25 Best System Administration Courses Online
We compared 25 System Administration courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 22 of them teach the subject directly and 3 are built around a certification exam. 2 come from a named university or institution, including IBM and Illinois Tech. 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
- 25
- Price range
- $19.99 – $199.99
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 25 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, matched to "system administration" 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.
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Linux System Administration
Offered by Edureka
Linux runs most production servers, cloud platforms, and infrastructure, and administering it well is a command-line skill. This Specialization takes you from your first terminal command to managing users, automating tas...
$49.00listed price -
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Foundations of Linux System Administration
Offered by Packt
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 the course. Learn the essentials of Linux s...
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Linux-Zertifizierung - Enterprise System Administration III
Dieser Linux-Kurs bietet die beste Grundlage, um als Linux-Systemadministrator zu arbeiten oder wenn du dich zum Linux Guru weiterentwickeln willst.Es warten auf dich mehr als 13 Stunden Lernmaterial, viele Prü...
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PowerShell 6: From Basics to Mastering System Administration
Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell helps IT professionals and power users control and automate the administration of the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows. PowerShell combines com...
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Complete Red Hat System Administration Boot Camp - RHCSA 9
This course is updated to the last Red Hat Certified System Administrator Exam Objectives (Containers + Bash/Shell Scripting)Join now and get access to two of my best seller books for FREE:Learn Linux QuicklyA...
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Red Hat System Administration and Troubleshooting - RHCSA
Taking this course should increase your chances of passing the RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator) or RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) exams. The course is specifically designed to cover the topics and skills...
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Linux Zertifizierung - Enterprise System Administration II
Dieser Linux-Kurs bietet die beste Grundlage, um als Linux-Systemadministrator zu arbeiten, oder wenn du dich zum Linux-Guru entwickeln willst.Es warten auf dich mehr als 13 Stunden Lernmaterial, viele Prüfungsaufga...
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System Administration with IBM AIX: Beyond the Basics
Offered by IBM
Become an expert system administrator! This course dives deep into advanced topics like job scheduling with cron, at, and batch, backup and restore techniques, system startup processes, software management, networking co...
$49.00listed price -
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C_TADM_23: SAP S/4HANA System Administration
SAP S/4HANA System AdministrationThis comprehensive course is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge required to efficiently manage SAP S/4HANA systems. Whether you're an aspiring SAP administrator, an IT pr...
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Oracle Solaris 11 System Administration: Beginner to Advance
This course is designed to provide you with the essential skills and knowledge to become proficient in Oracle Solaris 11 system administration. Whether you are a beginner or an IT professional seeking to strengthen your...
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Red Hat System Administration - RHEL 10 & 9 - RHCSA 2026 v2
DescripciónEste curso es la mejor opción para todos aquellos que quieren romper el miedo a la palabra "Linux", también para los que deseen certificarse oficialmente en la última version, como también, para los que renova...
$124.99listed price -
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Exam System Administration (SAP HANA) with SAP NetWeaver 7.5
DescriptionThe "SAP Certified Technology Associate – System Administration (SAP HANA) with SAP NetWeaver 7.5" certification exam validates that the candidate has the capability to assist his/her clients and employers man...
$19.99listed price -
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EXAM Certified SAP Fiori System Administration C_FIOAD_1909
DescriptionThe "SAP Certified Technology Associate - SAP Fiori System Administration" certification exam validates that the candidate possesses the fundamental and core knowledge required of the consultant profile. This...
$19.99listed price -
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Linux and Private Cloud Administration on IBM Power Systems
Offered by IBM
This specialization introduces Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration and private cloud capabilities of IBM Systems. IBM Power servers will be used to demonstrate these concepts. Through three courses, you will l...
$49.00listed price -
15
Advanced Linux Administration and Shell Scripting
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 -
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Advanced IT Tools, Career Prep, and System Management
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 -
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Hands-on Introduction to Linux Commands and Shell Scripting
Offered by IBM
This course provides a practical understanding of common Linux / UNIX shell commands. In this beginner friendly course, you will learn about the Linux basics, Shell commands, and Bash shell scripting. You will begin this...
$49.00listed price -
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Linux for Cloud and DevOps Engineers
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 -
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Hardware and Operating System Foundations
Offered by Illinois Tech
This specialization consists of three courses and one capstone. The specialization provides a comprehensive introduction to the features, management, and security of both Windows and Linux operating systems. You will mas...
$49.00listed price -
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Linux for Beginners: Foundations and Essential Operations
Offered by KodeKloud
Linux administration starts at the command line — and this course builds the skills you need to work there with confidence. You'll begin by setting up your learning environment and understanding how the LFCS certificatio...
$49.00listed price -
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation with Ansible
Offered by Red Hat
This course is intended for Linux system administrators and developers who need to automate provisioning, configuration, application deployment, and orchestration. Students learn how to install and configure Ansible on a...
$49.00listed price -
22
Docker Basics for DevOps
Offered by KodeKloud
Docker is an open platform for developers and sysadmins to build, ship, and run distributed applications, whether on laptops, data center VMs, or the cloud. This course introduces Docker to an Absolute Beginner using rea...
$49.00listed price -
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Complete LFCS Linux System Administrator Certification
Offered by KodeKloud
Linux system administrators are in demand across every industry that runs servers — nearly all of them. This program gives you a structured, hands-on path from your first Linux command to LFCS certification readiness. Yo...
$49.00listed price -
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DevOps Pro: Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD & IaC
Offered by KodeKloud
This is a complete, skills-first program that takes you from Linux system administration to provisioning global cloud infrastructure with code. Across five courses, you'll build every layer of the modern DevOps stack — n...
$49.00listed price -
25
AI Infrastructure and Operations Fundamentals
Offered by NVIDIA
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is transforming society in many ways. From speech recognition to self-driving cars, to the immense possibilities offered by generative AI. AI technology provides enterprises with the compu...
$49.00listed price
Best System Administration Courses Online 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 25 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 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. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including IBM and Illinois Tech — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Courses versus exam preparation
3 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching System Administration from scratch. They are the right choice only if you already know the material and want to pass a specific exam; if you are starting out, pick one of the taught courses first and come back to exam preparation afterwards.
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.