15 Best Automation Courses for Beginners
We compared 15 Automation courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $9.99 to $199.00. 6 come from a named university or institution, including Duke University, Arizona State University and University of Colorado Boulder. 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
- 15
- Price range
- $9.99 – $199.00
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, matched to "automation" 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 $9.99 to $199.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to Network Automation
Offered by Cisco Learning and Certifications
Modern networks are shifting from manual CLI management to automated, API-driven operations—and this course shows you how to make that transition with confidence. Designed for network engineers, systems engineers, networ...
$49.00listed price -
2
Ansible Automation: From Fundamentals to Enterprise
Offered by Board Infinity
This specialization takes you from the foundations of IT automation to advanced enterprise-scale deployments using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. You will learn to create and manage playbooks, roles, and inventorie...
$49.00listed price -
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Automation anywhere 360 / A2019 tutorial from scratch 10+ hr
What you will learn ?Learn complete Automation anywhere A2019/ A360 & V11 from scratchAutomation anywhere real-time examplesLearn how to develop a bot like professional developer A360.Automation anywhere All packages...
$19.99listed price -
4
n8n + AI for Beginners - Business Automation Essentials
Master n8n - Automations, AI Agents, Workflows & Real-World Systems — From Beginner to ProUnlock the full power of n8n to automate your work, build agentic AI workflows, run your own VPS setup, and design robust, error-r...
$39.99listed price -
5
Make.com for Beginners: LinkedIn Post Automation With GPT-4
Offered by Coursera
Did you know that automating LinkedIn posts can streamline your content strategy and save valuable time? This Guided Project is designed to help social media managers and marketers effectively use Make.com for automating...
$9.99listed price -
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Introduction to GitHub Actions
Offered by Duke University
GitHub Actions allows you to automate your software development workflows and seamlessly integrate with GitHub. This 2-hour long project will guide you through the fundamentals of GitHub Actions, helping you leverage its...
$9.99listed price -
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Introduction to Python
Offered by Arizona State University
In today’s society, uses for new technologies are broadening in scope and revolutionizing the world. Many new technologies automate redundant tasks so people may complete tasks of greater priority. These new automated te...
$49.00listed price -
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Hashicorp Terraform – Introduction to Infrastructure as Code
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...
$49.00listed price -
9
Introduction to Python and Google Colab Fundamentals
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...
$49.00listed price -
10
BiteSize Python for Absolute Beginners: Flow Controls
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This course focuses on mastering Python’s control flow mechanisms, including branching, looping, and functions. It covers essential concepts such as making decisions with if, if-else, and if-elif-else structures (branchi...
$49.00listed price -
11
Introduction to AI Agent in Accounting
Offered by Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
The course is designed for accountants and auditors with little or no technical background. Across four modules, learners move from a real-world story that shows why AI agents matter, to how agents think, to how agent wo...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Scripting in Python
Offered by Rice University
Developed by Rice University's world-class Computer Science & Data Science faculty, this specialization is intended for beginners who would like to master essential programming skills. Through four courses, you will cove...
$49.00listed price -
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Fundamentals of Python
Offered by SDA Bocconi School of Management
We will equip you with everything you need to properly start using Python in your daily work activities. You will learn how to install Python and work with it through different graphical front-ends. You will then learn h...
$199.00listed price -
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Introduction to AI for Beginners
Offered by SkillsBooster Academy
Unlock the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with this practical course designed to transform your productivity, creativity, and decision-making. In this course, you'll learn the fundamentals of AI, including Generat...
$49.00listed price -
15
Terraform Fundamentals: Architecture & Core Utilities
Offered by Packt
This course provides an in-depth look into Terraform's core concepts, including architecture, state management, and the HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). You will learn how to use HCL to define infrastructure and l...
$49.00listed price
Best Automation Courses for Beginners 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 15 priced courses on this page run from $9.99 to $199.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $189.01. That is a wide gap for one subject. 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, Udemy and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 6 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Duke University, Arizona State University and University of Colorado Boulder — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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 18 September 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.