⚠️ Educative.io feels like a scam — paid $53 and still locked out of useful content!

Posted by Commercial-Medium577@reddit | learnprogramming | View on Reddit | 8 comments

recently subscribed to Educative.io's yearly plan ($53 USD) expecting full access to their Python and C# courses — especially since their marketing clearly states “unlimited access to all courses.”

But after paying, I found that most of the actually useful or advanced courses were still locked behind additional paywalls or “Pro” tiers. There was no clear warning before payment that access would still be restricted.

This is extremely misleading and feels like a scam. To make it worse, their refund process is confusing and slow (if not impossible), and they automatically set your subscription to auto-renew without any easy way to cancel upfront.

💬 If you're considering Educative.io: please be cautious, read the fine print, and test the free trial thoroughly. I regret investing in a platform that isn't transparent.

If anyone knows how to file a complaint or request a chargeback via credit card, I’d appreciate advice.

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Loot@reddit

I learned from Jonas Schmedtmann’s JavaScript course on Udemy. Dont buy the course full price, Udmey has monthy sales for $20 or less. But he is one of the best teachers on the site and updates the courses too. But it tells you everything and you can easily transfer your javascript knowledge to other languages especially with Ai help

Mr_Badass@reddit

It is a Scam. What were you trying to learn on there?

Puzzleheaded_Bakyo@reddit

Everything tech education-related nowadays is a scam... or maybe it isnt and Im just venting out. I have taken three different courses already and every single time, after promising to teach me the skills necessary to at least land a job, midway the teachers always say the same damn thing: "But keep in mind, whatever you learn here IS NOT enough to land a job, you have to keep learning and building on your own".

Worst part is, I understand what they are saying, but still is demoralizing: it was hard enough for me to keep up with the lessons but it didnt matter, nothing is never gonna be good enough. Im never gonna be good enough.

Error-7-0-7-@reddit

90% of tech education is a scam. There are very very few programs that offer genuine value, they're out there and they exist, but they're hard to find and blend in with the scams. Lots of tech bros use these tech education programs as a form of easy passive income. There really isn't anything in them that isn't available for free on YouTube or in spaces like FreeCodeCamp or Leetcode.

beastwithin379@reddit

Just pick up a well regarded book for the same price and read it cover to cover and then use it as a reference as you practice. For example Stroustrup's Programming Principles and Practice Using C++ has drills and exercises with each chapter. I'm sure there's atleast one good book out there that's similar for Python and another for C#. And the upside to a book is it's yours forever and don't have to worry about it shutting down. And if you don't learn best by reading follow others' advice in here and use YouTube. Outside of an accredited university or college there's no reason to pay for tech knowledge when so much of it is available for free.