 | Basic Free | Premium $165.00 $13.75/mo Plus sales tax where applicable Source · Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Choose a plan | Choose a plan | |
Billed once for the full term, up front; then renews automatically. |
Online learning in the US
DataCamp: Basic vs Premium
DataCamp teaches data and AI skills — Python, SQL, R, Power BI and more. Basic is free: the first chapter of every course, cheat sheets, tutorials and a professional profile. Premium unlocks 790+ courses, career and skill tracks, projects, certificates and industry certifications. Premium is billed monthly or yearly; teams of 2 and up have their own plan.
- Free first chapters. Try every course before paying.
- 790+ courses. On Premium.
- Career tracks. From zero to job ready.
- Certificates and certifications. Including industry-leading certifications.
- Learn on mobile. On every plan.
Most important before you pay
Tomas StankevičiusUpdated 2026-10-14Facts from datacamp.com, with dates
At a glance
- Plans
- Basic (free), Premium, Teams
- Courses
- 790+ on Premium
- Free access
- First chapter of every course
- Certificates
- Premium
- Billing
- Monthly or yearly
- Mobile
- Every plan
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 datacamp.com
Plans and features as DataCamp 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
DataCamp is the focused choice for data and AI skills. Use Basic’s free first chapters to test the format, then go Premium for the full catalog, tracks and certifications — yearly if you’ll study for months.
Try every course free
First chapters on Basic.
Basic is a sampler
Full courses need Premium.
- We recommend first:
- Aspiring data analysts and scientists; professionals adding AI and SQL skills.
- With caveats:
- People wanting general coding or non-data topics.
Who DataCamp is for, and who it isn’t
Data and AI focus.
A good choice
For data careers
Career tracks and certifications.
For hands-on learners
Projects and code-alongs.
For sampling first
Free first chapters.
A weaker choice
If you want web development
Codecademy covers more general coding.
If you want university certificates
Coursera Plus focuses on those.
If you’ll only study briefly
Yearly won’t pay off.
Plans
Prices are in the block above.
| Plan | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| Basic | What it means in practiceFree: first chapter of every course, cheat sheets, tutorials, skill assessments, professional profile, limited practice. |
| Premium | What it means in practice790+ courses, career and skill tracks, projects, certificates, employment-ready programs, course credits in the first month. |
| Teams | What it means in practiceEverything in Premium for teams of 2+, with group management and progress tracking. |
Exploring → Basic; serious learning → Premium; a team → Teams.
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.
3,7
out of 5 · 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.
Plan assessed: “Premium”
| Criterion | What we found | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertised price is the final price(10 %) | sales tax is added at checkout | 3,0 | our catalog |
| Price compared with others(10 %) | 13,75 USD/mo · when paying for 12 months | 5,0 | our catalog |
| Free way to try it(10 %) | limited free version available | 5,0 | our catalog |
| Learning offline(20 %) | videos only, without the course itself | 3,0 | our catalog |
| Value of the certificate(20 %) | recognized for some courses only | 3,0 | our catalog |
| Sharing with family(15 %) | business plans only, priced per seat | 3,0 | our catalog |
| App rating(15 %) | 4,8 out of 5 | 4,8 | our catalog |
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.
What you pay for
DataCamp has three ways in: free, as a subscriber and through a team.
Basic (free)
The first chapter of every course, cheat sheets, skill assessments, a profile and portfolio, live code-alongs and competitions.
Premium
All 790+ courses, career and skill tracks, projects, certificates and certifications – while you subscribe.
AI Tutor credits
Extra credits are bought separately and aren’t refundable.
Teams
For teams of two and up – or paid by your employer from a learning budget.
Learn Premium or DataLab
DataCamp sells course access (Learn) and its cloud coding environment (DataLab) as separate subscriptions.
| Criterion | DataLab Premium | Learn Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Courses and tracks | DataLab PremiumNot included | Learn PremiumFull library |
| DataLab | DataLab Premium4x the speed and memory of Basic | Learn PremiumBasic DataLab access |
| Who it’s for | DataLab PremiumAnalyzing your own data | Learn PremiumLearning skills step by step |
Choose DataLab
If you already know the skills and need a fast notebook for your own projects.
Choose Learn Premium
If you want courses, tracks and certificates.
