Don't get me wrong, the platform is very good, but the price charged is not fair for a text-based self-learning platform and I don't think it's worth paying for. Value for money for what is on offer is worth a maximum of $5 a month.

June is a perfect opportunity to pick up a new programming language or further develop your existing skills. We invite you to join the 30-day coding challenge with JetBrains Academy and tackle your learning goals with a group of like-minded people!

What are the rules?

1. Join our Discord server to meet some fellow programmers and stay motivated throughout the whole challenge.

2. Assign yourself a “Challenger” role on our Discord server to show your commitment.

3. Complete at least one problem a day at JetBrains Academy to keep up your learning streak for 30 days.

During the challenge, you can also share your achievements on social media and encourage and support your fellow participants! Add the #JetBrainsAcademy30DayCoding hashtag to your post and tag us on Twitter, Facebook, or Reddit. We’ll have an additional surprise for the most socially engaged challengers!

How to win and what is the prize?

Those who’ll survive this challenge and make it to the end with a 30-day (or longer) learning streak in their profile will receive special certificates indicating their achievement and a coupon for 3 free months of learning at JetBrains Academy.

When does it start?

We’ll be kicking things off on June 1 at 9 AM UTC.

Good luck and happy learning!

To the moderators,
I've been a paid member of Hyperskill for the last 1 year and my account expired this June end. Hyper skill is among one of the most expensive platforms out there.
I bought the subscription at 125$ for a year. And I want to mention the pro before I mention the cons. I think the quality bar of Hyperskill is also among the best platforms. The project-based approach is really nice and really clicks and I think it's worth 125$ given the quality of content.

- But the quality of content can't carry the whole platform alone. The platform is excessively slow. Moving from one MCQ to another one takes up to 3-5 seconds and even more.
- The pricing is way too excessive for someone coming from third-world countries right now I am in the 300$ ballpark for an annual subscription. (It may sound bad but its more than a month's salary for an average junior developer in India)
- Also I feel that new programming verticles are being picked up while the old ones are not yet finished. For example, Golang hasn't been in a state where someone can use your platform to thoroughly learn golang and new tracks have been picked up after that before finishing Golang properly.

I really wish you success on the platform and I believe that it has the potential to be the best learning platform. But the pricing right now is almost a huge turn-off for almost everyone in third-world countries.
It's not about spending money on education. I've enrolled in multiple 100+ dollars courses per year but 300$ is just a straight no.

Hope you implement purchasing power parity which has been requested by many users for more than 2+ years now.

Today we have some amazing news for those who want to build new programming skills or expand their knowledge in specific areas of Java. We are proud to present 5 new Java tracks on JetBrains Academy that are tailored to your proficiency level and goals! They were specifically developed to help you navigate the vast landscape of Java programming. These new Java tracks can help you gradually expand your knowledge and improve in the areas that interest you — algorithms, web applications, backend development, and more.

Starting today, the original Java Developer track will no longer be available. If you are currently working on a Java Developer project, no changes are required. Once you’ve completed the project, just select another track to continue learning. The topics you learned and your progress on them will be saved. Now let’s take a look at the new Java tracks:

Java for Beginners

If you’re just getting into programming, this track will help you start off without getting overwhelmed. With 4 interactive projects of increasing complexity and more than 80 educational topics, this track will help you prepare for the Computer Science AP exam and is a perfect entry point for your developer portfolio.

✅ Beginner friendly
✅ Prepare for the Computer Science AP exam
✅ Learn Java syntax

Java Developer

If you are familiar with the basics of Java and want to learn more, this track is for you. You will refresh your knowledge of Java syntax, learn more about object-oriented programming concepts, and explore standard data structures while creating fully functional applications. This track presents 20 projects of various proficiency levels and more than 240 topics to help you dive deeper into the fundamentals and enhance your knowledge of Java.

✅ Beginner friendly
✅ Learn object-oriented and functional programming
✅ Work with databases and HTTP requests

Java Backend Developer

This track was specifically designed to prepare you for your first Junior Developer interview. It contains coding tasks and programming concepts necessary to successfully pass your technical interview. With 15 projects and more than 340 topics, it gives you a great starting point for your professional career as a Backend Developer.

