6 Best Web Application Security Courses for Beginners
We compared 6 Web Application Security courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $74.99. 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
- 6
- Price range
- $19.99 – $74.99
- 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 "web application 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 $19.99 to $74.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Fundamentals of Computer Network Security
Offered by University of Colorado System
This specialization in intended for IT professionals, computer programmers, managers, IT security professionals who like to move up ladder, who are seeking to develop network system security skills. Through four courses,...
$49.00listed price -
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An Introduction to Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux
Offered by Packt
This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through th...
$49.00listed price -
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The Complete Ethical Hacking Bootcamp: Beginner To Advanced
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
$49.00listed price -
4
Fundamentals of Ethical Hacking Tools with ChatGPT & Python
This course aims to teach participants how to develop ethical hacking tools using ChatGPT and Python programming language and perform security testing.Starting from the beginner level and progressing to advanced concepts...
$19.99listed price -
5
Ultimate F5 ASM/WAF Training from Beginner to Expert 2026
I believe my step-by-step training along with the detailed explanation & the Hands on practical demonstration in LAB will help you to understand and gain extensive knowledge about F5 ASM / WAF in detail and will give...
$74.99listed price -
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SQLMap From Scratch for Ethical Hackers
Welcome to "SQLMap From Scratch for Ethical Hackers," the ultimate course designed to elevate your SQL injection skills with one of the most powerful automated tools available—SQLMap. Whether you're a budding ethical hac...
$19.99listed price
Best Web Application Security Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fundamentals of Computer Network Security | Coursera | University of Colorado System | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | An Introduction to Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | The Complete Ethical Hacking Bootcamp: Beginner To Advanced | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Fundamentals of Ethical Hacking Tools with ChatGPT & Python | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 5 | Ultimate F5 ASM/WAF Training from Beginner to Expert 2026 | Udemy | — | $74.99 | View → |
| 6 | SQLMap From Scratch for Ethical Hackers | 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 $74.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $55.00. 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. 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.
Before you enrol
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