Codecademy

Spec sheet

What it does

Codecademy is an online interactive learning platform for technology skills, including coding courses, projects and quizzes.Read 14 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Purpose

Codecademy offers learning in AI, data, coding, cybersecurity, and other technical skills.Read 10 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

Audience

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

Security

Codecademy says it uses commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect information and does not guarantee complete security.Read 10 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

Support

Codecademy lists community support that connects learners with other learners, answers, and educational events.Read 10 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

License

Codecademy's terms identify the service and its content as proprietary and reserve rights; only incorporated third-party code may carry separate open-source licenses.Read 14 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

Headquarters

Codecademy lists its office at 600 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012.Read 10 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

Acquisition price

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

AI assistance

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

AI job tools

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

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.Read 14 Oct 2026 · help.codecademy.com

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.Read 14 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

Assessments and certificates

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

Browser coding

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

Career tools

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

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.Read 14 Oct 2026 · help.codecademy.com

Company history

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

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.Read 14 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

Documentation and support

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

Founded and size

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

Free access limits

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

GitHub integration

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

Interactive editor

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

Learning format

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

Learning paths

Skill Paths provide short curated sequences, while Career Paths provide step-by-step preparation for technology jobs.Read 14 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

Limit: depth and freshness

Independent reviews cite limited depth, overly basic material for experienced learners, outdated courses and missing or slow language updates.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Limit: mobile experience

App-store reviewers report course-selection navigation problems, missing language coverage, broken or confusing quizzes and weak iPad or Magic Keyboard support.Read 14 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Limit: price

Reviewers on G2, Capterra and TrustRadius describe paid pricing as high or expensive, especially for students and relative to the depth provided.Read 14 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Limit: support and bugs

Reviews mention weak customer support, interpreter bugs, limited coding modules and a need for more community help.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Maker headquarters

Codecademy is headquartered in New York, with its listed office at 575 Broadway, Fifth Floor.Read 14 Oct 2026 · builtin.com

Maker legal name

The terms identify the website and mobile service as belonging to Codecademy LLC.Read 14 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

Mobile

Codecademy Go provides coding review and practice on mobile devices, and the pricing page identifies iOS and Android apps.Read 10 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

Mobile app

Codecademy Go provides mobile review, flashcards, syntax practice, articles, progress tracking and streaks for iOS and Android.Read 14 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Owner and acquisition

Skillsoft completed its acquisition of Codecademy on April 5, 2022.Read 14 Oct 2026 · sec.gov

Praise: interactive learning

G2 reviewers repeatedly praise the interactive exercises, structured curriculum, course variety and career-oriented paths.Read 14 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Praise: practical, accessible content

TrustRadius reviewers praise relevant real-world exercises, bite-sized lessons, plain language, progress tracking and an easy-to-use interface.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Projects

Paid plans include portfolio projects and the platform offers guided and independent projects for applying skills.Read 14 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

Rating on Apple App Store

4.8 out of 5 from 38K ratingsRead 14 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on Capterra

4.5 out of 5 from 6 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Rating on G2

4.3 out of 5 from 168 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on GetApp

4.5 out of 5 from 6 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Rating on Google Play

4.6 out of 5 from 39.1K reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Rating on Software Advice

4.5 out of 5 from 6 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Rating on Trustpilot

2.5 out of 5 from 1,000+ reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Rating on TrustRadius

8.4 out of 10 from 14 reviews and ratingsRead 14 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Security statement

The privacy policy says Codecademy uses commercially reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards for collected information.Read 14 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

Self-hosting

The product is delivered as Codecademy's online website and mobile service, with no self-hosting option described in its terms or product pages.Read 14 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

System requirements

Codecademy recommends current Chrome, Firefox or Safari; Internet Explorer is unsupported, and tablets may have code-editor sizing or loading problems.Read 14 Oct 2026 · help.codecademy.com

Team administration

Codecademy Teams offers flexible content assignment, progress tracking, and an admin dashboard.Read 10 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

Team integrations

Codecademy for teams advertises SSO, HRIS integration and third-party LMS integrations.Read 14 Oct 2026 · codecademy.com

Workspace languages

Workspaces support HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Python, React, Ruby, Java, C#, TypeScript, Swift, C++, Go and PHP.Read 14 Oct 2026 · help.codecademy.com

Workspaces

Workspaces are browser-based integrated development environments available to free and Pro learners, with unlimited workspace creation.Read 14 Oct 2026 · help.codecademy.com

Plans and prices

Every Codecademy plan and price →

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