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15 Best PLC Courses Online

We compared 15 PLC courses currently listed on Udemy and Coursera, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 7 come from a named university or institution, including IBM, Vanderbilt University and MathWorks. 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 – $199.99
Providers
Udemy, Coursera
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Udemy, Coursera, matched to this topic 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 $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Udemy Bootcamp Grade B

    Variable Frequency Drive PowerFlex 525 VFD Programming Setup

    This class will teach you everything you need to know about PowerFlex 525 Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)This class takes a hands on approach; within the first few lectures, we will start working with actual hardware an...

    $199.99
    listed price
  2. 2
    Udemy Certificate Grade B Lowest price here

    Tia Portal, WinCC Unified e Elipse E3

    O curso desenvolvido tem como objetivo capacitar a equipe técnica na utilização eficiente das bibliotecas de PLC e SCADA fornecidas para o projeto. O treinamento foi estruturado para apresentar não apenas a utilização pr...

    $19.99
    listed price
  3. 3
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    ICS Cybersecurity: SCADA, PLC, DCS & IEC 62443 Guide

    358 students. 4.19/5.0 rating. 95% say "knowledgeable instructor." 92% say "valuable information." 88% say "clear explanations." Master industrial control system cybersecurity with comprehensive training in SCADA, PLC, D...

    $19.99
    listed price
  4. 4
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Step-by-Step Learn Wonderware InTouch SCADA (PLC-SCADA-2)

    The SCADA system is used to control and monitor physical processes, examples of which include electricity transmission, gas transportation and pipelines in oil, water distribution, traffic lights, and other systems used...

    $109.99
    listed price
  5. 5
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    SCADA System Interface with PLC

    SCADA systems are computer-based systems that automate the data collection, monitoring, and control of a process or system. PLCs are a type of electronic device that is used to control a process or a system. Its function...

    $199.99
    listed price
  6. 6
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    HMI Panelview 800 Configuring and Programming

    This course will allow students to become familiar with a Panelview human machine interface (HMI).  Student will learn how to configure, wire, and program in concert with the Micro 850 PLC.  HMIs are used in in...

    $19.99
    listed price
  7. 7
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    AutoCAD Electrical 2020 for Electrical & Automation Eng

    This course will help electrical & automation engineers to understand all features of AutoCAD Electrical 2020 and can use as a guide while creating control panel schematic & layout. The schematic d...

    $19.99
    listed price
  8. 8
    Coursera Certificate Grade A University-backed

    AI Workflow: Business Priorities and Data Ingestion

    Offered by IBM

    This is the first course of a six part specialization.  You are STRONGLY encouraged to complete these courses in order as they are not individual independent courses, but part of a workflow where each course builds on th...

    $99.00
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Model Context Protocol for Leaders: Generative AI Agents

    Offered by Vanderbilt University

    Your AI can write the perfect email, but can it actually send it? It can analyze your calendar, but can it schedule the meeting? The gap between AI's intelligence and its ability to take action has been the biggest barri...

    $49.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    AI Agents in Java with Generative AI

    Offered by Vanderbilt University

    AI Agents Are the Next Leap in Software. Learn to Build Them in Java. AI agents aren’t passive tools. They think, act, and solve problems—without waiting for instructions. That’s the future of software. And in this cours...

    $49.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Practical MATLAB Skills

    Offered by MathWorks

    MATLAB is a powerful programming and numerical computing tool used widely across industries - from engineering and scientific research to data analysis. In this course, you’ll gain hands-on experience using MATLAB and wi...

    $49.00
    listed price
  12. 12
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Business Analytics with Excel: Intermediate to Advanced

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    This Business Analytics course in Excel is the second of a three part series, with the intended audience business professionals, MBA students, advanced undergraduates, and analysts who already understand basic analytics...

    $49.00
    listed price
  13. 13
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Software Testing and Automation

    Offered by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    The course “Software Testing and Automation’ provides a comprehensive introduction to software testing, covering both foundational principles and modern testing practices used in industry. Learners begin by understanding...

    $49.00
    listed price
  14. 14
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Accounting and Auditing

    Offered by Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    Participate should have business background and basic computer skills like work with excel and PDF. This course equips learners with the skills to master Robotic Process Automation (RPA), a transformative technology resh...

    $49.00
    listed price
  15. 15
    Coursera Certificate Grade A University-backed

    DataPrep for H2O Driverless AI

    Offered by H2O.ai

    This course, a component of H2O's University’s certification program, aims to equip participants with the requisite skills to effectively utilize our H2O's Driverless AI tool. Jonathan Farinela, Solutions Engineer at H2O...

    $49.00
    listed price

Best PLC Courses Online compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Variable Frequency Drive PowerFlex 525 VFD Programming Setup Udemy $199.99 View →
2 Tia Portal, WinCC Unified e Elipse E3 Udemy $19.99 View →
3 ICS Cybersecurity: SCADA, PLC, DCS & IEC 62443 Guide Udemy $19.99 View →
4 Step-by-Step Learn Wonderware InTouch SCADA (PLC-SCADA-2) Udemy $109.99 View →
5 SCADA System Interface with PLC Udemy $199.99 View →
6 HMI Panelview 800 Configuring and Programming Udemy $19.99 View →
7 AutoCAD Electrical 2020 for Electrical & Automation Eng Udemy $19.99 View →
8 AI Workflow: Business Priorities and Data Ingestion Coursera IBM $99.00 View →
9 Model Context Protocol for Leaders: Generative AI Agents Coursera Vanderbilt University $49.00 View →
10 AI Agents in Java with Generative AI Coursera Vanderbilt University $49.00 View →
11 Practical MATLAB Skills Coursera MathWorks $49.00 View →
12 Business Analytics with Excel: Intermediate to Advanced Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →
13 Software Testing and Automation Coursera Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani $49.00 View →
14 Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Accounting and Auditing Coursera Rutgers the State University of New Jersey $49.00 View →
15 DataPrep for H2O Driverless AI Coursera H2O.ai $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 15 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $180.00. 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 Udemy and Coursera. 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. 7 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including IBM, Vanderbilt University and MathWorks — 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.

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