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

Pick Ruzuku if

• Fits if you want to try one small course for free before paying
• Works for teachers who want live classes and no platform fee on sales

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you teach more than 5 students at once, since the free plan caps enrolments at 5 across all courses
• Pricey if you want branding, a custom domain, certificates or more than one instructor, which need Pro at $199 a month
• Skip it if you want a phone app, as it runs in a browser and the pages list no mobile apps
• Watch out: email invitations need a paid plan

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

Ruzuku

• The free plan caps enrollments at 5 students at a time across all courses, and email invitations need a paid plan.
• White-label branding, a custom domain, certificates and multiple instructors need Pro at $199 a month.
• It runs in a browser only; the pages list no mobile apps.

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.

Ruzuku

Courses and cohorts

Unlimited courses on every plan, including live group cohorts, with videos up to 2 GB each (4 GB on Pro).

Live sessions

Zoom meetings are scheduled inside a course, and students see them in their own time zone.

Community and discussions

Each course has discussion areas for students, included on every plan.

Payments with no platform fee

Connect Stripe or PayPal and take payment plans or subscriptions. Ruzuku says it takes no transaction fee; the payment processor still charges its own.

Certificates and branding

Pro adds completion certificates, white-label branding with a custom domain, and several instructor accounts.

Support for students too

The vendor says its support team helps students with login and access problems, not only course creators.

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.

Ruzuku

• Free$0

  Up to 5 student enrollments at a time, unlimited courses, live meetings, community, sales pages and payments. Email invitations need a paid plan.

• Core$99

  per month, billed monthly ($997 per year)

  Unlimited students and courses, unlimited course invitations, live meetings, community and discussions, sales pages and payments.

• Pro$199

  per month, billed monthly ($1,997 per year)

  Everything in Core, plus white-label branding and custom domain, multiple instructors, certificates, a storefront, AI captions and 4K streaming.

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.

Ruzuku

• Annual discount

  Pay yearly: Core $997, Pro $1,997

  The pricing page shows a yearly option of $997 for Core and $1,997 for Pro, which it describes as about $83 and $166 a month, against $99 and $199 monthly.

• Nonprofit

  Nonprofit and education pricing

  501(c)(3) nonprofits, NGOs and educational institutions can get 30% off annual plans, purchase order invoicing, or a one-time $4,950 Lifetime Pro grant option.

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.