Packt
Packt video courses for developers and engineers, with ExpertEdge assessments and progression pathways.
Already run a platform?Just add the courses.
Essentials is the ExpertEdge library on its own. 3,400+ courses and books from named experts, in our app or delivered into the platform you already run.
The Essentials plan. Scoped on one call, no card needed.
Content trusted by engineering teams at · Followed by 5M+ professionals on LinkedIn · 3M+ engineers taught · 3,400+ courses
So, what is Essentials?
The content that powers ExpertEdge, on your terms
The same library and the same experts as every other plan. Don't need skills management or tracking? No problem, pay only for the content.
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Who wrote this?
Every course is linked to a verifiable expert. Public profile, books, roles, track record. No content farms or anonymous instructors.
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Has it been reviewed?
Every course goes through publisher editorial review rather than marketplace publishing. You're unlocking access to trusted content, not slop.
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Will it fit our platform?
Yes. Deliver it over LTI 1.3, SCORM or xAPI, or use our app directly. Libraries get MARC records and COUNTER 5.1 reports on top.
Review the entire catalogue without an account. Meet the experts, open any course, read any syllabus.
And who is doing the teaching?
Learn from the people who literally wrote the book
Every course has a real person behind it who you can look up, follow and check for yourself. Chances are your team already does.
Amy C. Edmondson
Harvard Business School professor. Ranked the world's #1 management thinker by Thinkers50.
361k followers1 course
Stéphane Maarek
The most enrolled Kafka instructor in the world. Millions of learners taught. Co-founder of Conduktor.
364k followers11 courses
Mike Chapple
Author of the CompTIA Security+ study guide. Former NSA information security scientist.
115k followers11 courses
Marty Cagan
Founder of Silicon Valley Product Group. Author of Inspired, the authority in product management.
193k followers3 courses
Our experts are followed by more than 5 million professionals on LinkedIn. Meet them all
Inside the app
See ExpertEdge in practice before you commit to a call
Take a quick tour of the app, from the library to a course. We are able to customise and disable or enable features based on what you require.
All screenshots are taken from the application.
Does it cover our stack?
Our library follows what real-world modern development teams actually hire for
Unlock over 3,400+ courses across the stacks that real-world teams use, and the ones computer science and business programmes teach.
Web & Mobile Development 485
Build for the web and mobile
Software Engineering 471
Design software that scales
Cybersecurity 392
Secure systems, networks and data
Cloud & DevOps 326
Ship and run in the cloud
IT Operations 265
Run and connect the infrastructure
AI & LLM Engineering 278
Build with AI and large language models
Data Engineering 224
Move and shape data at scale
Data Science & ML 216
Turn data into insight
Know who's teaching
Powered by Packt and specialist publishers
Cutting-edge content included with Essentials and suitable for academic institutions who need flexibility at scale as well as enterprise teams who just want a plug-and-play content solution.
Included publishers
ACI Learning
ACI Learning IT, security and audit courses with ExpertEdge assessments and certification pathways.
KodeKloud
KodeKloud DevOps and cloud courses with ExpertEdge assessments and progression pathways for enterprise teams.
DataLab
DataLab applied data and analytics courses with ExpertEdge assessments and progression pathways.
Treehouse
Treehouse beginner-friendly coding courses with ExpertEdge assessments and progression pathways for enterprise teams.
Total Seminars
Total Seminars CompTIA certification courses with ExpertEdge assessments and progression pathways.
We turn the book your team already trusts into a course they can watch, read and test themselves against.
What's included
What the ExpertEdge Essentials plan includes by design
No bolt-ons, no upsells, and direct plug-and-play options into your existing LMS system or your existing SSO identity providers. No hassle, white-glove setup and service gets you up and running quickly.
The Library
Over 3,400+ video courses and books from Packt and the specialist video publishers, growing monthly.
Video and book
Platform Delivery
Deliver into Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard or any platform that speaks the standards, or let people use the app directly.
LTI 1.3, SCORM, xAPI
Catalogue Records
MARCXML records for every entitled title, with support options for custom data exports or other privacy-compliant requests.
MARC 21
Usage Reports
A COUNTER Title Report of investigations and requests per title. Suitable for institutions with deep privacy requirements.
COUNTER R5.1
Learner Analytics
Each learner gets their own dashboard of favourites, history and completions. Options available for privacy compliance.
Per learner
Academic Roles
Special access roles for librarian seats that can download records without ever seeing personally identifiable information.
Admin, manager, librarian
The skills passport, roles, assignments and team reports sit on the professional plans. If you want proof of what people learned as well as the courses, start there.
We already run a platform.
Keep your own existing LMS, or use ExpertEdge natively
Learners can use our platform directly, or you can bring the library into the platform you already run. Compatible with every major platform and the standards they use.
SCORMxAPILTI
Same courses. Same records. Either way it is one licence, and we handle the onboarding.
- real-world engineers taught with ExpertEdge courses
- 3M+
- fully integrated courses available in the library, ready to go
- 3,400+
- specialist publishers with trusted brands and proven track records
- 24+
- combined LinkedIn following of our experts
- 5M+
Questions & answers
Frequently asked questions
Can't find what you're looking for? We can walk you through how Essentials fits your platform, pricing and rollout. Get in touch with our support team.
Our blog
We write about enterprise learning and L&D
Practical perspectives on enterprise learning, content strategy and the future of work, written for the teams who build and run L&D. Browse the full blog.
Comparisons
ExpertEdge vs Udemy Business for enterprise learning
A side-by-side of Udemy Business and ExpertEdge for enterprise learning content: what each does well, where each falls short, and how to choose.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Content Strategy
The B2B learning content stack most enterprises miss
Enterprise L&D teams have approached content procurement the wrong way for a decade. What a mature B2B learning content stack looks like, and the layers most enterprises are missing.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Comparisons
ExpertEdge vs Coursera and edX for B2B learning
A side-by-side of Coursera, edX and ExpertEdge for enterprise learning content: what each does well, where each falls short, and how to choose.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Talk to us about Essentials
Tell us who needs access and which platform you run. We will scope the licence in one call.