Provider comparison
LinkedIn Learning vs Udemy Business
Side-by-side comparison from the PerkIQ directory. Cover, pricing, regulator status, and fit at a glance.
Category
Learning & Development
Learning & Development
Best for
50-50,000+ employees
50-50,000+ employees
Pricing model
Per employee / month
Per employee / month
UK presence
Since 2015 (as LinkedIn Learning)
UK presence since 2015
Regulator
Not applicable
Not applicable
Strapline
LinkedIn Learning offers 21,000+ professional courses integrated with LinkedIn profiles. Strong for skills development with industry-recognised certifications.
Udemy Business gives employees access to 25,000+ on-demand courses across tech, business, design, and personal development. Self-paced learning with curated learning paths.
What's included
- Course library (21k+). Courses across tech, business, design, and personal development. Multi-language subtitles on most content.
- Skills & certifications. Completed courses publish to the employee's LinkedIn profile as verified skills.
- Learning paths. Curated multi-course paths for common job roles (engineering manager, data analyst, marketing lead).
- Microsoft 365 SSO. Single sign-on through Microsoft Entra ID for organisations already on the Microsoft stack.
- 25,000+ curated courses. Hand-picked subset of the full Udemy catalogue across tech, business, design, and personal development.
- Learning paths. Multi-course curricula for common job roles (engineering manager, data analyst, product manager, marketing lead).
- Practice exercises and labs. Hands-on coding environments and project-based practice, not just video lectures.
- Manager dashboards. See uptake by team, time spent learning, and skill development against role-based benchmarks.
Who it's for
No fit notes published.
No fit notes published.
Pricing approach
No pricing notes published.
No pricing notes published.
At a glance
- 21,000+ courses
- LinkedIn profile integration
- Industry certifications
- Microsoft-backed
- Multilingual content
- Enterprise channel
- 25,000+ courses
- Enterprise tier of Udemy
- Tech & business focus
- Self-paced format
- Learning paths
- Curated content library
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