Top CPE Providers for CMAs: Courses & Reviews

Particulars

Surgent CPE

Illumeo

MYCPE ONE

CCHCPELink

IMA

Lambers

Gleim

Becker

WebCE

Website

Becker

Unlimited Access Plan

Cost/credit

$45

$25

$10

$55

$25

$35

$39

$29

$20

Pricing

$649/year

$299/year

$199/year

$579/year

$499/year

$699/year

$299/year

Trustpilot

(1)

(482+)

Google

(73+)

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Live Webinars	Surgent CPE		Illumeo		MYCPE ONE		CCHCPELink		IMA		Lambers		Gleim		Becker		WebCE
Self Study	Surgent CPE		Illumeo		MYCPE ONE		CCHCPELink		IMA		Lambers		Gleim	(23 courses)	Becker		WebCE
E-books	Surgent CPE		Illumeo		MYCPE ONE		CCHCPELink		IMA		Lambers		Gleim		Becker		WebCE
Podcasts	Surgent CPE		Illumeo		MYCPE ONE		CCHCPELink		IMA		Lambers		Gleim		Becker		WebCE
Short Videos	Surgent CPE		Illumeo		MYCPE ONE		CCHCPELink		IMA		Lambers		Gleim		Becker		WebCE
Virtual Conferences	Surgent CPE		Illumeo		MYCPE ONE		CCHCPELink		IMA		Lambers		Gleim		Becker		WebCE
Packages (CMA specific)	Surgent CPE		Illumeo		MYCPE ONE		CCHCPELink		IMA		Lambers		Gleim	Based on hours	Becker		WebCE
Combo Packages +	Surgent CPE		Illumeo		MYCPE ONE		CCHCPELink		IMA		Lambers		Gleim		Becker		WebCE
Self Study Content*	Surgent CPE	Video Based	Illumeo	Video Based	MYCPE ONE	Video Based	CCHCPELink	Video Based	IMA	Video Based	Lambers	Video Based	Gleim	Video Based	Becker	Video Based	WebCE	Video Based
Ethics	Surgent CPE		Illumeo		MYCPE ONE		CCHCPELink		IMA		Lambers		Gleim		Becker		WebCE
Major Qualifications Approved	Surgent CPE	CPA, EA, Tax Professionals, CMA	Illumeo	CPA, CMA, CFE, CIA, CRMA, CPP, FPC,	MYCPE ONE	CPA, CMA, CIA, EA, CFE, CFP	CCHCPELink	CPA, CMA, EA, CFP, CRTP, CFE,	IMA	CMA	Lambers	CPA, EA, CIA, CMA	Gleim	CPA, CIA, CMA, EA, AFSP	Becker	CPA, CMA	WebCE	CFP, CPA, EA
Compliance Tracking	Surgent CPE		Illumeo		MYCPE ONE		CCHCPELink		IMA		Lambers		Gleim		Becker		WebCE
Certification Program	Surgent CPE		Illumeo		MYCPE ONE		CCHCPELink		IMA		Lambers		Gleim		Becker		WebCE
Course Ratings and Reviews	Surgent CPE		Illumeo	Only Ratings	MYCPE ONE		CCHCPELink		IMA		Lambers		Gleim		Becker		WebCE

No. of Members	Surgent CPE	Undisclosed	Illumeo	Undisclosed	MYCPE ONE	250,000+	CCHCPELink	Undisclosed	IMA	Undisclosed	Lambers	Undisclosed	Gleim	Undisclosed	Becker	Undisclosed	WebCE	Undisclosed
Website Global Ranking	Surgent CPE	502,197	Illumeo	2.7M	MYCPE ONE	244,133	CCHCPELink	436,192	IMA	223,818	Lambers	6.1M	Gleim	48,446	Becker	26,657	WebCE	93,050
Website US Ranking	Surgent CPE	115,264	Illumeo	987,363	MYCPE ONE	59,483	CCHCPELink	79,078	IMA	100,533	Lambers	2.5M	Gleim	12,663	Becker	5,855	WebCE	17,012
Website Traffic	Surgent CPE	71.8K	Illumeo	10.8K	MYCPE ONE	79,900	CCHCPELink	80.6K	IMA	209.1K	Lambers	<5K	Gleim	714.2K	Becker	2.4M	WebCE	273.7K

Chat	Surgent CPE	Illumeo	MYCPE ONE	CCHCPELink	IMA	Lambers	Gleim	Becker	WebCE
Phone	Surgent CPE	Illumeo	MYCPE ONE	CCHCPELink	IMA	Lambers	Gleim	Becker	WebCE
Email	Surgent CPE	Illumeo	MYCPE ONE	CCHCPELink	IMA	Lambers	Gleim	Becker	WebCE
Discount	Surgent CPE	Illumeo	MYCPE ONE	CCHCPELink	IMA	Lambers	Gleim	Becker	WebCE
Enterprise Plans	Surgent CPE	Illumeo	MYCPE ONE	CCHCPELink	IMA	Lambers	Gleim	Becker	WebCE
Mobile App	Surgent CPE	Illumeo	MYCPE ONE	CCHCPELink	IMA	Lambers	Gleim	Becker	WebCE

* type of content available in self-study

# (includes courses for other major qualifications)

Notes

Each Platform is evaluated based on pubic information available from various sources. Please note we haven't independently verified any of the information.
Please note we haven't independently verified any of the information.
Self Study Content data is based on major content avaialbility. (Video Based means mostly video based and Text Based means mostly Text/PDF based)
NA is Not Available. (i.e Information Not Available)
Website Global Ranking and Traffic Data has been taken as on 5th September 2022 from Similarweb.com website.
Website Traffic data is for 30 days as on 5th September 2022.

Major Comparison Parameters

Take a look at which main features you need to evaluate while doing the comparison of online learning platforms.

Website visits

More visits by users on a single platform indicates a lot of things such as higher reliability, user friendliness, retention, popularity and quality content among many other things.

Content Availability

High content availability means more choice to the users in terms of compliance fulfilment. Higher the content the less your efforts to find the right course for you at a single site.

Subject Areas

Most state societies ask for one or the other subject areas to be mandatorily included in your overall credits. Sites with more subject areas will be more likely to fulfil your requirements with ease.

Approval Sponsors

Every CPE hour you complete must come from an approved sponsor or they may not be counted in your CPE. The content library a site offers must be checked for the approvals from most regulatory bodies.

Instructors

Instructors are the experts delivering the latest & trending content to help you get learning and credits. The more instructors a site has, the higher content diversity you get.

Qualifications Covered

Most of the professionals have multiple qualifications and job titles. Approvals for multiple qualifications helps you get the compliance fulfilled for all of them at a single place.

Learning Avenues

Multiple modes of delivery not just fulfil the compliance requirements of different boards but also add to the ease of taking your CPE. You can look for the resources that offer the most flexibility to you.

Unique features

Having a smooth UX and easy course finding are the basic requirements of all users. Users may also expect convenient tracking and managing credits from their CPE providers.

Course Pricing

You can’t just go and spend exorbitant and unreasonable prices for your credits. Users actually seek a balance between the quality of the learning material and the price tag on it.