✅ Beginner friendly
✅ Learn object-oriented programming

✅ Create web applications using Spring Boot
✅ Work with generics and collections

Java Core

This track is a great choice for learners who want not only to have a firm grasp of Java fundamentals but also to get an introduction to algorithmic problems and math models. 15 advanced projects and more than 270 topics will help you solve real-life development problems while enjoying programming.

✅ Advanced learning
✅ Master algorithms and structures
✅ Design math models

✅ Work with data

Java Desktop Application Developer

If you already know the basics of Java and would like to apply your knowledge by creating desktop applications, this is the right track for you. With more than 190 topics and 6 projects, you will master the Swing framework and add interesting projects to your portfolio.

✅ Create desktop applications
✅ Master the Swing framework
✅ Learn GUI
✅ Explore multithreading

You can find all the Java tracks on the Tracks page and get started right away! If you are new to JetBrains Academy, you can start a 7-day free trial and extend it by up to 2 months by working on your first project! To do that, complete the first stage of your project within the first 7 days and have your trial extended by 1 month. If you finish your first project within that first month, you will have one more month added to your trial – no payment information required.

We hope that you will enjoy learning Java with us! If you have any questions or would like to share feedback, feel free to leave a comment below, contact us at [email protected], or share your post on Twitter or Facebook.

Hyperskill is an educational platform for current and future professionals in the programming field. The key concept of our platform is project-oriented learning, which allows our users to study theory and practice by programming their own working applications.

We aim to make IT education more personalized and engaging and bring it closer to the actual developer experience.

Welcome to the Hyperskill Community!

The primary goal for our community is to empower you to achieve your learning goals and encourage you to connect with other students to motivate and support each other while learning to program.

Here you can ask questions, share helpful tips and feedback, discuss different topics with like-minded people, and follow Hyperskill news and updates.

We also invite you to join our Discord server for more great advice and community fun!

If you have questions, we recommend you to check our Help Center before posting. It includes answers to all the frequently asked questions, so there’s a big chance you will find what you’re looking for there.

If you faced any issues during your studies at Hyperskill and want to report a bug, you can send a request directly to our Support team. We are always happy to help! :)

Is there anyone at Hyperskill HQ who is even listening to your consumers. Nearly weekly there has been a post about the cost of your service and there’s always a reply saying that we will take it into consideration and pass the message up the chain, but nothing ever happens!!

I don’t know of any successful business that doesn’t listen to its consumers that expects to be in business for long.

$50 is too much! If you’re going to only offer one subscription tier at least make it affordable. Otherwise return the annual subscription option so that we can take advantage of a discounted rate. This is literally what every other platform does. There is literally a queue of potential subscribers waiting for this option to return!

Rant over. So infuriating.

Do we have an update on the pricing for students after this trial?? $24.90 and $49.90 is really expensive for students like me. I hope you can support our journey by making a student plan or discount or those with verified GitHub student pack can have it for free like the JetBrains Professional desktop IDEs. Thank you so much.

I rarely write reviews like this, but after spending 8 months in the Hyperskill AI Bootcamp, I feel obligated to share my experience so others don’t make the same mistake.

I committed significant time, effort, and money to this program expecting structured learning, practical depth, and a meaningful outcome. Instead, what I got was a certificate of participation — with little to show for the months invested.

Here’s the reality of the program:

The curriculum is overloaded and rushed, making it extremely difficult to actually learn anything in depth

The teaching approach feels like “speed-running” topics rather than building real understanding

Support and engagement drop significantly after the initial phase

The overall learning experience does not justify the cost at all

Looking back, many red flags were visible:

Very tight terms and conditions, heavily protecting the company

A noticeable drop in community activity after the early stages

A mismatch between marketing expectations and actual delivery

What makes this more disappointing is that I previously respected Hyperskill for their Java learning platform. This bootcamp experience does not reflect that same quality.

The hard truth is:

Everything taught in this program can be learned more effectively through platforms like Udemy, YouTube, or other structured courses — often at a fraction of the cost.

