 | Coursera Plus Annual $399.00 $33.25/mo Plus sales tax where applicable Source · Checked |
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Online learning in the US
Coursera Plus: monthly or annual, and what you get
Coursera Plus is one subscription for thousands of courses in AI, business, technology and more from 350+ universities and companies, with unlimited certificates once your trial ends. Monthly starts with a 7-day free trial and can be canceled any time; annual comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee instead of a trial.
- Thousands of courses. In AI, business, technology and more.
- Unlimited certificates. Including Professional Certificates, after the trial.
- 350+ partners. Leading universities and companies.
- Hands-on projects. Labs and projects from industry experts.
- Two ways to try. 7-day trial (monthly) or 14-day refund (annual).
Most important before you pay
Tomas StankevičiusUpdated 2026-10-14Facts from coursera.org, with dates
At a glance
- Plans
- Monthly or annual
- Catalog
- Thousands of courses, 350+ partners
- Certificates
- Unlimited after the trial
- Trial
- 7 days (monthly)
- Refund
- 14 days (annual)
- Teams
- Coursera for Teams, up to 125 employees
Plans change — check the provider’s own page before you pay.
Prices with dates
Every price has a source and the date it was checked.
From coursera.org
Plans, trial and refund terms as Coursera publishes them for the US.
Affiliate links are labeled
If a link is an affiliate link, we say so right next to it.
Short summary
Coursera Plus pays off if you’ll take several courses or a Professional Certificate in a year. Start monthly to use the 7-day trial; switch to annual once you’re sure, and use the 14-day refund window if it isn’t for you.
Unlimited certificates
From 350+ universities and companies.
No trial on annual
Only a 14-day refund.
- We recommend first:
- Career changers and learners working through certificate programs.
- With caveats:
- People who need just one course.
Who Coursera Plus is for, and who it isn’t
One course or many?
A good choice
For certificate programs
Professional Certificates and Specializations included.
For exploring topics
Thousands of courses in one subscription.
For job skills
Hands-on labs and projects.
A weaker choice
If you need one course
You can pay for a single course instead.
If you want a trial on annual
Annual has a refund window, not a trial.
If you won’t study regularly
A subscription pays off with steady use.
Ways to pay
Prices are in the block above.
| Option | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| Coursera Plus monthly | What it means in practiceThousands of courses and unlimited certificates; 7-day free trial; cancel anytime. |
| Coursera Plus annual | What it means in practiceThe same, paid up front; 14-day money-back guarantee. |
| Single course or Specialization | What it means in practicePay once for one course, or subscribe to one Specialization. |
| Coursera for Teams | What it means in practiceFor up to 125 employees, with analytics and invoicing. |
Trying → monthly; committed for a year → annual; one topic → single course.
Our score and what it’s made of
This is our own assessment based on checked facts. It isn’t an average of user reviews or the provider’s claim. Below — every criterion with its weight and source.
4,0
out of 5 · average of 2 plans · 7 of 7 criteria checked
The score is calculated from the criteria you see below: each criterion shows its weight, what exactly we found and where. Where we have the provider’s page, there’s a link with a check date; where the number comes from our catalog, we say so. “Not checked” means we don’t have the data and the criterion isn’t counted. “Provider doesn’t say” means we went through the provider’s pages but the information isn’t there; that criterion isn’t counted either. If you disagree with the weights — in the methodology you’ll see all the parts and can weigh them your own way. We don’t put app store ratings into structured data: they were collected on other websites, so they stay as visible text.
Scores for individual plans: Coursera Plus Monthly 3,9 · Coursera Plus Annual 4,0
The same for all “Coursera Plus” plans
| Criterion | What we found | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertised price is the final price(10 %) | sales tax is added at checkout | 3,0 | our catalog |
| Free way to try it(10 %) | limited free version available | 5,0 | our catalog |
| Learning offline(20 %) | lessons can be downloaded | 5,0 | our catalog |
| Value of the certificate(20 %) | recognized outside the platform | 5,0 | our catalog |
| Sharing with family(15 %) | sharing isn’t allowed | 1,0 | our catalog |
| App rating(15 %) | 4,8 out of 5 | 4,8 | our catalog |
Depends on plan
| Criterion | Coursera Plus Monthly | Coursera Plus Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Price compared with others(10 %) | 59,00 USD/mo2,0 | 33,25 USD/mo · when paying for 12 months3,0 |
Availability in the US
The final price in the US is clear
You pay in dollars, and the price is the one the provider lists — sales tax, where your state charges it, is added at checkout.
