What's the best certificate for data analysts? Google vs IBM Data Analyst Certificate

In this video I do an in depth comparison between the Google vs IBM data analyst certificate. I do an overview of both certificates and then go through the similarities, differences, my recommendation, and finally how to choose what's best for you.
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00:00 Intro
00:53 Google data analytics certificate overview
02:21 IBM data analyst certificate overview
03:02 Similarities
03:50 Differences - Career development
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06:38 Differences - Teaching style
08:27 Differences - Language
08:42 Differences - Projects esp. capstone project
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12:42 Why choose google
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[@TinaHuang1]

Which one is your pick? Google or IBM data analytics certificate?

[@bawalicoder1233]

Google Data Analytics

[@estebangodoy773]

I just enrolled in the Google's Data Analytics certificate :)

[@AbhishekTiwari-vw6kh]

Desperately waiting for the Google Data analytics last two courses to be released in INDIA. Seems like their strategy to ensure that no one completes in it within the 7 day free trial period.

[@arwaiz610]

@@estebangodoy773 good luck

[@ER-mr1sz]

@abishek tiwari you bloody well wouldn't be able to finish it in 7 days. She said the course is around 260 hours long, there are only 140 hours in a week. Even if you dont sleep eat go to bathroom etc. You still wouldn't be able to finish it in 7 says

[@deepprakash981]

Whenever I see this lady, Suddenly I remember all my goals in life. LOL

[@mrgenetics4063]

Stfu

[@bukunmiadejobi9821]

lmao same here...like!

[@darshansancheti24]

Hahaha.... so apt!

[@josedurand7154]

and you goals are...

[@applecrumble8625]

She does the same for me too! 🥰

[@LukeBarousse]

OMG, my first time getting a shoutout from another KZbinr (and you pronounced my name correctly)!!! This is so awesome and made my day! I really enjoyed the video and how you took a different perspective to look at the two certificates. I also like how you provided a more in-depth perspective on the IBM cert and for those considering this option to not discredit it completely. Awesome work Tina, keep up the content!

[@TinaHuang1]

Hi!!! Wow I’m glad to have had the honour! 🤩 your video’s awesome and I’ve watched a lot of your other ones too, which are also awesome! Keep up the great work!

[@LukeBarousse]

@@TinaHuang1 Awe 🤗 thank you so much! I added a link to this video in my video so people can get a different perspective. #DidWeJustBecomeBestFriends

[@TinaHuang1]

Awww thank you 😊 #yep!

[@moseschukwudi2078]

@@TinaHuang1 & @Luke Barousse Awww This thread is so sweet. And thank you Tina, you are so helpful.

[@shashankmarneni9154]

If I a degree on data science and analytics and I am familiar with python. so which one should I pick?

[@leeclare7482]

I just loooooove all of Tina's videos!!!!! Real high quality content

[@bettys7298]

Particularly enjoyed the detailed comparison for the capstone and style of presentation part. Helpful. Thank you, Tina!

[@aligh18]

Great video! I hope your channel gets big! On the R vs Python debate: I personally prefer R for tidyverse/wrangling and stats, but Python for web-app interactions NLP, and computer vision. It's funny how our field has this ongoing debate.

[@dujondunn2306]

R is really superior when it comes to stats! Don't even try to do time series in python. However, python is really the tool of choice for machine learning.

[@jckl100]

Thanks for you review! I decided to do the Google certification and complement it with a Data Analyst with Python career track in Data Camp.

[@MartinD9999]

Your videos on this issue are very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to make & post them.

[@tantrismx]

. The Best Choice? STUDY BOTH OF THEM: 1st - the more structured IBM. 2nd - the more open Google one. The best of both worlds make you an outstanding candidate as you show more skills and better attitude than anybody else. Enjoy your new career!

[@mmmk1414]

Which one do you recommend for someone new , i already finished Google's project management so im leaning towards taking IBM to mix up my certification, on the other hand im familiar with Google's templates and editing...etc Im confused now

[@OlogboEmmanuel]

@@mmmk1414 Take up the Python for everybody course first to learn the basics of Python then jump on the IBM certification. One step at a time.

