GuruCan vs Teachable (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Teachable grades higher than GuruCan: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
GuruCan grades higher on features. Teachable grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
GuruCan
Course, membership and community platform with white-label apps
Teachable
Online course, coaching and membership platform with its own checkout
Which one is for you
Pick GuruCan if
- Fits if you want your own branded course app
- Works for coaches who want webinars and checkout in one place
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want the app, as it starts at Pro ($149)
- Tight if you run more than 5 products or 1 admin, as Expert caps there
- Watch out: the pricing page shows two plan sets and the home page quotes different app prices
- Watch out: the free trial needs a credit card
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
| 2.0GPAGuruCanFair | 2.4GPATeachableFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$99 a month for 5 products and 1 admin, and the branded app and API are on Pro at $149, above the dearest-tenth line of $135. | 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 | DA 14-day trial that needs a credit card. No free plan. | 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, cohorts, memberships, webinars, landing pages, checkout, CRM and analytics. The listing names no gap in the core work. | 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 | CNo store rating on record. You build products, pages and a branded app, and the app takes about 30 days. | 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, plus branded iOS and Android apps, Zapier and API access from Pro. | 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 with branded phone apps | 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: GuruCan and Teachable. How we grade
Price against what you get
GuruCan starts at $99 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 $70 a month lower. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, 3 score higher than GuruCan 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
- GuruCan also covers marketing automation, community, dashboards and webinars.
- Teachable also covers email campaigns.
At a glance
| GuruCan | Teachable | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $99 per month ($990 billed annually) | $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial; the page says a credit card is required | 7-day free trial, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | GuruCan | Teachable, Inc. |
| Price read from | gurucan.com | teachable.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
GuruCan
- The pricing page shows two plan sets: Creator/Expert (7-day trial) and Expert/Pro/Guru (14-day trial). The second is recorded here.
- The same page says products and students are unlimited on all plans, while the plan table lists 5 products on Expert and 15 on Pro.
- Branded iOS or Android apps start at Pro; API access is listed on Pro as well.
- The home page advertises a branded app for $199 per month and a white-label app for $249, so app pricing differs by page.
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
GuruCan
- Course builder
- Builds online courses, cohorts and memberships, with quizzes, e-books, audio and video products.
- White-label mobile apps
- Publishes an iOS and Android app under the customer's own brand; the site describes a 30-day process that includes setting up developer accounts.
- Landing pages and checkout
- Products are added automatically to a landing page, with auto-generated checkout pages for products and offers.
- Webinars and marketing automation
- Includes webinars, pipelines, broadcasts and push notifications to reach students.
- Analytics and CRM
- Tracks students and sales in a built-in analytics and CRM area.
- Zero transaction fees
- The pricing page says there are 0% transaction fees and free migration.
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
GuruCan
Expert$99
per month ($990 billed annually)
5 products, 1 admin user, branded web app, custom domain, integrations and one onboarding call.
Pro$149
per month ($1,490 billed annually)
15 products and 5 admin users; adds a branded iOS or Android app (white label), priority support and API access.
Guru$199
per month, quoted on request ($1,990 billed annually)
Branded iOS and Android apps plus more admin seats, more products or a custom plan; sold through a conversation with the vendor.
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
GuruCan
- Annual discount
Annual billing
Yearly billing saves $198 on Expert ($990) and $298 on Pro ($1,490), per the pricing page.
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, GuruCan or Teachable?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Teachable is cheaper to start with: $29 a month, against $99 a month for GuruCan. GuruCan starts at $99 per month ($990 billed annually), and Teachable starts at $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, GuruCan or Teachable?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither GuruCan nor Teachable has a free plan. Both have 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.