Skillshare is an online learning community for students and professionals who want to build skills through collaborative, project-based learning. Its team-focused offering gives organizations tailored learning paths and courses across areas such as creative arts, design, entrepreneurship, and technology to support employee development.

What company sizes and industries is Skillshare the best fit for?

Skillshare’s strongest fit is with small businesses, particularly those using learning to build creative, design, and marketing skills. Positive reviewer profiles also include mid-market organizations and education-focused workplaces.

Company size: Small businesses are the most represented segment, with mid-market organizations also present.
Creative and design: Graphic design and design are prominent areas.
Marketing: Marketing and advertising are represented among users.
Education and e-learning: Education-related organizations also appear among positive users.

What features or capabilities could make Skillshare even more useful?

Skillshare could be more useful with deeper course options and a more consistent learning experience, alongside improvements that make it easier to choose and complete classes.

Broader, deeper course coverage: Expand advanced and technical instruction, and offer more courses that cover a subject in depth.
Clearer course selection: Provide more detailed course outlines and stronger ways to compare course quality before enrolling.
More complete mobile access: Bring features such as class projects and learning resources more fully into the mobile experience.
More flexible access and pricing: Add options such as more free content or additional subscription choices.
Stronger learner interaction: Improve opportunities for students to connect and share work with one another.

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Julio E. R.

Gerente de Servicio al Cliente

Real Estate

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/29/2026

Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores.

"Fantastic Community with Great Teachers and Amazing Content"

5/5

What do you like best about Skillshare?

It is a fantastic community, full of great teachers and amazing content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Skillshare?

Some subjects need more content, it feels unbalanced to see a lot of content for some and barely anything for others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/30/2024

Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores.

"it is fine if you are looking for a specific quick fix of learning dose"

4/5

What do you like best about Skillshare?

It is simple no pressure of spending hours of time and also quick fix solutions for problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Skillshare?

It has narrow scope of products like financial courses are not there much of it and also a bunch of stuff from code to maybe marketing is missing from there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Daniel F.

Co-Founder

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/25/2023

"Lost $174 because I forgot to cancel"

0/5

What do you like best about Skillshare?

There's a good selection of learning resources. It's a simple and easy learning experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Skillshare?

Don't forget to cancel. Most people don't plan on using this forever. If you're in this group, remember to cancel your membership.

It's easy to forget and of course ...

There's a zero refund policy on renewals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tamara L.

Jewelry Designer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/20/2023

"Terrible Customer Service & Sneaky Practices"

0/5

What do you like best about Skillshare?

Many of the classes were of a good quality and I used it for years, learning many new skills. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Skillshare?

After using Skillshare for several years under a monthly plan, they booted me out of the plan without any notice. Then, every time I logged in, I was pointed to a screen where I had no choice but to subscribe to a costly annual plan. When I contacted customer service they were incredibly unhelpful and pretended like I just suddenly wasn't a subscriber anymore and that there was no wrong on their end. I imagine that Skillshare must suddenly want to convert their earlier monthly members who were paying $9.99 a month to yearly members and this was a sneaky, incredibly unprofessional way to go about it. I can't imagine how many members they have upset with this bizarre move. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kevin H.

Director, Strategic Business Innovation

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

Originally submitted 6/22/2021

"Lack of good customer support."

0/5

What do you like best about Skillshare?

I was initially attracted to the variety of creators. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Skillshare?

The quality of the creators I viewed wasn't great. The customer service seemed helpful at the beginning, but they turned out not to be as Skillshare has some unusual policies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Skillshare:

If you do try it out and are not happy, make sure you cancel at least 2 days before your expiration date. If not, they will charge you and will absolutely not refund you under any circumstance. This is not the norm with subscription-based services, but it is with SkillShare. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Skillshare solving and how is that benefiting you?

I was trying to get better at video shooting and editing. I didn't really get a ton of benefit. I learned some things no doubt, but the quality wasn't what I expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chase L.

Strategist

Marketing and Advertising

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/6/2022

"Huge variety of classes on different subjects with effective demonstrations"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Skillshare?

I have used other online learning services like Masterclass in the past. Those can be entertaining since they are hosted by celebrities, but they can edge towards philosophical and storytelling rather than hands-on demonstrations. Skillshare's classes tend to be more demonstrative in nature and I think I have gotten more value out of them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Skillshare?

