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Progate
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
What it is
Progate is an online programming-learning service aimed at helping beginners build toward creating with code. Lessons pair illustrative slides with a browser-based coding environment and ordered learning paths. Listed subjects include HTML and CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Ruby, Ruby on Rails5, PHP, Java, Python, Command Line, Git, SQL, Sass, Go, and Node.js. Its mobile apps offer slides and keyboard layouts adapted for smartphones and tablets. Progate lists a free plan with some introductory lessons. Plus plans include all lessons: $14.99 a month, $12.99, paid once for six months, or $9.92, paid once for 12 months. The Plus prices exclude taxes and auto-renew; the longer-term options list totals of $77.90 and $119.00 paid at registration. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. Progate announced that its English web service and English mobile-app interface would end on September 30, 2026; code and certificate exports needed to be downloaded from the web platform before then.
For and against
For
- Lessons combine slides, browser coding, and ordered paths.
- Subjects include languages, Git, SQL, and Command Line.
- Mobile apps have layouts optimized for phones and tablets.
- Free plan includes some introductory lessons.
Against
- Free lessons are limited to some introductions.
- Plus plans auto-renew and exclude taxes.
- English service ends September 30, 2026.
- Exports had to be downloaded before the English service ended.
The verdict
Progate offers beginners structured lessons through a browser-based coding environment and mobile apps. Consider the English-service end date and export requirement before choosing it.
Who it suits
Progate suits beginners looking for structured programming lessons across a range of languages and related topics. Eligible schools can use Progate for School, which offers free access to two selected language-course groups and team progress management.
Plans and prices
Free Plan
some introductory lessons
Read 2 Oct 2026 · progate.com
Plus Plan — 12 Month
all lessons · saves about 4 months · taxes excluded · auto-renews
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Plus Plan — 6 Month
all lessons · saves about 1 month · taxes excluded · auto-renews
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Plus Plan — 1 Month
all lessons · taxes excluded · auto-renews
Read 2 Oct 2026 · progate.com
On the record
- Browser requirement
- The commercial-disclosure page recommends current Chrome, Safari, Edge, or Firefox on Windows 10 or later and macOS.progate.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Course coverage
- The listed subjects include HTML and CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Ruby, Ruby on Rails5, PHP, Java, Python, Command Line, Git, SQL, Sass, Go, and Node.js.progate.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- English-service limit
- Progate announced that its English web service and English mobile-app interface would be discontinued on September 30, 2026, and that code and certificate exports had to be downloaded from the web platform before then.progate.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Learning format
- Lessons use illustrative slides, a browser-based coding environment, and ordered learning paths.progate.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- Progate provides mobile apps through the Apple App Store and Google Play, with slides and keyboard layouts optimized for smartphones and tablets.progate.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Privacy framework
- Progate's privacy policy says its handling of personal data is governed by Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information and identifies JIPDEC as its accredited personal-information protection organization.progate.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- School offering
- Progate for School offers eligible elementary, junior-high, high, special-needs, and technical schools free access to two selected language-course groups and team progress management.progate.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- The privacy policy says Progate uses organizational, human, physical, technical, and external-environment safety-management measures for personal information.progate.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Help Center directs users to its Contact Us form for questions and support.progate.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Third-party services
- The privacy policy lists Microsoft Clarity, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, New Relic, BugSnag, Firebase, Expo, and reCAPTCHA among external transmission services.progate.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- User reach
- The homepage states that Progate has 3,700,000 users and is active in more than 100 countries.progate.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Progate is an online programming-learning service designed to take beginners toward becoming creators.progate.com · read 2 Oct 2026
