Vulkos vs Doulos
Doulos is a long-established provider of instructor-led technical training for engineers. Vulkos is a self-paced platform where you learn chip design by doing it in the browser. They solve different problems, and some teams use both.
At a glance
| Vulkos | Doulos | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Self-paced interactive lessons and labs in the browser | Instructor-led training courses |
| Aimed at | Students, self-taught learners and university courses | Professional engineers and engineering teams |
| Install | Nothing to install: the toolchain runs on our servers | Depends on the course |
| Start | The first three modules of the flagship course need no account | Book a course |
| Tooling | Open-source tools: LibreLane, Yosys, OpenROAD and others | Depends on the course |
Choose Doulos if
- You want a live instructor and a structured classroom or virtual course.
- Your team needs training on commercial tools and flows.
- Your employer is paying for professional development.
Choose Vulkos if
- You want to start now, at your own pace, without booking anything.
- You want to practise on a real open-source flow from your own laptop.
- You are a university adding hands-on labs to a course you already teach.
Doulos is a separate product that we do not own. This page describes it from public information as we understand it, and may be out of date. Check their site for current details.