| Cost | $249/Week (Total Cost – $6,997) | $681+ / Week (Average cost – $14,997) |
| Length of time | 28 weeks | 22 weeks |
| Curriculum | Latest & most in-demand Full Stack Technologies. Offers course content derived from the most relevant, innovative, and groundbreaking industry resources and professionals. | Outdated Technologies and Curriculum. The course content is superficial. Students never get to learn the fundamentals. |
| Career Acceleration | 93% of our students are hired within 3 months of graduation. Most students retain their job for over a year. | Less than 50% of students get hired within 6 months of graduation. The average job retention rate is less than 6 months. |
| Personal attention | 2 personal mentorship sessions per week. Extra sessions as and when needed at no extra cost to our students. | 1 personal mentorship session per week. No additional sessions, even when students are struggling. |
| Support after Bootcamp is over | Free support over Slack & Private Alumni Group. Extra mentor sessions can be purchased at a marginal cost. | No support after Bootcamp is over. |
| Mentors | Strong vetting process so only the most passionate, experienced, and industry-connected mentors are hired. | Anyone can be a mentor- even those lacking proper experience. Most mentors just looking for a paycheck. |
| Culture | Motivating culture where Deep Dive’s employees, alumni, mentors, and current students are energized and support each other. | Students & staff burnt out. Little to no connection with alumni. |
| Free Trial | 2 Week Free Trial provided so our students may make a well-informed decision about their Bootcamp. | No Free Trials. Most students find that their expectations are not met once enrolled. |
| Finance options | Diverse & affordable finance options including No-Interest Monthly Payments & ‘Pay After You’re Hired’ (* applies to US students only) | Not many options for Financing. Some Bootcamps offer ISA and Stipends but make their terms ridiculously unfair that it ends up costing a lot more in the long run |
| Learning management system | Modern and mobile-friendly learning management system, which presents a top-in-class learning experience. | Slow & desktop only learning management system. |
| Assignments & Projects | Challenging and impressive projects are assigned to students to create stand-out portfolios. Deep Dive reviews each and every line of code so that students are ready for real-world coding challenges. | Simple problems and projects, which give students instant gratification, are the norm. These projects do not help solve real-world coding challenges nor are an asset in the hiring process. |
| Main Focus | Deep Dive focuses on providing industry-connections, innovative curriculum, and expert mentorship to students, so they may become graduates who retain their jobs and have successful industry careers. | The focus is on finishing the curriculum and providing students just enough knowledge to pass job interviews. |
