Pearson competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 14, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like Pearson: Wiley, Cengage, Informa, Instructure, RELX, Imagine Learning, Academian, Taylor and Francis, Woongjin and Level.
- Pearson itself has 158 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, RELX is hiring the most, with 670 open roles.
- Instructure has raised the most venture funding on record: $16.3M.
Pearson and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Raised | Last round | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pearson
This company
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158 | – | – | 5000+ | London, United Kingdom | CI/CD, AWS, Azure | United States, India, United Kingdom +12 more |
Wiley
In common: Publishing, EdTech Platforms · Python, JavaScript, Java |
75 | – | – | 5000+ | Hoboken, United States | AWS, SQL, CI/CD | United States, United Kingdom, Jordan +11 more |
Cengage
In common: Publishing, EdTech Platforms · Python, JavaScript, Java |
72 | – | – | 1001-5000 | Boston, United States | AWS, Python, SQL | United States |
Informa
In common: Publishing · Python, JavaScript, Java · headquarters in United Kingdom |
124 | – | – | 5000+ | London, United Kingdom | CI/CD, SQL, AWS | United States, United Kingdom, Egypt +13 more |
Instructure
In common: EdTech Platforms, E-learning · Python, JavaScript, Java |
40 | $16.3M | Venture round $16.3M2019 | 1001-5000 | Salt Lake City, United States | SQL, Claude, Python | Hungary, United Kingdom, United States +2 more |
RELX
In common: Publishing · Python, JavaScript, Java · headquarters in United Kingdom |
670 | – | Venture round2026 | 5000+ | London, United Kingdom | Python, SQL, AWS | United States, United Kingdom, Philippines +30 more |
Imagine Learning
In common: EdTech Platforms, E-learning · Python, JavaScript, Java |
4 | – | – | 1001-5000 | Tempe, United States | AWS, CI/CD, React.js | India, United States |
| Academian In common: EdTech Platforms, E-learning · Python, JavaScript, Java | 38 | – | – | 501-1000 | Pune, India | JavaScript, CI/CD, Python | India, United States |
Taylor and Francis
In common: Publishing, E-learning · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United Kingdom |
2 | – | – | – | London, United Kingdom | CI/CD, AWS, Docker | India |
Woongjin
In common: EdTech Platforms, Publishing · Python, JavaScript, Java |
– | – | – | 1001-5000 | Seoul, South Korea | SQL, Java, Microsoft Excel | – |
Level
In common: EdTech Platforms, E-learning · Python, JavaScript, Java |
27 | – | – | 51-200 | Austin, United States | CI/CD, Godot, AWS | United States, New Zealand |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of Pearson's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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