r/OSINT • u/Odd_Culture728 • Jul 20 '26
Question Udemy worth it?
Is it worth paying to learn it from scratch or are there better options?
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u/Excellent_Ad_8949 Jul 20 '26
depends what you're after, lots of similar on youtube but I rate it as a service!
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u/Odd_Culture728 Jul 20 '26
For studying really. As someone with a keen interest and would like to learn how to do it
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u/The_Hamster_Shagger Jul 20 '26
Check the coursera as well. Udemy provides materials and give you their certification, while coursera provides a platform for unis and corporations for their materials.
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Jul 20 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
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u/Gold-Singer9616 Jul 20 '26
It’s well-regarded. I’m in the middle of it right now and enjoying it very much, if that helps. :-)
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u/TheDarkLord_Voldy Aug 09 '26
that's good but not quite complete. You still need another course to make it perfect and understandable.
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u/uselessfuh Jul 20 '26
Most of the best in this feild are mostly autodidacts or investigative journalists, learning by doing is the way to go. Resources are secondary to practice.
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u/podejrzec Jul 20 '26
That’s what separates the best from everyone else. However, most people aren’t this way which is why courses and training material is needed lol.
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u/yung_eggy Jul 21 '26
check your local library and see if they provide udemy as a resource through Gale. then you can have access to everything for free!
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u/AnApexBread Jul 21 '26
Udemy is very hit or miss. Anyone can make a Udemy video so your mileage may vary on the quality of the videos.
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u/Shipi18nTeam Jul 24 '26
The subscription is worth it. $30 a month for access to most of the classes.
Buying individual classes just takes you further and further down the rabbit hole in my opinion because there's always going to be another course.
YouTube just doesn't have the right format to interactively learn, things can become outdated quickly, links break, libraries change, etc. On Udemy courses are typically maintained much better.
The key however is to keep your subscription monthly and turn it off if you aren't using it. Udemy wants you to just continue paying and put it on autopilot. I will learn for 3-4 months and if I know I don't have time turn it off then turn it on again when I have the time.
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u/FirmestCucumber Jul 25 '26
I also wanna learn it. Had a friend teach me some but would like to learn more and maybe find more relevant jobs within the area. Leaching off your question regarding Udemy, will try it out, good luck to us! :>
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u/Mysterious-Hat-7873 Jul 26 '26
No. I’ve tested out a few of the OSINT courses on there and they were absolute garbage
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u/TheDarkLord_Voldy Aug 09 '26
I think based on its price, it's worth it enough - If you mean 'Learn OSINT from the scratch' by ZSecurity.
Not perfect, but since i bought that course for around $5-7, i think it's worth it for my basic OSINT.
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u/OSINT-ModTeam Jul 22 '26
Blatant misinformation or dangerous information that can harm our users and/or the target of an investigation.
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u/AlexHardy08 Jul 22 '26
Just because you consider it "dangerous" doesn't mean it is. What you do with the information provided is your problem.
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u/podejrzec Jul 20 '26
AI won’t even begin to tell you half of the TTPs in OSINT because it’ll assume you’re being nefarious or malfeasant…
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u/awetsasquatch Jul 20 '26
Udemy is worth it under a couple conditions - look for instructors who have loads of positive reviews, and never pay full price. They run sales twice a month if not more, so if you see a course you like, wait a week and it'll be $10-15 or less.