[@fiyinobayanmusic]

That was my plan lol

[@yuenyeebiancacheng359]

Super informative video with solid explanation and evidence-backed opinion. Love your videos!

[@michelemoneywell8765]

Thank you Tina Huang! You helped me to decide on the career focused option. I will supplement with courses I have learned / am learning on my own: MySQL, Excel, Python (including Panda, Matplotlib, and Numpy), Statistics, Tableau, Power-Bi, and SAS.

[@o_o6869]

you are really like a good instructor for my career goals, thanks tina for you precious time.

[@nguyennhunguyen1566]

I'm inspired and motivated by your contents. Thank you a lot for that!

[@zequieca6093]

Thanks for your review Ms. Tina Huang! :) It's really helpful.

[@devinfoil5627]

The teaching style section and capstone section of your video was very helpful to me. They really made your recommendation make a lot of sense. Your video is very helpful, thank you. Just some background: The reason I'm interested your video is because I'm an urban planner who is interested in integrating data analytics in my work. I have no background in data analytics, however some of the water resource engineers that I work with are starting to incorporate it into their work and have shown me how it has helped them.

[@UnPocoExpressivo]

I found your review very helpful. Thank you!!

[@lvechime4250]

Hi Tina, thx so much for your review. I helped me in my search with my data analytics learning processes. Again thx so much and looking forward to see your other tips and tricks. 🤗

[@Patient_Zero_0]

This was very very helpful, thank you!

[@boopmcbloop8648]

So informative! I love all your videos, you've inspired me to consider data analysis instead of software engineering and I'm so much happier on the data analysis track :)

[@avielow1221]

Informative video, thanks Tina!

[@ar1stippus739]

Thanks for the video! I'm a course and a half into the Google program and I really like it. My background is in political science but I was just accepted into the data science and engineering masters program at Umaine! I chose Google for R because it's what we use most in social science research. I am hoping to integrate ML and big data to my quant research.

[@ryezheld]

Very insightful! Thank you!

[@silvermane5695]

I have no idea how you ended up in my algorithm but I am grateful for it. Thank you :-).

[@dollysiharath4205]

Thank you, thank you for your recommendations. I am currently on my 3rd course / 3rd month in the Google Data Analytics program.

[@nikcolam]

Very informative! Thank you so much!

[@superhero5245]

Deep interpretation between both courses syllabus, specifically in the teaching aspect you're coverings all particles . Good analytics and problem solving for every one need enrolling in this era

[@bsxds26]

Another great video. THANK U SOOOO MUCH

[@zp7767]

Thank you so much! Pretty good explanation.

[@Ajax9523]

Very detailed and honest. Thank you for doing this video.

[@vimalak]

It was a great help, I was bit confused which course to take for the past 10 days. Now I could decide 🙏😊

[@basicprogrammer6147]

Excellent video, thank you! I am beginning the google courses this week.

[@MahtabAlam-uf8db]

Great video, Tina, I think I'd go for the IBM one, I prefer the no-nonsense teaching style and also for Python. After all, we can always learn R (it's easier than Python) and do the Google's capstone at the end.

[@alysevre213]

Good analysis. I am working my way through the Google certificate because (ironically, even though Google offers more career development options) my goal isn't to become a data analyst. I'm just trying to fill in some holes in my knowledge/skill set so that I can do better at my current job, and my current company uses Tableau and BigQuery as the main tools in its data ecosystem. And, in a less directly job-related detail, I already know some basics of Python, but I've never worked with R, so I'm curious about it.

[@taoli7137]

Thanks a lot! Very useful and inspiring to me!

[@marc8750]

Thank you! Started the Google certificate last week and learned about the IBM one from browsing Coursea. Was debating if I should continue or stop to explore the IBM one. Funny how this video was uploaded the day I started my first course lol

[@manin4568]

What is your learning pace 10hrs/week? Because i want to finish Google certification within 1 month 15 days,

[@tarandeepsingh5559]

This was very helpful, thank you so much :)

[@Cohnan13]

Hi! Thanks for the thorought analysis! Do you think any of these Coursera specializations may also be considered as first steps towards a career in Data Science? Thank you!

