Podia vs Teachery
We give Podia a 2.4 GPA and Teachery a 2.2, out of 4.0. Podia grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Podia
Website, store, courses, community and email for creators in one place
Teachery
Simple course builder with one flat-price plan and no sales fees
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAPodiaFair | 2.2GPATeacheryFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CMover is $42 a month billed yearly but adds a 5% fee, $100 on $2,000 of sales: $142. Shaker at $84 takes no fee, so $84 a month is what you'd pay, inside this category's usual range but above its dearer quarter ($59). Shaker includes 500 email subscribers. | C$470 a year, about $39 a month, with every feature and no fee on sales, so $2,000 of sales costs $39 a month: the middle of this category. There's also a $950 lifetime deal, about two years of the yearly plan, marked limited time. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. There's a 14-day trial of every feature with no card needed, and once you pay, refunds only within 72 hours of the latest payment. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day free trial, and the listing doesn't say it needs a card. With one plan, there's nothing cheaper to start on. |
| Features | BCourses with quizzes and certificates, downloads, coaching, events, a community with chat, a website and blog, checkout with tax for 230 jurisdictions, email automations and an MCP connection. No gap in the job; PayPal, Zapier and affiliates just need Shaker. | CLessons with embeds, drip or completion unlocking, hubs for memberships and coaching, deep design control, sales pages with upsells and bundles, and affiliates. It does the course job, but the listing shows no quizzes, no built-in email and only lesson comments for community. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. Everything's in one place, which helps, but you still build a site, a store and your emails before selling. | CNo App Store rating on record. The editor autosaves and there are style files and Canva templates, but you're still designing pages and a checkout. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Zoom, Calendly, Kit, Mailchimp and Discord, plus MCP for Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. No phone or desktop apps listed. | BWeb, with Zapier, Make, Pabbly Connect, Canva, Kit, Mailchimp, MailerLite and Flodesk. No mobile apps: students take courses in a browser. |
| Best for | creators selling a mix of courses and downloads | a course that looks like your brand, at one price |
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: Podia and Teachery. How we grade
Price against what you get
Podia starts at $42 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Teachery starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3.
Podia scores higher and starts $7 a month lower. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, 1 scores higher than Podia for less, and 6 score higher than Teachery 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
- Podia starts at $42 per month for up to 100 subscribers, billed annually ($49 monthly). Teachery starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
- Podia also covers marketing automation, email campaigns and community.
- Teachery also covers templates and no-code.
At a glance
| Podia | Teachery | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $42 per month for up to 100 subscribers, billed annually ($49 monthly) | $49 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of every feature, no credit card required | 14-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Podia Labs, Inc. | Teachery Inc. |
| Price read from | podia.com | teachery.co |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Podia
- Creators who want site, store, community and email in one bill
- Small lists, since email is priced by subscriber count
- Sellers of a mix of courses, downloads and coaching
Teachery
- Artists, designers and coaches who want a course that looks like their brand
- Creators who want one flat price with no sales fees
- Designers building course or client hubs for several clients
Worth knowing
Podia
- Mover adds a 5% Podia fee to each sale; Stripe or PayPal also charge their own fee of about 2.9% plus 30 cents.
- Plans include only 100, 500 or 1,000 email subscribers; 10,000 adds $56 a month billed annually ($70 monthly) on any plan.
- PayPal, Zapier, affiliate marketing, upsells and assistant seats need Shaker or Earthquaker.
- Refunds are given only within 72 hours of the latest payment; there is no free plan.
Teachery
- There is one plan with every feature, so there is no cheaper tier for a first course.
- Teachery 4.0 is due on October 20, 2026; the features page says current plans keep their price and get its features.
- The $950 lifetime deal is marked as limited time, with no end date given.
- No mobile apps are listed; students take courses in a browser.
Key features
Podia
- Courses, downloads and coaching
- Courses with drip lessons, quizzes, certificates and unlimited students, plus digital downloads, bookable coaching, and live or in-person events.
- Community
- Topic spaces, group chat, member-to-member messages, badges and paid membership tiers. Everyone who signs up or buys joins the community.
- Website, blog and checkout
- Pages, a blog and your own domain, with a one-page checkout, payment plans, coupons, subscriptions and tax handled for 230 jurisdictions.
- Email marketing
- Broadcasts to the whole list or a segment, welcome sequences and automations, and blog posts sent to subscribers as newsletters.
- Podia Agent and MCP
- A built-in AI assistant that works inside your account, and an MCP connection for Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. Both are on every plan.
Teachery
- Course editor
- Lessons and sublessons with embed blocks anywhere in the page, autosave, drip schedules or completion-based unlocking, and lesson comments.
- Hubs and memberships
- Access hubs that group courses and downloads for memberships, coaching programs or client onboarding.
- Design control
- Global fonts and color palettes, a style editor, custom CSS, and copy-and-paste style files and Canva templates.
- Sales pages and checkout
- Landing and payment pages with one-time or recurring prices, upsells, bundles, promo codes and course gifting.
- Affiliates and integrations
- Affiliate management for your own partners, and connections to Zapier, Make, Pabbly, Kit, Mailchimp, MailerLite and Flodesk.
Plans
Podia
Mover$42
per month for up to 100 subscribers, billed annually ($49 monthly)
50 products, 500 videos, 25 community spaces. Podia takes a 5% transaction fee. $98 a month at 10,000 subscribers, billed annually.
Shaker$84
per month for up to 500 subscribers, billed annually ($99 monthly)
150 products, 1,000 videos, 100 spaces, no transaction fee, 1 assistant, affiliates, upsells, PayPal and Zapier. $140 a month at 10,000 subscribers.
Earthquaker$150
per month for up to 1,000 subscribers, billed annually ($179 monthly)
Unlimited products, videos, spaces and assistants, no transaction fee. $206 a month at 10,000 subscribers, billed annually.
Teachery
Monthly$49
per month, billed monthly
Every feature, with unlimited courses, customers, admins, hubs and custom domains. No transaction fees. $470 a year if billed annually.
Ways to pay less
Podia
- Annual discount
Lower monthly price with yearly billing
Billed yearly, Mover is $42 a month instead of $49, Shaker $84 instead of $99 and Earthquaker $150 instead of $179.
Teachery
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Teachery's annual plan is $470 a year instead of $49 a month, which the pricing page says saves $118 a year.
- Lifetime license
Lifetime access for a one-time $950
The pricing page offers lifetime access for a single $950 payment, with future features included, marked as a limited-time offer.
