The Cohere Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Cohere in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Cohere
The Insider’s Guide
All-in-one platform for coaches and healers with courses and community
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among course and community platforms, read from Cohere’s own pages.
Made by Cohere · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Cohere’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Cohere’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 8 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade
Cohere is a platform aimed at coaches and healers that combines a services website, scheduling, payments, courses, workshops, communities and memberships with email marketing. Each plan also bundles business coaching, an onboarding program and a listing in the Cohere Marketplace. Plans differ mainly by how much setup help and coaching comes with them.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Cohere, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for courses and coaching software with group coaching
There is no free plan or trial, and the price runs above most course platforms.
- 2
Paid plans start at $93 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $93 per month, billed annually ($111 billed monthly).
- 3
It runs on Web
Web.
- 4
Courses, workshops and memberships
Unlimited live and self-paced group courses, workshops, memberships and communities on every plan.
- 5
Scheduling and payments
Unlimited 1:1 scheduling pages and payments; the pricing table shows a 0% Cohere transaction fee on every plan.
- 6
CRM and email marketing
Unlimited contacts with monthly email allowances of 5,000, 50,000 or 100,000 by plan; sequences and automations start at Accelerate.
- 7
A 1.8 GPA, above 8 of 98
That is against the other course and community platforms we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 8
Keep it
To replace Cohere you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Cohere at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid, from $93 per month, billed annually ($111 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Cohere
- Category
- Courses & Communities
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for courses and coaching software with group coaching
Cohere sells courses, workshops, memberships and scheduling, with business coaching bundled in, from $93 a month billed annually. There is no free plan or trial, and the price runs above most course platforms.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | $93 a month billed annually is just past the dearer-quarter line of $89, though it includes group business coaching. |
| Free plan and trial | F | No free plan and no free trial is listed on the pages. |
| Features | B | Courses, workshops, memberships, scheduling, payments, CRM and email on every plan. The listing names no gap in the core work. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You set up services, pages and email. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only, with only Zoom and Zapier listed as integrations. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Cohere is for
- Fits if you are a coach or healer who wants courses and 1:1 booking
- Works for people who want help setting the business up
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you only need course hosting, as most course tools charge less
- Not for you if you want to try it free, as no plan or trial is listed
- Tight if you want Zapier, a custom domain or SMS, as they start at Accelerate ($166)
- Watch out: email beyond your plan costs $0.01 each
Good to know
Good for
- Coaches and healers who want one tool for booking, courses and community
- Solo practitioners who want setup help and business coaching included
Worth knowing
- No free plan or free trial is listed; the site points to booking a call or purchasing.
- Email overages beyond the plan allowance cost $0.01 per email.
- Custom domain, Zapier, SMS reminders and a dedicated success coach need Accelerate or higher.
- It is built for coaches and healers, and the monthly price runs higher than most course-only platforms.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$93
A month to start
Cohere is a paid product, starting at $93 per month, billed annually ($111 billed monthly).
No free plan and no free trial is listed on the pages.
Impact
$93
per month, billed annually ($111 billed monthly)
Software plus group business coaching: unlimited contacts and storage, services website, email marketing up to 5,000 emails, group onboarding and a year of Cohere Academy.
Accelerate
$166
per month, billed annually ($197 billed monthly)
Adds done-for-you setup of 2 services, four 1:1 onboarding or success calls, up to 50,000 emails, SMS reminders, custom domain, Zapier and a dedicated success coach.
Transform and Scale
$287
per month, billed annually ($347 billed monthly)
Adds a custom pro website, 90 days of ad management support on the annual plan, up to 100,000 emails, 5 sub-accounts and setup and migration for 4 services.
Read from cohere.live on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Annual billing
The pricing page shows 20% off for annual billing; Impact is $93 a month billed annually against $111 month to month.
Stated on cohere.live
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
All-in-one platform for coaches and healers with courses and community. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, email campaigns, online courses, community, appointment booking, webinars.