[@daviddapron4427]

Thank you so much for your time and insight

[@GaroSlayer]

Nice video, thanks Tina :)

[@JDPM93]

Thank you for your video, is a very good source of information to me. Greetings from Colombia. I'm an economist, with an MBA but I want to enter in the world of data science.

[@wan-juyu4066]

This is the first time I watched your video and I really like it!! Thank you for sharing such an informative and organized review with us. After I watched this, I go to sign up for the Google Data Analytics course right away, and I find myself enjoyging it!! Just wanna let you know how much this video has helped me to start a little yet important step :) I sent an LinkedIn invitation to you, however I forgot to add my intro message... hope you don't mind and wish to connect with you. Thanks a lot!

[@marcustan7235]

Hi Tina, just chance upon your video on data analytics and it is my first time hearing about these two courses. For someone who just want to learn data analytics so as to apply in my current role (non-IT) and not really into changing fields (not at this moment), which would you recommend?

[@humanity9158]

Thanks Soo much for this Clarity... it can get confusing between the two...thanks alot.

[@RubyHsu]

It’s nice that I can see Google& IBM comparison video on KZbin, although Ive enrolled for Google already.

[@kunalphadte2674]

Thanks a lot for the overview. It was very well put together. I also want to point out about the Google one is that it is included in the Coursera plus subscription so that might be another plus if you plan on doing some other courses as well.

[@TinaHuang1]

Ohh thanks for the tip!! ❤️

[@PrincessYonna1]

How do I connect google one to it

[@kunalphadte2674]

@@PrincessYonna1 you don't need to do anything. Coursera plus is a yearly/monthly subscription that allows you to do most coursera courses without having to pay for each one of them individually. So if you buy the subscription you can just sign up for the course anytime; it is self paced.

[@PioneerBlue]

Thanks for the informative video Tina. I'll go with the Google one, but I really wish they used Python instead of R. I've used R briefly, and it's good. However Python is just so much more versatile and common in the industry that I find it odd that Google opted for R. Other than that, the Google certification seems to check off all the boxes.

[@vimalak]

I also got this in mind 😇

[@aboumajdrihab7452]

I agree with you

[@Duarte_martins]

If they used Excel and Python it would be the perfect course. Now I feel like I have to do both.

[@Averyliz23]

IBM has one that does use R now! IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R Professional Certificate The first three courses of both are the same but then the two certificates diverge and are basically same structure different language!

[@yujinjeon795]

Great video! It really helps me:)

[@fkcavs]

This is helpful. I'm a nurse who has a healthcare administrative background who used to consistently have to work with data & reports. I always wanted to become more versed in analytics so I'm likely to go with the Google certification.

[@mebbb7493]

Thank you so much! I decided on Google data analytics certificate and Udemy for python.

[@rishavchatterjee8713]

which course did you choose in udemy for python?

[@haimianxiaoxiao]

I selected IBM and have finished 7 courses (2 courses still studying). I chose IBM coz I think Excel is still important in many ordinary data analytics jobs. Besides, Python is so popular. So far still happy with IBM:)

[@TheForresterOD]

This has been my rationale as well, as I'm in corporate and we're still heavily integrated in the Microsoft Stack in my country. Could you say if you've completed the certificate and, if so, how your career has been since?

[@manuellakouala1848]

How is it going so far then? (:

[@user-zn7rw3tu1y]

Same logic I applied but still confused b/w Google and IBM

[@okohmiracle1002]

Is it free?

[@mirkovranesevic1056]

@@okohmiracle1002 It’s not, you have to use coursera premium account and these are the prices: 40$ if you can complete the course in 1 month 78$ if you can complete the course in 3 months 117$ if you complete the course in 6 months.

[@TheWillischillis]

Thanks very informative THANK YOU!!

[@memyself4ever1]

Thanks for the information pretty lady!😍😍

[@marlon1089]

Great video, just the audio needs some improvements! I picked the Google certificate from Italy and it's great. Thank you for your video

[@yega5982]

Your channel is very informative.......

[@pastapasta5970]

Thank you very much that was helpful.

