Thinkific vs Uscreen (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Thinkific grades higher than Uscreen: 2.4 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Thinkific grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Thinkific
Course, community and membership platform for experts and academies
Uscreen
Video membership platform with a catalog, live streaming and apps
Which one is for you
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
Pick Uscreen if
- Fits if you sell a video library by subscription and can pay for apps later
- Works for fitness or training creators who stream live
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you have more than 100 subscribers: Starter stops there
- Pricey if you grow: Growth adds $1.99 per subscriber, and apps add $0.99
- Watch out: mobile apps start at the $449 plan, and TV apps, community and API are Custom only
- Watch out: the monthly-billed price of Growth is not shown on the pricing page
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAThinkificFair | 1.6GPAUscreenWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | DStarter is $49 a month but capped at 100 subscribers on a Uscreen-branded domain. Growth adds $1.99 per subscriber and apps start at $449 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | DA free trial, which the pricing page says is 14 days, with no card terms stated. |
| 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. | CVideo catalog, live streaming, marketing and automations. The listing's gaps: mobile apps need the $449 plan, and TV apps, community and API are Custom only. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. You build a catalog, plans and a storefront. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | CThe listing shows a web product, with apps on higher plans, and names no integrations. |
| Best for | a course business with a 30-day trial | a video membership catalog with live streaming |
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: Thinkific and Uscreen. How we grade
Price against what you get
Thinkific starts at $82 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Uscreen starts at $49 a month and scores 2.0.
Thinkific scores higher, and starts $33 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, 2 score higher than Thinkific for less, and 16 score higher than Uscreen 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.
- Uscreen also covers marketing automation and reports.
At a glance
| Thinkific | Uscreen | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $82 per month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly) | $49 per month, billed monthly (Starter, up to 100 subscribers) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of the whole platform | Free trial; the pricing page says free for 14 days. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Thinkific | Uscreen |
| Price read from | thinkific.com | uscreen.tv |
| Checked | Nov 9, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Uscreen
- Starter caps subscribers at 100 and uses a Uscreen-branded domain.
- Growth adds a $1.99 per-subscriber fee, and App Essentials adds $0.99, on top of the monthly price.
- Mobile apps start at the $449 plan; TV apps, community and API access are Custom only.
- The monthly-billed price of Growth is not shown on the pricing page.
Key features
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.
Uscreen
- Video catalog
- Present videos and series in a streaming-style catalog, sold by subscription, one-off purchase or other payment options.
- Live streaming
- Stream live inside the platform, or gate Zoom links for members. Both are listed on the Starter plan.
- Marketing and automations
- Built-in marketing tools and automations, plus analytics on payments, engagement and video performance.
- Mobile and TV apps
- Two branded mobile apps come with App Essentials, and five TV apps are listed under the Custom plan.
- Community tools
- Direct messages, challenges, a calendar, streaks and badges are listed under the Custom plan.
- API access
- API access and integrations are listed on the Custom plan.
Plans
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.
Uscreen
Starter$49
per month, billed monthly, up to 100 subscribers
Uscreen-branded domain, catalog, live streaming and analytics with no subscriber fee.
Growth$149
per month, billed annually
Custom domain and unlimited subscribers, with a $1.99 fee per subscriber.
App Essentials$449
per month, billed annually
Everything in Growth plus 2 mobile apps (iOS and Android); $0.99 per subscriber. Sold through sales.
CustomCustom
Adds 5 TV apps, community features with DMs and challenges, API access and integrations. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
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.
Uscreen
- Other savings
20% off if you start by Nov 30
The pricing page shows 20% off for the first 6 months on Starter and 12 months on Growth and App Essentials, for plans started by Nov 30.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Thinkific or Uscreen?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Uscreen is cheaper to start with: $49 a month, against $82 a month for Thinkific. Thinkific starts at $82 per month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly), and Uscreen starts at $49 per month, billed monthly (Starter, up to 100 subscribers).
Which has a free plan, Thinkific or Uscreen?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Thinkific nor Uscreen 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.