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Teachable alternatives

For 60 sales of $99 a month across 4 courses, you keep $5,661 on Teachable. 3 of the 11 other platforms we price leave you more, up to $5,733 on Systeme.io ($864 a year more). Across the 12 sizes of business we test, Systeme.io, Stan Store and Thinkific leave more in most.

PlatformYou keep a monthAgainst Teachable, a yearLeaves more in
Teachable
Builder
$5,661––
Systeme.io
Startup
$5,733+$86412 of 12
Stan Store
Creator
$5,721+$72012 of 12
Thinkific
Basic
$5,696+$42012 of 12
Podia
Shaker
$5,651−$1201 of 12
LearnWorlds
Pro Trainer
$5,651−$1203 of 12
Skool
Pro
$5,651−$1202 of 12
Payhip
Pro
$5,651−$1206 of 12
Kajabi
Basic
$5,571−$1,0800 of 12
Circle
Professional
$5,542*−$1,4260 of 12
Mighty Networks
Launch
$5,536−$1,4980 of 12
Gumroad
Direct sales
$5,126−$6,4202 of 12

Take-home after subscription, platform fees and card processing for 60 sales of $99 a month across 4 courses, each on its best plan, monthly billing (* yearly billing only); a plus sign means more than Teachable. "Leaves more in" counts 12 sizes of business: 5 to 150 sales a month at $49, $99 and $297.

How Teachable charges

Teachable's plans cost $39 to $189 a month ($29 to $139 billed yearly). Starter takes 7.5% of each sale; Builder and Growth take nothing. Card processing adds 2.9% + $0.30 per sale. See every Teachable plan.

Where the money goes, platform by platform

  1. Systeme.ioYou keep $5,733 (96.5%)Startup plan: $17 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing. Limits: 5,000 contacts.
  2. Stan StoreYou keep $5,721 (96.3%)Creator plan: $29 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing.
  3. ThinkificYou keep $5,696 (95.9%)Basic plan: $54 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing. Limits: 10,000 current students.
  4. TeachableYou keep $5,661 (95.3%)Builder plan: $89 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing.
  5. PodiaYou keep $5,651 (95.1%)Shaker plan: $99 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing.
  6. LearnWorldsYou keep $5,651 (95.1%)Pro Trainer plan: $99 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing. Limits: 2,000 active learners a month.
  7. SkoolYou keep $5,651 (95.1%)Pro plan: $99 subscription, $190.26 platform fees, $0 card processing.
  8. PayhipYou keep $5,651 (95.1%)Pro plan: $99 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing.
  9. KajabiYou keep $5,571 (93.8%)Basic plan: $179 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing. Limits: 2,500 contacts.
  10. CircleYou keep $5,542 (93.3%)Professional plan, yearly billing only: $89 subscription, $118.80 platform fees, $190.26 card processing.
  11. Mighty NetworksYou keep $5,536 (93.2%)Launch plan: $95 subscription, $118.80 platform fees, $190.26 card processing.
  12. GumroadYou keep $5,126 (86.3%)Direct sales plan: $0 subscription, $624 platform fees, $190.26 card processing.

Prices aren't everything: check each platform's course, student and contact limits on its fee page. Try your own sales numbers.

Prices checked against each platform's own pricing page on .