[@kiduaane1181]

Great Video as always❤️ suggestion: maybe pin your discord link since it has many members taking the google analytics course and it can be helpful for others looking to join in and discuss stuff

[@sukheshchow6644]

Hey Tina, I finished this course in trail period and it was pretty basic course except R all are doable in one go and thanks for your suggestions 😊

[@shivasuresh5957]

Thanks Tina. I'm on the 5th course in the Google data analyst certificate. I believe it is 7 courses total plus a capstone project. The cool thing is they teach you about best practices in the data analysis process as well delving into SQL, Tableau, and R. I believe course 7 goes into R so I will see how it goes since I've never used R having mostly learned Python.

[@leemartin7579]

How did it go?

[@layZgy]

@@shivasuresh5957 for this reason, would you recommend IBM instead?

[@DivyaanshDawar]

I feel y aon course 6 , how was R though ?

[@DivyaanshDawar]

@@shivasuresh5957 yups lacks on technical level that's why got a lil bored in bw especially course 6 , though thanks for the overview will complete in two weeks max.

[@DivyaanshDawar]

@@shivasuresh5957 welll on it then ! Lezgo (p.s views on capstone project )

[@ThatsJustMyBabyDaddy]

Excellent commentary.

[@donnelly5757]

Very informative and right to the point! I'm currently on course 3 on the Google certificate program and plan to finish by mid summer! I am hoping that between my master's in exercise science, Udacity Data Analyst Nanodegree, Certification in Oracle Database 12c SQL and by completing the Google Data Analyst certificate I am hoping that I will be able to find a job that pays more than minimum wage.

[@ajp5961]

How’s your journey so far man? Have you started applying for jobs yet? Is the udacity’s nano degree worth it?

[@LukasMissias]

@@ajp5961 up

[@cbgbstew4072]

With all of those credentials you really think you might not find a job that pays more than minimum wage? Come on. That’s melodramatic.

[@Subi_UK]

Heya!! Great content! I keep signposting your advice to my better half who just got her masters in Data Analysis here in the UK (she's American though - GA). I was just wondering, with the Google course, is there a job portal for people in the UK or is that just in the US? I really want to do the Google course myself and am British!

[@A_K48]

Just finished Google's first week of the course. So far pretty happy with my choice. I already have other Google certificates so I think it will look better on my CV

[@arwaiz610]

Good luck 💕

[@johannsebastiantoirac7652]

Are you outside the US?

[@A_K48]

@@johannsebastiantoirac7652 I am yes

[@sanskarrawat]

@@A_K48 from which country?

[@johannsebastiantoirac7652]

@@A_K48 do you still have access to the employer hub and the career coaching?

[@lutintin]

This is so clear!

[@yurialenccar]

Thank you very much for it. Greetings from brazil. Despite english is not being my primary language, i'll do the google course.

[@benjaminweiskorn9131]

this video helped me take an informed decision. thank you. may u enjoy the youtube $$

[@MaryEStewart]

IBM didn't "go ham on it!" I want to sync a lot of Google products so I'll be doing Google's program but your video was very detailed. Thanks. Also gonna go college style and take the project mgt and Data Analytics at the same time.

[@mleong90]

Hi TIna! Love your videos they are super helpful. Could you let me know what you think of the Google certificate vs data bootcamps? Is the material covered comparable and are the designations similarly valued by employers?

[@abdullahimaalim8345]

Hi Tina, Thanks for this video. I’m currently doing ACCA and don’t have prior degree. My worry was about when or to whom do you think this course is best for? Part qualified, with little experience, accountant or I should wait and do it upon getting my membership and practical experience. Will appreciate your advice. Thanks

[@sneeksism]

I am too, i already have business degree though alongside some modules of ACCA. I'm definitely looking at taking the Google certificate simultaneously.

[@nathantum8463]

Gonna do Google one over summer.

[@mangomangomanguito]

Thank you for this information, Tina! Video was amazing

[@IamJDMable]

I just started the Google certificate yesterday! So far, I've spent about 2.5 hours in it and completed the Week 1 which is basically all intro. I do find it really interesting and I enjoy this style of learning. I really appreciate your video (and Luke's which I also watched) because it helps me know I made a good decision!

