Castletooting Competitors

Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. Today, it is one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 197 million registered learners as of December 31, 2025. Coursera partners with over 375 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations — including generative AI-powered features like Coach, Role Play, and Course Builder, and role-based solutions like Skills Tracks — enable instructors, partners, and companies to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning. Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, students, and citizens in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business, while learners globally turn to Coursera to master the skills they need to advance their careers. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp.

Kaplan is a global educational services company that provides individuals, universities, and businesses with a diverse array of services, including higher and professional education, test preparation, language training, corporate and leadership training, and student recruitment, online enablement and other university support services. Our company was founded in 1938 in Stanley Kaplan’s Brooklyn, NY home with a mission to help children of immigrants advance their dream of going to college. From those humble beginnings, Kaplan has grown into an enterprise operating in 28 countries and serving nearly a million students and thousands of corporate and university clients. Throughout our history, Kaplan has remained committed to our founding mission of expanding educational access and transforming learning through new technologies. We are always moving forward—innovating, adapting, and bringing education into the future. The vast breadth and scale of our capabilities and diverse offerings set us apart, allowing our students and partners to advance further, faster. Kaplan is a subsidiary of the Graham Holdings Company.

Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL) is a global leader in AI-native skills management for the human + AI era. By unifying learning, real-time skills intelligence, and workforce insights, Skillsoft helps enterprises build their Skillforce™ — humans and AI working together to drive measurable business outcomes. Through personalized, interactive learning across leadership, technology, and compliance, Skillsoft enables organizations to close critical skill gaps and accelerate transformation. Skillsoft is trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide and supports a global community of more than 105 million learners. Learn more at skillsoft.com.