Codecademy

Plans and prices

Every plan, in full

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Acquisition price

Skillsoft announced the 2021 agreement to acquire Codecademy for approximately $525 million in cash and stock.investor.skillsoft.com · read 14 Oct 2026

AI assistance

The AI Learning Assistant can help learners work through problems, check solutions, and explain errors within the platform.codecademy.com · read 10 Oct 2026

AI job tools

Pro includes an interview simulator and job-readiness checker that provide mock interviews, readiness reports and improvement suggestions.codecademy.com · read 14 Oct 2026

AI Learning Assistant

The AI Learning Assistant explains errors and concepts, reviews solution code and gives course-aware guidance; paid subscribers receive unlimited prompts while free learners have limits.help.codecademy.com · read 14 Oct 2026

API and SDKs

Codecademy's public documentation contains educational articles explaining APIs, API keys and OAuth, but no product API or SDK catalog is presented on that documentation page.codecademy.com · read 14 Oct 2026

Assessments and certificates

The service offers auto-graded quizzes, assessments, course or path completion certificates and selected professional certification exams.codecademy.com · read 14 Oct 2026

Audience

Codecademy Teams is presented for organizations seeking technical training for experienced technical teams and professionals new to tech work.codecademy.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Browser coding

The platform includes a browser code editor where learners can write and run code without separate setup.codecademy.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Career tools

Pro includes technical interview prep, an interview simulator, and a job-readiness checker.codecademy.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Codebytes

Forum Codebytes let users write, execute and share code blocks in the browser; supported languages include Python, C++, C#, JavaScript, PHP, Go, Ruby and Scheme.help.codecademy.com · read 14 Oct 2026

Company history

Codecademy co-founder Zach Sims wrote that he and Ryan founded Codecademy in 2011.codecademy.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Course coverage

The catalog covers Python, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, C#, C++, C, PHP, Java, SQL, AI, IT, cybersecurity, cloud computing, web development and data science.codecademy.com · read 14 Oct 2026

Documentation and support

The Help Center provides searchable articles covering curriculum, accounts, troubleshooting, accessibility, device compatibility and teams.help.codecademy.com · read 14 Oct 2026

Founded and size

LinkedIn lists Codecademy as founded in 2011 with 501–1,000 employees.linkedin.com · read 14 Oct 2026

Free access limits

The Basic plan has limited course access and does not include skill paths or career paths.codecademy.com · read 10 Oct 2026

GitHub integration

A learning-environment tool can push code to GitHub for editing and sharing.help.codecademy.com · read 14 Oct 2026

Interactive editor

The web platform includes an in-browser code editor and lets learners write and run code without setting up a local environment.codecademy.com · read 14 Oct 2026

Learning format

Courses and paths provide guided, self-paced learning with interactive lessons.codecademy.com · read 10 Oct 2026

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