Pluralsight review

Pluralsight is a tech skills platform for people who already work in or near IT. The Core Tech plan covers software development, IT operations, product and UX, and business skills with access to over 3,900 courses, while the Complete plan expands that to over 6,500 courses with extra AI, data, cloud and security libraries, including the former A Cloud Guru catalog. Both plans include skill assessments, learning paths, certification prep and hands-on labs, so you can measure where you stand and practice in a real environment. A 10-day free trial lets you test the courses, though it excludes lab and sandbox features, and yearly billing saves 30%. For a beginner who wants to try coding, Codecademy is friendlier and cheaper. For a sysadmin preparing for a cloud certification, Pluralsight goes deeper. Its pricing page loads prices with scripts that our checker could not confirm in US dollars, so we list the price as pending.

Who it is for

IT and software professionals who want depth in cloud, security, data and AI.

Price

10-day free trial; see vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Core Tech plan with access to over 3,900 courses
• Complete plan with over 6,500 courses including AI, data, cloud and security libraries
• Skill assessments and learning paths
• Certification prep
• Hands-on labs and sandboxes

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Deep catalog for working tech professionals
• Strength: Hands-on labs for practice
• Strength: Yearly billing saves 30% compared with monthly
• Weakness: Free trial excludes lab and sandbox features
• Weakness: Little outside technology and business skills
• Weakness: We could not confirm a US dollar price as fetched by our checker

Key facts

• Core Tech: Over 3,900 courses
• Complete: Over 6,500 courses
• Free trial: 10 days, excludes labs and sandboxes
• Yearly billing: Save 30%

Where it ranks

Pluralsight is No. 7 in our Best Online Course Platforms for Learners verdict.