[@sf6510]

Wow. God bless. You kinda motivated me mate. Keep going

[@urs_vk]

I have an doubt!!, What are the qualifications to apply this?? Because I don't know programing languages. So what should I do??

[@kingcarlos7048]

@@urs_vk It says you don't need any previous knowledge

[@DaddyDobby1]

if you don't mind me asking, how was it? Have you finished? I'm almost done with Course 1.

[@erenyeager4452]

@@DaddyDobby1 how's ur course going?

[@djl2226]

Hi Tina, thanks for the video! I always find your videos to very up front, thorough and knowledgeable. I’m thinking of starting the Google Data Analytics. I’m just curious if there are any degree programs you suggest in this area? I just want to have a back up plan if I can’t get a job with the cert. Thank you!

[@cyounger99]

Good job, Tina. I would suggest that a more suitable title is "What is the better certificate for data analysts" because you are comparing only two products/approaches. University degree and professional certificate programs also exist. Perhaps you can interview a person with the academic certificate for comparison. Love your videos!

[@AlexandruAvramRusu1]

Just finished the Google Data Analytics program. Was worth it for a beginner level, learned a lot, though until I started learning about Tableau I can't say I felt I was learning anyhing new. By the time I finished the Capstone project, everything was in place.

[@oma3801]

Thank you for this comment. I am a beginner, from the scratch and I want register for the Google certificate.

[@LaeliaLove2024]

Currently doing the google one and it’s loooooooong but if your new to Data Analysis probably the more informative one!!

[@hanwinaung226]

Thank you so much. it's very helpful. I am thinking about switching my career from mobile app development to data science. Regarding with courses, I think I am gonna go with IBM coz IBM uses python which becoming more popular these days and I am already familiar with it.

[@siccasim1520]

Hey Tina. Recent college grad here with a bachelors or science in IT currently studying for AWS certs. I eventually want to become a data scientist but I first want to get some experience working with data and go for a data analyst position. Is it a good idea if I do the IBM data science cert instead of the data analytics one? and then learn tableau on my own. Also do you recommend any sql or Spark certs?

[@MonaLedi]

thanks for this detailed review! i was going to choose IBM because of Python, but im going to start with google! thanks!

[@bluebell8557]

Hey Tina! Quick question here, the google analytics certificate, are all the lesson’s auditory? Specially the SQL and R programming. Are all the lessons following the same format of a person sitting and talking to you? Or do we get to see some text in front of us? I’m a visual learner and I really really struggle with auditory learning. Hope you respond!!

[@arimax888]

Hi, they have a FULL transcript right under all their videos so you can read/save for notes..et

[@anelemakhoba300]

just subscribed and i'm happy

[@rajeshkanna7553]

Mam super information.u too pls open the cou mam.we want knowledge and ideas more.

[@MrJayspeaks]

Good stuff! I completed the Google UX Certificate . Google actually contacted me for a UX Writing position but after completing the first round of interviews they say I'm on "hold" until they hire more hiring managers. This has gone on for 3 months.

[@financialfreedomlaw9018]

Is there any update from them ?

[@shivasingh-kk9ew]

What's now??did you get hired through it?? Pls update

[@zaids9394]

Hey Tina, curious - what do you think about the Google certificate versus a University Program Certificate ?

[@haroldtran6186]

I wondering as well because I’m about to take a university program but I am not sure if it’s worth the money.

[@esjb100396]

or even the codecademy data analyst/ scientist career paths. I was waiting for the google one but it wasn't available last august so completed codecademy just for google to finally release theirs.

[@parkerlumkes8686]

I am already a data analyst who uses Python regularly planning on going with Google. I have a few reasons. The biggest is I already know a lot of Python and good R resources are nowhere near as robust as Python, so getting R from Google sounds like a good idea. Second, Google's tools are more cloud-focused. Even if the tools are almost identical to, say, desktop applications, I think being conversant in tech that is based in the cloud is more relevant to today's (and tomorrow's) world. Third, name recognition--and I don't mean Google. BigQuery and Tableau, in my experience, are listed more frequently than their counterparts in the IBM class on job applications. If you pay the same for both classes, at the end of the day, your resume is going to have overlap with more job postings in this field if you have Google's tech stack over IBM's.