The quality in Skillshare courses can vary. Most are very good, but sometimes you have to sift through a couple of courses on the same topic to find one that is a good fit and actually teaches what you are hoping to learn. As a result, sometimes combing through the catalog can get a little tedious. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Skillshare:

Get the free trial offered by many YouTubers and podcasters to watch a course and see if you get enough value to subscribe regularly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Skillshare solving and how is that benefiting you?

As a freelance photographer, I have used Skillshare to level up my skills in all aspects of my business. This includes the creative aspects of photography like lighting, technique, etc., but also the business aspects of building a portfolio, how to negotiate with clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aditi M.

SDE 3

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/24/2022

"Good content for Graphic designers, Painters, and Artists"

4/5

What do you like best about Skillshare?

The platform is focused more on the creative industry and self-help domain. Graphic designers, painters, and lifestyle artists will find the platform really helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Skillshare?

The platform doesn't have any quality content for the technical domain. Also, any particular course doesn't cover the full length and breadth of the topic. Short-length course leads to fragmented learning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rishav R.

Graphic Designer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/20/2022

"Helpful but need improvements!"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Skillshare?

For years we needed a proper platform for the beginners and new creators to learn skills useful for their career and profession. I grew up in a country where the education system doesn't let you explore your true interests and talents, and focuses mainly on learning old methods which could get you a job to secure life. But many people today, including me, want to learn what they truly want and enjoy their life while earning well. And that's why something like Skillshare is doing a great job in helping people find their true talents and push their limits by educating them on what truly matters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Skillshare?

If there was only Skillshare doing the job it does, there wouldn't have been a dislike, but there are many similar applications and there is YouTube, the biggest and most challenging competition of Skillshare and similar applications, which teaches everything for free, is of way better quality, has a community of millions, and is up to date in every tutorial you need. Talking about cons of Skillshare, here are a few: 1. Lack of certification to prove the complete learning. (Not necessary but can be provided) 2. Annoying ads popping up now and then. 3. Tutorials of many software are not up to date. 4. Poor video quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Skillshare:

Okay, so what I'm going to say next will be from a designer's point of view. I don't know what skill you are going to learn at Skillshare, but this is from my experience, which was neutral. I didn't find anything which I was missing from the largest video platform in the world - YouTube! and I will stick to it for now! But maybe you want to learn something different, which people on YouTube are not teaching efficiently, and for that, you can give Skillshare a try. Happy Learning! Best Of Luck! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Skillshare solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am a self-learned graphic designer and use over 10+ apps for my professional projects and artworks. Most of them I learned from YouTube, which never disappointed me. Everything I needed was right there at one click of a button, though the problem was everything seemed scattered. All bits and pieces of information were here and there. I heard the name of Skillshare in early 2020 by their YouTube ads focusing on artists and designers, and I thought, let's give it a try! Why not? Maybe I will find something helpful, and I was right. Everything was great, brilliant teachers, great set of courses, affordable prices, and even free trials. But nothing was amazing, it was good but not mind-blowing. I was solving all these problems already with YouTube. The only benefit was that it was organized and separate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Swopon K.

Graphic Designer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/15/2022

"Keep Up Learning and Develop Your Skills with Skillshare"

5/5

What do you like best about Skillshare?

The best thing is I can enroll in all the courses after subscription. That makes me free from buying the courses individually. I love its interactive courses for learning graphic design and going freelance. My homepage always comes with courses related to my interests. Also, their 60 days trial is really appreciable. However, it's a library of various types of courses that can take my skills to the next level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Skillshare?

I have no complaint against Skillshare's services. I'm really happy with whatever they're offering. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Krittika M.

Founder & Chief Creative Officer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/21/2022

"Absolutely love Skillshare, definitely recommended for designers!"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Skillshare?

- The variety and quality of classes available

- The structure of classes, easy to follow through

- Website UI/UX

- The way they support teachers + payment systems

- Subscription Plan Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Skillshare?

- The mobile/Ipad app doesn't support certain features like class projects.

- They're very particular about bugs, I've accidentally had my account reported and occasionally my Skillshare account disappears. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Skillshare:

- I would recommend you get an yearly subscription and make the most of it! It's also cheaper in the long run... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Skillshare solving and how is that benefiting you?

- When I was starting out as a designer, I picked up all software skills through Skillshare.

- Excellent website to understand how top designers are working and what they're doing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.