Founded in 2004, Pluralsight is an online education platform that offers online courses primarily focused on software development. Since acquiring A Cloud Guru in 2023, Pluralsight now offers more than 11,000 online courses.

With so many courses to pick from, it can be difficult to find the best ones. So we’ve analysed Pluralsight’s catalog to identify the top 100 courses offered on the platform.

Furthermore, here’s a tip: Pluralsight likes to offer “free weeks”, from time to time — an excellent occasion to take courses and earn free certificates of completion.

Certificates

Pluralsight offers a 10-day free trial for both of its subscription plans. That isn’t that long, but if you’re motivated and have some free time, you can squeeze a lot of learning into 10 days.

And since Pluralsight specializes in short courses, with durations ranging from 30 minutes to a few hours, you may even earn a bunch of free certificates along the way, for free.

Above, you can see some of the certificates of completion I’ve earned during a Pluralsight “free week”. They do these from time to time, so keep an eye out.

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You can find all our free certificates articles here.

100 Top Pluralsight Courses

At Class Central, to write articles like the 250 Top Free Udemy Courses or 100 Most Popular Online Courses of All Time, we leverage the platforms’ enrollment numbers.

But unlike other platforms, Pluralsight doesn’t share how many learners are enrolled in each of its courses. So for Pluralsight, we used the number of ratings as a proxy for popularity. We’ve collected the top 100 Pluralsight courses with over 100 ratings of 4.9 or higher, ranked by learner reviews.

Here are the 100 top Pluralsight courses of all time:

1. How Git Works
2. Angular: Getting Started
3. C#: Getting Started
4. Git: The Big Picture
5. Making Your C# 6 Code More Object-oriented
6. ASP.NET Core 6 Web API Fundamentals
7. LINQ Fundamentals
8. LINQ Fundamentals
9. Angular Reactive Forms
10. RxJS in Angular: Reactive Development
11. Angular Routing
12. Building a JavaScript Development Environment
13. Swift: First Look
14. Swift Fundamentals
15. Swift for iOS Developers
16. Machine Learning: Executive Briefing
17. TypeScript: The Big Picture
18. Blockchain: Executive Briefing
19. Introduction to the C# Type System
20. Architecting ASP.NET Core Applications: Best Practices
21. Become a Full-stack .NET Developer – Advanced Topics
22. Applying Functional Principles in C# 6
23. Databases: Executive Briefing
24. Become a Full-stack .NET Developer – Architecture and Testing
25. SQL Server: Performance Troubleshooting Using Wait Statistics
26. What Every Developer Must Know About HTTPS
27. Debugging Sites Using Chrome DevTools
28. Building and Running Your First Docker App
29. CQRS in Practice
30. Pivot Tables for Excel
31. JavaScript Objects, Prototypes, and Classes
32. Introduction to Data Visualization with Python
33. Introduction to iOS – Part 1
34. iOS 11 Fundamentals
35. Introduction to iOS – Part 2
36. iOS 9 Fundamentals
37. iOS 7 Fundamentals
38. SQL Server: Detecting and Correcting Database Corruption
39. Creating Layouts with CSS Grid
40. Managing React State
41. Async Patterns in Node.js
42. Ethical Hacking: Understanding Ethical Hacking
43. How Machine Learning Works
44. Code Review: Best Practices
45. Bootstrap 5: Fundamentals
46. Windows: How It’s Hacked, How to Protect It
47. C# 10 Advanced Language Features
48. C Language: The Big Picture
49. ASP.NET Core 6 Web API Deep Dive
50. DDD and EF Core: Preserving Encapsulation
51. 5G and Edge Computing: Executive Briefing
52. Using Java 8 Streams to Process and Analyze Data in Memory
53. WPF 6 Fundamentals
54. Automated Tests in Java with Fluent Interface Using WebDriver Selenium
55. Exception Handling in Java (Java SE 11 Developer Certification 1Z0-819)
56. C# Design Patterns: Bridge
57. Quantum Computing: Executive Briefing
58. .NET Standard 2: Getting Started
59. Flask: Getting Started
60. Azure Durable Functions Fundamentals
61. Object-oriented Programming in Java SE 17
62. C# Design Patterns: Chain of Responsibility
63. Introduction to SQL
64. Optimize Performance for React
65. Implementing Advanced RESTful Concerns with ASP.NET Core 3
66. Ruby: The Big Picture
67. Aurelia 1 Fundamentals
68. Documenting an ASP.NET Core API with OpenAPI / Swagger
69. Artificial Intelligence Explained
70. Android 1 Fundamentals: ConstraintLayout
71. Encapsulating EF Core 6 Usage
72. FluentValidation Fundamentals
73. Pre 2017 – Create and Manage Virtual Machines for Azure Solutions (70-532)
74. Create and Manage Virtual Machines on Microsoft Azure
75. Creating a Security-centric Culture
76. ASP.NET Core Health Checks
77. Improving .NET Core MVC Apps Using Extension Points
78. SQL Server: Advanced Corruption Recovery Techniques
79. Developing an Asynchronous ASP.NET Core 6 Web API
80. Unit Testing an ASP.NET Core 6 Web API
81. Substance Painter Fundamentals
82. ASP.NET Core 1 Razor Deep Dive
83. Foundational TCP Analysis with Wireshark
84. Ethical Hacking: Reconnaissance/Footprinting
85. Accessing APIs Using HttpClient in .NET 6
86. Introduction to Networking for Cisco CCNA
87. Improving Unit Tests with Fluent Assertions
88. Illustrator CC Building on the Fundamentals
89. Implementing a Test Pyramid Strategy in Java
90. Getting Started with Model-driven Apps in Power Apps
91. Building a Data-driven ASP.NET Core 6 Blazor Server Application with EF Core
92. Prism 7 Problems & Solutions: Mastering TabControl
93. .NET 6 Desktop Development: Big Picture
94. Professional Tips for Modeling Complex Shapes: Part 1
95. Ruby: Getting Started
96. Photoshop CC Selections
97. Using HttpClient to Consume APIs in .NET
98. Cisco Enterprise Networks: Basic Networking and IP Fundamentals
99. Your First Day with InDesign CC
100. InDesign CC Fundamentals