Thinkific vs Xperiencify (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Thinkific grades higher than Xperiencify: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Thinkific grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
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
Xperiencify
Course platform built around points, badges and other game features
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 Xperiencify if
- Fits if you want points, levels and badges built into your course
- Works for creators who want course, email and funnels from one vendor
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to publish for free, since publishing needs a paid plan
- Tight if you grow, with caps of 10 courses and 1,000 active students on Growth and 20 and 5,000 on Pro
- Watch out: the lifetime plan has the same caps as Growth, and bigger needs go to a custom Enterprise plan
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $99 a month against $999 for the year
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAThinkificFair | 2.2GPAXperiencifyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CGrowth is $99 a month, or $999 a year, and a lifetime plan is $1,499, which is more than two years of the $49 middle. Growth is capped at 10 courses and 1,000 active students. |
| 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. | DThe account is free to build in, but a paid plan is needed to publish a course. |
| 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. | BGamification, quizzes, certificates, community, funnels, email, a CRM and a student app. Nothing in the listing is missing for running a course. |
| 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 the course, the game rules and the funnel yourself. |
| 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. | BWeb, iOS and Android, with 3 integrations on record. No desktop program. |
| Best for | a course business with a 30-day trial | a course maker who wants points and badges |
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 Xperiencify. 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. Xperiencify starts at $99 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Thinkific starts $17 a month lower. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, 2 score higher than Thinkific for less, and 3 score higher than Xperiencify 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.
- Xperiencify also covers marketing automation, email campaigns and chatbots.
At a glance
| Thinkific | Xperiencify | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $82 per month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly) | $99 per month, billed monthly ($999 per year) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of the whole platform | Account is free until you publish a course; a paid plan is needed to publish. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Thinkific | Xperiencify Inc. |
| Price read from | thinkific.com | xperiencify.com |
| 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.
Xperiencify
- Published courses and active monthly students are capped: 10 and 1,000 on Growth, 20 and 5,000 on Pro.
- The lifetime plan has the same caps as Growth, and larger needs go to a custom Enterprise plan.
- You cannot publish a course without a paid plan; the free account is for building only.
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.
Xperiencify
- Gamification
- Points, variable rewards, badges, leaderboards, celebrations and a binge mode that reward students for progressing through a course.
- Quizzes and certificates
- Quizzes with multi-path logic, plus completion certificates.
- Community
- Forums and community features sit inside the same account as the courses.
- Ask the Expert bot
- An AI chatbot trained on your course content answers students' questions about it.
- Funnels, email and CRM
- Sales funnels with one-click upsells, email broadcasts and autoresponders, a CRM, affiliate management and split testing.
- Student app
- The pricing page lists a native iOS and Android app for students.
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.
Xperiencify
Growth$99
per month, billed monthly ($999 per year)
10 published courses and 1,000 active monthly students; unlimited sites, funnels and courses in draft.
Pro$199
per month, billed monthly ($1,999 per year)
20 published courses and 5,000 active monthly students; unlimited sites, funnels and courses in draft.
Lifetime$1,499
one-time payment
One payment instead of a subscription, with 10 published courses and 1,000 active monthly students.
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.
Xperiencify
- Annual discount
Yearly billing
The pricing page has an Annual option: Growth $999 a year and Pro $1,999 a year, against $99 and $199 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Thinkific or Xperiencify?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Thinkific is cheaper to start with: $82 a month, against $99 a month for Xperiencify. Thinkific starts at $82 per month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly), and Xperiencify starts at $99 per month, billed monthly ($999 per year).
Which has a free plan, Thinkific or Xperiencify?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Thinkific nor Xperiencify has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Thinkific and Xperiencify run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Xperiencify lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.