Teachfloor vs Thinkific (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Thinkific grades higher than Teachfloor: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Thinkific grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Teachfloor
Cohort-based learning platform with peer review and community
Thinkific
Course, community and membership platform for experts and academies
Which one is for you
Pick Teachfloor if
- Fits if you run cohort courses where learners review each other's work
- Works for a small academy under 50 learners
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you grow: Startup stops at 50 seats, 10 GB storage and 5 MB attachments
- Pricey if you want the API, SSO or a custom domain, which need the sales-led plan
- Watch out: Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 applies to course sales
- Skip it if you want the trial length known, as the page does not state it
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
How we grade them
| 2.0GPATeachfloorFair | 2.4GPAThinkificFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$89 a month for 50 seats, which is the category's dearer-quarter line of $89. Whether that is billed monthly or yearly is not stated. | CStart, now the cheapest plan, is $82 a month billed yearly with unlimited courses, and Thinkific takes no fee on sales through Thinkific Payments, whose 2.9% is card processing. So $2,000 of sales costs $82 a month, just past this category's dearer quarter at $79. Stripe or PayPal can add a fee in some countries. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free trial is offered, but its length is not stated on the page. | CNo free plan, but a 30-day trial of the whole platform, as long as any in this category. The listing doesn't say it needs a card. |
| Features | CCohort courses, peer review, assignments, live sessions, community and selling. The listing shows API, SSO, custom domain and installments only on Full Features. | BDrag-and-drop courses with quizzes and drip, a community with spaces and events, a site builder, email automation, checkout with order bumps and sales tax, and B2B group orders on Grow. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and a cohort course has to be built and set up. | CNo App Store rating on record. It's drag-and-drop, but you're building a course, a site and a checkout, so there's some setting up before you sell. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, linking Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Stripe and Zapier (Zapier on Full Features only). No apps are listed. | BWeb, with Zoom, Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, HubSpot and Salesforce, and an API on Grow. Students get no app unless you buy the branded one for $199 a month. |
| Best for | cohort courses with peer review | a course business with a 30-day trial |
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: Teachfloor and Thinkific. How we grade
Price against what you get
Teachfloor starts at $89 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Thinkific starts at $82 a month and scores 2.7.
Thinkific scores higher and starts $7 a month lower. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, 16 score higher than Teachfloor for less, and 2 score higher than Thinkific 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
- Thinkific also covers invoicing.
At a glance
| Teachfloor | Thinkific | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $89 per month for 50 user seats | $82 per month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the page | 30-day free trial of the whole platform |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Teachfloor | Thinkific |
| Price read from | teachfloor.com | thinkific.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Teachfloor
- Startup stops at 50 user seats, 10 GB storage and 5 MB file attachments.
- API, MCP server, SSO, LTI 1.3, custom domain, Zapier and installment payments are listed only on Full Features.
- Stripe's processing fee applies on course sales: 2.9% + $0.30 in the US.
- Whether $89 a month is a monthly or annual rate is not stated on the pricing page.
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.
Key features
Teachfloor
- Cohort courses
- Cohort-based course structure with landing pages, prerequisites, bulk invitations, SCORM import and a library of content.
- Peer review and assignments
- Assignments and submissions, peer and group review, quizzes in several formats, discussions and certificates.
- Live sessions
- Zoom and Microsoft Teams integrations, with Zoom class recording and attendance reports.
- Community and gamification
- Community channels, group and direct chat, a member directory, points, badges and leaderboards.
- AI tools
- A course generator, lesson writer, quiz generator, rubric-based review, text-to-speech and a student assistant, on a pool of 120,000 starting AI tokens.
- Selling courses
- Stripe checkout with discount coupons; installment payments are listed on the Full Features tier.
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.
Plans
Teachfloor
Startup$89
per month for up to 50 user seats
Unlimited courses, 10 GB storage, community channels, quizzes, assignments, peer review, certificates and standard support. Billing basis not stated.
Full FeaturesCustom
Seats by plan, 200 GB storage, plus branding, custom domain, API, SSO and priority support. Sold through sales.
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.
Ways to pay less
Teachfloor
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Teachfloor or Thinkific?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Thinkific is cheaper to start with: $82 a month, against $89 a month for Teachfloor. Teachfloor starts at $89 per month for 50 user seats, and Thinkific starts at $82 per month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Teachfloor or Thinkific?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Teachfloor nor Thinkific 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.