FreshLearn vs Teachable (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, FreshLearn and Teachable 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
FreshLearn grades higher on features. Teachable grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
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
Teachable
Online course, coaching and membership platform with its own checkout
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 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
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFreshLearnFair | 2.4GPATeachableFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 $29 a month billed yearly, but its 7.5% fee adds $150 on $2,000 of sales, making $179. Builder at $69 takes no fee with Teachable Payments, so $69 a month is what you'd pay: above this category's dearer quarter ($59), well short of its dearest tenth. |
| 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. There's a 7-day free trial, and the listing doesn't say it needs a card, then a 30-day money-back guarantee once you've paid. |
| 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. | CCourses with drip, quizzes and graded short answers, coaching, downloads, memberships, upsells, cart recovery and email. The course job is covered; the gap is community, which is a student community on Builder rather than the spaces and events rivals offer. |
| Ease of use | CA web app where you build courses and sales pages, with no store rating on record. | B4.62 from about 9,400 App Store ratings, a little under the 4.7 an A needs. The AI course starter drafts a curriculum, so you're not starting from a blank page. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Zoom and HubSpot on the list. No desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android for students, with Zapier and webhooks on every plan and a public API on Growth. No desktop app, which an A needs. |
| Best for | courses and a community with 0% fees | selling courses to students around the world |
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 Teachable. 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. Teachable starts at $29 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Teachable starts $6 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 Teachable 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 community and digital downloads.
At a glance
| FreshLearn | Teachable | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $35 per month, billed every 2 years ($49 billed monthly) | $29 per month, billed annually ($39 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. | 7-day free trial, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | FreshLearn | Teachable, Inc. |
| Price read from | freshlearn.com | teachable.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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, FreshLearn or Teachable?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Teachable is cheaper to start with: $29 a month, against $35 a month for FreshLearn. FreshLearn starts at $35 per month, billed every 2 years ($49 billed monthly), and Teachable starts at $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, FreshLearn or Teachable?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only FreshLearn has a free plan. Teachable does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.