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24 alternatives to HourUps

Learn in-demand tech skills

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HourUps launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   I recreated Coursera with 150 free YouTube tutorials▲67

   2022 · hourups.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hour of Code▲180

   Intro courses that teach programming basics (by Codecademy)

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   CodeUpStart▲298

   Learn to code by building real apps from zero to launch

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Skills Up▲97

   Your time is precious generate a video playlist or a quiz

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   Edupops▲423

   Learn startup and marketing skills with 1-minute videos

   2022 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Learn X in Y minutes▲170

   Take a tour of your next favorite programming language

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SkillTube▲134

   A curated list of best courses from YouTube & other platform

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Uptime▲198

   The best books, courses & documentaries in 5 minutes or less

   2021 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Vmaker Learners Hub▲107

   Learn new software skills from tailored videos

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Build An Online Course▲105

    A free course about, you guessed it, building a course!

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Tutset▲272

    Curated list of the best programming tutorials on the web.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Prodeus▲195

    Track your time learning on YouTube to earn your free degree

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TheNextWeb Academy▲141

    Hand-picked online courses to improve your life

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Learn Python The Hard Way▲140

    Learn the basics of programming

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    TeachYourselfToCode▲128

    Learn to code with tutorials recommended by programmers

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Skilljar▲69

    Teach online courses directly from your website

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Minute Physics Course▲99

    Free course on how the world works from the YouTube star.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Skillshare for iOS▲146

    Learn just about anything.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Coursenest▲114

    Discover the top cohort based courses, for free

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Full Stack Web School▲100

    Daily videos to help you build your own web.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    How do I learn this?▲87

    Discover the best online resources to master any skill! 🚀

    2020 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SkillStack▲94

    A curated directory of resources to learn digital skills.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Codewars▲74

    Improve your skills by training w/ others on code challenges

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Bento▲77

    Learn to code (and what to learn next)

    2014 · its alternatives →

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