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Stepik
Stepik · Saint Petersburg, Russia · founded 2013
What it is
Stepik is an educational platform and online-course builder with automatic assignment checking. Registered users can create public courses for free using video, text and automatically checked assignments. Authors can also run contests, training and professional development programs, or courses for employees and customers. Courses may be free or paid; paid courses include expanded functionality and built-in payment processing, with Stepik taking a commission on course payments and charging no plan or subscription fee. Courses can be embedded using an iframe, connected through OAuth 2, or integrated with external learning platforms through LTI 1.1. Named LTI-compatible platforms include Moodle, Open edX, Coursera, Blackboard LMS, Canvas and Sakai. Stepik says its site works through an API, and learners can study on the website or in its mobile app. The platform lists Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web and Windows availability. Free public course creation costs nothing. Stepik says its Enterprise plan has been unavailable to new subscribers since May 2023; the former plan included private courses capped at 1,000 learners each.
For and against
For
- Public course creation is free.
- Assignments can be checked automatically.
- Supports iframe, OAuth 2 and LTI 1.1 integrations.
- Named LTI integrations include Moodle and Canvas.
- Learners can study on the website or mobile app.
Against
- Paid courses carry a commission on payments.
- Enterprise is unavailable to new subscriptions.
- Former private courses were capped at 1,000 learners each.
The verdict
Stepik offers free public course creation with automatic assignment checking and options for paid courses and platform integrations. Authors considering private courses should note that Enterprise is unavailable to new subscribers.
Who it suits
Stepik may suit educators, trainers and organizations creating public courses, contests, training or professional development programs. Learners can use its website or mobile app, while course authors can connect courses to named learning platforms through LTI.
Plans and prices
Basic
unlimited open courses · course editor · automatic checking · comments/newsletters
Read 15 Oct 2026 · welcome.stepik.org
Pro
access control · progress reports · deadlines · exams
Read 15 Oct 2026 · welcome.stepik.org
Enterprise
advanced tasks · proctored exams · LTI integration · invoice payment
Read 15 Oct 2026 · welcome.stepik.org
Free open courses
Free public course creation · video, text, and automatically checked assignments
Read 5 Oct 2026 · help.stepik.org
Paid courses
paid courses automatically receive PRO status · payment processing · payment reports
Read 15 Oct 2026 · welcome.stepik.org
On the record
- API
- Stepik states its site works through an API and links to its API information on GitHub.help.stepik.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- The API documents OAuth2 authorization-code, implicit, password and client-credentials flows with bearer tokens.help.stepik.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- API documentation
- Official API documentation and examples are published in the StepicOrg/Stepik-API GitHub repository.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Stepik says authors can run contests, training and professional development programs, and courses for employees or customers.help.stepik.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Automated grading
- Programming and other supported tasks can be graded automatically and return immediate feedback to learners.support.stepik.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company address
- The company page lists its legal address in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.help.stepik.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Company size and founding
- LinkedIn lists Stepik as an 11–50 employee educational e-learning company founded in 2013.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Content licensing
- Stepik encourages educators to publish open educational content under Creative Commons licenses.support.stepik.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Course authoring
- Registered users can create public courses for free using videos, texts, and automatically checked assignments.help.stepik.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Course formats
- Stepik supports public MOOCs, private small online courses and paid courses.support.stepik.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- The Help Center covers learner setup, course authoring, assignment types, mobile apps, payments, privacy and troubleshooting; support is offered through help-center requests and email.support.stepik.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Embedding
- Lessons and courses can be embedded on other websites with an iframe; login is optional for attempting tasks but required to save progress.help.stepik.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Enterprise availability
- Stepik says its Enterprise plan has been unavailable for new subscriptions since May 2023.help.stepik.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Enterprise limits
- The Enterprise plan page states a limit of 1,000 learners in each private course.help.stepik.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Courses can be embedded with an iframe, connected through OAuth 2, or integrated with external learning platforms through LTI 1.1.help.stepik.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Interactive assignments
- The platform offers more than 20 assignment types, including programming, data-analysis and Linux challenges.support.stepik.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: Apple app complaints
- An App Store reviewer reports a crash when rotating video from portrait to landscape and another reports unexpected Russian-language course display.apps.apple.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: G2 administration
- One G2 reviewer says course and learner management is not a priority and suggests larger institutions consider alternatives.g2.com · read 15 Oct 2026
