Teachable vs Zenler (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Teachable and Zenler share a 2.4 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Teachable starts cheaper, at $29 a month against $47 a month.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Teachable grades higher on ease of use. Zenler grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan 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
Zenler
Course platform with funnels, email, live classes and a branded app
Which one is for you
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
Pick Zenler if
- Fits if you want courses and email marketing from one account
- Works for creators who plan to offer a branded app to students
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you start on Starter, with 5 courses, 500 people, 1 site and no custom domain
- Skip it if you want memberships cheaply, as they need Pro at $97
- Watch out: AI agents, support-agent messages and AI credits are only on Pro and Premium
- Watch out: the page's social tags mention a $217 Premium price but its table shows $277 annual, and a launch discount can show a crossed-out price
How we grade them
| 2.4GPATeachableFair | 2.4GPAZenlerFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CStarter is $47 a month on annual billing, in the middle of courses tools at $49. Pro is $97 and Premium $277. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | C30-day free trial with full access to all features. The listing does not say a card is needed. |
| Features | 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. | BCourses and memberships, live sessions, funnels, email, community and chat, a branded app and payments with no platform fee. Memberships and AI need the higher plans. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. You build courses, funnels and emails yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb, iOS and Android, with 4 integrations on record. |
| Best for | selling courses to students around the world | a course maker wanting funnels, email and an app |
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: Teachable and Zenler. How we grade
Price against what you get
Teachable starts at $29 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zenler starts at $47 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Teachable starts $18 a month lower. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, none scores higher than Teachable for less, and 1 scores higher than Zenler 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
- Zenler also covers marketing automation, community, digital downloads and webinars.
At a glance
| Teachable | Zenler | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) | $47 per month, billed annually ($57 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee | 30-day free trial with full access to all features |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Teachable, Inc. | Zenler |
| Price read from | teachable.com | zenler.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Zenler
- Starter allows 5 courses, 500 people, 1 site and no custom domain; memberships need Pro.
- AI agents, support-agent messages and AI credits are in Pro and Premium only (2,000 and 4,000 credits).
- The page's social tags mention a $217 Premium price, but its pricing table shows $277 annually and $347 monthly; the table is recorded here.
- A launch discount may display a crossed-out price and an 'after 3 months' price on some visits.
Key features
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.
Zenler
- Courses and memberships
- Build courses with drip content and quizzes; memberships and bundles start on Pro.
- Live sessions
- Sell live classes and run webinars with built-in Zoom; plans cap live sessions at 10, 100 or 300.
- Funnels and email
- Lead magnet, video series and survey funnels, plus automations and scheduled broadcasts.
- Community and chat
- Communities on every plan (1, 20 or unlimited); live chat starts on Pro.
- Branded mobile app
- The vendor lists an app under your own name on the App Store and Google Play.
- Payments with no platform fee
- One-off and subscription sales through Stripe, PayPal or Razorpay, with no transaction fees from Zenler.
Plans
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.
Zenler
Starter$47
per month, billed annually ($57 billed monthly)
1 site, 5 courses, 1 community, 500 people, 5,000 emails a month, 2 funnels, 10 live sessions and 1 site admin.
Pro$97
per month, billed annually ($117 billed monthly)
3 sites and 3 custom domains, unlimited courses and people, 20 communities, 100,000 emails a month, 100 funnels, live chat, API support and AI agents.
Premium$277
per month, billed annually ($347 billed monthly)
10 sites and 10 domains, unlimited communities and funnels, 500,000 emails a month, 300 live sessions, 20 site admins, single sign-on and priority support.
Ways to pay less
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.
Zenler
- Annual discount
Annual billing
Annual billing lists $47, $97 and $277 a month against $57, $117 and $347 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Teachable or Zenler?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Teachable is cheaper to start with: $29 a month, against $47 a month for Zenler. Teachable starts at $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly), and Zenler starts at $47 per month, billed annually ($57 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Teachable or Zenler?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Teachable nor Zenler has a free plan. Both have 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.