7 Best Database Security Courses on Coursera
We compared 7 Database Security courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $9.99 to $49.00. 6 of them teach the subject directly and 1 are built around a certification exam. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including University of Colorado System. 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
- 7
- Price range
- $9.99 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 7 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "database security" 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 $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Database Security, Compliance, and Resilience
Offered by John Wiley & Sons
This comprehensive study guide is designed to prepare learners for the CompTIA DataSys+ (DS0-001) certification exam. It covers essential database management concepts, including automation, security practices, and indust...
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Secure Software Design
Offered by University of Colorado System
Information security is an extremely important topic in our world today. As individuals, we seek to protect our personal information while the corporations we work for have to protect suppliers, customers, and company as...
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Google Cloud Bigtable: Designing and Operating Databases
Offered by Whizlabs
Build practical skills to design, manage, and scale large-scale NoSQL databases using Google Cloud Bigtable. This course introduces Bigtable fundamentals, including its distributed architecture and ability to handle high...
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CompTIA DataSys+ Study Guide
Offered by John Wiley & Sons
This specialization offers a comprehensive learning path for aspiring data professionals, focusing on the essential skills for data systems management. The first course, Data Systems Foundations for Data Professionals, i...
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Oracle Autonomous Database Professional
Offered by Oracle
Welcome to the course Oracle Autonomous Database Administration. This course helps DBAs to deploy and administer Autonomous databases, and prepares them for the Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud Specialist Certification.
$49.00listed price -
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Data Management with Azure: Implement Compliance Controls
Offered by Coursera
Confidential data stored within a Microsoft SQL Server or Azure SQL Database should be classified and kept safe within the database. This classification allows the SQL Server users, as well as other applications, to know...
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Exam Prep: Google Cloud Professional Cloud Database Engineer
Offered by Whizlabs
This specialization is designed to help you build practical, real-world skills in designing, deploying, and managing databases using Google Cloud. Across five comprehensive courses, you’ll explore a wide range of databas...
$49.00listed price
Best Database Security Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Database Security, Compliance, and Resilience | Coursera | John Wiley & Sons | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Secure Software Design | Coursera | University of Colorado System | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Google Cloud Bigtable: Designing and Operating Databases | Coursera | Whizlabs | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | CompTIA DataSys+ Study Guide | Coursera | John Wiley & Sons | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Oracle Autonomous Database Professional | Coursera | Oracle | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Data Management with Azure: Implement Compliance Controls | Coursera | Coursera | $9.99 | View → |
| 7 | Exam Prep: Google Cloud Professional Cloud Database Engineer | Coursera | Whizlabs | $49.00 | View → |
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 7 priced courses on this page run from $9.99 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $39.01. 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. 1 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Colorado System — 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 Database Security 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.