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15 Best Application Development Courses on Coursera

We compared 15 Application Development courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 8 come from a named university or institution, including IBM, University of Colorado Boulder and Heriot-Watt 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 – $79.00
Providers
Coursera
Last updated
30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "application development" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.

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 $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera Certificate Lowest price here University-backed

    Cloud Application Development Foundations

    Offered by IBM

    This program will equip you with all the key skills and technical know-how to kickstart your career as a full-stack Cloud Native Developer. Guided by experts at IBM, you will learn to build your own cloud-based applicati...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit

    Secure Coding for Application Development

    Offered by Edureka

    The Secure Coding for Application Development Specialization equips learners with the skills to design, build, and maintain secure applications across modern software environments. It integrates secure coding principles,...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera Certificate

    C# Programming & Desktop Application Development

    Offered by EDUCBA

    This Specialization provides a comprehensive, hands-on pathway to mastering C# programming and desktop application development using the .NET framework. Learners progress from core language fundamentals and object-orient...

    $49.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit

    Application Development using Microservices and Serverless

    Offered by IBM

    Welcome to this introductory course on microservices and serverless, essential technologies for cloud native and application modernization workloads. Rather than building large applications, known as monoliths, that perf...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit

    C# .NET Practical Business & Utility Application Development

    Offered by EDUCBA

    This Specialization focuses on building practical, industry-relevant desktop applications using C# and .NET through complete, real-world projects. Learners gain hands-on experience in requirement analysis, database desig...

    $49.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    Coursera Certificate

    Introduction to Application Development

    Offered by LearnQuest

    This Specialization is intended for anyone seeking to become an application programmer with no existing experience. Through four courses, you'll learn about the fundamental concepts of programming, object-orientation, an...

    $49.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera Certificate University-backed

    Generative AI for Software Developers

    Offered by IBM

    With generative AI, a new technology era has begun. Software developers can leverage this revolutionary technology to write high-quality code with fewer bugs, which will increase their overall effectiveness and efficienc...

    $49.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Advanced Embedded Linux Development

    Offered by University of Colorado Boulder

    This courses in this specialization can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5305 - 5307, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. This specialization provides students with the fundamentals...

    $79.00
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera Certificate University-backed

    Learn Java Programming

    Offered by Heriot-Watt University

    Unlock Your Future with Java: Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Dive into the world of software development with our Java Programming Course, designed specifically for professionals looking to upskill...

    $49.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    Coursera Certificate University-backed

    Platform Product Management

    Offered by University of Maryland, College Park

    During this course the student will go through a full Low Code/No Code platform lifecycle. Learners will get an understanding of how to lead Citizen Developers (CD) and learn how to deploy solutions that will deliver suc...

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

    Computational Thinking with JavaScript 4: Create & Deploy

    Offered by University of Glasgow

    This fourth and final course is the capstone of the Computational Thinking with JavaScript Specialization. It builds on everything you have learned so far and supports you in designing, implementing, deploying, and refle...

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

    Coding Data Models with AI

    Offered by University of Virginia

    In this final course in the ‘Coding with AI’ specialization, we’ll close with an integrated approach to building full applications with a working Data Model, View (UI), and set of Controllers (or ‘algorithms’). As an MBA...

    $49.00
    listed price
  13. 13
    Coursera Certificate University-backed

    System Issues in Cloud Computing

    Offered by Georgia Institute of Technology

    This specialization is a four-course sequence of hands on project-intensive immersive courses aimed at computer professionals to give them an in-depth experience in developing different layers of a Cloud computing infras...

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

    Developing and Deploying a Complete Django Web Application

    Offered by University of Michigan

    In this course, you'll delve into JavaScript and its Object-Oriented programming capabilities, gaining an understanding of its unique methodologies. You'll become familiar with the jQuery library for DOM manipulation and...

    $49.00
    listed price
  15. 15
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Python for Everybody

    Offered by University of Michigan

    This Specialization builds on the success of the Python for Everybody course and will introduce fundamental programming concepts including data structures, networked application program interfaces, and databases, using t...

    $49.00
    listed price

Best Application Development Courses on Coursera compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Cloud Application Development Foundations Coursera IBM $49.00 View →
2 Secure Coding for Application Development Coursera Edureka $49.00 View →
3 C# Programming & Desktop Application Development Coursera EDUCBA $49.00 View →
4 Application Development using Microservices and Serverless Coursera IBM $49.00 View →
5 C# .NET Practical Business & Utility Application Development Coursera EDUCBA $49.00 View →
6 Introduction to Application Development Coursera LearnQuest $49.00 View →
7 Generative AI for Software Developers Coursera IBM $49.00 View →
8 Advanced Embedded Linux Development Coursera University of Colorado Boulder $79.00 View →
9 Learn Java Programming Coursera Heriot-Watt University $49.00 View →
10 Platform Product Management Coursera University of Maryland, College Park $49.00 View →
11 Computational Thinking with JavaScript 4: Create & Deploy Coursera University of Glasgow $49.00 View →
12 Coding Data Models with AI Coursera University of Virginia $49.00 View →
13 System Issues in Cloud Computing Coursera Georgia Institute of Technology $49.00 View →
14 Developing and Deploying a Complete Django Web Application Coursera University of Michigan $49.00 View →
15 Python for Everybody Coursera University of Michigan $49.00 View →

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