Teachable alternatives.

5 Teachable alternatives we'd actually use.

1. 01 · BEST OVERALL TEACHABLE ALTERNATIVE

   Thinkific

   8.4 / 10 · $$ · BEST FOR CREATORS WHO WANT A BETTER COURSE PRODUCT AT SIMILAR COST

   Thinkific does the same job better in the places students notice: lesson structure, quizzing, cohorts and completion tracking, with no transaction fees on paid plans and a free tier for building your first course. Setup takes slightly longer and the marketing tooling is light, but per dollar of revenue it's the stronger platform of the two.

   vs Teachable: better course delivery, no cut of your sales.

   TRY THINKIFIC →READ THE THINKIFIC REVIEW →

   PRICING

   Thinkific pricing plans

   PLAN	PRICE	WHAT YOU GET
   Free	$0 /mo	One course, core features, Thinkific branding
   Basic	$49 /mo	Unlimited courses, custom domain, coupons
   Start	$99 /mo	Assignments, memberships, live lessons
   Grow	$199 /mo	Bulk enrollments, API, more admin seats

   LAST VERIFIED PRICING AUG 21, 2026 · LIST PRICES CHANGE OFTEN — CHECK THE VENDOR BEFORE YOU BUY.
2. 02 · BEST IF YOU WANT EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE

   Kajabi

   7.9 / 10 · $$$ · BEST FOR ESTABLISHED CREATORS CONSOLIDATING A FULL FUNNEL

   Kajabi replaces Teachable plus your email platform, landing pages and community, which is either excellent value or paying twice depending on what you already run. Pricing starts high and the individual components are each a little behind a specialist tool. Worth it once revenue is steady and the cost of juggling five subscriptions outweighs the price.

   vs Teachable: far more marketing tooling, far higher floor price.

   TRY KAJABI →READ THE KAJABI REVIEW →

   PRICING

   Kajabi pricing plans

   PLAN	PRICE	WHAT YOU GET
   Basic	$149 /mo	billed annually, core features
   Growth	$199 /mo	billed annually, more automations
   Pro	$399 /mo	billed annually, advanced features

   LIST PRICES CHANGE OFTEN — CHECK THE VENDOR BEFORE YOU BUY.
3. 03 · BEST FOR SMALL PRODUCTS AND VALIDATION

   Gumroad

   7.8 / 10 · $ · BEST FOR ANYONE TESTING WHETHER A COURSE WILL SELL

   No monthly fee, no build phase, a checkout link in minutes. Gumroad's per-sale fee is the highest here, so it's poor economics at volume, but as the place to sell version one of a course — or a workbook, template pack or mini-class — it removes every reason to delay. Move to a real LMS once it sells.

   vs Teachable: nothing to set up, no subscription, higher fees.

   TRY GUMROAD →READ THE GUMROAD REVIEW →

   PRICING

   Gumroad pricing plans

   PLAN	PRICE	WHAT YOU GET
   Free	$0 /mo	10% transaction fee
   Premium	$10 /mo	lower transaction fee

   LIST PRICES CHANGE OFTEN — CHECK THE VENDOR BEFORE YOU BUY.
4. 04 · BEST FOR COHORTS AND COMMUNITY

   Whop

   8.0 / 10 · $$ · BEST FOR CREATORS SELLING ACCESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY

   Whop treats the purchase as access — to a Discord, a group, a cohort, a bundle of products — and its marketplace can actively bring you buyers, which no course platform does. Checkout is quick and modern. Structured curriculum with progress tracking isn't its strength, so a knowledge-heavy course still belongs on an LMS.

   vs Teachable: sells access and community rather than curriculum.

   TRY WHOP →READ THE WHOP REVIEW →

   PRICING

   Whop pricing plans

   PLAN	PRICE	WHAT YOU GET
   Free	$0 /mo	20% platform fee on sales
   Business Basics	$99 /mo	lower transaction fee
   Business Standard	$399 /mo	lowest fees, more features

   LIST PRICES CHANGE OFTEN — CHECK THE VENDOR BEFORE YOU BUY.
5. 05 · BEST FOR KEEPING YOUR OWN WEBSITE

   Memberful

   7.9 / 10 · $$ · BEST FOR CREATORS WITH AN EXISTING SITE AND AUDIENCE

   Memberful adds paid memberships and gated content to a site you already own, so the SEO, design and email relationship stay yours. It's the right answer when the course is one product among several rather than the whole business. You do lose the course player, quizzes and progress tracking — you're building the experience yourself.

   vs Teachable: your domain and your brand, none of the LMS features.

   TRY MEMBERFUL →READ THE MEMBERFUL REVIEW →

   PRICING

   Memberful pricing plans

   PLAN	PRICE	WHAT YOU GET
   Starter	$25 /mo	plus 4.9% + fees on transactions
   Pro	$100 /mo	lower per-transaction fee
   Premium	see vendor	custom volume pricing

   LIST PRICES CHANGE OFTEN — CHECK THE VENDOR BEFORE YOU BUY.

Every option, one table.

Teachable alternatives, answered.

What is the best free Teachable alternative?

Thinkific's free plan, which lets you build and sell a course with limits on the number of courses rather than crippling the features. Gumroad is effectively free to start too, since it charges per sale instead of monthly — a better fit if you only have one small product.

Does Teachable really take a cut of my sales?

On its lower tiers, yes — a transaction fee applies on top of the subscription, and it scales with revenue. Higher plans remove it. Check your last three months of payouts before assuming the cheap plan is the cheap option.

Which alternative is easiest to migrate to?

Thinkific, because the structure maps closely — modules to chapters, lessons to lessons — and you're mostly re-uploading video. Students and active subscriptions are the awkward part everywhere; expect to communicate a cutover and re-issue access rather than transfer billing.

Teachable or Thinkific for a first course?

Thinkific if you want the better student experience and no revenue share, Teachable if you want the fastest possible setup and don't mind the fee while you're small. Both are far more platform than a first course strictly needs.