TL;DR: If you are replacing Strive School, the closest options are Ello, Juno College of Technology, Foreword. The table below compares 12 alternatives on what they do, stage, size and status.
Every alternative below is compared on what it actually does, not just its category — so you can see which one genuinely replaces Strive School (YC Summer 2020).
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The three closest alternatives to Strive School are:
| Alternative | What it does | Stage | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ello | Building the world's first 1:1 AI teacher. | YC Winter 2020 | 45 | Active |
| Juno College of Technology | Juno is the university of the future. | YC Summer 2019 | 30 | Active |
| Foreword | A marketplace for live, online workshops for professionals | YC Summer 2020 | 2 | Inactive |
| Avion School | We teach Filipinos to become remote software engineers globally. | YC Winter 2021 | 4 | Inactive |
| Microverse | Training and connecting untapped talent with global opportunities | YC Summer 2019 | 35 | Active |
| Unschool | Learn, Intern and become Industry-Ready | YC Winter 2021 | 35 | Active |
| Bloom Institute of Technology | The online coding school that invests in you. | YC Summer 2017 | 50 | Active |
| Codingal | Leading online after-school for kids & teens to learn AI & coding | YC Winter 2021 | 100 | Active |
| Verbling | Language learning through video chat. | YC Summer 2011 | 2 | Acquired |
| Ora AI | The AI Platform for Medical Education | YC Summer 2023 | 3 | Active |
| Kiwify | Create & sell online courses | YC Winter 2021 | 200 | Active |
| Stepful | Online Training for Healthcare Jobs | YC Summer 2021 | 100 | Active |
It depends on your size. Ello is the closest match on what Strive School actually does. If you need something more established, sort the table by team size — larger teams generally mean more support and a longer track record. If budget is the constraint, the earlier-batch companies are usually the ones still competing on price.
Strive School has been acquired, which often means pricing, roadmap or support changes. That is the usual reason people start looking at this list.
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and was matched to Strive School on what it actually does — its own description of its product — rather than on a broad category label. Batch, team size and operating status come from the YC directory and are shown as-is. We do not rank by payment.
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