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I am in a good position to compare them as I am using Elans full pack now and have used Schwesers full pack on my last attempt.
The Elan vs Schweser is a close comparison. Comparing them one on one
Elan’s study notes are slightly better than schweser both in structure and content but have no questions (you get practice questions seperately on their website) but schweser’s concept checkers are no good.
their lecture videos are more detailed than schweser but some people find them too long and boring so I would say they are equal
the review book of elan called the 11th hour is much better for reviewing than the seceret sauce and this is the consensus opinion
their mock’s although only two are better than the schweser practice exams becuse they are less calculation intensive questions than schweser. And thus are more like the actual exam ( I have attempted the CFA level 1 before) but schweser gives more questions to practice.
Question bank is one product that Elan does not have and it is probably schweser’s speciality. Schweser qbank is good.
So overall if we exclude the qbank Elan is better but if you value the qbank more than schweser wins.
BUT if we consider the prices there is a huge difference schweser’s full pack costs some 4 to 5 times of elans full pack. Even if we exclude the qbank, Schweser still costs atleast twice that of Elan. And if you have failed before you get further discounts from elan.