TED-Ed comparisons
TED-Ed is compared head-to-head with Academic Video Online, BrainPOP and JoVE Education and more: 7 head-to-heads in Educational Video Libraries, each with the specs and prices we checked.
TED-Ed head-to-head
- TED-Ed vs Academic Video Online
- TED-Ed vs BrainPOP
- TED-Ed vs JoVE Education
- TED-Ed vs NFB Education
- TED-Ed vs Sage Video
- TED-Ed vs Open Yale Courses
- TED-Ed vs NFSA Digital Resource Finder
TED-Ed vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Primary audience | Video library size | Video downloads | Classroom tools | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | TED-Ed | Yes | Free | K12 | 1000 | No | Yes | 8.9 |
| 1 | Academic Video Online | No | Higher_ed | 85000 | Yes | 9.4 | ||
| 2 | BrainPOP | No | $119/yr | K12 | 300 | Yes | 9.3 | |
| 3 | JoVE Education | No | Higher_ed | 7800 | Yes | 9.1 | ||
| 5 | NFB Education | Yes | K12 | No | Yes | 8.8 | ||
| 6 | Sage Video | No | Higher_ed | Yes | Yes | 8.7 | ||
| 7 | Open Yale Courses | Yes | Free | General | Yes | Yes | 8.6 | |
| 8 | NFSA Digital Resource Finder | Yes | Free | K12 | Yes | Yes | 8.5 |
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