
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Course Hero
8.9
Ratings
4% above category average
Pluralsight Skills
7.9
Ratings
8% below category average
Course authoring9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Course catalog or library9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Player/Portal9.00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Learning content9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics9.00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Social learning9.00 Ratings4.50 Ratings
Gamification8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
eLearning Content
Comparison of eLearning Content features of Product A and Product B
Course Hero
8.3
Ratings
2% below category average
Pluralsight Skills
10.0
Ratings
17% above category average
Multi-Lingual Support9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Structured Learning9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Course Searches9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Historical Metrics7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud-Based Content8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Automation & Integration8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Course HeroPluralsight Skills
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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10.0
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Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
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Support Rating
-
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6.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Course HeroPluralsight Skills
Likelihood to Recommend
It is a great tool to help students find help by providing it without having to pay a lot and search lots of sites, especially when it comes to finding answers based on the name of the course or the university, so it comes precise and directly without searching a lot for them.
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Awesome tool for teams looking to gain new skills or refine and update existing skills. I love the convenience of using this tool for recertification credits (i.e. PMP). Instead of identifying which classes I need to take, I can identify my interests and have recommendations presented for what paths I should take. It is a really helpful tool to create ladders for my team to transition from one role into the next. I think this is going to be a really beneficial tool.
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Pros
  • Subject notes
  • AI-powered answers
  • Option to choose the school
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  • Pluralsight courses are delivered at a self-directed pace, enabling users to stop, rewind, or fast forward, depending on their familiarity with the content.
  • Pluralsight offers a wide variety of technical courses, providing opportunities to explore new skill areas beyond engineers' current responsibilities.
  • Pluralsight is available on most platforms, providing a high level of accessibility to the content.
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Cons
  • Evaluating submissions.
  • Checking authenticity.
  • Avoid repeating.
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  • Finding ways to make courses more interactive and less lecture oriented would be helpful.
  • Quality of video and audio lectures could use updating to meet current expectations.
  • Continuing to stay on the bleeding edge of technology. Some classes can be outdated.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Great product and service so far. Awesome new content almost every week.
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Usability
I find it handy resource for learning. I have found the tutors quick to answer and it helps to solve the homework questions as well. It saves a lot of time. I always get support in new subjects and am practically ready for any new subject as there are always good course options available. I would definitely recommend Course Hero.
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Very, VERY easy to use.
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
Each feedback I do for them, I get no response. Minimal communication and followups!
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Alternatives Considered
Really good. The courses were really well articulated. the time of learning for less and understanding was good. These are high demand courses in the industry as well. So, these courses can be a great resource for personal and professional development. The material again is a winner on these courses
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Treehouse and Pluralsight are in similar realms: video content for technology professionals. They're different in that Treehouse is geared towards beginners and people looking to switch careers to break into the industry and Pluralsight is better suited for seasoned professionals that want to hone skills and learn enterprise-level topics. Treehouse is able to really simplify a topic for almost anyone to understand. They clearly have a standard that all teachers ("authors") must follow. After a section, there's a good chance you'll take a short quiz to make sure you understand what you heard. Quizzes are not just multiple choice, you might also have to write a piece of code that accomplishes a goal that was just discussed. Pluralsight has professional and expert level content that Treehouse does not. There's not a strict standard that all authors ("teachers") must follow for providing content. Authors tend to have their own style of teaching. Very few of the courses will quiz you on comprehension. You are more responsible for your understanding of the information.
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Return on Investment
  • Raised scores.
  • Helped solving problems.
  • Reduced time needed.
  • Provided explanation.
  • Facilitated search for material.
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  • Pluralsight is truly cost-effective for staying relevant. An annual Pluralsight subscription for an entire team is far more cost-effective than sending one individual to in-person training for a week.
  • When we need to get up to speed on a technology, our Pluralsight subscription is right at hand. One quick search and we can get started. This helps us shorten the learning curve. Trying to find an in-person course has become difficult because the market has mostly transitioned to online courses.
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