Courses, workshops, memberships, scheduling, payments, CRM and email on every plan.
- Courses, workshops and memberships
- Unlimited live and self-paced group courses, workshops, memberships and communities on every plan.
- Scheduling and payments
- Unlimited 1:1 scheduling pages and payments; the pricing table shows a 0% Cohere transaction fee on every plan.
- CRM and email marketing
- Unlimited contacts with monthly email allowances of 5,000, 50,000 or 100,000 by plan; sequences and automations start at Accelerate.
- Business coaching and academy
- Group onboarding and the Cohere Academy on all plans; a dedicated 1:1 success coach starts at Accelerate.
- Marketplace listing
- Offers can be listed in the Cohere Marketplace; the vendor presents it as a way to be discovered by new clients.
- Caela AI assistant
- A built-in AI assistant with a marketing agent for planning launches and copy.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Zoom
- Zapier
Cohere is made by Cohere.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
8/98
Other course and community platforms it is graded above
Cohere's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 8 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on features (B, above 56 of 98) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $93 a month, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 51 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 17 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 99 course and community platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Cohere’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 17 of 98
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 98
- BFeaturesAbove 56 of 98
- CEase of useAbove 23 of 98
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 98
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 78 course and community platforms. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Cohere is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Cohere you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 76 of the 98 other course and community platforms grade higher. It costs $1,116 a year.
What you could make
- Online courses and appointment booking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- Live video to hundreds of people at once.
- A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- People on the other end: coaches. No app builder makes those.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Cohere’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Kajabi, Simplero, Mighty Networks, Podia and Heights Platform
The 5 tools Cohere is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Kajabi
Free trial · from $143/mo
All-in-one platform for selling courses, coaching and communities.
- Only Kajabi lists iOS and Android apps.
- Cohere also covers appointment booking and webinars.
- Kajabi also covers marketing automation and paid newsletters.
- 2.8GPA
Simplero
Free trial · from $59/mo
All-in-one platform for courses, community, email and coaching.
- Only Simplero lists iOS and Android apps.
- Cohere also covers appointment booking and webinars.
- Simplero also covers marketing automation and forms.
- 2.4GPA
Mighty Networks
Free trial · from $79/mo
Community platform with courses, livestreams and paid memberships.
- Only Mighty Networks lists iOS and Android apps.
- Cohere also covers email campaigns, appointment booking and webinars.
- Mighty Networks also covers workflow automation.
- 2.4GPA
Podia
Free trial · from $42/mo
Website, store, courses, community and email for creators in one place.
- Cohere also covers appointment booking and webinars.
- Podia also covers marketing automation.
- 2.4GPA
Heights Platform
Free trial · from $19/mo
Course, challenge and community platform with built-in AI tools.
- Only Heights Platform lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Cohere also covers appointment booking and webinars.
- Heights Platform also covers video calls.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Cohere free?
No. Cohere is a paid product, starting at $93 per month, billed annually ($111 billed monthly).
How much does Cohere cost?
Cohere lists 3 plans. Impact: $93 per month, billed annually ($111 billed monthly).
What platforms does Cohere work on?
Cohere is available on Web.
Does Cohere offer any discounts?
Cohere publicly lists the following: Annual billing.
Does Cohere have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Cohere is listed for Web.
Does Cohere have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Cohere is listed for Web.
Is Cohere open source?
Cohere is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
What does Cohere integrate with?
Cohere's listing names Zoom and Zapier. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Cohere?
Cohere is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Cohere?
The closest alternatives to Cohere in our directory are Kajabi, Simplero, Mighty Networks, Podia and Heights Platform.
How does Cohere compare with other course and community platforms?
Cohere's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 8 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 14.
Is Cohere good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Cohere C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $93 a month, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 51 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Cohere?
To replace Cohere you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Cohere’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Cohere's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Cohere. Prices change, so check cohere.live before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Cohere, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/cohere
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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