[@kishwaralamgir4468]

Bro, im starting to proceed in this field. Comfortable with excel and now quering with sql, planning on taking python next then visualise all with power BI and Tableau. Will this route be okay?

[@davez220]

Content is great, I would strongly recommend you to get a good microphone and decrease the volume of the background music. :) Cheers!

[@tommyboy7820]

Thanks for sharing

[@SrijanChakraborty]

Hi Tina, I have a question. I am a Data Engineer with over 10+ years of exp. Is this course going to add any value to my portfolio or is it just for folks who are starting out. I want to be sure before I take the plunge. Love your content, it is your content that keeps me aligned on my learning goals :)

[@stacy6463]

They are for entry level position BUT it’s still something to add onto the resume

[@ChangesOfTomorrow]

Can you please also make a video reviewing CFI's Business Intelligence and Data Analyst certificate?

[@acs7991]

Hey can a person with a non IT background do take up these certificates to get an entry level job in the field?

[@dco8886]

Yes.

[@haruruichi646]

Yes , you can

[@KK-pu8tr]

Would it make sense to do both courses ? Because I feel like I want to learn R, Python, Excel and tableau 😅😥 which makes it really hard to choose

[@TarekAhmed-gd9jy]

So informative! But hey here is a question. If Google data analytics is what you recommend, which I enrolled by the way, I want to hear your recommendation about the best python course for data analysis.

[@ibeonu913]

I'm doing the google certificate and I'm halfway I love the detail of how they go into it.

[@sensibledating]

Just finished the entire course. It was fantastic but not easy. It was definitely challenging. It's worth it.

[@abuttibalabbasi5365]

Hi, congratulatation, which one have you finished?

[@benedictrayco9947]

Hi Tina. I have already started IBM Data Specialization. It’s far from my bachelor’s degree but I do want to work as a data scientist. I wanna know your honest opinion. Am I wasting my time and money on this? Should I migrate to Google Data Analytics? Hoping for your kind response 😊

[@pc3822]

Is there an advantage in getting both certificates or would you say that's overkill? Thank you for the excellent video. 🙂

[@omotehinseelvis9845]

Thank you, this was really helpful, I prefer the Google course but I wished they used Python instead of R.

[@stevewang8642]

thank you! I will go with your suggestion

[@heleng4528]

I'm going to do the Goole cert. over the summer and supplement with IBMs Python, because Python course seems to be a little more prevalent.

[@moizrashid6373]

Thanks Tina. I breezed through the first 3 courses in this certificate and felt super confident I could nail this in a couple of months time. I must admit it got super hard from course 4 - Python for Data Science, AI & Development. The learning curve is exponential. Each of those 7-15 min videos took me 4-5 hours to complete with contact pauses-plays. The Python in this course is definitely not for beginners. I completed the 4th course just for the sake of it but I don't believe I have mastered any of the skills. Maybe I'm not cut out for this program and should start from ground zero like CompTia ITF+ or Google IT Support or Google Data Analytics. But data analysis/science is something I would wish to pursue

[@heleng4528]

Don't give up on yourself! ITF and Google IT are also good foundational certifications as well. I was actually thinking about going for those two as we as the Microsoft Technology Associate certificate as well. Good luck on your journey. I believe in you!

[@Hjlkokkjgfddd4204]

Were you doing the IBM or Google certificate?

[@moizrashid6373]

@@Hjlkokkjgfddd4204 The IBM one

[@stevelam5898]

I'm almost done with the IBM Data Science Certificate. Amazingly structured, goes into some deep-detailed Python & SQL/Db2 programming. The Watson Studio is awesome, when it comes to integrating with Notebooks, Github and data sources. So for the core skills, I would suggest the IBM one. Next, I'm thinking going for the IBM Data Engineering certificate, which goes into much more technical details on SQL. Some courses are common with the Data Science one, so it would take a relatively sort amount of time to complete once done with the first one.