CPE for CPA Comparison Grid
| Solution | Web CPE | Illumeo | Surgent CPE | CCH CPELink | CPE Depot | Checkpoint Learning | AICPA CPExpress | Becker | Western CPE | MasterCPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Rating | ||||||||||
| Overall Cost | ||||||||||
| Bottom Line | Lowest Cost | Best Overall | Great User Experience | Full Featured | Low Cost | Good All Around | Strong Webinar Selection | Solid Mobile Platform | A la Carte Only | Solid Option |
| Courses & CPE | ||||||||||
| On-Demand Courses | 155 | 1290 | 453 | 820 | 592 | 633 | 532 | 661 | 442 | 263 |
| Live Webinars | No | Yes | Yes, extra fee | Yes, extra fee | Yes, extra fee | Yes, extra fee | Yes, extra fee | Yes, extra fee | Yes, extra fee | No |
| Ethics Courses | 55 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 59 | 37 | 19 | 50 | 65 | 34 |
| CPE Types | CPA, EA | CPA, CPD-IES7, CMA, CFE, CGFM, YB, CIA, CRMA, CPP, FPC, CTP, FP&A, CRISC, CISA, CIST, CRFS, others | CPA, CTEC, EA, YB, CFP | CPA, EA, CTEC, OTRP, CFP, CFE | CPA, EA, RTRP | CPA, EA, CTEC, CFP | CPA, EA, YB | CPA, CMA, EA, USMLE, NCLEX | CPA, CFP, CTEC, EA | CPA, EA |
| User Features | ||||||||||
| Compliance Monitor | No | Yes | No | Yes, additional paid feature | No | Yes, additional paid feature | Yes, additional paid feature | Yes | No | No |
| Course Ratings & Reviews | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Ratings only | Yes | No | No | No |
| Course Types | Text only | Video & text | Video & text | Video & text | Text only | Video & text | Video & text | Video only | Video & text | Text only |
| Mobile-friendly site | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User Interface | [circle value=3 | |||||||||
| Instructor interaction | No | On-demand and Webinar | Webinars only | Webinars only | Webinars only | Webinars only | Webinars only | Webinars only | Webinars only | No |
| Micro-certifications | No | 27 | 1 | No | No | 6 | 23 | 8 | No | No |
| Instructor Bios | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Firm/Company Features | ||||||||||
| User Management for firms/companies | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Yes | No |
| User Reporting for firms/companies | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Yes | No |
| Integratable with HRIS, LMS and other systems | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Unclear | No | No |
| Cost | ||||||||||
| Free Trial | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Cost (unlimited package with all upgrades) | $198 | $299 | $799 | $859 | $347 | $519 | $1,118 | $399 | a la carte only | $149 |
| Full Solution Review | Web CPE | Illumeo | Surgent CPE | CCH CPELink | CPE Depot | Checkpoint Learning | AICPA CPExpress | Becker CPE | Western CPE | MasterCPE |