 | Personal Plan $156.00 $13.00/mo Plus sales tax where applicable Source · Checked |
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| See plans | |
Billed once for the full year, up front. |
Online learning in the US
Udemy: Personal Plan or single courses
Udemy sells two things: single courses you keep for life, and the Personal Plan subscription — 28,000+ top courses curated from a catalog of 250,000+, with certification prep, practice tests, AI-powered coding exercises and goal-focused recommendations. The Personal Plan is billed monthly or annually and can be canceled any time.
- 28,000+ top courses. Curated from 250,000+ using data from 80 million learners.
- Certification prep. Courses and practice tests.
- AI coding exercises. Hands-on practice in the plan.
- Monthly or annual. Cancel anytime.
- Single courses too. Lifetime access to what you buy.
Most important before you pay
Tomas StankevičiusUpdated 2026-10-14Facts from udemy.com and the Udemy Help Center, with dates
At a glance
- Personal Plan
- 28,000+ courses, monthly or annual
- Single courses
- Lifetime access, one-time purchase
- Course refunds
- Eligible courses within 30 days
- Subscription refunds (US)
- Not offered
- Free trial
- Promotions only
- Teams
- Team Plan for 2–50 people
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 udemy.com and the Help Center
Plans, trials and refund rules as Udemy publishes them.
Affiliate links are labeled
If a link is an affiliate link, we say so right next to it.
Short summary
If you’ll take several courses on tech or business topics, the Personal Plan beats buying them one by one — as long as you keep subscribing. If you want one specific course, buy it: you keep it, and eligible courses can be refunded within 30 days, unlike the subscription.
Huge curated catalog
28,000+ top courses.
No subscription refunds
In the US, unless the law requires.
- We recommend first:
- Learners working through several professional courses or certification prep.
- With caveats:
- Anyone who wants one course — buying it may be better.
Who the Personal Plan is for, and who it isn’t
Subscribe for breadth, buy for one course.
A good choice
For certification prep
Courses and practice tests.
For coders
AI-powered coding exercises.
For broad learning
Switch between many courses.
A weaker choice
If you want one course forever
Buy it for lifetime access instead.
If you might want a refund
Subscriptions aren’t refunded in the US.
If you rely on the app
Recent reviews report app problems; the web works too.
Ways to learn on Udemy
Prices depend on your account’s country.
| Option | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| Single course | What it means in practiceOne-time purchase, lifetime access while you have your account and Udemy holds the course license. |
| Personal Plan | What it means in practice28,000+ top courses, certification prep, AI coding exercises, recommendations; monthly or annual. |
| Team Plan | What it means in practice2–50 people, billed annually, with analytics and an international collection. |
| Enterprise Plan | What it means in practice20+ people, contact sales. |
One course → buy it; many courses → Personal Plan; a team → Team Plan.
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.
3,2
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: “Personal Plan”
| 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 %) | 13,00 USD/mo · when paying for 12 months | 5,0 | our catalog |
| Free way to try it(10 %) | no free trial | 1,0 | our catalog |
| Learning offline(20 %) | lessons can be downloaded | 5,0 | our catalog |
| Value of the certificate(20 %) | no external recognition | 2,0 | our catalog |
| Sharing with family(15 %) | sharing isn’t allowed | 1,0 | our catalog |
| App rating(15 %) | 4,7 out of 5 | 4,7 | 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.
Content
What you actually get to watch: catalog, languages, sports and events.
What’s in the Personal Plan
Top-rated courses on professional topics plus some personal development.
Curated selection
Chosen from 250,000+ courses using insights from 80 million learners.
Practice
Coding exercises and practice tests.
Instructor Q&A
Ask the instructor questions.
Personal Plan or buying a course
Udemy’s own comparison, from its pricing FAQ and Help Center.
Personal Plan
Monthly access to top-rated courses, coding exercises and practice tests across many categories.
Single course
Lifetime access to that course only — as long as your account exists and Udemy keeps the license.
Refunds
Eligible courses within 30 days; subscriptions not in the US.
Subscribe for variety; buy when you know exactly which course you want.
What US App Store reviewers say
Udemy has 4.7 out of 5 stars from 77,000 ratings on the US App Store. We also read the 50 most recent US reviews — 41 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.
App reliability
Courses not loading, audio dropping between lectures, logouts and CarPlay issues dominate.
Access
Some reviewers say purchased courses disappeared from the app or the subscription wasn’t recognized.
Support
Several mention slow or unhelpful support and account lockouts.
The courses get praise; the app is where recent reviews are harshest — the web version is an alternative.
Where it works
Supported devices and offline learning.
Where you can learn
| Group | Examples | Caveat |
|---|---|---|
| Web | Examplesudemy.com | CaveatCoupons can be used only on the web. |
| Apps | ExamplesiOS and Android | CaveatIn-app payments are handled by Apple and Google Play. |
Before you pay
Five checks that save you from an expensive mistake.
- Create a free account and take a free course to see whether the format suits you.
- Choose between a single course and the Personal Plan – see the comparison above.
- Look for a trial: it appears only in promotions, and if you’ve had one before, you may not get another.
- Note the trial end date and cancel before it if you don’t want to pay.
- Check the system requirements: Windows 11 or macOS 14.8, iOS 16 or Android 8 – no Chromebook.
Bought in the app
Coding exercises
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.
