Alura review
Updated September 30, 2026 · AcademyCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
Alura suits learners who want a Brazilian subscription covering coding, data and business rather than buying courses separately. Its subscription plan starts at BRL 170, and a catalog of 2,313 courses is what keeps members studying past the money-back window of 7 days.
Key facts
- Best for
- Alura for Brazilian learners who want coding, data and business in a single subscription starting at BRL 170.
- Price from
- R$170 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Free tier
- No (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Money-back period
- 7 days (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Platform type
- Subscription (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Number of courses
- 2,313 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Access period
- 24 months (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Graded assessments
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Offline downloads
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Team plan
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- AOVS Sistemas de Informática S.A. (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- Brazil (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Founded
- 2013 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Chat, Community, Email, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Subjects
- Business, Coding, Data, Design, It, Languages
- Certificate types
- Completion
- Official website
- alura.com.br
Apps and profiles
- Get the app
- Google Play
- Elsewhere
- LinkedInXinstagram.comyoutube.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- The subscription plan starts at BRL 170 and opens 2,313 courses, so a single payment buys the library rather than one title.
- Courses include assessments and offline download, so progress is checked and lessons travel with you.
- A team plan is available, so an employer can buy seats for a group instead of per learner.
- The catalog spans business, coding and data, which keeps coding and data learners alongside business, design and languages.
Cons
- There is no free tier, so anyone wanting to browse a platform before paying looks elsewhere: Hotmart lists entry prices of $0.
- The money-back period is 7 days, well under the 14 day period typical across the site, so a rushed sign-up is harder to undo.
- Certificates are completion certificates only (completion), so anyone chasing a professional credential has a clearer route at DRCertifications, where certification pricing starts at $19.99.
- Support runs on chat, community and email, with no phone line in that list, so urgent billing or access questions wait for chat or email.
Who it suits
- Learners in Brazil who want coding, data and business courses under one subscription rather than a specialist per subject.
- People who study where the connection is unreliable, since offline download is included.
- Employers buying for a group, as a team plan is available.
Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone who needs a professional or regulated certificate: DRCertifications starts at $19.99 and centers on certification exams.
- Learners who want a free way in before deciding: Hotmart lists entry prices of $0, so no subscription is needed to browse.
- Fitness and nutrition trainees after a vocational route: Academy for Health and Fitness starts at £25.
What you get free
Alura has no free tier, so there is no free sample of the catalog before you pay. The nearest safety net is the money-back period of 7 days, short enough that you should read course pages and watch lessons before the window closes rather than after. Learners who want to try a platform without paying will not find that here, so compare how other brands handle a first visit before settling on a subscription. The short guarantee also means the renewal terms on the plan matter more than the entry figure: a subscription is a commitment, and the figure that follows the first cycle is the one that shapes the total.
How it compares on our data
On our ranking of brands, Alura sits at position 120 of 159 for the money-back period, which says the guarantee is modest rather than generous. Entry price looks similar: position 86 of 220. Both are middle-of-the-table placements, so Alura is neither the cheapest subscription on the list nor the strictest on refunds. For a reader weighing entry and renewal, that middle ground pushes the decision onto the catalog and the subjects rather than onto a headline price. Read the renewal figure on the subscription plan before you pay, since the ranking reflects the entry price only.
Core features
The subscription gives access to 2,313 courses for 24 months, so one payment covers a long stretch of study instead of a single title. There is no free tier on the plan, and the money-back period of 7 days is the only trial offered. Courses include assessments, so completion is checked rather than simply marked as watched, and offline download is included so lessons travel with you when the connection does not. A team plan is available for organisations buying seats for several people. Together these make Alura closer to a broad library you subscribe to than to a marketplace where each course is bought on its own.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Alura cost?+
Alura sells access as a subscription, and the subscription plan starts at BRL 170. That is the entry figure for the plan, not a price per course. Because access runs as a subscription, the renewal figure on that same plan matters as much as the entry figure, so weigh both before you commit.
Is there a free tier or free trial at Alura?+
There is no free tier at Alura. The only trial on offer is the money-back period of 7 days, which starts when you pay for the subscription plan. If you want to look at courses without paying anything, Hotmart lists entry prices of $0, so browsing there costs nothing.
What does the Alura subscription include?+
A subscription covers 2,313 courses for 24 months across business, coding and data. Courses include assessments, so progress gets checked rather than simply marked as watched, and offline download is included for studying where the connection is weak. There is no free tier, so the catalog opens once you pay.
Does Alura give you a certificate?+
Alura issues completion certificates, which is the type listed under completion. It does not list professional or degree certificates, so if a job application needs a regulated credential, DRCertifications is the clearer route, with certification pricing starting at $19.99.
How do you get help at Alura?+
Support runs through chat, community and email, so help comes by chat, email, a community and a help centre. There is no phone line, which means billing or access problems wait for a written reply. For quick answers, the help centre and the community usually move faster than email.
Is Alura only for tech learners?+
The catalog is wide: business, coding and data all sit under the subscription plan. Coding and data sit alongside business, design, IT and languages, so moving toward data does not mean giving up the rest. Learners after a purely vocational fitness route would look at Academy for Health and Fitness, starting at £25.
Can a company buy Alura for a team?+
Yes. A team plan is available, so an employer can buy access for several people rather than arranging a separate subscription for each learner. The catalog of 2,313 courses and 24 month access apply, and group pricing is arranged apart from the entry figure of BRL 170.
Who is behind Alura?+
Alura is operated by AOVS Sistemas de Informática S.A., registered in Brazil, and has been running since 2013. That matters on a subscription you pay for repeatedly: the legal entity and its home country are the party you are contracting with if a billing or refund question goes unresolved.
Sources
- alura.com.br checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Money-back period, Price from, Support channels
- alura.com.br/como-funciona checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Free tier, Offline downloads, Platform type, Subjects
“Programacao, IA, UX e Design, Front-end, Mobile, Dados, DevOps e Inovacao e Gestao”
- alura.com.br/empresas checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Team plan
- alura.com.br/planos-cursos-online checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Access period, Certificate types, Number of courses
“Certificado em cada curso”
- alura.com.br/sobre checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Founded
- alura.com.br/termos-de-uso checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Graded assessments, Headquarters, Legal entity
“respondera aos questionarios, testes, avaliacoes e exames”
Compiled from 6 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
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