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Why choose Builders Camp

Product Faculty sells one yearly AI Fellowship. Builders Camp covers every bootcamp for one payment.

  • Every bootcamp for €749 one-time, with no renewal. Product Faculty: $5,000 a year, renews automatically unless cancelled.
  • 40+ bootcamps across 9 learning tracks: core product skills as well as AI building.
  • 1:1 mentorship included: book sessions with 40+ mentors and directors, subject to availability.
  • Start today self-paced, or join the next live cohort. No waiting for a start date.
  • Hands-on AI building: Bootcamps on Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable, AI agents and vibe coding, among others.

Product Faculty charges $5,000 a year, renews automatically unless cancelled. The main alternatives are AI Product Academy (a similar yearly fellowship, or single courses), Maven (pay per course), Product School and Reforge (annual plans in USD) and Builders Camp, which covers all 40+ bootcamps, live and self-paced, for €749 one-time (Lifetime) or €249 a month (Monthly), sales tax included.

Builders Camp, Product Faculty, AI Product Academy, Maven, Product School and Reforge compared on price, what one payment includes, format and more, as of 28 September 2026. included with Builders Camp · not offered
Builders CampProduct Facultyas of 28 September 2026AI Product Academyas of 28 September 2026Mavenas of 28 September 2026Product Schoolas of 28 September 2026Reforgeas of 28 September 2026
Price€749 one-time or €249/monthIncludes ALL 40+ bootcamps (live and self-paced), 1:1 mentorship with 40+ mentors and directors (subject to availability) and every experience in the membership: all 9 learning tracks, monthly live masterclasses and the on-demand archive, Quest Mode, templates, a certificate per completed bootcamp and community access. Sales tax included.$5,000/yr, auto-renews$5,000 a year, renews automatically unless cancelled$749 to $2,500 per course$749 to $2,500 per course on the Maven course pages checked; a yearly Builder Fellowship bundling the courses is also sold, at $5,000 a year$499 to $2,700 per course1Priced per course by each instructor; sampled AI and product courses cost $499 to $2,700$2,999 per course, up to $4,999/yr$2,999 for one certification; Pro $3,999 a year; Unlimited $4,999 a year$1,995/yr + tax$1,995 a year plus tax, billed annually
What one payment includesAll 40+ bootcamps, one priceAll 40+ bootcamps (live and self-paced), all 9 learning tracks, 1:1 mentorship subject to availability, monthly live masterclasses and the archive, Quest Mode, templates, a certificate per completed bootcamp and community access8 certifications for one year2A year of access to 8 live certification courses, retakes at no extra cost, weekly live AI workshops, mastermind networking sessions, 1:1 capstone feedback from faculty and new certifications at no extra costOne courseOne live course on Maven, with recordings, lifetime access to the course material and a Maven certificate of completionOne courseOne course: its live sessions, recordings, a cohort community space, projects and a certificate11 certifications for $4,999/yrUnlimited ($4,999 a year): 11 live certifications, weekly live AI workshops, the on-demand library, the alumni community, one ProductCon ticket and access to partner AI tools40+ on-demand coursesLive courses (one per season), 40+ on-demand courses, 600+ guides, 1,400+ artifacts and the Slack community
FormatLive cohorts + fully self-pacedBootcamps run live in cohorts and are also available fully self-pacedLive cohorts with capstonesLive instructor-led cohorts with recordings, weekly live workshops and a capstone per certificationLive cohorts and workshopsLive cohorts on Maven, 4-hour and 1-day workshops, and one in-person Stanford workshop; recordings with lifetime accessLive cohorts, per courseLive cohort courses on Zoom with recordings, usually 2 to 6 weeks; also 1-day workshops and some self-paced courses with office hoursLive online cohortsLive online cohorts; each certification ends in an instructor-graded capstoneOn-demand, 1 live course per seasonOn-demand courses year-round, plus one live cohort course per member per season (Spring and Fall)
Time per week and length1 or 2 weeks per bootcampEach bootcamp runs 1 or 2 weeks: a live 2-hour lecture, self-paced microlessons, a practical challenge, a 1-hour live Q&A masterclass and a graded final quiz3 to 6 weeks, 4 to 6 h/week3 to 6 weeks per certification; 4 to 6 hours a weekMulti-week cohorts, 2 to 6 h/weekAI PM 101: 4 weeks, 9 live sessions, 2 to 4 hours a week live. AI PM Bootcamp: 18 live sessions, 4 to 6 hours a week2 to 6 weeks per courseSet per course; sampled AI-for-PM courses run 2 to 6 weeks at 2 to 8 hours a week3 weeks, 12 live hours3 weeks per certification: 6 live sessions of 2 hours (12 live hours), or a Saturday format3 to 5 hours a week3 to 5 hours a week; live courses mostly run 4 weeks (a few 6) with one 90-minute session a week
