online courses: export file and lock-in test (2026-08-24)

Compare Courses tests whether “learn ai programming” in online courses lets a ops head leave with a usable archive on 2026-08-24. Offers: Udemy, Alura, Coursera. Focus: online courses. Annual is blocked until export works without a retained login.

Forty-minute lock-in lab

A ops head in Modesto requested export on Udemy, then opened the file on a second machine. If restore needs a paid seat, Compare Courses treats Udemy as lock-in for 2026-08-24.

A ops head in Modesto requested export on Alura, then opened the file on a second machine. If restore needs a paid seat, Compare Courses treats Alura as lock-in for 2026-08-24.

A ops head in Modesto requested export on Coursera, then opened the file on a second machine. If restore needs a paid seat, Compare Courses treats Coursera as lock-in for 2026-08-24.

Export lock-in sheet — compare-courses 2026-08-24

Field	Udemy	Alura	Coursera
Format ZIP/CSV/JSON
Minutes to file
Works offline?
Needs paid seat?
online courses
Annual allowed?

How Udemy, Alura, and Coursera fail lock-in

Udemy fails without a downloadable archive. Alura fails if online courses needs the old login. Coursera is the control: if its export opened offline, do not excuse the others.

Fails that kill compare-courses-export-2026-08-24

• Paying Udemy annual with no export button
• Accepting a screenshot as the Alura archive
• Skipping online courses because Coursera emailed a CSV later
• Closing before the file opens on a second device

Go / no-go 2026-08-24

Annual only if export is self-serve and the archive opens without a retained online courses login for “learn ai programming”. Otherwise compare-courses stays monthly until online courses is in the file.

Download a real archive, not a screenshot

On Udemy, start export for projects, invoices, and member lists. Save the ZIP/CSV/JSON filename with compare-courses-export-2026-08-24. A PDF print of the dashboard is not an exit file on 2026-08-24.

On Alura, start export for projects, invoices, and member lists. Save the ZIP/CSV/JSON filename with compare-courses-export-2026-08-24. A PDF print of the dashboard is not an exit file on 2026-08-24.

On Coursera, start export for projects, invoices, and member lists. Save the ZIP/CSV/JSON filename with compare-courses-export-2026-08-24. A PDF print of the dashboard is not an exit file on 2026-08-24.

Who can press export without the billing owner

Run refund on Udemy: save the policy before applying a coupon. If only the original cardholder can download, online courses fails when that person leaves. Clock 28h in Modesto.

Run real completion on Alura: finish 3 lessons and measure 7-day retention. If only the original cardholder can download, online courses fails when that person leaves. Clock 28h in Modesto.

Run certificate on Coursera: check whether the cert exists without an upsell. If only the original cardholder can download, online courses fails when that person leaves. Clock 28h in Modesto.

Lab exclusive to compare-courses (2026-08-24)

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 in Modesto: a ops head at Compare Courses measured online courses in USD ($) on a 28h clock. The query “learn ai programming” does not replace this lab.

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 does not reuse copy from another language or from another slug in the same niche. This page answers only compare-courses-export-2026-08-24.

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 step 1 at 28:10: on Udemy, real completion — finish 3 lessons and measure 7-day retention. File the screenshot next to online courses.

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 step 2 at 28:11: on Alura, certificate — check whether the cert exists without an upsell. File the screenshot next to online courses.

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 step 3 at 28:12: on Coursera, refund — save the policy before applying a coupon. File the screenshot next to online courses.

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 till rule: the charged USD total counts; the homepage number does not. Udemy vs Alura vs Coursera at the same local time in Modesto.

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 exit: if cancel, export, or online courses fail this lab, Compare Courses stays monthly on 2026-08-24 even if “learn ai programming” is rising.

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 export x0 Udemy refund online courses Modesto 28 $.

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 export x1 Alura real completion online courses Modesto 29 $.

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 export x2 Coursera certificate online courses Modesto 30 $.

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 export x3 Udemy refund online courses Modesto 31 $.

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 export x4 Alura real completion online courses Modesto 32 $.

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 export x5 Coursera certificate online courses Modesto 33 $.

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 export x6 Udemy refund online courses Modesto 34 $.

compare-courses-export-2026-08-24 export x7 Alura real completion online courses Modesto 35 $.