Pathwright vs Teachable (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Pathwright if

• Fits if you teach in cohorts and want each lesson laid out as steps
• Works for course makers who want discussion inside each step

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you run many cohorts, since Starter allows 1 per course and Essentials 3
• Pricey if you grow: past 1,000 members, extra member blocks are added to the monthly bill automatically
• Watch out: Stripe charges 2.9% plus $0.30 per course sale
• Watch out: the public pricing page loads its figures with JavaScript, so these prices come from the help centre, where Starter shows a $99 monthly fee

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

Pathwright

• Plans include 1,000 members; beyond that, extra member blocks are added to the monthly bill automatically.
• Cohorts per course are limited to 1 on Starter and 3 on Essentials; unlimited cohorts start on Complete.
• Stripe charges 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction on course sales, according to the vendor's help center.
• The public pricing page loads its figures with JavaScript, so these prices come from the vendor's help center.

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.

Pathwright

Path Designer

Lay out a course visually as a Path of Steps, with a source Path that new cohorts start from.

Interactive blocks

More than 30 block types for media, text, questions, quizzes and project uploads.

Cohorts

Teach one Path to several groups, each with its own teachers, schedule, discussions and price.

Discussion inside Steps

Discussion prompts sit within each Step instead of a separate forum.

Progress tracking

A per-learner view of where each person stopped, and CSV exports of progress and grades.

Selling

Sell publicly or privately through Stripe, with no fee from Pathwright on course sales.

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.

Pathwright

• Starter$89

  per month for up to 1,000 members, billed annually ($99 monthly)

  1 administrator, unlimited courses with 1 active cohort each, 1 Mentor Group. Extra staff $2 a month each; extra members from $49 per 500.

• Essentials$179

  per month for up to 1,000 members, billed annually ($199 monthly)

  5 staff. Adds custom domain, Zapier, 1 subscription plan, 3 active cohorts per course, 5 Mentor Groups. Extra staff $4 a month each.

• Complete$449

  per month for up to 1,000 members, billed annually ($499 monthly)

  20 staff. Unlimited cohorts, several subscription plans, certificates, 20 Mentor Groups. Extra staff $9 a month each.

• Enterprise$1,349

  per month and up for 1,000 members, billed annually ($1,499 monthly)

  50 staff. Adds single sign-on, GraphQL API access, priority support and custom integrations. Extra staff $12 a month each.

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.

Pathwright

• Annual discount

  10% off with annual payment

  Paying 12 months up front takes 10% off the standard plan price.

• Education

  Scholarships

  Classroom teachers, parents teaching at home and nonprofits can apply for a scholarship on Starter, Essentials or Complete; it does not stack with the annual discount.

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.