InstructorsA programme director per bootcampEach bootcamp is led by its own programme director, a working practitioner, from a pool of 40+ mentors and directorsPractitioners at AI and tech companies3Named practitioners at OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Uber, teaching in a personal capacityDr. Marily Nika + guest facultyDr. Marily Nika (GenAI product lead at Google) plus named guest facultyIndependent expertsIndependent experts who create and run their own coursesRotating practitionersPractitioner instructors who rotate per cohort; the homepage names employers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta and NetflixNamed operators per courseNamed operators per course, for example Sachin Rekhi, Ravi Mehta and Jiaona Zhang
1:1 mentorshipIncluded, subject to availability1:1 mentorship included: book sessions with 40+ mentors and directors, subject to availabilityNo standing 1:1 mentorship4No standing 1:1 mentorship listed; the Fellowship includes 1:1 capstone feedback from faculty, and the Teams page lists 1:1 coaching1:1 time on some coursesAI PM 101 includes 5 hours of 1:1 time with a software engineer; the AI PM Bootcamp includes a mentor and 3 hours of 1:1 time with software engineers; the Fellowship includes two 1:1 sessions with Marily NikaVaries by courseSet by each course, not a platform feature; for example, the AI PM Bootcamp (Marily Nika) includes a mentor and 3 hours of 1:1 time with software engineersNo 1:1 mentorshipNo 1:1 mentorship or coaching listed in any tier on the pricing pageNo 1:1 mentorshipNo 1:1 mentorship listed on the pricing or membership pages
CommunitySlack communityCommunity access, including the Slack communitySlack communityPM Slack communityFellowship communityBuilder Fellowship community with weekly sessions and meetupsPer-cohort space onlyEach cohort has its own Slack or forum space; no community shared across coursesAlumni community (Pro and Unlimited)Alumni community, included in Pro and Unlimited (not in the single certification)Slack community
CertificateLinkedIn certificate per bootcampLinkedIn-integrated, uniquely identified certificate per completed bootcamp; stays accessible after you cancelCertificate per courseOne certificate per course, awarded after a faculty-reviewed capstone (a working AI product, a demo video and an AI PRD)Maven certificate per courseMaven certificate of completion per courseCertificate per courseCertificate issued by Maven on the instructor's behalf after the cohort ends; can be added to LinkedInCertificate with LinkedIn badgeCertificate with a LinkedIn badge per certificationCertificate of completionDownloadable certificate of completion
AI building coverageClaude Code, Cursor, Lovable, agentsBootcamps on Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable, AI agents and vibe coding, among othersAI PM, Claude, agentic engineering, evalsCourses include AI Product Management, AI-Native PM with Claude, Agentic Engineering and AI EvalsClaude Code, Lovable, APIs, MCP, n8nTools taught include Claude Code, Lovable, Google AI Studio, the Claude and OpenAI APIs, MCP and n8nSeparate AI courses per instructor5The Claude Code for product managers category lists 10 cohort courses and 3 workshops; tools named on course pages include Claude Code, Codex, Lovable, MCP and n8nAI build certificationsLive certifications in Claude Code for PMs, Vibe Coding, Codex for PMs, Agentic Workflows and Loops, AI Evals and AI Product ManagementAI strategy, evals and prototypingLive AI courses listed: AI Transformation, AI Productivity, AI Evals, AI Prototyping, AI Strategy, AI Product Leadership and AI Growth
Language and scheduleEnglish, live or self-pacedEnglish; live sessions run on business days, and every bootcamp is also available self-pacedSession times not published6Site and course pages in English; session times and time zone not published on productfaculty.comMostly 3:30 to 5:30 PM UTCEnglish; most live sessions 3:30 to 5:30 PM UTC; the Advanced course meets Fridays 8:30 to 10 AM PTSet by each instructor7Courses checked are in English; each instructor sets the session times, for example Claude Code for Product Managers meets Wednesdays 17:30 to 19:00 UTCUS Pacific timeCohort times listed in US Pacific time, with weekday and Saturday slots; language of instruction not stated on the siteUS Pacific morningsLive sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in US Pacific time, mostly mornings; recordings posted within 72 hours
  1. 1 Maven, price: checked on 29 September 2026.
  2. 2 Product Faculty, what one payment includes: checked on 29 September 2026.
  3. 3 Product Faculty, instructors: checked on 29 September 2026.
  4. 4 Product Faculty, 1:1 mentorship: checked on 29 September 2026.
  5. 5 Maven, ai building coverage: checked on 29 September 2026.
  6. 6 Product Faculty, language and schedule: checked on 29 September 2026.
  7. 7 Maven, language and schedule: checked on 29 September 2026.