Account and teams
- The Personal Plan is for one person.
- Team Plan covers 2 to 50 people; Enterprise 20+.
- Udemy says subscriptions aren’t available to all learners yet.
No family plan
Trials
| Condition | How it works |
|---|---|
| When | How it worksOnly in promotional campaigns |
| During the trial | How it worksCancel any time without charge |
| After | How it worksConverts to paid automatically |
Refunds and billing
Udemy is unable to refund Personal Plan subscriptions bought on udemy.com unless the law requires it; its list of countries with required refund periods doesn’t include the US. Eligible single courses can be refunded within 30 days of purchase. App purchases are handled by Apple and Google Play.
Personal Plan
Monthly or annual, cancel anytime.
Through the app
Apple and Google handle billing and refunds.
Trial counts
Requirements and limits
From Udemy’s help center.
| Feature | Limit | What it depends on |
|---|---|---|
| Computer | LimitWindows 11 or macOS 14.8 and newer | What it depends onChromebooks and Chrome OS aren’t supported. |
| Phone and tablet | LimitiOS 16 and Android 8 or newer | What it depends onCoding exercises are web-only. |
| Connection | LimitAt least 5 Mbps | What it depends onFor smooth video. |
| Free courses | LimitVideo only | What it depends onNo certificate, Q&A or notes. |
Lifetime access has conditions
Plans and terms
Who each plan is for and what terms it requires.
Who can get Personal Plan and a trial
Udemy says its subscriptions aren’t available to all learners yet. Free trials come only with promotions.
- Availability
- Check your Subscriptions page — plans appear there if you’re eligible
- Free trial
- Promotions only; cancel during the trial without being charged
- Used Personal Plan before
- You may not be eligible for a promotional trial
- Skip the trial
- Not possible
What we don’t claim
Common claims about Udemy, next to what Udemy says.
The 30-day refund covers the Personal Plan.
It covers eligible courses; subscriptions aren’t refunded in the US unless the law requires.
Personal Plan courses are yours to keep.
Access lasts while you subscribe; only purchased courses are lifetime.
Everyone gets a free trial.
Trials appear only in promotions, and not for previous subscribers.
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 Udemy is a good choice
Certification prep
Personal Plan.
Compromise: No refund on the subscription.
One specific course
Buy it.
Compromise: Pays only for that course.
A team
Team Plan.
Compromise: Billed annually.
Pros and cons
Pros
Big curated catalog
28,000+ courses.
Practice built in
Coding exercises, practice tests.
Buy-to-own option
Lifetime course access.
Cons
No subscription refunds
In the US.
Trials only in promotions
Not always for previous subscribers.
App reliability
Frequent complaints.
Udemy compared with other learning platforms
Based on each provider’s US pages.
| Criterion | Udemy Personal Plan | Coursera Plus | Skillshare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Professional skills | Many subjects, universities | Creative skills |
| Trial | Promotions only | 7 days (monthly) | Free trial |
| Subscription refunds | Not in the US | 14 days (annual) | 48 h after a 7-day trial |
| Buy single courses | Yes, lifetime access | Yes | Not listed |
- Focus
- Professional skills
- Trial
- Promotions only
- Subscription refunds
- Not in the US
- Buy single courses
- Yes, lifetime access
- Focus
- Many subjects, universities
- Trial
- 7 days (monthly)
- Subscription refunds
- 14 days (annual)
- Buy single courses
- Yes
- Focus
- Creative skills
- Trial
- Free trial
- Subscription refunds
- 48 h after a 7-day trial
- Buy single courses
- Not listed
If you want tech and business courses — Udemy Personal Plan
With certification prep.
If you want university certificates — Coursera Plus
Unlimited after the trial.
If you want creative projects — Skillshare
Short classes.
Final verdict
Udemy’s Personal Plan is a strong library for professional skills and certification prep. Subscribe when you’ll use many courses; buy single courses when you want to keep them — and remember the 30-day refund applies to courses, not the subscription.
Choose it if
You’ll take several professional courses.
Think twice if
You might want your money back.
Buy instead if
You only need one course.
Coursera Plus offers university certificates and a 14-day annual refund; Skillshare focuses on creative projects.
Udemy prices
Udemy shows prices for the country of your account.
Personal Plan vs coursesPersonal Plan is billed monthly or once a year, plus applicable taxes, and renews automatically; Udemy gives no refunds or partial credits for it except where required by law. Udemy uses a country-specific price matrix; app prices can differ slightly from udemy.com, and coupons can’t be entered in the app. Transaction taxes may apply depending on your location.
Udemy deals and discounts
We have no confirmed deals or promo codes for Udemy 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.
Udemy free trial
We found no free trial for Udemy 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 Udemy
- Annual billing for “Personal Plan”: $156.00 for 12 months instead of $420.00 if you pay monthly — you save 63%.
Compare the price with alternatives: DataCamp 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
Source: support.udemy.com/hc/en-us
FAQ
How we work
This page is a comparison, and for every claim we say where it comes from.
The provider’s sources
The facts come from udemy.com/pricing and the Udemy Help Center (subscriptions, subscription refunds, course 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
This page isn’t a translation of another language version. Numbers from other countries don’t end up here: markets differ, and that’s exactly why this page exists.
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We fix errors openly
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If anything on this page has gone out of date, write to us — we’ll fix it and note the date.
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