CourseStorm vs Teachable (2026): which should you pick?

Pick CourseStorm if

• Fits if you run classes or camps that families register for
• Works for organisations that want rosters and waitlists

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you run small programs, as $2.49 per registration comes on top of the monthly price
• Skip it if you want to host lessons, as it has no course delivery
• Watch out: payment plans and attendance tracking start at Pro ($269)
• Watch out: integrations are listed from All Access ($399)
• Not for you if you want a trial, as none is listed

Pick Teachable if

• Fits if your students are in many countries and you don't want to deal with VAT yourself
• Works for schools whose students learn on their phones, with apps on every plan

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if an active community is the point, since it's a student community on Builder at most
• Tight if you want certificates or a second admin, which need Growth at $139 a month
• Pricey if you stay on Starter once sales pick up, as 7.5% of every sale goes to Teachable
• Watch out: products are capped at 5, 10 and 50 by plan
• Watch out: there's no free plan, only a 7-day trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee

CourseStorm

• Every plan adds a $2.49 per-registration fee and standard Stripe card processing costs.
• There is no free plan or free trial listed; the site pushes a demo and onboarding of 3 to 6 weeks.
• It handles class registration, not course hosting, so there is no lesson or video delivery.
• Integrations with donor and ticketing systems run through Zapier, and the integrations feature is listed from All Access.

Teachable

• Starter takes 7.5% of each sale on top of processing fees: 2.9% + 30 cents for US cards, 3.9% + 30 cents for international cards.
• There is no free plan, only a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
• Certificates, removing Teachable branding and more than 1 admin user all need Growth at $139 a month billed annually.
• Products are capped at 5, 10 and 50 by plan; memberships, bundles and drafts do not count.

CourseStorm

Class catalog website

Publishes a searchable catalog of classes and camps that families register for online; a WordPress plugin can show classes on an existing site.

Rosters and waitlists

Keeps rosters, waitlists and student transfers; advanced waitlists and attendance tracking start at Pro.

Payments

Takes card payments through Stripe; payment plans are listed from the Pro tier.

Registration forms

Custom registration forms and price-adjusting questions start at Core; class-specific forms start at Pro.

Marketing emails and reminders

Sends automated reminders and marketing emails, with low enrollment alerts and abandoned-cart emails described on the homepage.

Reporting

Basic reports on every plan; an AI reporting assistant that answers typed questions is listed on All Access.

Teachable

Courses, coaching and downloads

Video and text courses with drip content, auto-graded quizzes and short-answer assessments, plus 1:1 or group coaching, digital downloads and memberships.

Teachable Payments

Built-in checkout with 35+ local payment methods that collects and remits sales tax, VAT and GST in 45+ countries, with daily payouts.

Sales tools

Coupons, upsells, order bumps, bundles, abandoned cart emails and built-in email marketing. The affiliate program starts on Builder.

AI course tools

An AI course starter drafts a curriculum, a generator turns lessons into quizzes, and videos get subtitles translated into 70+ languages on Growth.

Student apps

Students reach their courses on the web or in Teachable's iOS and Android apps, which are included on every plan.

Integrations and API

Zapier and webhooks on every plan, and a public API on Growth with 10,000 requests a month.

CourseStorm

• Starter$99

  per month, billed yearly ($119 billed monthly)

  Catalog website, family accounts, rosters, waitlists and transfers, card processing and basic reporting.

• Core$169

  per month, billed yearly ($219 billed monthly)

  Adds a customized registration form, automated reminders, roster emails, price-adjusting form questions and marketing emails.

• Pro$269

  per month, billed yearly ($329 billed monthly)

  Adds payment plans, class-specific registration forms, age restrictions, instructor access, attendance tracking and advanced waitlists.

• All Access$399

  per month, billed yearly ($499 billed monthly)

  For programs processing $100k or more a year; adds integrations, AI-powered reporting, class-specific promo codes, private classes and flash sale protection.

Teachable

• Starter$29

  per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)

  5 products, 1 admin user, AI tools, student apps, upsells and cart recovery. Teachable takes a 7.5% transaction fee on each sale.

• Builder$69

  per month, billed annually ($89 billed monthly)

  10 products, 1 admin user, no transaction fee with Teachable Payments, a student community, an affiliate program and real-time support.

• Growth$139

  per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly)

  50 products, 5 admin users, certificates, no Teachable branding, student imports, custom admin permissions, subtitles and translations.

• CustomCustom

  For high-volume schools: flexible product and admin seats, a sandbox school, a success manager, priority support and migration help.

CourseStorm

No public discounts listed.

Teachable

• Annual discount

  Save 22% with yearly billing

  Teachable's pricing page says yearly billing saves 22%: Starter $29 a month instead of $39, Builder $69 instead of $89, Growth $139 instead of $189.