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42 reviews tracked

The Bottom Line

Entry price

Free plan available, paid tiers above

Biggest pro

Good creative courses

Biggest con

Quality varies

TL;DR - Skillshare

  • Skillshare is an online learning platform for creative skills
  • It offers thousands of video classes in design, photography, and business
  • Free trial available, Premium at $13.99/month
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams
3.3/5 across review platforms

What is Skillshare?

Editorial review
Skillshare provides online classes for creatives. Creative skills taught by practitioners-learning from working creators. The creative focus is specific. The teacher quality varies. The subscription includes everything. Creatives wanting to learn new skills use Skillshare for creative education.

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Good creative courses
  • Project-based learning
  • Teacher variety
  • Affordable subscription
  • Offline viewing

Cons

  • Quality varies
  • Limited professional skills
  • No certificates
  • Ads on free
  • US content focused

Ratings Across the Web

3.3(42 reviews)

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Key Features

Creative coursesProject-basedCommunityMobile accessOffline viewingTeacher tools

Pricing Plans

7-day Free Trial

Free

Free

Limited access

  • Some free classes
  • Basic features
Most Popular

Premium

$13.99/month

Annual ($168/yr)

  • Unlimited classes
  • Offline access
  • No ads

How Skillshare's pricing compares

At $13.99/mo, Skillshare is the most affordable of its 3 direct competitors.

Skillshare
$13.99

Entry paid plan, monthly.

Reviews

3.3/5

Across 42 verified user reviews on G2

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Skillshare FAQ

Is Skillshare free?

7-day free trial. Annual plan at $168/year. Creative focused learning.

What is Skillshare?

Online learning for creative skills. Video classes on design, writing, business. Project-based learning.

Skillshare vs Udemy?

Skillshare is subscription. Udemy pay per course. Skillshare better for exploration.