6 Best Spark Courses for Beginners
We compared 6 Spark courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $49.00. 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
- 6
- Price range
- $19.99 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 6 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, matched to "spark" 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 $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Hadoop and Spark Fundamentals
Offered by Pearson
Gain practical, hands-on experience installing and running Hadoop and Spark on your own desktop or laptop, and progress to managing real-world cluster deployments. Through engaging lessons and interactive examples, you’l...
$49.00listed price -
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Pyspark Foundation for Data Engineering | Beginners
This course will prepare you for a real world Data Engineer role (basics)!Learn to code PySpark like a real world developer. Here our major focus will be on Practical applications of PySpark and bridge the gap between ac...
$19.99listed price -
3
Hadoop and Spark Fundamentals: Unit 3
Offered by Pearson
This course is for those who want to become data engineers or analysts. It covers the key skills needed to manage, process, and analyze large datasets using common industry tools. You will learn how to import data into H...
$49.00listed price -
4
Introduction to Data Engineering
Offered by IBM
Start your journey in one of the fastest growing professions today with this beginner-friendly Data Engineering course! You will be introduced to the core concepts, processes, and tools you need to know in order to get a...
$49.00listed price -
5
Introduction to Data Analytics
Offered by IBM
Ready to start a career in Data Analysis but don’t know where to begin? This course presents you with a gentle introduction to Data Analysis, the role of a Data Analyst, and the tools used in this job. You will learn abo...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Big Data & Hadoop Ecosystem
This course provides in-depth coverage of essential topics related to Big Data and the Hadoop Ecosystem. It is highly recommended for individuals working in the IT industry, as well as aspiring Big Data professionals. Th...
$19.99listed price
Best Spark Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hadoop and Spark Fundamentals | Coursera | Pearson | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Pyspark Foundation for Data Engineering | Beginners | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 3 | Hadoop and Spark Fundamentals: Unit 3 | Coursera | Pearson | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Introduction to Data Engineering | Coursera | IBM | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Introduction to Data Analytics | Coursera | IBM | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Introduction to Big Data & Hadoop Ecosystem | Udemy | — | $19.99 | 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 6 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $29.01. 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 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.