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Pros

  • Overall, Khan Academy has been a wonderful addition to my kids and their schooling. It mirrors what they're learning and makes it more fun than just a worksheet.

  • It's very good and easy to use and has very good content and courses.

  • I believe that if I had dedicated more time to studying using Khan Academy resources, I could've scored even higher. The best part is that it's free.

Cons

  • Sometimes, particularly in the introduction to using the program, my students can get overwhelmed and unsure where to go and what to click on to find their work.

  • Sometimes it can be difficult to find specific concepts.

  • Content of the course - It’s too basic and low level. Not much detail explanation or analysis have been added.

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Ryan M. avatar
Ryan M.
Marketing Analytics Engineer
Marketing and Advertising, 501-1,000 employees
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
March 21, 2023

"Khan Academy is bringing STEM subjects to anyone and everyone"

Pros: I like that it is free but has really high quality content. Other online learning platforms are much more expensive for the same education

Cons: I love the offerings that are there but I would love to see similar education with other subjects

Pamela N.
Teacher
E-Learning, 11-50 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
December 20, 2023

"Khan Academy"

Overall: It is well organized and easily adapts to multiple curriculums and integrates well with other apps and can be used in any classroom set ups

Pros: It is aligned to several curriculums and covers concept by concept hence applicable adhoc or regular basis. its Free, affordable and has the human touch takes concepts from basics and any level easy to integrate in other apps such as google class and Ka hoot covers several subjects

Cons: it requires large amounts of data, the point system drives students towards competition and not understanding. It approaches mathematics from mostly the common core curriculum only

Alternatives Considered: Kahoot!
Reasons for Choosing Khan Academy: It offers more subjects than other applications. It is free and easily accessible over multiple devices such as android ,mac or windows. Uses videos with sufficient illustrations to enable learners to understand more
Moustafa A. avatar
Moustafa A.
AI Researcher
Computer & Network Security, 10,001+ employees
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
3.0
Ease of Use
1.0
Customer Service
2.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
3.0
Likelihood to Recommend
5/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
June 24, 2022

"My Review of Khan Academy"

Overall: My overall experience with Khan Academy is good.

Pros: Khan Academy offers a variety of courses in different disciplines which is something good for people who want to learn different things. I like that learning at Khan Academy is free and available for anyone. Also, Khan Academy offers quizzes and exams after each lesson to test my knowledge.

Cons: Khan Academy has few subtitles for the most talkative languages only. Khan Academy doesn't have any advanced courses. Most of the courses are offered for beginners. Also, the interface of Khan Academy needs some improvement to be more engaging.

Switched From: FutureLearn
Jenie V.
Owner and Consultant
Education Management, Self-employed
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
July 1, 2024

"Original and still the best"

Overall: I have been using Khan academy for over a decade.

Pros: Khan Academy did e-learning before the other companies joined in. The content is still high level and a great teaching tool for all ages and grades/levels.

Cons: Assessment limitations for students with special needs and multi language learners

Joshua M.
Teacher
E-Learning, 501-1,000 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
May 20, 2024

"Invaluable Tool for Self-Paced Learning"

Overall: Khan Academy is a powerful supporting character in my classroom. It helps to create and promote a culture of furthered learning and problem solving, helping my students to take charge of their learning and progress at their own pace. I could not imagine not having it in my classroom anymore!

Pros: My favorite part about Khan Academy is how it can be so easily incorporated to support self-paced and extension learning. The targets (lessons) are so well organized and the program itself is incredibly easy to navigate. Many of the lessons contain helpful tutorial videos which help support learners as well. My students get about fifteen minutes a day to progress through the math lessons, and Khan Academy has served to significantly boost students achievement in that time. It isn't a replacement for our full curriculum, but it is used to supplement and fill in gaps.

Cons: There isn't much to dislike about Khan Academy, but one gripe I do have is how busy the design is. Sometimes, particularly in the introduction to using the program, my students can get overwhelmed and unsure where to go and what to click on to find their work. Like anything else, this can be overcome with practice, but there is a lot on the screen to sift through at times.

Susan U.
Administrative Support
Construction, 11-50 employees
Used the software for: 1-2 years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
November 21, 2023

"Khan Academy is A Fantastic Learning Tool "

Overall: Overall, Khan Academy has been a wonderful addition to my kids and their schooling. It mirrors what they're learning and makes it more fun than just a worksheet. A slight trick them into learning type of thing. The characters are sweet, and the content is perfect for every age and stage of learning.

