Coursesonline.co.uk review
Updated September 30, 2026 · AcademyCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
Coursesonline.co.uk suits learners who want coding, data, IT, business and design courses gathered from many providers in a single place, with assessments in the listings. Entry is priced at £80 a course, which puts the site at 140 out of 220 brands on entry price, so treat it as a mid-market choice.
Key facts
- Best for
- A single place to scan coding, data, IT, business and design courses before committing to a purchase.
- Price from
- £80 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Free tier
- No (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Platform type
- Marketplace (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Graded assessments
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Candlefox Limited (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Subjects
- Business, Coding, Data, Design, It
- Official website
- coursesonline.co.uk
Apps and profiles
- Elsewhere
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Pros and cons
Pros
- A marketplace sets courses from many providers beside each other, and the catalogue covers business, coding and data.
- The courses listed include assessments, so the work is marked rather than left to the learner alone.
- DRCertifications lists from $19.99 in dollars, while the entry price here of £80 avoids a currency step for local buyers.
- Coding and data dominate their own field at 78.2% and 64.4%, and both appear in the business, coding and data list here.
Cons
- There is no free tier, so a purchase comes before any sampling of the catalogue.
- Support runs on email and help centre only, so no phone line sits behind the platform.
- Coursesonline.co.uk starts at £80, above the €18.59 typical monthly figure across the brands compared, and Hotmart lists from $0, so this is not the cheapest way to sample a platform.
Who it suits
- Learners who want business, coding and data side by side instead of searching provider by provider.
- People who care that the work is marked, since assessments are part of the courses listed here.
- Buyers who can pay at the point of purchase, given the absent free tier and an entry price of £80.
Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone who wants a free look before paying: Hotmart lists from $0, while Coursesonline.co.uk has no free tier.
- Buyers who need phone support or one named provider behind the course, since support runs on email and help centre and the site is a marketplace.
- Learners on a tighter budget after a single field: Academy for Health and Fitness lists from £25 against £80 here.
Core features
The first questions buyers ask of any course platform are what can be tried before paying and whether the work is marked. Coursesonline.co.uk answers the second: assessments are part of the courses listed, so what you buy carries assessed tasks rather than passive video. The answer on the first is plain. There is no free tier, so a purchase comes before any sampling. Expect to pay from the outset, and expect assessed work sitting inside the course itself.
The company behind it
The site is operated by Candlefox Limited, a company based in the United Kingdom, so the terms, complaints route and refund promises a buyer relies on sit with a company in that country rather than an unnamed intermediary. Support runs on email and help centre. Written questions go by email, and the help centre carries published answers for self-paced study at any hour. Neither channel is voice, so a learner who wants a phone conversation should plan around writing instead.
How Coursesonline.co.uk compares
Frequently asked questions
What does a course cost to start with?+
A single course starts at £80 on Coursesonline.co.uk, and you buy courses individually rather than paying for a membership of the whole site. For context, the typical monthly figure across the brands compared here is €18.59, and the annual midpoint is €145.48. A single course can therefore sit below a year of access elsewhere.
Can I try courses before paying anything?+
There is no free tier on Coursesonline.co.uk, so a purchase comes before any sampling. Because the site is a marketplace, the fee you meet belongs to the provider whose course you have opened, and the lowest of those is £80. Budget for a course at a time rather than browsing free previews.
Which subjects are covered?+
The catalogue is organised around business, coding and data. Coding and data are the strongest fields in this group, at 78.2% and 64.4% of the brands in the coding and data comparison, so the technical side of the list carries the most choice. Business and design sit alongside them for less technical study.
Who is behind the site?+
Coursesonline.co.uk is operated by Candlefox Limited, based in the United Kingdom, so UK buyers contract with a company in that country and the terms and complaints route follow local rules. That company runs the framework the marketplace works on, while each provider sets its own course fees and the pace of its own catalogue.
How do I get help once I have bought?+
Support runs on email and help centre. That means written questions by email and a help centre for published answers, which works well for self-paced study at any hour. Neither of those channels is voice, so a learner who needs a phone conversation should plan around writing instead.
Are the courses assessed or just video?+
The courses listed on Coursesonline.co.uk do include assessments, so what you pay for carries assessed tasks rather than video left unwatched. Fees start at £80 and the site runs as a marketplace, so the assessment set belongs to the individual course page. Check the listing for what is marked before you commit.
How does the entry price compare with the alternatives?+
Coursesonline.co.uk starts at £80. DRCertifications lists from $19.99 in dollars, Academy for Health and Fitness from £25 in pounds, and Hotmart from $0. A lower entry figure does not widen the catalogue, and the subjects listed here run to business, coding and data.
Do I pay a subscription or per course?+
Coursesonline.co.uk is a marketplace, so £80 is the price of a course rather than a membership that unlocks the whole catalogue. For comparison, 40.1% of the brands on the site are subscriptions and 4.3% are marketplaces. Prices are set per course, so the entry figure is the number to weigh at the point of purchase.
Sources
- coursesonline.co.uk checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Subjects
“Coding, Data Analytics, Data Science, IT, Business, Design”
- coursesonline.co.uk/contact checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Platform type, Support channels
“CoursesOnline is a course comparison service”
- coursesonline.co.uk/course-listing/front-end-developer-le... checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Graded assessments, Free tier, Price from
“Assessment - 3 Portfolio projects”
- coursesonline.co.uk/privacy checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Headquarters
“116 Upper St, London, N1 1QP, United Kingdom”
- coursesonline.co.uk/terms checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Legal entity
“Candlefox Limited trading as CoursesOnline.co.uk”
Compiled from 5 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: Money-back period.
Related by the facts
Coursesonline.co.uk
A single place to scan coding, data, IT, business and design courses before committing to a purchase.