6 Best Google Ads Certification Courses
We compared 6 Google Ads courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $49.00. 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
- 6
- Price range
- $19.99 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy
- Last updated
- 5 Sep 2026
How these 6 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, matched to "google ads" 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 $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Google Ads Search Certification Preparation
Offered by Aptly
In this course, you will prepare for the Google Ads Certification exam. You will review the key concepts covered in this Search Advertising with Google Specialization, including how to create and manage and effective sea...
$49.00listed price -
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Google Adwords Fundamentals Exam 2025
Description Want to get more visibility from recruiters and hiring managers? Become a Google A...
$24.99listed price -
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Google Adwords Video Advertising Practise Exam
Hello & Welcome to Google Adwords Video (YouTube) Advertising Exam preparation course !Are you Google certified ? If no, then you may want to get this certification added under your belt as a mark of achievement. You...
$19.99listed price -
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Google Adwords Certification (Mobile) Practise Exam
Hello & Welcome to Google Adwords Mobile Advertising Exam preparation course !Are you Google certified ? If no, then you may want to get this certification added under your belt as a mark of achievement. Google Ads c...
$19.99listed price -
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Google Adwords Certification Display Practise Exam
Hello & Welcome to Google Adwords Display Exam preparation course !Are you Google certified ? If no, then you may want to get this certification added under your belt as a mark of achievement. Display Advertising Cer...
$19.99listed price -
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Google Adwords Certification Fundamentals Practise Exam
Hello & Welcome to Google Adwords Fundamentals Exam preparation course !Are you Google certified ? If no, then you may want to get this certification added under your belt as a mark of achievement. Fundamentals Certi...
$19.99listed price
Best Google Ads Certification Courses compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Google Ads Search Certification Preparation | Coursera | Aptly | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Google Adwords Fundamentals Exam 2025 | Udemy | — | $24.99 | View → |
| 3 | Google Adwords Video Advertising Practise Exam | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 4 | Google Adwords Certification (Mobile) Practise Exam | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 5 | Google Adwords Certification Display Practise Exam | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 6 | Google Adwords Certification Fundamentals Practise Exam | 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 6 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $19.99 — a spread of $29.01. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. 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
6 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Google Ads 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 5 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.