13 Best IT Fundamentals Courses on Coursera
We compared 13 IT Fundamentals courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 12 of them teach the subject directly and 1 are built around a certification exam. 4 come from a named university or institution, including IBM, Johns Hopkins University and University of California San Diego. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 13
- Price range
- $49.00 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 13 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "it fundamentals" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $49.00 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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IT Fundamentals for Business Profiles: Software development
Offered by Universitat Politècnica de València
This course belongs to a five-part introductory program in Business Information Systems, created to open the door to the fascinating realm of Information Technology. The program is aimed at professionals from non-technic...
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IT Fundamentals for Cybersecurity
Offered by IBM
There are a growing number of exciting, well-paying jobs in today’s security industry that do not require a traditional college degree. Forbes estimates that there will be as many as 3.5 million unfilled positions in the...
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Information Technology (IT) and Cloud Fundamentals
Offered by IBM
In today’s connected world, core knowledge of IT hardware, software, networking, cybersecurity, and cloud technologies is vital for almost every function, or role within an organization. Adding storage, updating an opera...
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Healthcare IT Support
Offered by Johns Hopkins University
Are you looking to get your foot in the door as a Healthcare IT Support specialist? Do you want to solve technical problems for healthcare professionals and health system employees? Have you always wanted to enter an in-...
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Number Theory and Cryptography
Offered by University of California San Diego
A prominent expert in the number theory Godfrey Hardy described it in the beginning of 20th century as one of the most obviously useless branches of Pure Mathematics”. Just 30 years after his death, an algorithm for encr...
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Introduction to Computer Information Systems
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This Specialization is intended for anyone seeking to learn basic computer skills. Through 3 courses, you will study computer hardware, software, and data safety. You will also learn about digital literacy and productivi...
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Intro to AWS - Your First Steps in Cloud Computing
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
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Cloud Computing Primer for Semi-tech and Business Learners
Offered by Codio
This specialization is intended for semi-technical and business learners who seek to develop a fundamental foundation of cloud computing. In these three courses, you will cover the three main models of cloud computing: S...
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pfSense 2.4.4: Open Source Firewall
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
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Preparation for CompTIA A+ Certification
Offered by IBM
This specialization is your gateway to a thriving career in the dynamic field of Information Technology (IT). In today’s technology-driven world, IT professionals equipped with the knowledge and expertise to maintain, tr...
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CompTIA A+ Certification Core 1 (220-1101)
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
$49.00listed price -
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Fundamentos TIC para negocios: Ciberseguridad
Offered by Universitat Politècnica de València
Esta es el quinto de una serie de cursos de introducción al uso de sistemas de información en las empresas, diseñada en base al temario del examen USA CLEP Sistemas de Información y Aplicaciones Informáticas que te intro...
$49.00listed price -
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Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 Exam Prep
Offered by Microsoft
Learners who complete this program will receive a 50% discount voucher to take the AZ-900 Certification Exam. Cloud computing is rapidly expanding into all areas of businesses, creating new and exciting career opportunit...
$49.00listed price
Best IT Fundamentals Courses on Coursera compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 13 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $30.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including IBM, Johns Hopkins University and University of California San Diego — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Courses versus exam preparation
1 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching IT Fundamentals from scratch. They are the right choice only if you already know the material and want to pass a specific exam; if you are starting out, pick one of the taught courses first and come back to exam preparation afterwards.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 30 August 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.