Shlomi Lavi /
Mar 01, 2023
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Coursera or Brightspace?
Brightspace is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Coursera, and Coursera is rated higher (90/100) than Brightspace (79/100). Brightspace offers users more features (7) than Coursera (0).
Looking for the right LMS solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
Coursera Vs. D2L Corporation
Coursera: Coursera is an education platform that partners with top universities and organizations worldwide, to offer courses online for anyone to take. It’s simple. We want to help you learn better and faster. That’s why we designed our platform based on proven teaching methods verified by top researchers. Online learning plays a significant role in a lifel...
D2L Corporation: D2L was founded in 1999 by John Baker. At the time, his engineering class was being challenged to look at the world in a new way. Instead of coming up with answers, they were asked to come up with questions—questions that nobody had really even asked.
John realized that despite all the changes technology was facilitating in the world, the Univer...
Who is more expensive? Coursera or Brightspace?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of LMS software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Coursera and Brightspace.
Coursera price starts at $399 per user/year , On a scale between 1 to 10 Coursera is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of LMS software. Brightspace price starts at $15,000 per year , When comparing Brightspace to its competitors, the software is rated 10 - much higher than the average LMS software cost.
Bottom line: Brightspace is more expensive than Coursera.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Coursera Vs. Brightspace based on some of the most important and required LMS features.
Coursera: We are still working to collect the list of features for Coursera.
Brightspace: LMS, Communications, Blended Learning, Course Authoring, eLearning.
Target customer size
Coursera Learning Management System (LMS) software is a popular choice for individuals and organizations in a wide range of industries. Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises.