DataCamp
Learn the data and AI skills you need to advance your career
About DataCamp
DataCamp is an online learning platform for data science, analytics, and AI. It teaches Python, SQL, R, Power BI, and AI engineering through short videos paired with in-browser coding exercises, plus career tracks, projects, and certifications. Business plans add license management, progress reporting, SSO, and LMS integrations for company-wide upskilling.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Short videos paired with in-browser coding exercises let you practice without installing anything
- Deep, focused catalog for data and AI: Python, SQL, R, Power BI, cloud, and AI engineering
- Structured career tracks and certifications give beginners a clear path
- Free Basic plan covers the first chapter of every course so you can sample before paying
- Business plans include admin dashboards, reporting, SSO, and LMS integrations
- Highly rated by learners (4.7/5 on G2 across 550+ reviews)
Cons
- Narrow scope: little coverage of general software or web development
- Advanced content is thinner than the beginner and intermediate material
- Guided exercises can feel hand-holding; completing tracks does not guarantee job readiness
- List price is high for casual learners, and frequent promotions make the real price hard to predict
- Some users report billing and refund frustrations with auto-renewing annual plans
Key Features
Interactive Course Library
790+ courses in Python, SQL, R, Power BI, Excel, Tableau, cloud, and AI, each combining short videos with exercises you complete in a browser-based coding environment.
Career and Skill Tracks
Curated learning paths that sequence courses toward roles such as data analyst, data scientist, data engineer, and AI engineer.
Certifications
DataCamp certifications (Data Analyst, Data Scientist, AI Engineer, SQL Associate and more) plus partner-exam prep for Power BI PL-300, Azure AZ-900, and AWS Cloud Practitioner.
Projects and Practice
Step-by-step coding projects on real datasets, bite-size practice exercises, live code-alongs, and competitions to apply what you learn.
Skill Assessments
Adaptive assessments that measure your current level in a technology and recommend where to start.
DataLab
A cloud notebook with an AI assistant that writes and runs code, then interprets the output, for analyzing your own data without local setup.
Professional Profile and Portfolio
A free public profile where you can show certificates and share analyses you have built.
Mobile App
iOS and Android apps with mobile courses and daily five-minute coding challenges.
Team Management and Reporting
Admin dashboard, license management, learning activity tracking, and team performance reports for business plans.
Enterprise Integrations
SAML SSO, LMS/LXP integrations (Degreed, Cornerstone, SAP, EdCast), reporting integrations with Power BI and Tableau, and a skill matrix on the Enterprise plan.
Pricing
- First chapter of every course
- Cheat sheets and tutorials
- Skill assessments
- Free professional profile
- Live code-alongs and competitions
- Limited practice exercises and projects
- Billed annually ($19 month-to-month)
- Access to 790+ courses
- Career and skill tracks
- Certificates and certifications
- Projects and practice exercises
- Course credits included
- Priority customer support
- Billed annually, 2+ users
- Everything in Premium
- Admin dashboard and license management
- Learning activity tracking
- Team performance reports
- Google and Microsoft SSO
- Everything in Teams
- Flat price for organizations up to 500 employees
- Custom learning tracks
- Enterprise SSO (SAML 2.0)
- Advanced reporting
- 3 hours of premium services
- Everything in Small Business
- LMS/LXP integrations
- Power BI and Tableau reporting integrations
- Skill matrix and activity log
- Co-branded learning experience
- Custom content and instructor-led training
Best For
Career Switch Into Data
Follow a data analyst or data scientist career track, build portfolio projects, and earn a certification to show employers.
Learning SQL and Python for Your Job
Analysts and marketers take targeted skill tracks to automate reporting and query data without leaving the browser.
Company-Wide Data and AI Upskilling
L&D teams assign learning paths, track progress, and report on skill growth across departments with Teams or Enterprise plans.
Certification Prep
Prepare for Power BI PL-300, Azure AZ-900, or AWS Cloud Practitioner exams alongside DataCamp's own certifications.
University Coursework
Educators use DataCamp's free classroom offering to give students hands-on data science practice.
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