FreshLearn vs LearnWorlds (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, FreshLearn and LearnWorlds share a 2.4 GPA, and only FreshLearn has a free plan.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
FreshLearn
Course, coaching and community platform with zero sales fees
LearnWorlds
Online academy builder for course creators and training teams
Which one is for you
Pick FreshLearn if
- Fits if you want courses and a community in one hosted account
- Works for sellers who want to start on a free plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as it stops at 1 product and 25 manual enrollments
- Pricey if you need community, live classes, quizzes or certificates: those start at No Brainer, $49 a month on 2-year billing
- Watch out: the lowest prices need a 2-year prepayment
- Watch out: a branded mobile app is $299 a year for each of iOS and Android
Pick LearnWorlds if
- Fits if you want quizzes and interactive video that test what people learned
- Works for companies training customers, partners or staff, or several client companies at once
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if your school grows, as active learners are capped at 2,000 a month even on Learning Center
- Pricey if you need automations, white-label, SSO or the API, which need Learning Center at $249
- Skip it if you'd sell low-priced courses on Starter, where $5 a sale is a quarter of a $20 course
- Watch out: the branded mobile app is an add-on whose prices the pricing page doesn't list
- Tight if you're on Starter, with 1 admin, 1,000 learners and 2,000 mass emails a month
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFreshLearnFair | 2.4GPALearnWorldsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $35 a month billed every 2 years, close to the category's middle of $37. Monthly billing is $49. | CStarter is $24 a month billed yearly plus $5 a paid enrollment. At $2,000 of sales a month that's $124 if you sell $100 courses, $74 at $200. Pro Trainer at $79 has no fees, so most sellers land on $79 a month, inside this category's usual range. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free plan has 1 product, 25 manual enrollments and 3 sales pages. Paid plans have a free trial with no card, per the page. | CNo free plan, but a 30-day trial of the core features, as long as any in this category. The listing doesn't say it needs a card. |
| Features | BCourses, community, live classes, quizzes, certificates, payments and AI tools. The listing shows no gap in the core job, but the Pro plan lacks several parts. | BAn AI course builder, interactive video, assessments with many question types, certificates, SCORM, a community, live classes, a site builder with funnels and selling tools. Nothing in the listing shows a gap; automations and the API wait for Learning Center. |
| Ease of use | CA web app where you build courses and sales pages, with no store rating on record. | CNo App Store rating on record. There's a lot here, from interactive video to SCORM, so expect a learning curve before your school looks right. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Zoom and HubSpot on the list. No desktop app. | BWeb, with Stripe, PayPal, Shopify, Zoom, Teams, HubSpot and Zapier among 50+ integrations. Students get an app only through the branded app add-on, whose price isn't listed. |
| Best for | courses and a community with 0% fees | courses with interactive video and assessments |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: FreshLearn and LearnWorlds. How we grade
Price against what you get
FreshLearn starts at $35 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. LearnWorlds starts at $24 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and LearnWorlds starts $11 a month lower. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, none scores higher than FreshLearn for less, and none scores higher than LearnWorlds for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- FreshLearn also covers digital downloads.
At a glance
| FreshLearn | LearnWorlds | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $35 per month, billed every 2 years ($49 billed monthly) | $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 1 product, 25 manual enrollments, 3 sales pages, email support and the blogging CMS. | None |
| Free trial | Free trial on paid plans; the page says no credit card is required. | 30-day free trial with access to the core features |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | FreshLearn | LearnWorlds |
| Price read from | freshlearn.com | learnworlds.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
FreshLearn
- Community, live classes, certificates and quizzes are not in the Pro plan; they start at No Brainer.
- The lowest prices need a 2-year prepayment; the monthly-billing price is higher.
- Free migration applies to annual and 2-year billing; monthly billing is charged a small fee.
- A branded mobile app is a separate add-on at $299 per year for each of iOS or Android.
LearnWorlds
- Starter charges $5 for every paid enrollment, on top of Stripe or PayPal fees of about 2.9% plus $0.30.
- Active learners are capped at 1,000 a month on Starter and 2,000 on Pro Trainer and Learning Center.
- Full white-label, automations, SSO and the API need Learning Center at $249 a month billed annually.