- price in dollars
- tax terms are known
- shared international price list — the price depends on your account’s country
What you get for the money
What’s included in the plan, what’s available in the US, and how the paid version differs from the free one.
Features
What works now, what has only been announced, and how it connects with other services.
Learning across devices
Coursera works on the web and in the apps, with a few differences.
- Apps for iOS 16 and Android 8 or newer; app purchases are billed by Apple or Google.
- Videos can be downloaded module by module on a computer and in the app, with subtitles as a separate file.
- Beyond English, Coursera offers translations into 40 languages – filter by Language and Subtitles.
- Some assignments aren’t available in the app and need the website.
After you cancel
Content
What you actually get to watch: catalog, languages, sports and events.
What’s included
Courses, Specializations and Professional Certificates.
Courses
Thousands in AI, business, technology and more.
Certificates
Credentials you can add to your résumé and LinkedIn.
Projects
Hands-on labs with industry tools.
What Coursera Plus covers and how you pay
Coursera Plus includes over 10,000 courses, Guided Projects, Specializations and Professional Certificates — more than 90% of Coursera’s catalog.
Not included
Degree programs and some degree courses; content where a partner hasn’t agreed to include it. Look for the “Included with Coursera Plus” badge.
Single courses
Buying one course gives full access for 180 days.
Switching monthly ↔ annual
Not direct: cancel, wait for the billing period to end, then restart with the other option.
Payment methods
Major credit cards, Visa and Mastercard debit cards, and PayPal. Prepaid cards work only for one-time purchases, not subscriptions.
Gifts
Coursera doesn’t sell gift cards; payments must be made from the account that will use them.
Refunds on Coursera
Refund rules depend on what you bought and where. Canceling stops future payments but doesn’t refund past ones.
Annual Coursera Plus
A 14-day money-back guarantee from your original payment: request it under Purchases → Purchase History.
Monthly Coursera Plus
Cancel before the free trial ends to avoid being charged.
Single courses
Contact Coursera to cancel and ask for a refund; eligibility depends on the course type.
Bought in the app
Apple or Google Play handles refunds for purchases made in the Coursera app.
Coursera says refunds can take up to 7–10 business days to reach your account.
How Coursera rates on the US App Store
The Coursera app has 4.8 out of 5 stars from about 177,000 ratings on the US App Store. Apple’s public feed didn’t return individual recent reviews for it, so we don’t summarize them.
What the number covers
The rating is for the iPhone and iPad app, not for individual courses or partners.
Start with the 7-day trial on the monthly plan if you want to test the app and a course together.
Where it works
Supported devices and offline learning.
Where you can learn
| Group | Examples | Caveat |
|---|---|---|
| Web | Examplescoursera.org | CaveatStructured paths you can follow in short sessions. |
App ratings in the stores
These are ratings from store users. They rate how the app works; they say nothing about whether the subscription price is fair.
Ratings change constantly and often drop after price increases or removed features. We show the value from the check date together with the number of reviews, because 4.8 from two hundred and 4.5 from two million ratings aren’t the same thing.
Account and terms
Saved progress, sharing, cancellation and refunds.
Individuals and teams
- Coursera Plus is an individual subscription.
- Coursera for Teams covers up to 125 employees.
- Teams adds analytics and flexible payment options.
No family plan listed
Trial and refund
| Condition | How it works |
|---|---|
| Monthly | How it works7-day free trial, cancel anytime |
| Annual | How it works14-day money-back guarantee |
Canceling and refunds
Coursera says the monthly plan can be canceled any time. The annual plan is paid up front and comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee. If you subscribed through Apple or Google Play, cancel in that store.
Monthly
7-day free trial, then monthly billing; cancel anytime.
Annual
Paid up front; 14-day money-back guarantee.
Trial vs refund
Plans and terms
Who each plan is for and what terms it requires.
Free trials and financial aid
Most monthly subscriptions start with a free trial, and many courses offer financial aid that covers the certificate.
- 7-day trial
- Most monthly subscriptions, including Coursera Plus monthly
- 1-day trial
- Some shorter Specializations
- How many trials
- One per subscription
- Financial aid
- Apply per course with a 150-word application; review takes up to 16 days
- Time to finish with aid
- 180 days after enrolling
- Specializations with aid
- A separate application for each course
What we don’t claim
Common claims about Coursera Plus, next to what Coursera says.
