Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Coursera
Coursera clearly comes out ahead of MasterClass on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Coursera has a free tier; MasterClass does not. Paid plans start at $10/mo for MasterClass and $33.25/mo for Coursera.
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| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | Yanka Industries, Inc. | Coursera Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | Education & EdTechDevelopment | DevelopmentMarketingEducation & EdTechAI & Machine Learning |
| Categories | edtech-lms | edtech-lms |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | masterclass | coursera |
|---|---|---|
| Access On 1 Device | ||
| 1-2 Hour Duration | ||
| Access On 2 Devices | ||
| 125+ Users | ||
| Access On 6 Devices | ||
| 5-125 Users | ||
| Access To All 200+ Courses | ||
| Access To Course Materials | ||
| Download For Offline Viewing | ||
| Bachelor’S Degrees | ||
| Everything In Plus | ||
| Custom Pricing | ||
| Everything In Standard | ||
| Individual Courses | ||
| Supplementary Downloadable Workbooks | ||
| Lms Integration | ||
| Master’S Degrees | ||
| Partial Modules Of Master'S Degrees | ||
| Professional Certificates | ||
| Readings | ||
| Short Hands-On Sessions | ||
| Small To Mid-Sized Teams | ||
| Specializations | ||
| Sso Integration | ||
| Unlimited Access To Over 10,000 Courses | ||
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Coursera comes out ahead overall, though MasterClass can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
MasterClass's paid plans start at $10/mo and Coursera's start at $33.25/mo, so MasterClass is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Coursera offers a free tier; MasterClass does not currently list one.
MasterClass scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Coursera exposes a public API. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