Facts about other providers come from each provider's own site; prices checked on 28 September 2026. Think something has changed? Email hey@builderscamp.com and we will check it and correct the page.

Which option fits which reader

Builders Camp

Best if you would rather pay once than renew every year: every bootcamp, live or self-paced, for €749 one-time (Lifetime) or €249 a month (Monthly), sales tax included. 1:1 mentorship included: book sessions with 40+ mentors and directors, subject to availability. It covers core product skills as well as AI building: Bootcamps on Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable, AI agents and vibe coding, among others.

Product Faculty

Fits someone whose employer covers a yearly plan and who wants a year of AI certification courses, each ending in a faculty-reviewed capstone. Price: $5,000 a year, renews automatically unless cancelled.

AI Product Academy

Fits if you want a similar yearly AI fellowship that includes 1:1 sessions with Marily Nika, or one of its courses on its own. Prices: $749 to $2,500 per course on the Maven course pages checked; a yearly Builder Fellowship bundling the courses is also sold, at $5,000 a year.

Maven

Fits if you would rather buy a single AI course than a year of them, from an instructor you pick. Priced per course by each instructor; sampled AI and product courses cost $499 to $2,700.

Product School

Fits if your employer wants a choice between one live certification and an annual plan, with classes on US Pacific time. Prices: $2,999 for one certification; Pro $3,999 a year; Unlimited $4,999 a year.

Reforge

Fits growth and product practitioners who want mostly on-demand material with one live course a season, on a company budget. Price: $1,995 a year plus tax, billed annually.

How does paying for each alternative differ from Product Faculty's yearly Fellowship?

Product Faculty sells individuals one plan: $5,000 a year, renews automatically unless cancelled. Billing: Annual, auto-renewing; interest-free payment plans offered (instalment amounts not published). It includes: A year of access to 8 live certification courses, retakes at no extra cost, weekly live AI workshops, mastermind networking sessions, 1:1 capstone feedback from faculty and new certifications at no extra cost.

Here is how the others bill:

  • Builders Camp: a one-time plan or a monthly one, €749 one-time (Lifetime) or €249 a month (Monthly), sales tax included. Both include: All 40+ bootcamps (live and self-paced), all 9 learning tracks, 1:1 mentorship subject to availability, monthly live masterclasses and the archive, Quest Mode, templates, a certificate per completed bootcamp and community access.
  • AI Product Academy: the closest match, a yearly fellowship ($5,000 a year, renews yearly; $3,550 a year for the first 100 seats) alongside single courses. Fellowship billed yearly (payment plans exist); single courses paid per course on Maven.
  • Maven: no fellowship or yearly plan. Pay per course; no all-courses subscription listed on maven.com.
  • Product School: $2,999 for one certification; Pro $3,999 a year; Unlimited $4,999 a year. Memberships are billed annually; a single certification is a one-time payment.
  • Reforge: $1,995 a year plus tax, billed annually. Annual membership only; courses cannot be bought individually.

The five other providers price in USD and Builders Camp in EUR, so set what each payment buys side by side. Product Faculty: $5,000 a year, renews automatically unless cancelled for its Fellowship. Builders Camp: €749 one-time for all 40+ bootcamps. At the ECB euro reference rate of 29 September 2026 (€1 = $1.1355), Builders Camp Lifetime costs less than one year of Product Faculty, and less than one year of any annual plan on this page, including AI Product Academy's Fellowship at its first-100-seats price. At the same rate, twelve months of Builders Camp Monthly also costs less than one year of Product Faculty. The two catalogues are sized differently, so this sets year against year and payment against payment, not course against bootcamp.

Beyond the headline number, what changes is how often you pay: Builders Camp Lifetime is one payment, while Product Faculty, AI Product Academy's Fellowship, Reforge and Product School's memberships renew every year. For the wider price range by format, see how much a product management bootcamp costs.

Can you start without waiting for a cohort?

