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LearnWorlds vs Mercury Reader

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LearnWorlds

Learning Management

Create and sell online courses with interactive experiences

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Mercury Reader

Browser Extensions

Clear clutter from articles instantly

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Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Mercury Reader has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: LearnWorlds the $24 Starter plan charges $5 for every paid enrollment, so selling a cheap course can cost more in fees than the plan; Mercury Reader mercury Reader's underlying engine (Postlight Parser) is free open source software licensed under Apache License 2.0, per the GitHub repository, with no paid tier
  • They diverge on capability: LearnWorlds covers Course builder, Mercury Reader covers Content extraction.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which LearnWorlds and Mercury Reader actually diverge.

Attributes where LearnWorlds and Mercury Reader differ
AttributeLearnWorldsMercury Reader
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, IOS, AndroidChrome, Firefox, Edge
CategoryLearning ManagementBrowser Extensions
Founded20142015

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in LearnWorlds

  • Course builder
  • Interactive video
  • Website builder
  • Certificates
  • Assessments
  • Community
  • Mobile app
  • Analytics

Only in Mercury Reader

  • Content extraction
  • Clean reading view
  • Custom themes
  • Font customization
  • Chrome support
  • Firefox support
  • Edge support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

LearnWorlds

  • Building and selling online courses with a branded schoolnot Mercury Reader
  • Delivering training to customers or employees with certificatesnot Mercury Reader

Mercury Reader

No use cases recorded yet. See the Mercury Reader review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

LearnWorlds

  • The $24 Starter plan charges $5 for every paid enrollment, so selling a cheap course can cost more in fees than the plan
  • Escaping the enrollment fee requires the $79 Pro Trainer plan
  • Active learners are capped monthly, at 1,000 on Starter and 2,000 on both Pro Trainer and Learning Center
  • The $249 Learning Center plan allows no more learners than the $79 plan, differing on admins and AI credits instead
  • Admin seats are rationed at 1, 5 and 25
  • AI credits are metered monthly at 300, 500 and 1,000

Mercury Reader

  • Mercury Reader's underlying engine (Postlight Parser) is free open source software licensed under Apache License 2.0, per the GitHub repository, with no paid tier

Pricing, plan by plan

LearnWorlds

On request
  • Starter$24/month
    • 1 admin
    • Custom domain
    • Coupons
  • Pro Trainer$79/month
    • 5 admins
    • SCORM/HTML5
    • Subscriptions
  • Learning Center$249/month
    • 20 admins
    • Interactive video
    • Bulk actions
  • High Volume$undefined/month
    • Unlimited admins
    • White label
    • SLA

Mercury Reader

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Clutter removal
    • Clean reading
    • Custom themes

Which should you pick?

Choose LearnWorlds if

  • You need course builder.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want interactive video.
LearnWorlds review

Choose Mercury Reader if

  • You need content extraction.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Chrome, Firefox, Edge.
  • You also want clean reading view.
Mercury Reader review

Questions people ask

Is LearnWorlds or Mercury Reader better?
Neither clearly leads. LearnWorlds starts at On request and Mercury Reader at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, LearnWorlds or Mercury Reader?
Mercury Reader has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for LearnWorlds and Free for Mercury Reader.
Does LearnWorlds or Mercury Reader run on more platforms?
LearnWorlds runs on Web, IOS, Android. Mercury Reader runs on Chrome, Firefox, Edge.
Can I use Mercury Reader for free?
Yes. Mercury Reader has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. LearnWorlds starts at On request.
What is LearnWorlds best used for?
LearnWorlds is most often used for building and selling online courses with a branded school, delivering training to customers or employees with certificates. Of those, building and selling online courses with a branded school and delivering training to customers or employees with certificates are not what Mercury Reader is typically brought in for.
What can LearnWorlds do that Mercury Reader cannot?
LearnWorlds covers Course builder, Interactive video, Website builder, Certificates. Mercury Reader covers Content extraction, Clean reading view, Custom themes, Font customization.
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