Udacity review
Updated September 30, 2026 · AcademyCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
Udacity suits learners who want an assessed subscription catalogue of tech courses and can start on the free tier without paying. It runs 97 courses across coding, data and it, issues completion certificates under completion, and handles help through help centre and community rather than a phone line.
Key facts
- Best for
- A free tier start on a subscription catalogue of assessed tech courses, with team buying available.
- Free tier
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Platform type
- Subscription (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Number of courses
- 97 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Course languages
- English (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Graded assessments
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Team plan
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Help-centre, Community (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Subjects
- Coding, Data, It, Business
- Certificate types
- Completion
- Official website
- udacity.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- A free tier is included, so a learner can sample the courses before paying anything. Piknik has no free tier, which leaves this the easier entry on the list.
- The catalogue runs to 97 courses across coding, data and it, with listings in English, so the material stays consistent for English readers.
- Assessments are part of the courses, matching 98.9% of the sites listed, so work is marked rather than left to self checking.
- A team plan is available, as at 99.4% of the sites listed, which makes it workable for an employer buying for a group of learners.
- Access is bundled into a subscription covering 97 courses, while the median monthly charge across the sites listed is €18.59 and the median yearly charge is €145.48.
Cons
- Support runs on help centre and community only, so there is no phone line or live chat to turn to when a payment or project question stalls, while phone support appears for 52% of the sites listed.
- Certificates are completion certificates under completion, so a learner who needs a professional award or university credit is not served by what a course ends with, and professional certificates appear for 50.6% of the sites listed.
- Every course is listed in English, so a learner who works in another language has no second option to switch to here.
Who it suits
- Learners who want assessed tech courses and can start on the free tier before committing to a subscription.
- Employers and study groups, since a team plan is available for buying across a group of learners.
- Readers who want a price baseline: the median monthly charge across the sites listed is €18.59 and the median yearly charge is €145.48.
Who should look elsewhere
- Learners who need a professional or credit bearing certificate, since completion covers completion only, while DRCertifications is a curated list for buyers who want picked content instead.
- Buyers who want many sellers in a single place, since Hotmart is a marketplace and Udacity is a subscription covering 97 courses.
- Learners who want the opposite of a free tier: Piknik has no free tier, while this platform includes one, so the two land on opposite sides of the entry question.
Core features
The core set is short. There is a free tier, so you can start on the material before paying anything, and the catalogue behind it holds 97 courses. Assessments are part of the courses, which matters for anyone who wants their work marked rather than self checked. A team plan is available, so a company or a study group can put a group of learners on a single purchase. Those three cover the entry price, the standard of marking and the group buyer, which is where most of the decision sits.
How Udacity compares
Frequently asked questions
What does a month on Udacity cost?+
Udacity runs on a subscription, so what readers weigh is the subscription rather than a per course price. Across the sites listed here, the median monthly charge is €18.59 and the median yearly charge is €145.48. In the coding and data group those medians are €29.05 and €180.
How does the yearly cost compare with the monthly one?+
The entry figure and the yearly figure are listed separately, and they are rarely the same shape. The median monthly charge across the sites listed is €18.59 while the median yearly charge is €145.48. In the online course platforms group the yearly median is €169, and the median subscription charge is €71.91.
Is there a free tier, and what does it cover?+
A free tier is included, so you can look at the material before paying. Piknik, listed as an alternative here, has no free tier, and that is the sharpest difference on this list. The free tier is the sensible place to judge a subscription before committing to a longer run.
What certificate do learners finish with?+
A completion certificate, listed under completion. That is the certificate type the courses carry, so a learner chasing a professional award or university credit would look elsewhere. Across the sites listed, professional certificates appear for 50.6%, so this is a real gap in the offer.
How large is the catalogue and what does it cover?+
The catalogue holds 97 courses, drawn from coding, data and it, and the listings are in English. That is a tighter list than a marketplace such as Hotmart, whose platform type is marketplace, so a reader who values range over focus has a different option to weigh.
Can a company buy for a team?+
A team plan is available, so an employer or a study group can pay for a group of learners together. Team plans are close to standard, appearing for 99.4% of the sites listed, so the useful question is what a seat includes and how long access lasts rather than whether the option exists.
What support is there when a lesson does not make sense?+
Support runs on help centre and community, a help centre and a community, with no phone line or live chat in the mix. Phone support appears for 52% of the sites listed, so a reader who wants a person on the end of a line is looking at a thinner service here.
How does a subscription compare with a marketplace or curated list?+
Udacity is a subscription, which puts the catalogue behind a single payment rather than a per course sale. Hotmart runs as a marketplace and DRCertifications as a curated, so a buyer can weigh bundled access against picked content or seller choice. About 40.1% of the sites listed share that model.
Sources
- support.udacity.com/hc/en-us checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Support channels
“Learner Community”
- udacity.com checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Subjects
“School of Data Science”
- udacity.com/about-us checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Team plan, Number of courses
“For Businesses”
- udacity.com/course/data-analyst-nanodegree--nd002 checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Graded assessments, Certificate types, Course languages, Platform type
“Project submissions reviewed by industry professionals”
- udacity.com/pricing checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Free tier
“Start building AI skills for free”
Compiled from 5 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: Price from, Money-back period.
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Udacity
A free tier start on a subscription catalogue of assessed tech courses, with team buying available.