Annual has a free trial.
Annual has a 14-day money-back guarantee; the trial is on monthly.
Certificates are unlimited during the trial.
Coursera says unlimited certificates apply after the trial ends.
You must subscribe to learn on Coursera.
Single courses and Specializations can be bought on their own.
If there’s no price on the page, the service isn’t available in the US.
Not necessarily. More often it means the provider doesn’t publish a fixed price or shows it only at checkout. Availability and a published price are two different things.
An annual plan always works out cheaper.
Cheaper than the monthly plan only if you use the whole period. You pay for the whole year up front, and when you cancel you usually don’t get the unused part back — so it’s a saving for people who already know they’ll stay all year.
Deleting the app cancels the subscription.
No. Deleting the app doesn’t stop the payments — only canceling in the account where you bought the subscription does. The app disappears, the bill stays.
Every plan looks the same in every country.
No. The list of plans, the features in the same plan and the available languages can differ. That’s why we don’t carry data from another country over to the US page.
The price on the pricing page is exactly what you’ll be charged.
Not always. US providers list prices before sales tax, and whether tax is added at checkout — and how much — depends on your state. On one VPN order page we saw a 6.25% sales tax added on top of the listed monthly price.
This list isn’t an accusation against the service. If you find something on our page that doesn’t match the official source, write to us.
When Coursera Plus is a good choice
A Professional Certificate
Monthly or annual.
Compromise: Takes steady study.
Exploring topics
Monthly.
Compromise: Higher per month.
A year of learning
Annual.
Compromise: No trial, 14-day refund.
Pros and cons
Pros
Unlimited certificates
After the trial.
350+ partners
Universities and companies.
Refund on annual
14 days.
Cons
No annual trial
Refund instead.
Pays off with volume
Not for one course.
No family plan listed
Individual subscription.
Coursera Plus compared with other learning platforms
Based on each provider’s US pages.
| Criterion | Coursera Plus | DataCamp | Codecademy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free option | Single courses sold separately | Basic: every first chapter | Basic: free |
| Trial / refund | 7-day trial / 14-day refund | Not listed | Not listed |
| Focus | Broad: AI, business, tech | Data and AI | Coding |
| Certificates | Unlimited | Yes | Yes |
- Free option
- Single courses sold separately
- Trial / refund
- 7-day trial / 14-day refund
- Focus
- Broad: AI, business, tech
- Certificates
- Unlimited
- Free option
- Basic: every first chapter
- Trial / refund
- Not listed
- Focus
- Data and AI
- Certificates
- Yes
- Free option
- Basic: free
- Trial / refund
- Not listed
- Focus
- Coding
- Certificates
- Yes
If you want university certificates — Coursera Plus
Unlimited, from 350+ partners.
If you focus on data — DataCamp
790+ courses and tracks.
If you learn to code — Codecademy
Free Basic plan to start.
Final verdict
Coursera Plus is good value for anyone working through several courses or a certificate program. Use the monthly trial first, then annual if you’re committed — the 14-day refund is your safety net.
Choose it if
You’ll take several courses or a Professional Certificate.
Think twice if
You’d buy annual without trying.
Skip it if
You need just one course.
DataCamp focuses on data and AI; Codecademy on coding with a free tier.
Coursera Plus prices
Monthly and annual plans as coursera.org lists them for the US.
Monthly vs annualMonthly can be canceled any time and starts with a 7-day trial; annual is paid up front with a 14-day money-back guarantee. Coursera shows annual as saving 40%.
Coursera deals and discounts
We have no confirmed deals or promo codes for Coursera right now. When the provider publishes one and we have checked it, the dates and terms will appear here — we never list made-up promo codes.
Coursera free trial
How to pay less for Coursera
- “Coursera Plus Annual”: $399.00 for 12 months instead of $708.00 if you pay monthly with “Coursera Plus Monthly” — you save 44%.
Compare the price with alternatives: Udemy price · DataCamp price · Skillshare price
We only show the provider’s official options — no shared accounts and no region switching.
Customer support
The help center is available in English.
Contact options the provider lists:
- community forum
Source: www.coursera.support/s/
FAQ
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Product facts are shared, market facts aren’t
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The provider’s list is the same for everyone
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If a section here is shorter than for another service, it’s because the provider publishes less about it. We don’t fill the gap with generic wording just to make the page look more complete.
Three different answers
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