Final verdict:

If you're considering this bootcamp, think carefully. For me, it was a poor return on both time and money.

Guys! I'm trying to drum up support for free users so that when the free period is over we'll only pay $15/month for 2021. Or they can offer the following packages.

1 month -> $20

6 months -> $100

12 months -> $150

The planned price of $25/month for 2021 and $50/month after 2021 is too high.

I also hated the new subscription model. The price is absurdly expensive and it's been weeks since Hyperskill responded that it will evaluate a revision of the pricing policy but we have no feedback so far. As much as many people who complain, I am also Brazilian and our purchasing power is very low, if we were to consider the old annual plan, it was already very expensive for me and also the freemium model is simply terrible. I really liked the platform, but unfortunately I will stop using it.

Since 2019, when we first released the Early Access Program of JetBrains Academy, we’ve carefully listened to your feedback, added each feature request to our backlog, and we are implementing them one by one. Certificates of completion have been on our list of things to do for quite some time, and it took a lot of effort for our team to finally release it. But that’s what makes this news even more exciting! That’s right – you can now earn a certificate of completion with JetBrains Academy!

Getting a certificate of completion is the perfect way to showcase the skills you’ve gained through your learning, help you stand out in the job market, and advance your career. JetBrains Academy certificates are personalized and can be easily attached to your résumé or LinkedIn profile. You can access your certificate or download it at any time through your JetBrains Academy profile.

How can I earn a certificate of completion?

You have to complete your learning track. While completing a track might not be that easy, you’ll have an exciting journey into the world of programming with fun real-world projects, lots of coding challenges, and a community of learners that is always there for you.

How do I know when the track is completed?

In order to complete the track, you need to complete at least 95% of all the topics in your track and apply at least 95% of the core topics by working on projects. The latter requirement ensures that you can put your knowledge into practice by building real applications, which is essential for your future career. You also need to complete at least one graduate project. If your track has no projects, you can finish it by completing at least 95% of all the topics.

Depending on the track, the number of topics and projects and time required to complete them varies. The progress bar of your track will help you see the number of topics you’ve completed and how many remain to complete the track. To check your progress, click on the Track button in the top menu.

Does my current progress count?

Yes, the progress you’ve made before we introduced the certificates will stay intact. If at least one graduate project and all core topics are completed, your track will be marked as Completed in the Track menu. Go ahead and check your profile – your personalized certificate might already be waiting for you!

Can I get a certificate for completing a free or beta track?

You can only earn a certificate with an active subscription. Learners enrolled with the Free plan, who do not have an active subscription, will not be able to earn a certificate.

There is no certification program on beta tracks. If you worked on a track before it was released out of beta, your progress will be saved, and you’ll be able to receive a certificate once the track is completed.

Does a JetBrains Academy certificate carry weight in the job market?

By the end of the track, you will have developed the skills to prepare you for job interviews and your future career. Check out this interview with a JetBrains Academy student who succeeded in his technical interview and got the job he was applying for. In addition, the more complex projects are inspired by test assignments for junior and middle developer positions. However, we do not have any special agreements with IT companies and therefore can’t make any guarantees.

We hope that you find this news exciting! Let us know if you are up for the challenge to earn a certificate, or if you have already earned one by using the #JetBrainsAcademyCertificate hashtag! We’ll share the posts of the most dedicated learners with our community on Twitter and Facebook to keep you inspired and motivated.

Keep learning!

Your JetBrains Academy team

Hi guys,

You might have experienced a 504 timeout error or long loading times when trying to open the JetBrains Academy.

We are really sorry that this happens again, and we are doing our best to fix this as soon as possible.

If these issues prevent you from extending your trial or continuing your studies, please contact our Support Team and let us know.

My annual subscription ran out last month and the current price is not justified IMO. Sure, there is more content and overall improvements but unless you spend 5+ hours each day, $50 is nowhere close to what I had in mind. If we're to compare: I'm paying €173 annually for the All Products Pack, and this product costs $600.
I guess you're keeping prices high so that we ask our company to buy licenses but I can't suggest this to people who are about to start their career.

