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15 Best Software Testing Courses for Beginners

We compared 15 Software Testing courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $79.99. 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 – $79.99
Providers
Coursera, Udemy
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, matched to "software testing" 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 $79.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Software Testing Fundamentals for ISTQB Exams Prep

    Offered by Board Infinity

    This Specialization provides an in-depth understanding of foundational software testing concepts, including static and dynamic testing techniques, test management, and essential tools for effective testing. Learners will...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Udemy Certificate Grade B Lowest price here

    Manual Software Testing from Scratch with Real Project -2026

    Manual software testing is one of the most in-demand skills in the IT industry. Many freshers and professionals want to enter QA, but they don’t know where to start or how real projects work in companies. This course is...

    $19.99
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera Certificate Grade B

    Software Testing Fundamentals and Methodologies

    Offered by Microsoft

    In this foundational course, you will build a robust understanding of software quality assurance and the critical role testing plays within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Designed for learners with basic dig...

    $49.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) Fundamentals

    Offered by Edureka

    Welcome to Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC) Fundamentals, a foundational course that introduces how software testing ensures quality and reliability in modern software development. This course covers core testing concep...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Beginner's Guide to Software Testing

    About this courseIn 2019 the software testing market size passed $40 billion USD and it is expected to continue growing due to the consistent development of new technologies and software around the world.Software testing...

    $44.99
    listed price
  6. 6
    Coursera Certificate Grade B

    Applied Software Engineering Fundamentals

    Offered by IBM

    If you want to enter the exciting world of software development, this Software Engineering Foundations Specialization is for you. No prior degrees or knowledge of programming or application development are necessary. Sof...

    $49.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Fundamentals of Test Case Design

    Offered by Board Infinity

    Master the art and science of writing powerful, effective test cases with Test Case Design — a comprehensive course built for QA professionals and testers aiming to elevate their software testing skills. From foundationa...

    $49.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    Software Engineering Course for Beginners to Advanced Level

    This course is for Software Engineering Course for Beginners to Advanced Leve. This course describes the following:Introduction to Software Engineering | Basics, Importance & Career ScopeSoftware Functional & Non...

    $19.99
    listed price
  9. 9
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    REST Assured. API test automation for beginners

    Make the next step in your test automation career with REST Assured!Testing and validating REST services in Java is harder than in dynamic languages such as Ruby and Groovy. REST Assured brings the simplicity of using th...

    $79.99
    listed price
  10. 10
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    API Testing with Postman: Beginner to Pro

    CRITICAL NOTICE Prior to Enrollment:This course does not serve as a substitute for official vendor materials necessary for certification exams. It lacks endorsement from the certification vendor, and participants will no...

    $19.99
    listed price
  11. 11
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    Beginners Guide to Test Driven Development

    Master testing in an easy and simple way with this awesome Test Driven Development Basic Guide! Anytime a developer pushes through a new piece of code, he is often vary of breaking or creating bugs in his previous code....

    $39.99
    listed price
  12. 12
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Playwright with Cucumber BDD & TypeScript - Beginner to Pro

    This course uses the latest versions of Playwright & Cucumber BDD.Why Playwright?Playwright is a multi-programming language end-to-end testing framework that is not only popular but also rapidly growing in popul...

    $19.99
    listed price
  13. 13
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Test Automation for Complete Beginners

    There are two kinds of testing in the world of software—manual and automated. Some types of manual testing, such as discovery testing and usability testing, are invaluable. You can do other kinds of testing—like regressi...

    $24.99
    listed price
  14. 14
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Python Fundamentals for Beginners

    Python is commonly used for developing websites and software, task automation, data analysis, and data visualization. Since it's relatively easy to learn, Python has been adopted by many non-programmers such as accountan...

    $19.99
    listed price
  15. 15
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Pytest Mastery: From Beginner to Pro in Automation Testing

    Master modern test automation using PyTest and learn how to build clean, scalable, and maintainable tests from scratch. This course starts with the fundamentals of software testing before guiding you step-by-step into re...

    $64.99
    listed price

Best Software Testing 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 $79.99, with the middle of the range around $44.99 — a spread of $60.00. 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 and Udemy. 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.

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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