Educaweb

What Educaweb does

Educaweb, the commercial brand of Educaonline S.L. (C.I.F. B-62257589), is a Barcelona-based online portal founded in 1998 that provides education guidance, training, and professional orientation services to Spanish-speaking markets. The platform operates as a self-service two-sided marketplace connecting prospective students with training centers and educational institutions. Its core offering is a web-based search and orientation platform listing 30,303 courses and 21,325 training centers across Spain, supplemented by cutoff score databases (university degrees and vocational training cycles), a university admission score calculator, a psychometric professional interests test (GR test), dictionaries of studies and professions, and educational content published through bulletins, monographs, the ¡Hey! newsletter, and the AhoraFP vocational training magazine.

The platform generates revenue primarily through lead generation and advertising services for training centers via its Educalink offering. When a user requests information about a course or center, their inquiry is forwarded to the relevant training center, which pays for this lead-generation service through Educalink advertising packages whose pricing is set in PDF rate cards. The service is free for individual users (students, families, and education professionals) and free for training centers to register and manage course listings, with paid upgrades available for advertising and promotional visibility. Educaweb operates country-specific domains for Catalonia, Colombia, Italy, and Mexico, and is part of Grupo Educaedu, a network that includes Emagister, Infoempleo, and other education portals collectively reaching over 50 million users. The company has 11-50 employees and joined the Spanish Ministry of Education's Alianza por la Formación Profesional in May 2021 as one of 127+ collaborating entities.

Name

Educaweb

Legal name

Educaonline S.L.

Website

https://educaweb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Educaweb is a Barcelona-based online education and professional orientation portal founded in 1998, connecting Spanish-speaking students with 21,325 training centers and 30,303 courses through free search tools, psychometric testing, and paid lead-generation advertising for institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Education Search and Orientation Platform

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAFAMAA

College & Program Discovery, Matching & Fit Tools

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Career Guidance, College Admissions & Student Success Platforms

SECONDARYEDAFAMAI

Degree Planning, Course Planning & Academic Progress Monitoring

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Career Guidance, College Admissions & Student Success Platforms

SECONDARYEDAFAMAG

Enrollment Yield, Matriculation & Onboarding Platforms

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Career Guidance, College Admissions & Student Success Platforms

Keywords

• Education search platform
• Course directory
• Career guidance tools
• Vocational training portal
• Academic orientation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Lead Generation for Training Centers: Educaweb intermediates between users seeking training and training centers. When a user requests information about a course or center, their data is forwarded to the relevant training center. Centers pay for this lead generation service through Educalink advertising packages.
2. Advertising Services (Educalink): Training centers can purchase advertising and promotional services (Educalink) to increase visibility on the platform. Pricing for advertising services is defined in downloadable PDF files from the portal. The service for registered users to search courses and centers is free.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Educaweb operates an online education and career orientation portal that aggregates 30,303 courses and 21,325 training centers across Spain, offering free search tools, a university admission score calculator, cutoff score databases, a professional interests test, and dictionaries of studies and professions. The platform connects prospective students with educational institutions and generates revenue by selling advertising and lead-generation services (Educalink) to training centers. It also publishes vocational training and guidance content through magazines, newsletters, and monographs.

