7 Best Cisco Courses for Beginners
We compared 7 Cisco courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 5 of them teach the subject directly and 2 are built around a certification exam. 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
- 7
- Price range
- $19.99 – $199.99
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy
- Last updated
- 31 Aug 2026
How these 7 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, matched to "cisco" 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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Cisco Solutions and Networking Fundamentals
Offered by Packt
This specialization covers the full spectrum of networking concepts, from the foundational elements of network management and Cisco device configuration to advanced network security and automation techniques. The first c...
$49.00listed price -
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Cisco Cybersecurity Fundamentals (200-201 CCNACBR) v1.2
Cisco Cybersecurity Fundamentals (200-201 CCNACBR) v1.2 – Full Practice Exams (by NextGen LabWorks)This course from NextGen LabWorks includes a full set of practice exams to help you prepare for Cisco Cybersecurity Funda...
$19.99listed price -
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CISCO CCNA 1, V7(200-301) Introduction to Networks Demo
Knowledge Content :Describe, implement, and verify Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and trunksDescribe the application and configuration of inter-VLAN routingExplain the basics of dynamic routing protocols and describ...
$29.99listed price -
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Cisco Labs: Switching Fundamentals
This hands-on course focuses on practical skills for configuring Cisco switches using various lab technologies. You'll work with tools like Cisco Modeling Labs, Packet Tracer, and GNS3 to gain experience with essential n...
$29.99listed price -
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Cisco CCNA 200-301 - Introduction to networking
Welcome! This course has been updated on 4/2020.This course has been evaluated and is up to date for the new curriculum for those students seeking the new 200-301 CCNA Exam. This course focuses on the ground work to any...
$49.99listed price -
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Complete Cisco CCNA 200-301 Prep: From Beginner to Certified
Networking is the backbone of modern IT, powering everything from home Wi-Fi to enterprise networks, data centers, and cloud services. This Complete CCNA 200-301 Prep course is a complete, exam-aligned training path desi...
$199.99listed price -
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The Complete Networking Fundamentals Course. Your CCNA start
Welcome to the Complete Network Fundamentals Course! In this course, you will learn the technologies that keep the world as you know today connected and running. We cover both the fundamentals of networking as well as th...
$19.99listed price
Best Cisco Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Cisco Solutions and Networking Fundamentals | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Cisco Cybersecurity Fundamentals (200-201 CCNACBR) v1.2 | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 3 | CISCO CCNA 1, V7(200-301) Introduction to Networks Demo | Udemy | — | $29.99 | View → |
| 4 | Cisco Labs: Switching Fundamentals | Udemy | — | $29.99 | View → |
| 5 | Cisco CCNA 200-301 - Introduction to networking | Udemy | — | $49.99 | View → |
| 6 | Complete Cisco CCNA 200-301 Prep: From Beginner to Certified | Udemy | — | $199.99 | View → |
| 7 | The Complete Networking Fundamentals Course. Your CCNA start | 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 7 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $29.99 — 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.
Courses versus exam preparation
2 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Cisco 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 31 August 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.