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15 Best Database Courses for Beginners

We compared 15 Database courses currently listed on Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 13 of them teach the subject directly and 2 are built around a certification exam. 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
$19.99 – $199.99
Providers
Udemy
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Udemy, matched to "database" 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 $19.99 to $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Database and SQL for Beginners

    This course covers the following topics:What is a DatabaseDBMS and RDBMSRelational Database Terminology - Primary key, Foreign key etc.Structured Query Language (SQL)Types of SQL commands - DDL, DCL, DML and QueryHow to...

    $29.99
    listed price
  2. 2
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade C Lowest price here

    SQL for Beginners | Learn Database for ASP.NET Developers

    This course on SQL for Beginners is designed for those who want to enhance their data management skills, especially for ASP.NET development. You'll go through a structured 30-day learning path that takes you from the bas...

    $19.99
    listed price
  3. 3
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    PHP for Beginners: PDO, MySQL, phpMyAdmin

    Welcome to PHP, PDO and MySQL for Beginners!This course is intended for those who wish to develop their understanding and skills in PHP and MySQL in order to develop data driven websites.Every line of code is explained a...

    $44.99
    listed price
  4. 4
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    SQL & PostgreSQL for Beginners: Learn the SQL Fundamentals

    Learn one of the most in-demand skills in tech industry in 2021!SQL, also known as Structured Query Language is a computer language that is designed to store, manage, manipulate, and extract data from a database. Learnin...

    $94.99
    listed price
  5. 5
    Udemy Bootcamp Grade C

    The Complete PL/SQL Bootcamp : "Beginner to Advanced PL/SQL"

    Latest Course Updates: (Dec, 2025) : Installing Oracle Database 23 AI section was added! (Brand New!)(Aug 2025) : "Oracle-Supplied PL/SQL Packages" section was added!(May 2025): "Using Dynamic SQL &am...

    $199.99
    listed price
  6. 6
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Become a PHP Pro: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners 2024

    Welcome to the PHP for Beginners course, the perfect starting point for anyone looking to learn the ins and outs of PHP. This comprehensive course is designed to take you from absolute beginner to proficient PHP develope...

    $84.99
    listed price
  7. 7
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Learn Laravel 5.5 From Scratch

    We will be using version 5.5 of laravel, covering a couple of features, the easiest ones as we go, until you cope with the framework, then at last there will be a whole section which consists of all available features o...

    $129.99
    listed price
  8. 8
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Hands-On Introduction to NoSQL with MongoDB

    Welcome to Hands-On Introduction to NoSQL with MongoDB — a beginner-friendly and practical course designed to help you understand what NoSQL is, how MongoDB works, and how to start using it in official GUI, as well as fr...

    $19.99
    listed price
  9. 9
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Python for Beginner Oracle DBA: From SQL to Python

    Overview:Do you know that Python is a programming language which is interesting and easy to learn even for people from non coding background? Python is the growing high level language in the market which is chosen by tod...

    $199.99
    listed price
  10. 10
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Django 3: Beginners Guide to Build a betting prototype.

    Django is a fantastic web framework built with the Python programming language. With Django you can create websites and web apps very quickly and efficiently.Django was created by very experienced developers who have bui...

    $19.99
    listed price
  11. 11
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    AWS Fundamentals for The Absolute Beginners - Hands-On

    Are you ready to explore the exciting world of cloud computing with Amazon Web Services (AWS)? "AWS Fundamentals for The Absolute Beginners: Hands-On Labs & Practical Insights" is designed to help you build a solid found...

    $49.99
    listed price
  12. 12
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    MySQL Workbench Tutorial for Beginners

    Welcome to our MySQL Workbench Course!In this Video Course, learn MySQL Workbench and its concepts. Workbench is a UI i.e. a graphical tool for working with MySQL Servers and Databases. MySQL is an open-source relational...

    $19.99
    listed price
  13. 13
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Mastering SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) From Scratch

    The course walks you through building SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports from the ground up using SQL Server 2017. You’ll learn how to design tabular and matrix layouts, work with datasets, and apply expression...

    $49.99
    listed price
  14. 14
    Udemy Certificate Certification prep Grade B

    [DP-900] Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals DP900 exam

    Are you ready to ace the Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900) exam?Put your knowledge to the test with our comprehensive DP-900 Practice Exam Course! This course is designed to simulate the real exam experience, fe...

    $49.99
    listed price
  15. 15
    Udemy Certificate Certification prep Grade B

    (FC0-U71) CompTIA - IT Fundamentals (ITF+)

    The CompTIA IT Fundamentals (ITF+) FC0-U61 exam will certify the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to identify and explain the basics of:• Computing• IT infrastructure• Software development• Data...

    $19.99
    listed price

Best Database 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 $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $49.99 — a spread of $180.00. 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 Udemy. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick.

Courses versus exam preparation

2 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Database 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 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.

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