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24 alternatives to Interaction Design Foundation

Affordable online UX design courses & educational materials

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Interaction Design Foundation launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Interaction Design Foundation▲6

   Biggest library of open-source UX Design resources

   2019 · ixdf.org · its alternatives →

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   THE INTERACTION DESIGN FOUNDATION▲8

   educational system low-cost, high-quality education

   2017 · ixdf.org · its alternatives →

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   UX Database▲291

   The largest free self taught product design course

   2022 · uxdatabase.io · its alternatives →

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   UX Database▲375

   The biggest free curated product design resources & tools

   2020 · uxdatabase.io · its alternatives →

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   Interaction Design Foundation▲1

   Online Design School with over 160,000 graduates

   2023 · ixdf.org · its alternatives →

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   Visual Design Foundation ▲7

   Visual design foundation course for UI/UX designers

   2024 · pathunbound.com · its alternatives →

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   Proximity School of Design▲144

   Design school & design pattern library

   2018 · proximityschool.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Interface Lovers▲551

   Interviews with our favorite designers

   2017 · spaces.is · its alternatives →

9. 9
   UI Interactions▲440

   The best UI Interactions for your inspiration, every day.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Neede▲273

    An online design resource library

    2018 · neede.co · its alternatives →

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    Uideo▲136

    A collection of designer talks from conferences

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Interfacer▲425

    Collection of more than 200+ free design resources

    2018 · interfacer.xyz · its alternatives →

13. 13
    UI Sources▲418

    Curated interaction design patterns from the best apps

    2018 · screensdesign.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    UI Cloud▲294

    The largest user interface design database in the world

    2014 · ui-cloud.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    UI Temple▲454

    Curated collection of the best web page designs

    2016 · uitemple.com · its alternatives →

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    UX Assist 2.0▲89

    Workflows for designers

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    DesignBase▲244

    Curated free design resources in one place

    2018 · felixjoy.co · its alternatives →

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    UI Online▲220

    Great place for design lovers

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    UI & UX Starter Kit▲323

    200+ design resources for your next digital product

    2021 · basetemplates.com · its alternatives →

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    PATTTTERNS▲129

    Build your FREE UI Library based on real UX-UI patterns.

    2021 · patttterns.com · its alternatives →

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    Competitors.Site▲319

    UX patterns organized by industry. New industry every week

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    The Pattern Library▲307

    Free to use patterns by awesome designers

    2014 · thepatternlibrary.com · its alternatives →

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    Principles of UX Design▲235

    Free e-course from InVision

    2016 · miro.com · its alternatives →

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    Design for Humans▲231

    An email course about emotional design

    2015 · paulaborowska.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →