Next.js course: the 10 best in 2026

Best for React developers who want to build a complete online store. Using Next.js 15, React 19 and TypeScript, it builds a shopping platform with PostgreSQL and Prisma, Next Auth, a cart and checkout, PayPal and Stripe payments, an admin dashboard, image uploads, search, ratings and reviews, and email receipts.

It has 4.5 stars from more than 1,200 reviews and more than 11,000 students. It runs about 23 hours and was last updated in February 2025.

Best for React developers who want a quick, practical Next.js project. You build a property rental website with Next.js 14, MongoDB and Next Auth, including Google login, route protection, listings CRUD, image uploads with Cloudinary, search, messaging with notifications, Mapbox maps and bookmarking.

It has 4.5 stars from more than 1,900 reviews and more than 11,000 students. It runs about 10 hours, the shortest course here, and was last updated in January 2025.

Best for developers who want two portfolio-ready apps with Supabase. You build a blog and portfolio site with server-side rendering, MDX and Tailwind, and a personal finance tracker with a Supabase PostgreSQL back end, authentication, row-level security, file uploads and dashboards.

It has 4.6 stars from 470 reviews and more than 5,400 students. It runs about 24 hours and was last updated in August 2025. A React refresher is included.

Best for beginners who want to build one full-stack app step by step. Updated to Next.js 16 and BetterAuth, it builds a dating app with Prisma, authentication, messaging and real-time chat with Pusher, email verification and password reset, NextUI and Tailwind, Server Actions, image uploads and deployment to Vercel.

It has 4.6 stars from 318 reviews and more than 3,300 students. It runs about 49 hours and was updated in July 2026.

Best for developers who want to build AI-powered SaaS apps with Next.js. It strengthens React and Next.js foundations, including routing, Server Actions, caching and performance, then builds full-stack projects that integrate models from OpenAI, Gemini and other providers, and deploys them to modern hosting platforms.

It has 4.5 stars from more than 1,200 reviews and more than 10,000 students. It runs about 95 hours and was updated in September 2026.

Best for developers who want a focused, modern Next.js course. It covers authentication with next-auth, Server Actions, server versus client components, data validation, Next's caching systems, SSR, SSG and ISR, Tailwind, image optimisation, TypeScript and deployment to Vercel, with diagrams and real examples.

It has 4.6 stars from more than 3,400 reviews and more than 26,000 students. It runs about 15 hours with 118 resources and was updated in February 2026. React and TypeScript refreshers are included.

Best for beginners who want to deeply understand React and then Next.js. Jonas covers React fundamentals, state and components, effects and hooks, performance, Redux, React Query, React Router, Supabase back ends, Tailwind, advanced patterns and how React works behind the scenes, plus 16 hours on Next.js with the App Router, Server Components and Server Actions.

It has 4.7 stars from more than 27,000 reviews and more than 174,000 students. It runs about 84 hours with 10+ challenges and project code, and was last updated in May 2025. We lowered it because Next.js is only part of the course.

Best for learners who want lots of React projects before moving to Next.js. It covers React fundamentals, hooks, context, React Router 6, axios and Redux Toolkit, then TypeScript, React with TypeScript and Next.js with TypeScript, through 25+ projects ending in a full-stack Next.js e-commerce app.

It has 4.7 stars from more than 12,000 reviews and more than 83,000 students. At about 109 hours it is the longest course here, with 23 quizzes and two practice tests, and was last updated in August 2025. We lowered it because Next.js is only part of the course.

Best for React developers who want a complete, dedicated Next.js course. It covers file-based and dynamic routing, pre-rendering and server-side rendering, data fetching, Server Actions, file upload, static generation, metadata, image optimisation, API routes, context, and authentication, for both the App Router and the Pages Router, with several complete apps.

It has 4.6 stars from more than 25,000 reviews and more than 167,000 students. It runs about 40 hours with a React refresher and Next.js summary modules, and was updated in January 2026.