Easy to buy the wrong one
Basic, Premium and Teams compared
From DataCamp’s pricing table. Basic is free and never expires.
| Basic | Premium | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First chapter of every course | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 790+ courses | No | Yes | Yes |
| Course credits | No | Yes | Yes |
| Cheat sheets and tutorials | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learn on mobile | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Career and skill tracks | No | Yes | Yes |
| Skill assessments | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Certificates and employment-ready programs | No | Yes | Yes |
| Professional profile | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Group management and progress tracking | No | No | Yes |
First chapter of every course
- Basic
- Yes
- Premium
- Yes
- Teams
- Yes
790+ courses
- Basic
- No
- Premium
- Yes
- Teams
- Yes
Course credits
- Basic
- No
- Premium
- Yes
- Teams
- Yes
Cheat sheets and tutorials
- Basic
- Yes
- Premium
- Yes
- Teams
- Yes
Learn on mobile
- Basic
- Yes
- Premium
- Yes
- Teams
- Yes
Career and skill tracks
- Basic
- No
- Premium
- Yes
- Teams
- Yes
Skill assessments
- Basic
- Yes
- Premium
- Yes
- Teams
- Yes
Certificates and employment-ready programs
- Basic
- No
- Premium
- Yes
- Teams
- Yes
Professional profile
- Basic
- Yes
- Premium
- Yes
- Teams
- Yes
Group management and progress tracking
- Basic
- No
- Premium
- No
- Teams
- Yes
Custom tracks are Enterprise-only
Content
What you actually get to watch: catalog, languages, sports and events.
What’s on DataCamp
Courses, tracks and practice in data and AI.
Topics
AI, Python, SQL, Power BI, R and more.
Practice
Exercises, step-by-step projects, live code-alongs, competitions.
Credentials
Certificates and industry-leading certifications on Premium.
Refunds and canceling DataCamp
DataCamp subscriptions renew automatically. Canceling stops future charges, and you keep access until the end of the billing period.
Refunds
DataCamp says it doesn’t offer refunds or prorate unused time — including when you forgot to cancel.
Charged after canceling?
Confirm the status in Account Settings → Subscription and check other email addresses for a second account.
Bought in the app
Charges from the App Store or Google Play are handled there.
Start monthly if you’re unsure — the annual plan is paid up front with no refund.
What US App Store reviewers say
DataCamp has 4.8 out of 5 stars from 4,800 ratings on the US App Store. We also read the 50 most recent US reviews — 24 of them gave one or two stars. Recent reviews skew toward people with a problem, so read them as a list of what can go wrong, not as a verdict.
Praised
Reviewers call it a resource for everything data science, with a smooth, game-like experience.
Canceling
Several complain that canceling is hard compared with renewing.
Mobile
Others say the app freezes, isn’t a native iPad app and that the mobile website works better for videos.
If you subscribed on the web, cancel on the web; App Store purchases are canceled in your Apple account.
Where it works
Supported devices and offline learning.
Where you can learn
| Group | Examples | Caveat |
|---|---|---|
| Web and mobile | Examplesdatacamp.com and mobile | CaveatLearn on mobile on every plan. |
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
- Premium is for individuals.
- Teams start at 2 users, billed per user.
- Enterprise adds custom tracks, SSO and LMS integrations.
No family plan listed
Billing options
| Condition | How it works |
|---|---|
| Monthly | How it worksFlexible |
| Yearly | How it worksLower per month, paid up front |
Billing
DataCamp Premium is billed monthly or yearly. Basic is free with limited access.
Monthly
Flexible.
Yearly
Cheaper per month, paid up front.
Start free
Rules worth knowing
From DataCamp’s pricing page and terms of use.
| Feature | Limit | What it depends on |
|---|---|---|
| Pause | LimitMonthly plans only | What it depends onYou choose how long; the plan restarts afterwards and progress is kept. |
| Refunds | LimitNone | What it depends onDataCamp’s terms rule out refunds, including for partly used or unused time. |
| After canceling | LimitAccess to period end | What it depends onCancel in account settings or through support. |
| AI Tutor credits | LimitNeed an active plan | What it depends onBought credits aren’t refunded; they stay after you cancel and work again once you resubscribe. |
| Taxes | LimitMay be added | What it depends onSales tax can appear as a separate line. |
Students
Plans and terms
Who each plan is for and what terms it requires.
How DataCamp bills — and the free student route
Premium defaults to yearly billing, paid in full up front. You can switch to monthly on the pricing page or at checkout.