Product overview

Educaweb is a comprehensive online portal for education, training, and professional orientation that operates as a unified platform connecting students with educational institutions. The platform centers around a course and educational center search engine (Buscador de Cursos and Directorio de Centros) supplemented by career guidance tools including a professional interests test (Test GR), dictionaries of studies and professions, and a cut-off grades search with university admission calculator. Educaweb publishes thematic content through its AhoraFP magazine focused on vocational training, the ¡Hey! newsletter, Guide to Masters, bulletins, and monographs. The platform also organizes the annual Premios Educaweb awards for academic and professional guidance, reaching over 1 million users and featuring 30,303 courses from 21,325 centers. An area for educational centers (Educalink) enables institutions to manage their listings and advertising services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educaweb Platform Free online education and career orientation portal aggregating 30,303 courses and 21,325 training centers across Spain, providing course search, cutoff scores, a university admission calculator, the GR professional interests test, dictionaries of studies and professions, and an online orientation consultation service for students, families, and education professionals.
• Educalink Advertising and Listing Service B2B service for training centers and educational institutions to register courses, manage student inquiries, and purchase advertising and promotional packages (Educalink) that increase visibility on the Educaweb portal. Pricing for advertising services is defined in downloadable PDF rate cards.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million users have made educational and professional decisions using Educaweb
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alianza por la Formación ProfesionalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2021Educaweb joined the Alianza por la Formación Profesional in May 2021, a initiative promoted by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Professional Training (MEFP) that brings together more than 127 entities including companies, organizations, institutions, foundations, and media outlets to contribute to the dissemination and modernization of vocational training. The partnership supports Educaweb's mission to increase the number of vocational training students.
• Grupo EducaeducoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducaweb forms part of the Grupo Educaedu, a network of education portals that includes Educaedu Business S.L. (Madrid), Junglebox S.L. (Madrid), Activolution S.L. (Bilbao), Infoempleo S.L. (Madrid), and Emagister Servicios de Formación S.L. (Barcelona). The group operates the Educaedu Observatory of Training, analyzing education and training information data from over 50 million users in Spain.
• Observatorio Educaedu de la FormaciónminorOthersThe observatory analyzes available information on education and training, including vocational training, publishing biannual special reports. Data is based on information requests from more than 50 million users in Spain and has been cited by the Bank of Spain in its 2020 and 2021 Annual Reports.
• Planeta Formación y UniversidadesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlaneta FP confirmed as sponsor of the 19th edition of the Premios Educaweb de Orientación Académica y Profesional in June 2026, demonstrating ongoing corporate commitment to education orientation initiatives.
• Jesuïtes EducacióminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJesuïtes Educació became a new sponsor of the 19th edition of the Educaweb Awards in April 2026.
• Fundación IbercajaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFundación Ibercaja announced the 25 finalists of the first edition of 'Docentes Referentes' in May 2026, a teaching excellence recognition project, with coverage through Educaweb's news platform.
• Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional (MEFP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Spanish Ministry of Education and Professional Training promotes the Alianza por la Formación Profesional, to which Educaweb belongs as a member since May 2021. The ministry's initiative aims to unite efforts from various sectors to modernize and promote vocational training in Spain.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Emagister: A course marketplace in Spain and Latin America where users compare training programs and training centers generate leads. It is a direct competitor and also a sister company within Grupo Educaedu, making it the most comparable peer both commercially and structurally.
• Infoempleo: A Spanish job board and employment-oriented platform, also part of Grupo Educaedu. It is comparable as a sister-company employment/education marketplace monetized through advertising and lead generation for recruiters, sharing the same parent group dynamics as Educaweb.
• StudyPortals: An international course and program search platform that helps prospective students find and compare degrees worldwide. Comparable to Educaweb in operating a structured program database with lead generation for institutions, though with a global rather than Spain-focused footprint.

Regional players

• Universia: A university-focused network serving Spain and Latin America, originally founded by Santander Group. Comparable to Educaweb in targeting Spanish-speaking students seeking university and educational guidance, though focused more on higher education partnerships.
• Miriadax: A Spanish-language MOOC and online course aggregator backed by Telefónica. Comparable as a Spanish/Hispanic education content discovery and enrollment platform, though with stronger online learning provider integration.

Emerging players

• Class Central: A MOOC aggregator and course review platform that lets users search and compare online courses from multiple providers. Comparable as a discovery-first education platform, though focused on MOOCs specifically and operating globally.

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: A global online learning platform offering degrees, certificates, and courses from universities and companies. Comparable as a discovery-to-enrollment education platform serving Spanish-speaking learners, though offering its own content rather than indexing third-party programs.
• Indeed: A global job search engine that has expanded into courses and training discovery for career-switchers. Comparable as a large-scale search-based platform monetizing lead generation for employers and training providers, overlapping with Educaweb's career orientation use case.
• LinkedIn Learning: A professional development course platform integrated with LinkedIn's professional network. Comparable in addressing career-oriented learners seeking skill development and credentials, though it offers proprietary content rather than indexing third-party programs.

Others

• SEPE (Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal): The Spanish public employment service that maintains official records of vocational training programs and certification. Comparable as an authoritative source for Spanish vocational training information, though public-sector rather than commercial.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/educaweb

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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