Coursera

coursera.org · Mountain View, United States of America

Coursera is an online learning platform that partners with universities and companies to offer courses, professional certificates, and degree programs to individuals and organizations worldwide. It generates revenue through paid course enrollments, subscriptions, enterprise learning solutions, and tuition for online degrees delivered via its platform.

  • Learning Management
Revenue
$636.0M
Employees
1,400
Founded
2012
Headquarters
Mountain View, United States of America

What 33 Arbolus experts think of Coursera

NPS scores for Coursera are predominantly strong, with the majority between 8–10 and only isolated low scores. Renewal intent is generally positive, particularly among users with long tenure or high spend. Stickiness is high, with over 80% of experts in the MoreThan1Year stage. Expert feedback highlights Coursera’s flexibility, breadth, and credible certification as major positives, while quality inconsistency and course relevance present improvement areas.Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed Coursera

Total customers 33 27 current · 6 former
Reviews growth +22 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 58% (19)
  • Director 23% (8)
  • Manager 19% (6)
Operations Leader Manager NPS 9 Will renew
Strategy Generalist C-Suite NPS 10
Founder Director NPS 7 Will renew

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Sentiment

48 Net Promoter Score, from 33 scored reviews
  • Promoters 19
  • Passives 11
  • Detractors 3

Cumulative NPS by month

+0 over 6 months
  • Apr 8
  • May 8
  • Jun 8
  • Jul 8
  • Aug 8
  • Sep 8

Net Promoter Score across 1 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 48 across 1 companies.

Praised

  • Flexible Self-Paced Learning
  • Wide Course Catalogue and Structured Content
  • Practical Upskilling and Testing New Subjects
  • Increased Practical Feedback and Expert Engagement

Criticised

  • Competing AI-Powered Learning Platforms
  • Quality Inconsistency
  • Subscription Value Concerns and Switching Risk
  • Limited Practical Engagement and Skill Validation

What customers say

Flexible Self-Paced Learning
“I rely on Coursera for flexible professional development that fits my demanding schedule, enabling upskilling outside my main expertise and maintaining ongoing relevance.”
Wide Course Catalogue and Structured Content
“I appreciate Coursera’s broad selection from established universities, allowing flexibility in exploring subjects beyond my core area and providing structured, credible learning.”
Practical Upskilling and Testing New Subjects
“I use Coursera for practical skill development in research and to explore new topics via short courses, providing a structured way to gain and apply new knowledge.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 59%
  • Will renew 10
  • Undecided 6
  • Not renewing 1

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 33% 9 answers
  • Director 75% 4 answers
  • Manager 100% 4 answers
  • 8.4/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 7.2/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 2/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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