Coursera Plus vs SchoolAI
Compare education AI Tools
Coursera Plus
Subscription that unlocks thousands of courses and certificates from universities and companies, with monthly or annual billing, free trial and mobile access for flexible learning.
SchoolAI
SchoolAI is a K to 12 classroom AI platform where teachers use Spaces and PowerUps to run guided student activities, with Mission Control dashboards for visibility and safety, offering a free teacher plan plus school and district plans that require contacting SchoolAI.
Feature Tags Comparison
Only in Coursera Plus
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Only in SchoolAI
Key Features
Coursera Plus
- • Unlimited access to a large course catalog
- • Monthly or annual billing with savings on annual
- • Eligibility for certificates on included courses
- • Hands on projects with graded assignments
- • Mobile learning with offline options
- • AI study helper and guided tracks
SchoolAI
- • Spaces library access: Pricing page lists access to more than 200000 premade Spaces and resources for teachers and students
- • PowerUps toolkit: Free plan includes 1 PowerUp per Space and higher tiers add unlimited PowerUps per Space
- • Teacher insight dashboard: Includes dashboards for usage and insight so teachers can monitor activity and outcomes
- • Chrome Extension: Pricing page lists a Chrome Extension that brings SchoolAI into everyday Chrome workflows
- • RAG support: Pricing page lists Retrieval Augmented Generation to ground activities in teacher provided materials
- • Compliance claims: Pricing page states FERPA and COPPA compliance and SOC2 and 1EdTech certification
Use Cases
Coursera Plus
- → Upskill for data and AI certificates
- → Complete multi course specializations affordably
- → Prepare for career changes with guided paths
- → Build foundations in business and languages
- → Maintain CE credits where recognized
- → Learn on mobile during commutes
SchoolAI
- → Guided practice: Run a Space for step by step practice in math writing or reading aligned to your lesson goals
- → Writing support: Use a PowerUp to provide structured feedback prompts that encourage revision not answer giving
- → Formative checks: Use in session insights to see who is stuck and adjust instruction during class time
- → Small group support: Create differentiated Spaces for groups with different readiness levels and monitor progress
- → Language access: Use translation oriented tools to support multilingual learners where permitted by policy
- → Teacher planning: Remix premade Spaces to build lesson activities faster and reuse them across units
Perfect For
Coursera Plus
students, career switchers, working professionals and lifelong learners seeking flexible access to reputable online courses and certificates
SchoolAI
teachers, instructional coaches, school leaders, district administrators, curriculum teams, edtech coordinators, and district IT teams that need structured student AI activities with monitoring and compliance controls
Capabilities
Coursera Plus
SchoolAI
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