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Best Node.js Courses & Certificates [2025]

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Status: Free Trial
IBM
Developing Back-End Apps with Node.js and Express
Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Server Side, Restful API, Back-End Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Cloud Applications, Web Applications, Web Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Servers, Javascript, Authentications, Package and Software Management, JSON, Middleware, Computer Science
4.5
Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
556 reviews
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
IBM
Node.js & MongoDB: Developing Back-end Database Applications
Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Restful API, Back-End Web Development, MongoDB, NoSQL, Server Side, Authentications, Scalability, Application Deployment, Database Application, Middleware, Web Applications, Authorization (Computing), Databases, Javascript, Application Security
4.5
Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
43 reviews
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Status: Free Trial
IBM
JavaScript Programming with React, Node & MongoDB
Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Server Side, React Redux, Restful API, React.js, Back-End Web Development, Ajax, MongoDB, NoSQL, Javascript, JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Data Structures, Debugging, Authentications, Scalability, Cloud Applications, JSON, Web Applications, Application Deployment
4.4
Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
1.3K reviews
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
IBM
IBM Full-Stack JavaScript Developer
Skills you'll gain: Istio, Node.JS, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Server Side, Application Deployment, React Redux, CI/CD, Cloud-Native Computing, Kubernetes, Responsive Web Design, NoSQL, OpenShift, Restful API, Git (Version Control System), Cloud Applications, Ajax, Javascript, Azure DevOps, Engineering Software
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
8.2K reviews
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
IBM
IBM JavaScript Backend
Skills you'll gain: Istio, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Node.JS, Containerization, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Server Side, Application Deployment, Cloud-Native Computing, Kubernetes, Responsive Web Design, NoSQL, OpenShift, Restful API, Git (Version Control System), Ajax, Grafana, Javascript, Azure DevOps, Engineering Software
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
7.9K reviews
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
Board Infinity
Building RESTful APIs with Node.js and Express
Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, MongoDB, Restful API, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Middleware, Web Applications, Server Side, NoSQL, Javascript, Development Testing, Application Security, Scalability
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
12 reviews
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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Status: Free Trial
Meta
Programming with JavaScript
Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Web Development Tools, Javascript, Unit Testing, Web Applications, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Scripting Languages, Event-Driven Programming, Node.JS, Scripting, JSON, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Debugging, Package and Software Management, Program Development, Front-End Web Development, Functional Design
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
4.8K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Status: Free
Coursera Project Network
Build a CRUD Node.js and MongoDB employee management web-app
Skills you'll gain: Containerization, Web Design, Restful API, User Interface (UI), Node.JS, MongoDB, Database Management, Databases, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development, Web Development Tools, Back-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Application Development, Javascript, GitHub
3.8
Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
19 reviews
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Status: Free Trial
Meta
React Basics
Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, React.js, Web Applications, Application Development, UI Components, Front-End Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, Development Environment, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Debugging
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
2.4K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
NIIT
RESTful Microservices Using Node.js and Express
Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, API Gateway, MySQL, Restful API, MongoDB, Microservices, API Design, NoSQL, Object-Relational Mapping, Database Design, Relational Databases, Unit Testing, SQL, Databases, Server Side, Application Deployment, Database Management Systems, Javascript, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Documentation
3.7
Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
114 reviews
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
Scrimba
Become a Professional React Developer
Skills you'll gain: React.js, Debugging, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, UI Components, Performance Tuning, Routing Protocols, JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Web Development Tools, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Event-Driven Programming, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), TypeScript, Ajax, Software Design Patterns, Authentications, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Javascript, Web Frameworks
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
243 reviews
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
Infosec
JavaScript Security
Skills you'll gain: Authentications, Application Security, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Secure Coding, Serverless Computing, Cryptography, Risk Management Framework, Threat Modeling, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Package and Software Management, Node.JS, Web Applications, Javascript, Vulnerability Management, Cloud Services, Cloud Platforms, Web Development, Identity and Access Management, Vulnerability Assessments
4.5
Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
110 reviews
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months