Looking for a CareerFoundry alternative? Continue your UX journey live.
CareerFoundry is winding down — and if you were mid-course, about to enrol, or just figuring out your next step, that is unsettling. UX Academy is open, enrolling, and built around the one thing self-paced courses cannot give you: live teaching from real UX tutors, in small groups. Start with our 8-week UX/UI Design foundation (GBP 1,500), then stack on the 12-week UX Career Track (GBP 1,500) for the full job-ready programme — including real work experience at a start-up. Here is how we compare, and how we can help you pick up where you left off.
UX Academy vs CareerFoundry.
| UX Academy | CareerFoundry | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Open and enrolling | Ceasing operations |
| Format | Live online classes, small groups, real-time tutors | Self-paced / fully asynchronous |
| Schedule | Part-time evenings (weekly, 6:00 to 8:30pm London) | Self-directed, 15 to 40 hrs/week |
| Length | 8-wk foundation, stackable to ~20-wk full career programme | Around 5 to 10 months |
| Price | GBP 1,500 with price-match guarantee, GBP 99 deposit, interest-free plans on request | Multi-thousand (advisor-gated) |
| Mentorship | Free weekly mentorship + live tutor interaction | Asynchronous mentor + tutor |
| Projects | Real company projects; Career Track includes real start-up work experience | Portfolio projects |
| Based | London, UK (online) | Berlin (winding down) |
CareerFoundry details from careerfoundry.com, captured June 2026. Their pricing was advisor-gated at capture.
Built for people who want to finish.
Live beats self-paced
Most people do not stall on a UX course because the content is hard. They stall because they are alone with it. Our classes are live, in small groups (max 15), with tutors you can actually ask in real time.
A stackable path to a real job
Start with the 8-week UX/UI Design foundation (GBP 1,500), then add the 12-week UX Career Track (GBP 1,500) for the full ~20-week programme. The Career Track includes real work experience at a start-up - the outcome CareerFoundry promised but could not always deliver.
A school here for the long run
We are growing, enrolling, and investing in our students. Stability matters when you are committing months to a career change.
Lower cost, lower risk
Foundation from GBP 1,500; full stackable programme GBP 3,000 - a fraction of a GBP 9,000 General Assembly London bootcamp. GBP 99 deposit, price-match guarantee, interest-free payment plans on request. Try a free masterclass before you commit.
Came from CareerFoundry?
While CareerFoundry winds down, we are offering displaced students a CareerFoundry Transition place: your deposit waived and GBP 200 off the UX/UI Design Course, on a limited number of spots. Tell us where you got to and we will help you pick up your momentum.
Available for the Cohort 1 intake (5 September 2026) while places remain — maximum 5 transition places.
UX Academy is independent and not affiliated with CareerFoundry. Offer available while CareerFoundry winds down.
Before you switch.
Is CareerFoundry really closing?
CareerFoundry has announced it is ceasing operations. If you are affected, you can continue learning UX with a live, supported course at UX Academy.
Can I transfer what I have already learned?
Book a free call and we will assess where you have got to and help you start in the right place.
Is UX Academy self-paced like CareerFoundry?
No, and that is the point. Our classes are live and in small groups, with real tutors you can ask questions in real time.
What does it cost?
The 8-week UX/UI Design foundation is GBP 1,500. Stack on the 12-week UX Career Track (also GBP 1,500) for the full ~20-week job-ready programme at GBP 3,000. A GBP 99 deposit holds your place; interest-free payment plans are available on request. Displaced CareerFoundry students can claim our transition offer: deposit waived and GBP 200 off, on a limited number of spots.