Free & Low-Cost Automation Courses

Google Cloud

Learn Vertex AI, BigQuery ML, TensorFlow and more. Google's official ML/AI training path.

Amazon Web Services

Deep dive AI courses, training and certification. Covers generative AI, ML foundations, and AWS AI services.

Microsoft

Free courses in AI, IoT, Machine Learning, and Data Science from Microsoft Learn.

Harvard / edX

Explore concepts and algorithms at the foundation of modern AI, with hands-on Python projects.

IBM

Learn AI fundamentals, data science, and cloud computing with IBM's free learning platform.

DeepLearning.AI

Learn prompt engineering best practices for application development from Andrew Ng & OpenAI.

University of Helsinki

A free online introduction to AI for non-experts. Trusted by over 1 million students worldwide.

Coursera / DeepLearning.AI

Andrew Ng's beginner-friendly course on how generative AI works and how to use it in your business.

LinkedIn

Comprehensive AI courses including generative AI, prompt engineering, and business applications.

Coursera

Master AI-powered automation using Zapier and ChatGPT. Build real-world workflow automations.

Coursera

Transform business workflows with generative AI — from drafting emails to building smart agents.

Coursera

AI Workflows, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Business Process Automation, and Prompt Patterns.

Udemy

Become a certified specialist in AI and automation with practical testing and real-world scenarios.

YouTube / Community

6-hour comprehensive n8n course. Build & sell AI automations and agents. Open-source workflow tool.

Zapier

Official Zapier certification proving your ability to build and manage business automations.

Microsoft Learn

Learn SaaS fundamentals, SLAs, SLOs, security, compliance, and pricing strategies.

HubSpot

Free certifications in digital marketing, inbound sales, CRM, content marketing, and more.

HubSpot Academy

Globally recognized credential in human-centered, inbound-first digital marketing strategy.

Coursera

Software development, cloud computing, subscription models, and customer relationship management.

Udemy

Learn KPIs, metrics, business marketing, and growth strategies for SaaS companies.

Amazon Web Services

Foundation-level understanding of AWS Cloud, services, security, architecture, and pricing.

Google Cloud

Demonstrate knowledge of cloud concepts and Google Cloud products, services, and capabilities.

Microsoft Learn

Cloud concepts, Azure services, Azure workloads, security and privacy, and Azure pricing.

Google / Coursera

Prepare for a career in cybersecurity with Google's official 8-course program. Covers networks, Linux, Python, SIEM tools.

IBM / Coursera

8-course series covering network security, incident response, threat intelligence, and penetration testing.

Professor Messer

Complete free video course for CompTIA Security+ SY0-701. Trusted by hundreds of thousands of students.

Cisco Networking Academy

Cisco's official intro to cybersecurity. Covers online safety, network security, and digital defense fundamentals.

Google / Coursera

Learn to use BI tools like BigQuery and Looker to build dashboards, pipelines, and data-driven decisions.

Microsoft Learn

Official Microsoft certification for Power BI. Covers data modeling, DAX, dashboards, and reporting.

IBM / Coursera

Analyze data using Pandas, NumPy, and Matplotlib. Build regression models and visualize insights.

Udemy

Master Tableau to create interactive visualizations and dashboards. Bestseller with 500k+ students.

Google / Coursera

Google's official 8-course program covering data cleaning, analysis, visualization, and storytelling with real-world case studies.

IBM / Coursera

Master Excel, SQL, Python, and IBM Cognos Analytics to build dashboards and deliver actionable business insights.

Macquarie University / Coursera

Macquarie's best-selling Excel specialization. From basic spreadsheets to advanced forecasting, dashboards, and what-if analysis.

Udemy

Hands-on Pandas bootcamp: clean, transform, and analyze datasets, then build the kind of reports stakeholders actually use.

Kaggle

Free, fast-paced micro-courses on Pandas, data visualization, and exploratory analysis with hands-on Kaggle notebooks.

IBM / Coursera

IBM's flagship 10-course program: Python, SQL, ML, data visualization, and a real capstone with a financial dataset.

Johns Hopkins University / Coursera

JHU's renowned specialization covering R, statistical inference, regression, and reproducible research with a capstone project.

University of Michigan / Coursera

Michigan's 5-course specialization in data manipulation (Pandas), ML (scikit-learn), text mining, and social network analysis.

Udemy

Bestseller covering the full pipeline: statistics, Python, Pandas, ML, Tableau, and deep learning in one bootcamp.

DeepLearning.AI / Coursera

Andrew Ng's refreshed ML specialization — supervised learning, neural networks, and practical model building with Python.

MIT / edX

Rigorous MIT graduate-level credential in probability, statistics, ML, and data analysis — the gold standard advanced path.

IBM / Coursera

IBM's 13-course path: Python, SQL, relational & NoSQL databases, Hadoop, Spark, and cloud data pipelines with a capstone.

Google Cloud / Coursera

Build end-to-end pipelines on Google Cloud: BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, and Vertex AI with a hands-on labs focus.

Microsoft Learn

Official Microsoft certification prep: data integration, transformation, and storage with Azure Data Factory and Synapse Analytics.

Udemy

Build batch and streaming pipelines on AWS — S3, Glue, Redshift, Lambda, and Kinesis — with real architecture examples.

DataCamp

Interactive track: SQL, building ETL pipelines, data warehousing, and streaming with Python and pandas — statement of accomplishment.

freeCodeCamp

Free, project-based track: PostgreSQL, Bash, Git, and database design — earn a verifiable freeCodeCamp certification.

Coursera / U of Michigan

5-course specialization covering Python basics, data structures, web scraping, databases, and data visualization.

Harvard / edX

Harvard's world-renowned Python course. Object-oriented programming, file I/O, and real-world projects.

Duke University / Coursera

5-course Java specialization from Duke. Covers algorithms, data structures, OOP, and a full project.

freeCodeCamp

Learn HTML and CSS by building 20 real projects. Earn a free certification from freeCodeCamp.

UC Davis / Coursera

Learn SQL fundamentals, filtering, aggregations, subqueries, and applying SQL to real data science problems.

Udemy

Bestselling SQL course with 500k+ students. PostgreSQL, joins, window functions, and real-world exercises.

Google / Coursera

Google's flagship PM program — 7 courses covering agile, Scrum, planning, risk, stakeholder management, and a real-world capstone. Over 1 million enrolled.

Alison

Free diploma covering the full project lifecycle — scoping, scheduling, budgeting, risk, and stakeholder communication for automation projects.

Alison

Free diploma aligned to the CAPM exam — project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing.

Alison

Free introductory course on project lifecycle fundamentals — initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing.

Udemy / Joseph Phillips

Bestselling PMP exam prep with 35 contact hours. Covers PMBOK 7th edition, agile, hybrid, and predictive approaches. 200k+ students.

Coursera / Google

Master agile frameworks — Scrum ceremonies, Kanban boards, sprint planning, and adaptive project delivery for fast-moving teams.

LinkedIn Learning

Comprehensive PM foundations — chartering, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, team leadership, and project closeout.

Simplilearn

Premium PMP bootcamp with 35 PDUs, live instructor-led training, exam voucher, and pass guarantee. Aligned to PMBOK 7th edition.

RIT / edX

Rochester Institute of Technology's graduate-level PM credential — 4 courses covering agile, risk, quality, and industry-standard tools. Credit toward a master's.