15 Best Version Control Courses on edX
We compared 15 Version Control courses currently listed on edX, priced from $49.00 to $510.30. 2 come from a named university or institution, including Maryville University and Harvard University. 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
- $49.00 – $510.30
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "version control" 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 $49.00 to $510.30, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Master of Science in Software Development
Offered by Maryville University
The Master of Science in Software Development program is designed to deepen your understanding of software engineering principles and practices. It focuses on critical areas such as programming, system design, and softwa...
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Hands-on with AWS: Software Development Practices
Offered by Amazon Web Services
Being and excelling as a software engineer means knowing and following software development practices. Working efficiently with teammates through continous integration and continuous delivery will help shorten the time i...
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DevOps and Software Engineering Capstone Project
Offered by IBM
In this DevOps Capstone Project, you’ll demonstrate your skills and knowledge gained throughout this program with a real-world inspired hands-on project developing and deploying an application using CI/CD to showcase in...
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Git and GitHub Basics
Offered by IBM
Gain the skills to work with Version Control Systems Git and GitHub. Explore key concepts, including branching and repositories; practice forking, cloning, and merging workflows and build your portfolio as your final pro...
$99.00listed price -
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Mobile & Desktop Apps
Offered by Microsoft
You will learn about building mobile and desktop applications. The content covers general development concepts and skills for creating applications, focusing on the overall process rather than specific files or folders.
$55.00listed price -
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Open Source Software Development: Linux for Developers
Offered by The Linux Foundation
Start your open source software (OSS) adventure today by learning the key concepts of developing open source software and how to work productively in a Linux environment.
$189.00listed price -
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Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git
Offered by The Linux Foundation
This course provides a practical introduction to open source software development, along with key tools like Linux and Git. You'll gain a fundamental understanding of how collaborative software projects work and learn es...
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Applications Developer
Offered by Microsoft
The Applications Developer course on edX focuses on equipping you with the essential skills needed to develop robust applications across various platforms. You'll explore key programming languages, frameworks, and best p...
$139.50listed price -
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Software Developer
Offered by Microsoft
This Software Developer course is designed to help you build foundational skills essential for a successful career in software development. You will engage with various programming languages and development methodologies...
$373.50listed price -
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Applied GitHub Platform
Offered by Pragmatic AI Labs
Master the power of GitHub with our comprehensive course. Learn to utilize Copilot, Codespaces, Actions, and more to optimize your development workflow. Earn certifications and become a GitHub expert. Enhance your skills...
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Git for Distributed Software Development
Offered by The Linux Foundation
Get a thorough introduction to Git, the source control system that arose out of the Linux kernel community, that enables widely distributed software development to operate efficiently.
$189.00listed price -
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GitHub Enterprise
Offered by Pragmatic AI Labs
Master GitHub Enterprise administration and enable secure software development across your organization. Learn best practices for user management, permissions, policies, and more.
$249.00listed price -
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IT Fundamentals for Business Professionals: Software development
Offered by Universitat Politècnica de València
Working with Information Technology (IT) without the necessary background? Learn the fundamentals of software development
$69.00listed price -
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Try It: Intro to GitHub
Offered by edX
GitHub is a code storage and collaboration service that’s used by over 100 million software developers to build and maintain their software. If you’re interested in collaborating more efficiently on coding projects, this...
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Data Science: Productivity Tools
Offered by Harvard University
Keep your projects organized and produce reproducible reports using GitHub, git, Unix/Linux, and RStudio.
$149.00listed price
Best Version Control Courses on edX 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 13 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $510.30, with the middle of the range around $149.00 — a spread of $461.30. 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 edX. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Maryville University and Harvard University — 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.