With Builders Camp, yes. Bootcamps run live in cohorts and are also available fully self-paced. Each bootcamp runs 1 or 2 weeks: a live 2-hour lecture, self-paced microlessons, a practical challenge, a 1-hour live Q&A masterclass and a graded final quiz. You can join the live session, watch the recording or go straight to the self-paced version.

Product Faculty teaches in cohorts with set start dates. Format: Live instructor-led cohorts with recordings, weekly live workshops and a capstone per certification. Length: 3 to 6 weeks per certification; 4 to 6 hours a week. AI Product Academy: Live cohorts on Maven, 4-hour and 1-day workshops, and one in-person Stanford workshop; recordings with lifetime access. Maven: Live cohort courses on Zoom with recordings, usually 2 to 6 weeks; also 1-day workshops and some self-paced courses with office hours, with each instructor setting the times. Product School: 3 weeks per certification: 6 live sessions of 2 hours (12 live hours), or a Saturday format.

Which options teach hands-on AI building?

All six list AI courses; the difference is which named tools you build with, and what it costs. Builders Camp: Bootcamps on Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable, AI agents and vibe coding, among others, all included in the Membership.

Product Faculty: Courses include AI Product Management, AI-Native PM with Claude, Agentic Engineering and AI Evals. AI Product Academy: Tools taught include Claude Code, Lovable, Google AI Studio, the Claude and OpenAI APIs, MCP and n8n. Maven: The Claude Code for product managers category lists 10 cohort courses and 3 workshops; tools named on course pages include Claude Code, Codex, Lovable, MCP and n8n, each sold as a separate course. Product School: Live certifications in Claude Code for PMs, Vibe Coding, Codex for PMs, Agentic Workflows and Loops, AI Evals and AI Product Management. Reforge: Live AI courses listed: AI Transformation, AI Productivity, AI Evals, AI Prototyping, AI Strategy, AI Product Leadership and AI Growth.

Entry requirements differ too. Builders Camp: No stated prerequisites to join: no prior product management experience or coding skills required at platform level. If you are aiming at an AI product role, how to become an AI product manager sets out the skills to build first, and whether an AI product manager certification is worth it covers how much weight a certificate carries once you have it.

Where can you get 1:1 mentorship?

Product Faculty's 1:1 contact comes through capstone feedback: No standing 1:1 mentorship listed; the Fellowship includes 1:1 capstone feedback from faculty, and the Teams page lists 1:1 coaching. At Builders Camp, 1:1 sessions come with both plans, booked with the practitioners who lead the bootcamps: 1:1 mentorship included: book sessions with 40+ mentors and directors, subject to availability.

AI Product Academy: AI PM 101 includes 5 hours of 1:1 time with a software engineer; the AI PM Bootcamp includes a mentor and 3 hours of 1:1 time with software engineers; the Fellowship includes two 1:1 sessions with Marily Nika. Maven leaves it to each instructor: Set by each course, not a platform feature; for example, the AI PM Bootcamp (Marily Nika) includes a mentor and 3 hours of 1:1 time with software engineers. Product School: No 1:1 mentorship or coaching listed in any tier on the pricing page. Reforge: No 1:1 mentorship listed on the pricing or membership pages.

When is Product Faculty still the right pick?

When your employer covers a yearly plan and you only want AI product topics, taught in cohorts. Product Faculty's instructors: Named practitioners at OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Uber, teaching in a personal capacity. Its certificate: One certificate per course, awarded after a faculty-reviewed capstone (a working AI product, a demo video and an AI PRD). For someone on an employer budget who can wait for the next cohort date, that is a reasonable way to spend $5,000 a year, renews automatically unless cancelled.

If the yearly renewal is what gives you pause, Builders Camp Lifetime is paid once: €749 one-time for all 40+ bootcamps, live and self-paced, with 1:1 mentorship subject to availability, and nothing billed again next year. Every head-to-head page is listed on the compare hub.

40+ bootcamps · €749 one-time

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Frequently asked questions

What does Product Faculty cost?

Product Faculty's AI Builder Fellowship, as of 29 September 2026: $5,000 a year, renews automatically unless cancelled. Billing: Annual, auto-renewing; interest-free payment plans offered (instalment amounts not published). Builders Camp covers all 40+ bootcamps for €749 one-time (Lifetime) or €249 a month (Monthly), sales tax included.

Is Product Faculty the same as AI Product Academy?