Pros: We LOVE Khan Academy. My husband stumbled upon it years ago for our oldest daughter, and the content is spot on for exactly what kids are learning per grade. Now my son is in Kindergarten and he is using it too. Every area they've struggled with is featured on this app. And it's free!

Cons: I do not have any complaints about Khan Academy, except that I wish they offered a Spanish option. Both of my kids are in a Spanish Dual Language program, and we love Khan for English so much that I wish they had one for Spanish per grade too.

Kala B.
Teacher
Primary/Secondary Education, 10,001+ employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
May 19, 2022

"I love Khan Academy "

Pros: I love using Khan academy. It has helped my student close gaps and helped my students academic growth

Cons: It’s not fully functional with Canvas but it work really well With google classroom

Verified Reviewer
Accountant
Accounting, Self-employed
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
July 6, 2022

"Khan Academy"

Pros: It's very good and easy to use and has very good content and courses

Cons: Courses do not contain a completion certificate and I can't share it in my linked-in account

Verified Reviewer
Media Worker
Media Production, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used the software for: 1-2 years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
November 4, 2022

"Great Learning Resource"

Pros: I used Khan Academy to begin learning basic coding and it was amazing

Cons: I can’t think of anything, it makes learning really fun

Dr Naveed A. avatar
Dr Naveed A.
Principal
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
July 11, 2022

"Khan Academy "

Overall: It is no doubt excellent and effective .

Pros: It provides guidelines for each subject. I most of the times takes its help to understand difficult concepts.

Cons: It covers academics parts but not working on skill development through extra curricular activities that must also be the part of this software providing complete guidelines side by side along with academics

Anne E.
Mental health specialist
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
August 10, 2021

"Software for all your educational needs "

Overall: Practice testing, weekly lesson planning keeps our students in track with learning. The ability to have lessons in multiple subject's math, science, reading allnin one place makes it easy for students, parents and staff.

Pros: The ability to keep students in track with weekly learning plans, from algebra to your basic 3rd grade math. Also the ability to do practice testing such as LSAT's.

Cons: There in not one part of this software I haven't enjoyed.

Massimiliano C. avatar
Massimiliano C.
Senior Lecturer
Higher Education, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
July 8, 2021

"Learning for the masses"

Overall: Excellent software, adopted by many teachers for its clarity and variety

Pros: It is free, it has companion videos and it is overall extremely well curated with a vast number of practice questions that span beyond what is necessary in school

Cons: Searching for specific topics, especially under and educational account can be a challenge, since there are many results that are not suitable for the student level

Verified Reviewer
Analista de seguridad TI
Financial Services, 51-200 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
August 18, 2022

"Khan"

Overall: Mi experiencia siempre ha sido buena realmente no tengo quejas.

Pros: Que es muy educativo y puedo aprender de lo que sea de cualquier cosa en cualquier lugar y en cualquier momento.

Cons: Lo que menos me gusta es que a veces no hay material de estudios de lo que realmente quiero pero fuera de eso nada fuera de lo común

Verified Reviewer
Organizador de proyectos educativos online
E-Learning, Self-employed
Used the software for: 1-2 years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
8/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
October 14, 2023

"Una herramienta indispensable para un aprendizaje dinámico"

Overall: Muy útil, preferible por sobre los métodos de aprendizaje tradicionales, y una plataforma que resalta por sobre la competencia de herramientas de similar índole.

Pros: Los recursos que ofrece la plataforma, el estilo en general de la página web, y las actividades didácticas que ofrece para ejercitar los contenidos vistos pocas veces son complicados, y eso facilita que el uso general de la herramienta sea muy agradable.

Cons: En general la plataforma no presenta errores, quizás podría contar con opciones de personalización para gusto del usuario, pero no es indispensable.

Damián R. avatar
Damián R.
Profesor Universitario
Higher Education, 51-200 employees
Used the software for: 1-2 years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
February 10, 2023

"Mi mejor aliado para la enseñanza de la matemática. "

Overall: Me encanta Khan Academy, desde que la conocí no dejo de usarla cada vez que imparto un curso de matemáticas. Tiene un catálogo muy amplio de ejercicios y eso es muy cool. Lo que adoro es que hay explicaciones muy buenas cada vez que alguien responde de manera incorrecta un ítem, eso es de gran ayuda para el docente. La recomiendo para profesores de matemáticas de todos los niveles.

