Classplus vs Thinkific (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Classplus if

• Fits if you run a coaching institute in India and want your own app
• Works for tutors who want live classes and tests in one place

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to see a price first, because none is published
• Not for you if you teach outside India, as the pages are written for Indian institutes
• Watch out: the footer on the pages read is dated 2021, so check the product is kept up
• Watch out: the pages don't say which operating systems the branded app runs on

Pick Thinkific if

• Fits if you want a month to build your course before paying anything
• Works for academies selling seats to companies as well as to people, on Grow at $164

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you're starting small, as there's no plan under Start at $82 a month billed yearly, or $109 monthly
• Not for you if your students expect an app, unless you'll pay $199 a month more
• Skip it if you need SSO or SCORM, which only come with the custom-priced Plus plan
• Watch out: Stripe and PayPal carry an extra Thinkific gateway fee in some countries
• Tight if you're on Start, with 2 admins, 1 community and 10,000 current students

Classplus

• No prices are published on the pages read; pricing is unverified and the site pushes a demo request.
• The pages read are written for Indian coaching institutes, and the footer on them is dated 2021.
• The pages do not list which operating systems the branded app runs on.

Thinkific

• There is no free plan; the 30-day trial is the only way to try it.
• Stripe and PayPal carry an extra Thinkific gateway fee in some countries that varies by plan; Thinkific Payments charges 2.9%.
• Start, Grow and Expand cap current students at 10,000, and Start allows 2 admins and 1 community.
• SSO, SCORM and the AI teaching assistant are only in the Plus plan, which is priced through sales.

Classplus

Course store

The app includes a store section where an institute lists and sells its courses and study material.

Online assessments

Create or upload tests with auto-correction, or scan a printed question paper into an online test.

Live classes

Schedule live classes that record automatically; the vendor says they use SSL security.

Video lectures

Upload video lectures in an organized format; the vendor describes the upload as unlimited.

Marketing dashboard

Create sales coupons, send notifications to students and make promotional posters and thumbnails.

Own website

Each institute also gets a website where students can buy courses, download the app and send enquiries.

Thinkific

Course builder

Drag-and-drop courses with video, quizzes, drip schedules, discussions and compliance rules; assignments and certificates start on Start.

Communities

Standalone communities with topic spaces, live events and paid memberships: 1 community on Start, 3 on Grow and 10 on Expand.

TCommerce checkout

Thinkific Payments with order bumps, gifting, buy now pay later, payment plans, abandoned cart reminders and automated sales tax.

Site builder and email

Branded websites and landing pages on a custom domain, members-only pages, and email automation with pre-built sequences.

B2B selling

Grow adds group orders so companies can buy bulk seats, and invoicing to bill and collect from business buyers.

Branded mobile app

Your own iOS and Android app with push notifications, sold as a $199 a month add-on and included on some Plus contracts.

Classplus

Pricing could not be confirmed. See classplusapp.com.

Thinkific

• Start$82

  per month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly)

  Live cohorts with Zoom, certificates, assignments, memberships, bundles, upsells, payment plans, an HTML and CSS editor, 2 admins.

• Grow$164

  per month, billed annually ($219 billed monthly)

  No Thinkific branding, 3 communities, group orders and invoicing for B2B buyers, API and webhooks, phone support, 6 admins.

• Expand$374

  per month, billed annually ($499 billed monthly)

  10 communities with 200 spaces, 1,000 GB of video a month, unlimited group sizes, email white-labeling, 15 admins, revenue sharing with 10 partners and launch support.

• PlusCustom

  AI teaching assistant, SSO, SCORM and learning paths, HubSpot and Salesforce integrations, 10,000+ user seats and a dedicated success team.

Classplus

No public discounts listed.

Thinkific

• Annual discount

  Save 25% with annual billing

  Thinkific's pricing page lists 25% off for annual billing: Start $82 a month instead of $109, Grow $164 instead of $219, Expand $374 instead of $499.