Hey guys,

It’s time for the June content updates!

This month we’ve added 8 topics to the Essentials: Inheritance, Introduction to linear operators, Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, A change of basis, Actions with linear operators, Complex numbers. Operations, and A limit of a function.

The Python track now has 3 new topics: Template tags, Template filters, Collections module, and the new project - Simple Banking System. Since the beginning of June, another project - To-Do List is no longer in beta.

There are 5 new topics on JavaScript for the Web developer track: JavaScript Code Style, Modules, Function constructor, Introduction to Promises, and "then", "catch" and "finally" methods. In June we’ve also added our very first React project - Minesweeper.

We’ve added new topics for Algorithms (Hashing: overview) and Java (JDBC Statements).

We also have 4 new projects that are currently in pre-beta testing:

Java Projects:

• Simple Chatty Bot - now with 5 stages and improved learning curve! (Easy)

• Online Chat (Challenging)

• File Server (Challenging)

Python Project:

• Static Code Analyzer (Hard)

If you decide to give them a try, please let us know your thoughts! You can send us your feedback via the support tickets or to [email protected].

And if you want to receive notifications about the new projects every time we're ready to test them - fill out the Tester form.

I have set myself the goal of learning kotlin to develop android apps. I‘m also very interested in learning python. I find Hyperskill to be the optimal learning platform to learn both languages.

I have already seen a few posts here on reddit that the new pricing model has become very expensive. So i thought i‘d create a free account to see how far that would be enough for me.

My experience with Hyperskill’s free account was underwhelming due to its severe limitations. Access to projects, content, and quiz participation were restricted, hampering the learning process. While the premium account promised a solution, its high cost with 50$/month was a significant drawback.

I hope Hyperskill will adjust their pricing model again. The free account is useless and with the excessive costs of the premium account, i am not willing to become a premium customer.

What was the pricing model of Hyperskill Premium before they adjusted the costs to 50$/month? Does anyone have any good alternative learning platforms?

Do you remember the very beginning of your programming learning journey? Perhaps at times you felt uncertain or confused, unsure about what to do and where to begin. Well, some of us haven’t even gone this far, fearing that learning how to code is too difficult and complex.

At JetBrains Academy, we’d like to alleviate these concerns! We are honored to be infrastructure partners with the Hour of Code global movement. To celebrate this event, we invite you to share a story about your experience with JetBrains Academy that could inspire others to start coding! The authors of the best stories will be rewarded with 3 months of free access to JetBrains Academy and a branded T-shirt!

What kinds of stories can I share?

You can share any story about your programming journey with JetBrains Academy. Here are a few things you might consider including:

• What language did you choose to study first and why?

• What inspired you to begin your studies, and what keeps you motivated to continue?

• What JetBrains Academy project do you like best, and why?

• How has learning to program helped you in your life outside of programming?

• What have you enjoyed most about your learning experience?

• What advice do you have for people who want to start learning to program?

What are the requirements?

• Your story needs to be published as a separate post to participate in the event.

• The post should be published on Reddit, Facebook, or Twitter. You are also welcome to share your stories on other channels, like Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and TikTok, but please make sure to include a link to your corresponding Reddit, Facebook, or Twitter posts. Otherwise, we won’t be able to notice them.

• Be creative. Feel free to include text, video, or photos – any format you think best illuminates your experience.

• Add the #JetBrainsAcademy and #HourOfCode hashtags to your story so we can find you!

How will the winners be chosen?

We’ll carefully select the 5 best published stories. The authors of the winning stories will receive 3 months of free access to JetBrains Academy and a branded T-shirt.

What are the deadlines?

We will stop accepting submissions at 9:00 PM (UTC) on December 18. The winners will be announced on December 24.

Thank you and happy learning,

JetBrains Academy team

Disclaimer: JetBrains Academy reserves the right to adjust or cancel the contest at any time, to investigate possible cheating or tampering, to disqualify posts and learners that break JetBrains Academy’s Code of Conduct or use non-original content that doesn’t belong to them.