- The branded mobile app is an add-on with several price options that the pricing page does not list.
Key features
FreshLearn
- Courses and digital products
- Self-paced courses, masterclasses, downloadable files and product bundles, with unlimited courses and learners on paid plans.
- Community
- Discussion spaces where learners ask questions and share knowledge, included from the No Brainer plan.
- Live classes and coaching
- Schedule live classes and sell 1:1 coaching packages with bookings, from the No Brainer plan.
- Quizzes and certificates
- Assessments, assignments and certificates; No Brainer+ adds question banks, required watch time and verifiable certificate IDs.
- Payments
- Takes no transaction fee on sales. Payments go to your own Stripe or PayPal account, which charges its normal processing fee.
- AI tools
- An AI website builder, course outline generator and idea validator on all paid plans, with AI quiz generation from No Brainer.
LearnWorlds
- Courses and assessments
- An AI course builder, interactive video, assessments with many question types, certificates and SCORM and HTML5 packages.
- Community and live sessions
- A built-in community and social network on every plan, and live classes through Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams or Webex.
- Website and funnels
- A website builder with landing pages and AI page funnels on your own domain. LearnWorlds branding is removed on Learning Center.
- Selling tools
- Coupons, order bumps, bundles, tiered subscriptions, installments and affiliate marketing, paid through your own Stripe or PayPal account.
- Training for client companies
- Learning Center runs separate training for up to 10 client groups, with LTI 1.3 and course reports you can schedule and send.
- Branded mobile app
- A no-code builder publishes your school as an iOS and Android app, sold as an add-on on every plan.
Plans
FreshLearn
Free$0
1 product, 25 manual enrollments, 3 sales pages, blogging CMS and email support.
Pro$35
per month, billed every 2 years ($49 billed monthly)
Courses, masterclasses, downloads, bundles, custom domain, checkout and AI website builder. 1 administrator.
No Brainer$49
per month, billed every 2 years ($79 billed monthly)
Adds community, 1:1 coaching, live classes, certificates, quizzes, mobile apps and Zapier. 3 administrators.
No Brainer+$99
per month, billed every 2 years ($149 billed monthly)
Adds API access, unlimited automations, question banks, video compliance and certificate verification. 7 administrators.
Enterprise$249
per month and up
Everything in No Brainer+, plus SCORM and xAPI, SSO, partner groups, a dedicated manager and a 99.9% uptime SLA.
LearnWorlds
Starter$24
per month for up to 1,000 learners, billed annually ($29 monthly)
1 admin, 300 AI credits, 15 AI page funnels and 2,000 mass emails a month. LearnWorlds charges $5 on each paid enrollment.
Pro Trainer$79
per month for up to 2,000 learners, billed annually ($99 monthly)
5 admins, 500 AI credits, no enrollment fees, subscriptions and payment plans, certificates, 20 SCORM packages and 50+ integrations.
Learning Center$249
per month for up to 2,000 learners, billed annually ($299 monthly)
25 admins, 1,000 AI credits, full white-label, up to 10 client groups, automations, scheduled reports, SSO and API.
CorporateCustom
Custom learner, admin and client-group limits, 99.95% uptime, flexible invoicing, a success manager and 24/7 phone support.
Ways to pay less
FreshLearn
- Annual discount
Lower price on 2-year billing
The pricing page shows each paid plan cheaper per month when billed every 2 years than month to month, with savings up to $1,177 over 2 years.
LearnWorlds
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
LearnWorlds lists a 20% saving for annual billing: Starter $24 a month instead of $29, Pro Trainer $79 instead of $99, Learning Center $249 instead of $299.
- Nonprofit
Discounts for registered nonprofits
The pricing FAQ offers discounts on Pro Trainer and higher plans to eligible registered nonprofit organizations, on request.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, FreshLearn or LearnWorlds?
As of Nov 13, 2026, LearnWorlds is cheaper to start with: $24 a month, against $35 a month for FreshLearn. FreshLearn starts at $35 per month, billed every 2 years ($49 billed monthly), and LearnWorlds starts at $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, FreshLearn or LearnWorlds?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only FreshLearn has a free plan. LearnWorlds does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do FreshLearn and LearnWorlds run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only FreshLearn lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.