LearningSuite vs Thinkific (2026): which should you pick?

Pick LearningSuite if

• Fits if you run training for clients or staff
• Works for premium service providers who want an app

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a listed price or a trial, as there is neither
• Not for you if you want an open course marketplace, since it targets training clients
• Watch out: the vendor says it works with selected companies only
• Watch out: you can only see it in a demo call

Pick Thinkific if

• Fits if you want a month to build your course before paying anything
• Works for academies selling seats to companies as well as to people, on Grow at $164

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you're starting small, as there's no plan under Start at $82 a month billed yearly, or $109 monthly
• Not for you if your students expect an app, unless you'll pay $199 a month more
• Skip it if you need SSO or SCORM, which only come with the custom-priced Plus plan
• Watch out: Stripe and PayPal carry an extra Thinkific gateway fee in some countries
• Tight if you're on Start, with 2 admins, 1 community and 10,000 current students

LearningSuite

• No price is published and there is no free trial; the vendor says you can only see it in a demo call.
• The vendor says it works with selected companies only, and positions the product at premium service providers.
• It is built for training clients and staff more than for open public course marketplaces.

Thinkific

• There is no free plan; the 30-day trial is the only way to try it.
• Stripe and PayPal carry an extra Thinkific gateway fee in some countries that varies by plan; Thinkific Payments charges 2.9%.
• Start, Grow and Expand cap current students at 10,000, and Start allows 2 admins and 1 community.
• SSO, SCORM and the AI teaching assistant are only in the Plus plan, which is priced through sales.

LearningSuite

Course editor

A drag-and-drop editor combines text, images, video and audio with multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank exercises.

Submissions and exams

Members can submit video, text, audio or files, which coaches review and grade, and the platform lists extensive exam options.

Video recording and hosting

Record and trim video inside the platform. Video is hosted on servers in Germany, and the site says it is GDPR compliant.

Community and app

A member community with a personalized feed, plus a native app for iPhone, iPad and Android.

Link hubs

Custom dashboards for customers or employees, for example an intranet of links and information for each job role.

LearningSuite Intelligence

An AI concierge, AI agents and member properties that answer questions and guide each user in the academy.

Thinkific

Course builder

Drag-and-drop courses with video, quizzes, drip schedules, discussions and compliance rules; assignments and certificates start on Start.

Communities

Standalone communities with topic spaces, live events and paid memberships: 1 community on Start, 3 on Grow and 10 on Expand.

TCommerce checkout

Thinkific Payments with order bumps, gifting, buy now pay later, payment plans, abandoned cart reminders and automated sales tax.

Site builder and email

Branded websites and landing pages on a custom domain, members-only pages, and email automation with pre-built sequences.

B2B selling

Grow adds group orders so companies can buy bulk seats, and invoicing to bill and collect from business buyers.

Branded mobile app

Your own iOS and Android app with push notifications, sold as a $199 a month add-on and included on some Plus contracts.

LearningSuite

Pricing could not be confirmed. See learningsuite.com.

Thinkific

• Start$82

  per month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly)

  Live cohorts with Zoom, certificates, assignments, memberships, bundles, upsells, payment plans, an HTML and CSS editor, 2 admins.

• Grow$164

  per month, billed annually ($219 billed monthly)

  No Thinkific branding, 3 communities, group orders and invoicing for B2B buyers, API and webhooks, phone support, 6 admins.

• Expand$374

  per month, billed annually ($499 billed monthly)

  10 communities with 200 spaces, 1,000 GB of video a month, unlimited group sizes, email white-labeling, 15 admins, revenue sharing with 10 partners and launch support.

• PlusCustom

  AI teaching assistant, SSO, SCORM and learning paths, HubSpot and Salesforce integrations, 10,000+ user seats and a dedicated success team.

LearningSuite

No public discounts listed.

Thinkific

• Annual discount

  Save 25% with annual billing

  Thinkific's pricing page lists 25% off for annual billing: Start $82 a month instead of $109, Grow $164 instead of $219, Expand $374 instead of $499.