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24 alternatives to Student Loans

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Student Loans launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Prodigy Finance▲8

   Own Your Education Own Your Future

   2024 · prodigyfinance.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Private Student Loans by Earnest▲71

   A new way to finance education, using tech and design

   2019 · earnest.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Student Loan Hero▲205

   The smartest way to pay off student loans

   2016 · lendingtree.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   WeFinance▲120

   Crowdfunded student loans

   2015 · wefinance.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Level▲137

   Non-dilutive financing for fintech startups

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Marcus by Goldman Sachs▲95

   Personal loans to help manage high-interest credit card debt

   2016 · marcus.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ascend▲79

   Loans for borrowers who are better than their credit score

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Blair▲222

   Financing students through Income Share Agreements.

   2019 · joinblair.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Finnt▲185

   Next-gen banking app for students

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Method Financial▲160

    Embed debt repayment into your app in minutes.

    2021 · methodfi.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tuition.io▲71

    Student Loans Made Simple

    2014 · tuition.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    LendingHome▲64

    Get a real estate loan. No bank required.

    2015 · kiavi.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Boost by Pillar▲69

    Crowdfund your student loan payments this holiday

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Campus Capital▲6

    Private Student Loans. CRUSH your debt in our ReFi Program.

    2017 · campus.capital · its alternatives →

15. 15
    WeFinance 2.0▲86

    Crowdfunded loans at terms set by you, not a bank

    2016 · wefinance.co · its alternatives →

16. 16
    fundpnb▲79

    Get a small business loan fast and easy

    2018 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    LendLayer▲70

    Financing students to learn software development

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Open Loans Project▲63

    An open data set for student loans.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    LendEDU▲71

    Student loan debt consolidation & refinancing

    2016 · lendedu.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Goodly▲99

    Student loan repayment as a employer benefit

    2018 · goodlyapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Lend Academy▲64

    Teaching the world about peer to peer lending

    2015 · lendacademy.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Scholarcash!▲85

    A SaaS, social, and mobile app platform for scholarships

    2021 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Dwindle▲67

    Find a job that helps you pay down your student debt

    2021 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ScholarRoll▲85

    BankRoll your higher education for free

    2023 · heavyhinges.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 →