Pros: Posee muchísimos ejercicios. Explica a los estudiantes cuando se equivocan Puedo ver el progreso de mis estudiantes Puedo armar los temarios de contenidos según las necesidades de mi aula.

Cons: No tengo queja alguna con Khan Academy, solamente en un par de ocaciones a algunos alumnos se les ha hecho "complicado" empezar a usar la plataforma, pero es cosa de minutos aprenden con facilidad.

Hailey A.
Chinese Tutor
E-Learning, Self-employed
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
6/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
April 26, 2022

"Good Prep for SATs"

Pros: I've mainly used Khan Academy to prepare for my SAT test, and it was very helpful. I took the SAT test twice, using Khan Academy to study for less than hour (total) in between, and scored 40 points higher the second time. I believe that if I had dedicated more time to studying using Khan Academy resources, I could've scored even higher. The best part is that it's free! It uses your results from the first test to help you study.

Cons: I have no complaints about this software since it personalizes your practice questions from your previous test(s).

Stephanie W.
Secondary Teacher
Primary/Secondary Education, 11-50 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
July 7, 2022

"Great resource for teachers and students! "

Pros: It's a great resource for students who are struggling with mathematical concepts and is easy to set up for students to use outside of the classroom.

Cons: Sometimes it can be difficult to find specific concepts.

María del Pilar S. avatar
María del Pilar S.
Full Stack developer
Computer Software, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
July 29, 2021

"Better than my school"

Pros: They offer high-quality free education, giving you the opportunity to practice the concepts instead of just learning the theory.

Cons: I can't think of anything I would like to improve

mohamed A.
chemical engineer
Chemicals, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
8/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
March 5, 2023

"thank you for this service"

Overall: very good.

Pros: Multilingualism and learning start access.

Cons: The price is a little high for some but not a major flaw.

Sam N.
Solution Architect
Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
3.0
Features
3.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
5/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
July 28, 2021

"Review on Usability and Robustness"

Overall: It was good but elementary

Pros: Lot of Free courses with interactive videos Very easy to install with less memory space unlike other apps Navigation on the app specially is really end user oriented and can be used by both type of app users - Nov and Prof

Cons: Content of the course - It’s too basic and low level Not much detail explanation or analysis have been added UI - Can be more intuitive. Not very eye catchy Courses : Need to add more important major courses with no cost

sanhita C. avatar
sanhita C.
owner
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
November 25, 2022

"Best platform for UPSC Coaching"

Pros: IIts a decent software where one can learn about competitive services. Daily MCQ content is good and dynamic. The best part is how they integrate the current portion of UPSC into the static portion which is quite helpful from a prelims point of view. Mains content of the competition service is also very good with mock papers

Cons: they concentrate only on UPSC and not on state psc papers.

Christopher E. avatar
Christopher E.
PD Specialist
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
8/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
November 4, 2021

"Excellent Resources, Not Quite Complete"

Overall: I use Khan Academy as a supplement to my regular course work but it is not complete enough to be the only thing I use.

Pros: I like the approach the Khan Academy takes to its courses. Providing videos and walkthrus are great for the students. The test prep is especially helpful.

Cons: The content is a bit lacking. Core subjects are covered quite well but as a complete solution, it needs to add more elective content. Computer Science in particular is not a robust as it could be.

Ryan P.
Teacher
Education Management, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
8/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
August 3, 2023

"A great re-teaching tool "

Pros: It is an easy tool for students to use when struggling with a topic and it is easy to assign as it is embedded within other progress monitoring programs.

Cons: I don’t care for the way the narrator repeats everything.

Rachael W.
Teacher
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used the software for: 1-2 years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
June 29, 2021

"Khan Academy "

Overall: I love to use Khan Academy to re-teach challenging topics.

Pros: Khan Academy is great for re-teaching a topic that the students are struggling with. It provides great informational videos.

Cons: So far, I have not found any cons to complain about while using Khan Academy.

Moisés Fabián P. avatar
Moisés Fabián P.
Magister Ciberseguridad
Banking, 51-200 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
April 19, 2022

"Acerca de Khan Academy"

Overall: Es una magnifica herramienta, que aporta bastante a la sociedad con el amplio catálogo de capacitaciones que ofrece a nivel mundial.

Pros: Me gusta de Khan Academy, que me permite capacitarme en los cursos requiera, en el día, tiempo y lugar disponga. Es una comunidad enriquecedora del conocimiento humano.

Cons: Me siento muy conforme con lo que he podido aprender en Khan Academy.