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Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) vs Listen Notes comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) adds Courses & Certs, and Videos coverage that Listen Notes skips.

Listen Notes includes Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Alerts, and Other categories that Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) omits.

Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) highlights: Domain hub with structured courses combining videos, articles, and practice exercises across economics, finance, and capital markets., Finance & Capital Markets lessons covering stocks, bonds, cash flow, and interest concepts., and Full AP®/College-level courses in Macroeconomics and Microeconomics..

Listen Notes is known for: Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing., Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo)., and Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit)..

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Khan Academy (Economics & Finance)

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Completely free courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, capital markets, and personal finance. No certificates are awarded. Mobile apps support offline video, practice exercises, and progress sync across devices.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Domain hub with structured courses combining videos, articles, and practice exercises across economics, finance, and capital markets.
  • Finance & Capital Markets lessons covering stocks, bonds, cash flow, and interest concepts.
  • Full AP®/College-level courses in Macroeconomics and Microeconomics.
  • Personal Finance curriculum covering saving, budgeting, debt management, investing, and retirement planning.
  • Derivatives lessons include options, futures, swaps, and mortgage-backed/structured products such as MBS and CDOs.

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Listen Notes

listennotes.com

Podcast search engine plus developer Podcast API (search/directory/insights) and purchasable datasets. Free plan allows light testing; PRO is a metered subscription with tiered overages and specific search‑result/rate‑limit allowances; Enterprise relaxes caching/logo rules and increases quotas & SLAs. Listen Alerts monitors 3.6M+ podcasts for keyword mentions with email/RSS and Zapier/IFTTT hooks. Datasets can be exported as CSV/SQLite for analytics, PR/sales, and finance alt‑data use cases. API base URL is https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2 with API‑key auth.

Platforms

Web
API
Mobile

Pricing

Free
Subscription
One-time

Quick highlights

  • Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing.
  • Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo).
  • Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit).
  • Advanced fields & endpoints on higher tiers: transcripts, batch fetch, RSS/large image, email, latest_episode_id, Listen Score & Global Rank.
  • Listen Alerts: 24/7 monitoring of new episodes mentioning keywords; daily email digests, per‑alert RSS feeds; connects via Zapier/IFTTT and RSS to Slack/Trello/Airtable etc.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

1 overlap

Both tools cover this research theme.

Where they differ

Khan Academy (Economics & Finance)

Distinct strengths include:

Courses & Certs
Videos
  • Domain hub with structured courses combining videos, articles, and practice exercises across economics, finance, and capital markets.
  • Finance & Capital Markets lessons covering stocks, bonds, cash flow, and interest concepts.
  • Full AP®/College-level courses in Macroeconomics and Microeconomics.
  • Personal Finance curriculum covering saving, budgeting, debt management, investing, and retirement planning.

Listen Notes

Distinct strengths include:

Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Alerts
Other
  • Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing.
  • Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo).
  • Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit).
  • Advanced fields & endpoints on higher tiers: transcripts, batch fetch, RSS/large image, email, latest_episode_id, Listen Score & Global Rank.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeKhan Academy (Economics & Finance)Listen Notes
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Education

Unique: Courses & Certs, Videos

Shared: Education

Unique: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Alerts, Other

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, Bonds, Options, ETFs, Mutual Funds

Other

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile

Web, API, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free, Subscription, One-time

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Domain hub with structured courses combining videos, articles, and practice exercises across economics, finance, and capital markets.
  • Finance & Capital Markets lessons covering stocks, bonds, cash flow, and interest concepts.
  • Full AP®/College-level courses in Macroeconomics and Microeconomics.
  • Personal Finance curriculum covering saving, budgeting, debt management, investing, and retirement planning.
  • Derivatives lessons include options, futures, swaps, and mortgage-backed/structured products such as MBS and CDOs.
  • Mobile apps (iOS/Android) with quizzes, progress sync, and offline video downloads.

Unique

  • Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing.
  • Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo).
  • Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit).
  • Advanced fields & endpoints on higher tiers: transcripts, batch fetch, RSS/large image, email, latest_episode_id, Listen Score & Global Rank.
  • Listen Alerts: 24/7 monitoring of new episodes mentioning keywords; daily email digests, per‑alert RSS feeds; connects via Zapier/IFTTT and RSS to Slack/Trello/Airtable etc.
  • Podcast Datasets: batch export by keyword/category/playlist/iTunes IDs or full‑database Enterprise export; delivered as CSV or SQLite.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) and Listen Notes both support?

Both platforms cover Education workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) and Listen Notes require subscriptions?

Both Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) and Listen Notes keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) and Listen Notes?

Both Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) and Listen Notes support web and mobile access, making it easy to keep tabs on research away from the desk.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) differentiates itself with Domain hub with structured courses combining videos, articles, and practice exercises across economics, finance, and capital markets., Finance & Capital Markets lessons covering stocks, bonds, cash flow, and interest concepts., and Full AP®/College-level courses in Macroeconomics and Microeconomics., whereas Listen Notes stands out for Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing., Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo)., and Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit)..

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