Kiwify vs Teachable (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kiwify and Teachable share a 2.4 GPA, and only Kiwify has a free plan.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Kiwify grades higher on the free plan. Teachable grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Teachable
Online course, coaching and membership platform with its own checkout
Which one is for you
Pick Kiwify if
- Fits if you want to sell a course with no upfront cost
- Works for creators who want an affiliate system built in
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you sell a lot: 9.99% + $0.80 comes off every sale
- Not for you if you sell physical products, as they are not accepted
- Watch out: subscriptions can be sold by credit card only
- Tight if you want cash fast: the first payout is 15 days after the request
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
| 2.4GPAKiwifyFair | 2.4GPATeachableFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo subscription, but 9.99% + $0.80 of each sale. On a $100 course that is about $10.79, which is a steep cut next to flat monthly plans. | 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 | BNothing to pay until you sell, with hosting and video included. There is no trial, because the fee is only on sales. | 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 | CMembers area, checkout builder, affiliates and a student app. The listing shows digital products only, and subscriptions by credit card only. | 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, and you build the course, checkout and members area. | 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, with iOS and Android for students. No API or named integrations are listed. | 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 | selling online courses for a cut of each sale | 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: Kiwify and Teachable. How we grade
Price against what you get
Kiwify has no paid plan and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Teachable starts at $29 a month and scores 2.7.
Teachable scores higher, and starts $29 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, none scores higher than Kiwify 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
- Kiwify also covers affiliate tracking and partner payouts.
- Teachable also covers email campaigns.
At a glance
| Kiwify | Teachable | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free trial |
| Starts at | Free | $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | No monthly fee: Kiwify takes 9.99% + $0.80 of each sale, and hosting in the members area, including video, costs nothing extra. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Kiwify US, Inc. | Teachable, Inc. |
| Price read from | kiwify.com | teachable.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Kiwify
- Physical products are not accepted; only digital products delivered by email or the members area.
- Subscriptions can be sold through credit card only, according to the FAQ.
- The first payout comes 15 days after the request; the home page says sales are received within up to 15 days.
- The fee rate shown is US dollars; the site is a Brazilian-built product with a US entity, and other markets may differ.
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
Kiwify
- Members area
- A customizable members area with a streaming-style layout hosts courses and videos with no extra hosting cost.
- Checkout builder
- A checkout builder with one-click upsell, and subscriptions through credit card for recurring payments.
- Affiliates and revenue partners
- Affiliates join through an invitation link, and any number of revenue partners can be invited to split a product's commission.
- Student mobile app
- A mobile app lets students watch lessons; the site links to listings in the App Store and Google Play.
- Immediate release and support
- Access is released right after purchase, and live-chat support runs 7 days a week from 8 am to 9 pm, according to the site.
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
Kiwify
Pay per sale$0
No subscription. Kiwify keeps 9.99% + $0.80 of each sale; members-area and video hosting are included. First payout is available 15 days after request.
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
Kiwify
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Kiwify or Teachable?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kiwify is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $29 a month for Teachable. Kiwify is free, and Teachable starts at $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Kiwify or Teachable?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Kiwify 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.