TL;DR: If you are replacing Turing College, the closest options are Ello, Foreword, CareerTu. 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 Turing College (YC Winter 2021).
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The three closest alternatives to Turing College are:
| Alternative | What it does | Stage | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ello | Building the world's first 1:1 AI teacher. | YC Winter 2020 | 45 | Active |
| Foreword | A marketplace for live, online workshops for professionals | YC Summer 2020 | 2 | Inactive |
| CareerTu | Online school for Chinese to learn in-demand digital skills | YC Winter 2019 | 15 | Inactive |
| Kurios | Cohort-based online courses for professionals in Latin America | YC Summer 2021 | 10 | Active |
| Leada | Online enterprise training in data science and analytics.… | YC Summer 2015 | 1 | Inactive |
| Jovian | Online University for Tech Professionals | YC Summer 2021 | — | Active |
| Coderhouse | Effective and accessible online live education. | YC Winter 2021 | 225 | Active |
| Codingal | Leading online after-school for kids & teens to learn AI & coding | YC Winter 2021 | 100 | Active |
| Dost Education | Getting kids ready for school in India. | YC Winter 2017 | 30 | Active |
| Juno College of Technology | Juno is the university of the future. | YC Summer 2019 | 30 | Active |
| UPchieve | Connecting low-income HS students with free, 24/7 online tutoring | YC Winter 2021 | 15 | Active |
| Degrees of Freedom | DoF provides a high quality, affordable higher education alternative. | YC Winter 2021 | 7 | Inactive |
It depends on your size. Ello is the closest match on what Turing College 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.
Turing College is still operating, so switching is a choice rather than a forced migration. Compare on fit and price rather than urgency.
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and was matched to Turing College 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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