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edX

Who runs edX, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest online learning (MOOC) alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
Coursera

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs edX

edX edx.org

Find the online learning path for you, delivered by world-class institutions like Harvard, Google, Amazon, and more.

Wikidata: online education technology company

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What edX tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

trackers that follow visitors

10 of the 16 alternatives below have fewer, 2 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
OneTrust
US company
2 tools
  • Visitor analytics

    Counts and follows visits, usually with cookies.

  • Tag manager

    Loads further tracking scripts, which we can’t always see.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to edX

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to edX, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than edXNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English

20 of the 60 sites closest to edX match.

  1. 01
    Coursera coursera.org Top 10K English No trackers

    Coursera | Online Courses, Certificates, & Degrees

    Learn job-ready skills with online courses, Professional Certificates, Specializations, and degrees from Google, Meta, Anthropic, DeepLearning.AI, Stanford, and more. Start learning today.

    Compare Coursera with edX →
  2. 02
    Codecademy codecademy.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Learn to Code - for Free | Codecademy

    Learn the technical skills to get the job you want. Join over 50 million people choosing Codecademy to start a new career (or advance in their current one).

    Compare Codecademy with edX →
  3. 03
    Khan Academy khanacademy.org Top 10K English No trackers

    Client Challenge

    non-profit educational organization

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  4. 04
    Pluralsight pluralsight.com English 1 tracker

    Tech & IT Learning Platform for Teams | Pluralsight

    Trusted by 23,000+ organizations, Pluralsight is the online tech learning platform for building AI, cloud, data, and security skills with courses and labs.

    Compare Pluralsight with edX →
  5. 05
    DIO dio.me English No trackers

    DIO | Code your global future now

    Master artificial intelligence agents and seize the best opportunities in the global market

    Compare DIO with edX →
  6. 06
    Domestika domestika.org English 1 tracker

    Online courses for creative professionals | Domestika

    Domestika is the largest creative community. Learn and share from anywhere with online courses taught by the best professionals in the world of design and creativity.

    Compare Domestika with edX →
  7. 07
    Brilliant brilliant.org English 1 tracker

    Brilliant | Your Personal Tutor for Math and Coding

    Visual, interactive tutoring in math and coding, from 5th grade through college. Master concepts in algebra, calculus, Python, computer science, and more.

    Compare Brilliant with edX →
  8. 08
    W3Schools w3schools.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    W3Schools Online Web Tutorials

    Well organized and easy to understand Web building tutorials with lots of examples of how to use HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, Python, PHP, Bootstrap, Java, XML and more.

    Compare W3Schools with edX →
  9. 09
    Harvard Business School hbs.edu Top 10K English No trackers

    Harvard Business School

    Harvard Business School

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  10. 10
    egghead.io English No trackers

    egghead.io - Learn Web Development from Expert Developers

    Learn modern web development with expert-led courses, tutorials, and workshops. Master React, TypeScript, Next.js, AI tools like Claude Code and Cursor, and more with hands-on video lessons.

    Compare egghead.io with edX →
  11. 11
    freeCodeCamp freecodecamp.org English No trackers

    Learn to Code for Free

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  12. 12
    LinkedIn linkedin.com Top 100 English No trackers

    LinkedIn: Log In or Sign Up

    1 billion members | Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.

    Compare LinkedIn with edX →
  13. 13
    CodeHS codehs.com English 1 tracker

    The Top Coding and Computer Science Platform for K-12 Schools | CodeHS

    CodeHS is the comprehensive K-12 platform for computer science, AI, and digital literacy — free curriculum, IDE, grading tools, and professional development for schools and districts nationwide.

    Compare CodeHS with edX →
  14. 14
    CBT Nuggets cbtnuggets.com English 1 tracker

    CBT Nuggets | IT Training Built for Teams

    IT training built for teams. IT Trainerbot answers your engineers' questions in seconds and cites the source video; courses, labs, and practice exams back it.

    Compare CBT Nuggets with edX →
  15. 15
    Laracasts laracasts.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Learn Laravel | Laracasts

    The best way to learn Laravel and PHP.

    Compare Laracasts with edX →
  16. 16
    SymfonyCasts symfonycasts.com English No trackers

    SymfonyCasts - PHP and Symfony Video Tutorial Screencasts

    PHP and Symfony Tutorial Screencasts - with free videos, scripts, and code downloads!

    Compare SymfonyCasts with edX →
  17. 17
    OpenStax openstax.org English No trackers

    OpenStax

    OpenStax offers free college textbooks for all types of students, making education accessible & affordable for everyone. Browse our list of available subjects!

    Compare OpenStax with edX →
  18. 18
    Craftsy craftsy.com English 1 tracker

    Craftsy.com | Express Your Creativity! | Craftsy

    Craftsy is your online resource for all creative makers, where you can find everything you need – from basic instruction to advanced techniques.

    Compare Craftsy with edX →
  19. 19
    Georgia Tech gatech.edu Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Explore Georgia Tech, a top public research university developing leaders in technology and improving lives, with diverse programs and global reach.

    Compare Georgia Tech with edX →
  20. 20
    usuhs.edu English No trackers

    USU Home

    health science university of the United States federal government

    Compare usuhs.edu with edX →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles edX’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones edX uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what edX adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 21 technologies
Neighbours
k = 60
Sites searched
9,217
Vector
384-d
Query
38 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to edX’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

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