LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) vs. Udemy Business

LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)

Udemy Business

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)	Score9.1 out of 10	N/A	Lynda.com (now offered as part of LinkedIn Learning) is an elearning course library acquired and now supported by LinkedIn in May 2015.	N/A
Udemy Business	Score7.7 out of 10	N/A	Udemy for Business is a cloud-deployed elearning course collection offered by Udemy.com.	$720 per year 2 users (minimum)

Pricing

LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)

Udemy Business

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Team Plan (2-20 Users): $30
per month (billed annually) per user
Enterprise: Contact Sales
Udemy Business Leadership Academy: Contact Sales

Pricing Offerings
LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)	Udemy Business
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

No setup fee

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Udemy aims to supply scalable learning for organizations of every size. Nonprofit pricing is available for all registered 501(c)3 organizations.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)	Udemy Business
Considered Both Products	LinkedIn Rocky Kev Founder/Developer in Product Management at HeyIsRocky LLC (Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) Udemy for Business is a crapshoot. The consistency is non-existent. Some courses go incredibly deep, while other courses don't go deep enough. Even when we got a few free months of access to Udemy - I still couldn't find why I would use Udemy over LinkedIn Learning. Pluralsight … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) I personally think that LinkedIn Learning is a better educational eContent platform in comparison to the other solutions I have used. The catalog is more expansive, offers more in depth tutorials and trainings, has educated instructors, and offers a path to become an expert of … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) Well compared to other competitors the payment method is far more streamlined for Indian audiences, especially against Coursera. The courses provided are very business oriented and keep in mind the limited time availability with working professionals. It keeps the content short … Incentivized Helpful? Arthur Kegerreis Multimedia Web Design Consultant and Contractor at Destiny Manifestation Design Multimedia (Design, 1-10 employees) Chose LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) Again, this corporate form is trying to force me to choose from products with slightly different names while not offering common options. Udemy seems similar in many respects, but my recollection is that their subscription model was less appealing. I didn't find they offered … Incentivized Helpful? Jaymason Gallien Network Engineer in Information Technology at Employment Security Department (Government Administration, 1001-5000 employees) Chose LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) LinkedIn Learning wasn't our first choice; what it came down to for the organization was the cost for the value of the product. The other services provided better training, better metrics, and better reporting. LinkedIn Learning (or Lynda.com) provided the most affordable … Incentivized Helpful? Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A. Vice President, People & Operations in Human Resources at Peel Mutual Insurance (Insurance, 11-50 employees) Chose LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) We didn't get too deep into the comparison outside of a surface review of the other options. LinkedIn Learning reps were responsive and quick to put something together to meet our needs. Moreover, initial cost fit within our budget and the integration between LinkedIn and … Incentivized Helpful? Viveka von Rosen Co-Founder and Chief Visibility Officer in Sales at Vengreso (Professional Training & Coaching, 11-50 employees) Chose LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) The quality of Udemy courses ranges from meh to blah to OK.LinkedIn Learning has better quality, the content seems more vetted, and the platform is better. Incentivized Helpful? Jenna Boodram CEO (Chief Executive Officer) in Marketing at Flambo Media (Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) With Udemy you pay per course whereas with Lynda you pay a monthly fee for unlimited courses. For people looking for a long term learning tool, Lynda is the better choice as you get more value for your money. Incentivized Helpful? Mitchell Clements UX Freelancer in Research & Development at Studio UX (Computer Software, 1-10 employees) Chose LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) Coursea offers more credible certifications, while Udemy offers individual courses that don't require a monthly subscription. Ultimately, all 3 platforms provide quality content and a wide range of courses. However, some may specialize in different areas than others. My … Incentivized Helpful? Chris Salles Director, Learning and Knowledge Management in Customer Service at Audible, Inc. (Internet, 1001-5000 employees) Chose LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) While ease of use is better with Udemy or Coursera, nothing compares to lynda.com's catalog and pricing model (other than Khan Academy re: the latter). Incentivized Helpful?	Udemy Brandon Stokes Global Revenue Enablement Manager in Sales at Proximus Global (Telecommunications, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Udemy Business While it's nice to be able to instantly share your LinkedIn Learning certificates/badges to your LinkedIn profile, that's about the only advantage LinkedIn has over Udemy. LinkedIn is busy, bulky, and surprisingly lean on the back end. Udemy was both simple to use and … Incentivized Helpful? Ruby Rayne Founder in Marketing at Moto.Red Design House (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Udemy Business I’ve explored other learning platforms like Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, Adobe Learning, MasterClass, BBC Maestro, and Skillshare. Each has its strengths. Coursera’s accredited programs are great for formal education, LinkedIn Learning has solid business and leadership content, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Udemy Business Udemy Business has a wide range of course options to engage with, but a diverse mix of content creators. LinkedIn Learning content is generally well-produced and creators are vetted, which gives more assurance of quality. Zoho Learn is a fairly simple platform within the Zoho … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Udemy Business It has diverse content as it has various advance courses and various learning paths which our organization needs, it was cost-effective and helps in scalability and have a better UI as compared to others , it has a feature of on-demand access, it keeps a record of courses left … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Udemy Business Udemy Business has a more "fun" brand. However, LinkedIn learning has higher quality courses and instructors. The videos are professionally shot, the editing is great, and the sound quality is good. In my opinion, some of the courses/instructors on Udemy Business are … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Udemy Business I would put Udemy for Business above Coursera and Udacity but below LinkedIn Learning as LinkedIn Learning provides better personalization experience. I'm assuming this is because LinkedIn has data about my profession and certifications and hence they are able to recommend … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Udemy Business We selected Udemy for Business because it offered such an enormous variety of courses that are relevant to software development. While Pluralsight offers a large selection too, it's often not as specific on a given topic as Udemy for Business is, and moreover, the courses on Pl… Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Udemy Business Udemy is lowcost and affordable with quality content versus Pluralsight which is expensive and more of only tech. Skillsoft is old and not updated. Udemy helps serving masses. We are a huge organization so cost is very important factor. We are 17000+ team in India. It makes … Incentivized Helpful?
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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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Features

LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)

Udemy Business

Comparison of Learning Management features of LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) and Udemy Business
Feature	LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) 7.5 11 Ratings	Udemy Business 7.9 7 Ratings
Course authoring	7.510 Ratings	7.75 Ratings
Course catalog or library	8.811 Ratings	7.76 Ratings
Player/Portal	8.311 Ratings	6.16 Ratings
Learning content	8.611 Ratings	7.77 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications	8.811 Ratings	7.97 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics	6.510 Ratings	9.26 Ratings
Social learning	6.98 Ratings	7.35 Ratings
Gamification	3.73 Ratings	6.92 Ratings

Comparison of eLearning Content features of LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) and Udemy Business
Feature	LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) 6.3 6 Ratings	Udemy Business 7.1 5 Ratings
Multi-Lingual Support	5.74 Ratings	7.65 Ratings
Structured Learning	6.96 Ratings	7.05 Ratings
Course Searches	8.16 Ratings	7.55 Ratings
Historical Metrics	4.74 Ratings	8.34 Ratings
Cloud-Based Content	6.74 Ratings	5.73 Ratings
Automation & Integration	5.73 Ratings	6.64 Ratings

User Ratings
	LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)	Udemy Business
Likelihood to Recommend	8.6 (39 ratings)	7.9 (14 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	7.0 (2 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	7.9 (5 ratings)	8.1 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	7.0 (13 ratings)	9.5 (3 ratings)
Implementation Rating	7.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Configurability	8.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) vs. Udemy Business

LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)

Udemy Business

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