No, they are separate providers with similar yearly bundles. Product Faculty: "The AI Builder Fellowship": a yearly membership with access to 8 certification courses. AI Product Academy: Dr. Marily Nika's AI product management courses, sold and run on Maven, plus a yearly Builder Fellowship bundle. Its Fellowship costs $5,000 a year, renews yearly; $3,550 a year for the first 100 seats.

Which alternatives let me pay for a single course?

Maven: $499 to $2,700 per course, across the AI and product courses sampled. AI Product Academy: $749 to $2,500 per course on the Maven course pages checked; a yearly Builder Fellowship bundling the courses is also sold, at $5,000 a year. Product School: $2,999 one-time for one live certification. Builders Camp takes a different route: one payment covers every bootcamp, €749 one-time (Lifetime) or €249 a month (Monthly), sales tax included.

Which Product Faculty alternative has 1:1 mentorship?

Builders Camp: 1:1 mentorship included: book sessions with 40+ mentors and directors, subject to availability, in both Membership plans. AI Product Academy: AI PM 101 includes 5 hours of 1:1 time with a software engineer; the AI PM Bootcamp includes a mentor and 3 hours of 1:1 time with software engineers; the Fellowship includes two 1:1 sessions with Marily Nika. On Maven it depends on the course: Set by each course, not a platform feature; for example, the AI PM Bootcamp (Marily Nika) includes a mentor and 3 hours of 1:1 time with software engineers. Product Faculty: No standing 1:1 mentorship listed; the Fellowship includes 1:1 capstone feedback from faculty, and the Teams page lists 1:1 coaching. Reforge and Product School list none.

Is Builders Camp a good fit if I am new to product management?

Yes: No stated prerequisites to join: no prior product management experience or coding skills required at platform level. Product Faculty describes its audience as: PMs, engineers, designers, founders and executives; the FAQ says "You do not need to be technical". Product School sets a higher bar for some AI build courses: The Vibe Coding page says "This is not an entry level course" and "Completion of AI Product Management Certification is strongly advised".

Which alternative is best for learning to build with AI?

Builders Camp has a bootcamp per tool, all in the same Membership: Bootcamps on Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable, AI agents and vibe coding, among others. Product Faculty: Courses include AI Product Management, AI-Native PM with Claude, Agentic Engineering and AI Evals. AI Product Academy: Tools taught include Claude Code, Lovable, Google AI Studio, the Claude and OpenAI APIs, MCP and n8n. Product School: Live certifications in Claude Code for PMs, Vibe Coding, Codex for PMs, Agentic Workflows and Loops, AI Evals and AI Product Management.

Can I start without waiting for a cohort?

At Builders Camp, yes: Bootcamps run live in cohorts and are also available fully self-paced. Product Faculty: Live instructor-led cohorts with recordings, weekly live workshops and a capstone per certification. Maven: Live cohort courses on Zoom with recordings, usually 2 to 6 weeks; also 1-day workshops and some self-paced courses with office hours.

What does it take to earn each certificate?

Product Faculty: One certificate per course, awarded after a faculty-reviewed capstone (a working AI product, a demo video and an AI PRD). Builders Camp: LinkedIn-integrated, uniquely identified certificate per completed bootcamp; stays accessible after you cancel; each bootcamp ends with a hands-on practical challenge and a graded final quiz.

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Sources and method

Every fact about another provider on this page is taken from that provider's own public pages (for ownership news, the acquirer's announcement or a public filing), named below with the date each was checked; prices were checked on 28 September 2026. Facts about Builders Camp come from our own published pricing and terms. The table holds facts only; judgement is kept to the labelled sections. We use no competitor logos or screenshots. If anything here is wrong or out of date, email hey@builderscamp.com and we will check it and correct the page.

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  • Product Faculty: productfaculty.com/courses/, checked 29 September 2026
  • AI Product Academy: maven.com/marily-nika, checked 28 September 2026
  • AI Product Academy: maven.com/marily-nika/ai-pm-bootcamp, checked 28 September 2026
  • AI Product Academy: aiproduct.com, checked 28 September 2026
  • AI Product Academy: maven.com/marily-nika/ai-product-management, checked 28 September 2026
  • Maven: maven.com/jules-boiteux/claude-code-for-pms, checked 29 September 2026
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  • Product School: productschool.com/certifications, checked 28 September 2026
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  • Reforge: reforge.com/pricing, checked 28 September 2026
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  • Product School: productschool.com/certifications/vibe-coding, checked 29 September 2026

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Andre Albuquerque

Andre Albuquerque

CEO of Builders Camp, SuperOperator, and other companies. Building products.

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