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11 Best Backend Development Courses for Beginners

We compared 11 Backend Development courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $9.99 to $199.99. 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
11
Price range
$9.99 – $199.99
Providers
Coursera, Udemy
Last updated
30 Aug 2026
How these 11 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, matched to "backend 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 $9.99 to $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit

    Introduction to FastAPI and Backend Development Fundamentals

    Offered by Packt

    This course 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 the co...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Udemy Certificate

    JSF 2.2 - Java Server Faces for Beginners - Build a DB App

    The most popular JSF course based on the largest number of students and excellent reviews.Join over 5,000 successful students.The course has 1,000+ Reviews! (the most for any JSF course, #toprated)---Learn how to connect...

    $199.99
    listed price
  3. 3
    Udemy Certificate

    The Ultimate PHP OOP Crash Course for Beginners 2026

    Are you ready to take your PHP skills to the next level?This crash course is designed for PHP developers who understand the basics of the language and want to quickly dive into the powerful world of Object-Oriented Progr...

    $19.99
    listed price
  4. 4
    Udemy Certificate

    ChatGPT & React: Introduction to the AI Chatbot Revolution

    This comprehensive course, designed for budding developers and tech enthusiasts, delves deep into the fascinating world of AI chatbot development using two powerful tools: React.js and OpenAI's ChatGPT. With a focus on p...

    $109.99
    listed price
  5. 5
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit

    NodeJS from Beginner to Advanced

    If you are looking for a NodeJS course in order to advance your skills, then look no further. You are going to love this course! Do not get discouraged if you have no previous knowledge or experience with programming in...

    $189.99
    listed price
  6. 6
    Udemy Certificate

    Django 3: Beginners Guide to Build a betting prototype.

    Django is a fantastic web framework built with the Python programming language. With Django you can create websites and web apps very quickly and efficiently.Django was created by very experienced developers who have bui...

    $19.99
    listed price
  7. 7
    Udemy Certificate

    Express JS Fast Learn for Beginner

    A Complete Guide to the Node JS & Express JS Framework for building backend app and also REST API, this course is best for beginner who want to start learning backend development. No frontend technologies,...

    $24.99
    listed price
  8. 8
    Udemy Certificate

    Introduction to Sequelize ORM (w/ Express.js + Postgres)

    Hi and welcome to this course! Here, you will learn A LOT about how to build a simple backend with production-level code. We are going to learn how to set up a local database with Docker, how to use Express.js with Seque...

    $19.99
    listed price
  9. 9
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit

    Hands-On Introduction to NoSQL with MongoDB

    Welcome to Hands-On Introduction to NoSQL with MongoDB — a beginner-friendly and practical course designed to help you understand what NoSQL is, how MongoDB works, and how to start using it in official GUI, as well as fr...

    $19.99
    listed price
  10. 10
    Udemy Certificate

    Kotlin Masterclass: From Beginner to Advanced Developer Q&S

    Welcome to the complete guide to Kotlin programming, the modern language taking the development world by storm. Whether you want to build high-performance Android applications, scalable backend systems, or simply learn a...

    $34.99
    listed price
  11. 11
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Lowest price here

    Introduction To Java Database Connectivity - JDBC

    Offered by Coursera

    In this 1.5 hours long project-based course, you will (learn JDBC core components , Create java apps with back-end database). JDBC plays a major role in today's software development industries hence we will learn core co...

    $9.99
    listed price

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