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Course

Alison

Thousands of free online courses in work, tech and personal skills.

Visit Alison4.3

  • Rating

    4.3 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web, iOS, Android

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What is Alison?

Alison offers more than 5,000 free online certificate and diploma courses across IT, business, health, languages and personal development. Learning is free and supported by ads, while official digital or printed certificates and an ad-free experience are paid extras.

Pros: what Alison does well

  • Huge free course catalogue
  • Self-paced learning
  • Mobile app with offline lessons

Cons: where it falls short

  • Certificates cost money
  • Ads during free courses

Who Alison is for

Learners who want free, self-paced courses to build job skills.

Who can skip it

People who need university-accredited qualifications.

Alison alternatives

Not sold on Alison? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Learning resources

Saylor University

Focus: free education and self-paced. Shares online courses and certificates with Alison. Free (Alison: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (Alison: 4.3).

CourseFreeWeb
4.4Visit

Class Central

Focus: mooc, course directory and directory. Shares online courses and free courses with Alison. A website, not a course. Free (Alison: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Alison: 4.3).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Language Transfer

Focus: language learning, audio course and spanish. Shares free courses with Alison. Free (Alison: Freemium). Rated 4.8 (Alison: 4.3).

CourseFreeWeb, iOS
4.8Visit

Open Yale Courses

Focus: lectures, university and humanities. Shares online courses with Alison. Free (Alison: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Alison: 4.3).

CourseFreeWeb
4.7Visit

Vibe Coding CN

Focus: vibe coding, ai coding and pair programming. Shares skills with Alison. Free (Alison: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Alison: 4.3).

CourseFreeWeb
4.7Visit

edX

Focus: universities, moocs and education. Shares online courses with Alison. Rated 4.6 (Alison: 4.3).

CourseFree planWeb, iOS
4.6Visit

Free alternatives to Alison

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Khan Academy

Focus: maths, science and education. Shares online courses with Alison. A website, not a course. Free (Alison: Freemium). Rated 4.8 (Alison: 4.3).

WebsiteFreeWeb, iOS
4.8Visit

MIT OpenCourseWare

Focus: university, lectures and open education. Shares online courses with Alison. A website, not a course. Free (Alison: Freemium). Rated 4.8 (Alison: 4.3).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.8Visit

Scientific Agent Skills

Focus: ai agents, scientific research and open source. Shares skills with Alison. An AI tool, not a course. Free (Alison: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Alison: 4.3).

AI ToolFreeWeb
4.7Visit

Open Culture

Focus: audiobooks, ebooks and education. Shares free courses with Alison. A website, not a course. Free (Alison: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Alison: 4.3).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.6Visit

UI Skills

Focus: ui design, design engineering and frontend craft. Shares skills with Alison. A website, not a course. Free (Alison: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (Alison: 4.3).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.5Visit
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