- Annual
- One upfront charge; the monthly figure shown is only a breakdown
- Monthly
- Billed every month on your purchase date; may be paused
- Installments
- Not offered — no splitting the annual price
- Students
- 3 months free through the GitHub Student Developer Pack, no card needed
- After the student offer
- Library access ends unless you subscribe; progress is saved
Privacy, accessibility and transparency
What data you can control, how the accessibility features work, and what the provider discloses.
AI training and your data
DataCamp’s privacy policy lets it use exercise submissions, inputs and outputs to train its AI models.
Opting out
Email support@datacamp.com with the subject “AI Model Training Opt-Out Request”; it applies from when it’s processed.
Who can’t opt out
Free Basic and DataCamp Donates users.
Exceptions
Submissions flagged for safety review may still be used after opting out.
Enterprise accounts are opted out of AI training by default.
What we don’t claim
Common claims about DataCamp, next to what DataCamp says.
Basic includes full courses.
Basic includes the first chapter of every course.
Certificates are free.
Earning certificates is a Premium feature.
DataCamp is only Python.
It covers AI, Python, SQL, Power BI, R and more.
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 DataCamp is a good choice
Sampling topics
Basic.
Compromise: First chapters only.
Data career
Premium.
Compromise: Yearly for best price.
Team upskilling
Teams.
Compromise: Per-user billing.
Pros and cons
Pros
Free first chapters
On every course.
790+ courses
On Premium.
Certifications
Industry-leading.
Cons
Basic is limited
A sampler.
Data focus only
Not general coding.
Best price yearly
Paid up front.
DataCamp compared with Codecademy and Coursera Plus
Based on each provider’s US pages.
| Criterion | DataCamp | Codecademy | Coursera Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free option | Every first chapter | Basic | Single courses sold separately |
| Focus | Data and AI | Coding | Broad |
| Catalog | 790+ courses | Courses, skill and career paths | Thousands of courses |
| Teams | From 2 users | By quote | Up to 125 employees |
- Free option
- Every first chapter
- Focus
- Data and AI
- Catalog
- 790+ courses
- Teams
- From 2 users
- Free option
- Basic
- Focus
- Coding
- Catalog
- Courses, skill and career paths
- Teams
- By quote
- Free option
- Single courses sold separately
- Focus
- Broad
- Catalog
- Thousands of courses
- Teams
- Up to 125 employees
If you focus on data and AI — DataCamp
Career tracks and certifications.
If you learn general coding — Codecademy
Free Basic to start.
If you want university certificates — Coursera Plus
Unlimited.
Final verdict
DataCamp is the specialist for data and AI skills. Start free with first chapters, then go Premium — yearly if you’re committed — for tracks, projects and certifications.
Choose it if
You want a data or AI career.
Think twice if
You want broad, non-data topics.
Skip it if
Free first chapters are all you need.
Codecademy covers general coding; Coursera Plus broader university courses.
DataCamp prices
Plans as datacamp.com lists them for the US.
Monthly vs yearlyPremium can be paid monthly or yearly; DataCamp shows the yearly saving next to the plan. Teams are billed per user.
DataCamp deals and discounts
We have no confirmed deals or promo codes for DataCamp 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.
DataCamp free trial
We found no free trial for DataCamp on the provider’s website right now. If one appears, we will mark it here and in the free trials list.
How to pay less for DataCamp
- Annual billing for “Premium”: $165.00 for 12 months instead of $420.00 if you pay monthly — you save 61%.
Compare the price with alternatives: Udemy price · Skillshare price · Codecademy 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:
- email or form
- community forum
Source: support.datacamp.com/hc/en-us
FAQ
How we work
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The provider’s sources
The facts come from datacamp.com/pricing.
We don’t write prices into the text
Prices are in the price block, in the price list’s currency, with a source and a date.
Product facts are shared, market facts aren’t
How many screens a plan allows, how many devices an account works on, how many servers a network has — that doesn’t depend on the country, and on our pages those numbers are the same in every language; a separate tool watches over that. Price, promotions, availability and app language belong to the market, and we never carry them over from another country.
The provider’s list is the same for everyone
If a service publishes a list of countries or languages, we can say whether the US is on it — that list looks the same for everyone. Checkout, however, can look different for every account, so for amounts a provider shows only at checkout we write: check before you pay.
A shorter section doesn’t mean something is missing from the product
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
We distinguish between “none”, “the provider doesn’t say” and “we didn’t find it”. They’re three different situations — mixing them up would turn our own limitation into a flaw in the product.
A price without a source isn’t shown
If an amount has no source and date, we don’t show it. An empty spot is more honest than a number that only looks right — and prices change more often than articles get updated.
Data from the US market
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