The CourseStorm Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about CourseStorm 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.
CourseStorm
The Insider’s Guide
Class and camp registration software for education programs
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among course and community platforms, read from CourseStorm’s own pages.
Made by CourseStorm · 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 CourseStorm’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on CourseStorm’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
1.6
GPA, above 1 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade
CourseStorm is registration software for arts centers, community education, kids camps and workforce training programs. It provides a class catalog website, family accounts, rosters, waitlists and card payments. Pricing is a monthly subscription by tier, plus a per-registration fee on every plan.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about CourseStorm, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for class and camp registration pages
CourseStorm publishes a class catalogue and handles registration, rosters and waitlists, from $99 a month billed annually.
- 2
Paid plans start at $99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $99 per month, billed yearly ($119 billed monthly).
- 3
It runs on Web
Web.
- 4
Class catalog website
Publishes a searchable catalog of classes and camps that families register for online; a WordPress plugin can show classes on an existing site.
- 5
Rosters and waitlists
Keeps rosters, waitlists and student transfers; advanced waitlists and attendance tracking start at Pro.
- 6
Payments
Takes card payments through Stripe; payment plans are listed from the Pro tier.
- 7
A 1.6 GPA, above 1 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
Your call
You could make the core of CourseStorm for yourself: class booking, reports and forms.
CourseStorm at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid, from $99 per month, billed yearly ($119 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- CourseStorm
- Category
- Courses & Communities
- Our grade
- 1.6 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for class and camp registration pages
CourseStorm publishes a class catalogue and handles registration, rosters and waitlists, from $99 a month billed annually. Every plan adds $2.49 per registration, and it does not host lessons or video.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | $99 a month billed annually is already above the dearer-quarter line ($89), and payment plans and attendance sit on Pro at $269. A $2.49 fee per registration comes on top. |
| Free plan and trial | F | No free plan and no trial; the site pushes a demo. |
| Features | C | Catalogue, rosters, waitlists, payments and forms do class registration fully, but it is a smaller job than a course platform and has no lessons or video. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Onboarding takes 3 to 6 weeks according to the site. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, with Zapier, Spektrix, Little Green Light, Neon One, Bloomerang, Mailchimp and Constant Contact listed. |
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 CourseStorm is for
- Fits if you run classes or camps that families register for
- Works for organisations that want rosters and waitlists
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you run small programs, as $2.49 per registration comes on top of the monthly price
- Skip it if you want to host lessons, as it has no course delivery
- Watch out: payment plans and attendance tracking start at Pro ($269)
- Watch out: integrations are listed from All Access ($399)
- Not for you if you want a trial, as none is listed
Good to know
Good for
- Arts centers and community education programs that sell seats in classes
- Kids camps that need rosters, waitlists and custom forms
- Programs that want a donor or ticketing system connected to registration
Worth knowing
- Every plan adds a $2.49 per-registration fee and standard Stripe card processing costs.
- There is no free plan or free trial listed; the site pushes a demo and onboarding of 3 to 6 weeks.
- It handles class registration, not course hosting, so there is no lesson or video delivery.
- Integrations with donor and ticketing systems run through Zapier, and the integrations feature is listed from All Access.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$99
A month to start
CourseStorm is a paid product, starting at $99 per month, billed yearly ($119 billed monthly).
No free plan and no trial; the site pushes a demo.
Starter
$99
per month, billed yearly ($119 billed monthly)
Catalog website, family accounts, rosters, waitlists and transfers, card processing and basic reporting.
Core
$169
per month, billed yearly ($219 billed monthly)
Adds a customized registration form, automated reminders, roster emails, price-adjusting form questions and marketing emails.
Pro
$269
per month, billed yearly ($329 billed monthly)
Adds payment plans, class-specific registration forms, age restrictions, instructor access, attendance tracking and advanced waitlists.
All Access
$399
per month, billed yearly ($499 billed monthly)
For programs processing $100k or more a year; adds integrations, AI-powered reporting, class-specific promo codes, private classes and flash sale protection.
Read from coursestorm.com on Nov 13, 2026.
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
Class and camp registration software for education programs. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, forms, reports, class booking.
Web, with Zapier, Spektrix, Little Green Light, Neon One, Bloomerang, Mailchimp and Constant Contact listed.
- Class catalog website
- Publishes a searchable catalog of classes and camps that families register for online; a WordPress plugin can show classes on an existing site.
- Rosters and waitlists
- Keeps rosters, waitlists and student transfers; advanced waitlists and attendance tracking start at Pro.
- Payments
- Takes card payments through Stripe; payment plans are listed from the Pro tier.
- Registration forms
- Custom registration forms and price-adjusting questions start at Core; class-specific forms start at Pro.
- Marketing emails and reminders
- Sends automated reminders and marketing emails, with low enrollment alerts and abandoned-cart emails described on the homepage.
- Reporting
- Basic reports on every plan; an AI reporting assistant that answers typed questions is listed on All Access.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Zapier
- Spektrix
- Little Green Light
- PatronManager
- Neon One
- Bloomerang
- Mailchimp
- Constant Contact
CourseStorm is made by CourseStorm.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
1/98
Other course and community platforms it is graded above
CourseStorm's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 1 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 25 of 98) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $99 a month, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 52 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. CourseStorm’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 98
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 98
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 98
- CEase of useAbove 23 of 98
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 25 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. CourseStorm 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.
Your call
You could make the core of CourseStorm for yourself: class booking, reports and forms.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $1,188 a year.
What you could make
- Class booking, reports and forms: an app builder makes these well.
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- It plugs into other products, Zapier, Spektrix and Little Green Light among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. CourseStorm’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
MemberClicks, Simplero, Thinkific and Teachable
The 4 tools CourseStorm is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 1.6GPA
MemberClicks
From $3,500/yr
Association management software for member dues and events.
- CourseStorm also covers class booking.
- MemberClicks also covers email campaigns.
- 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.
- CourseStorm also covers reports and class booking.
- Simplero also covers marketing automation, email campaigns, online courses and community.
- 2.4GPA
Thinkific
Free trial · from $82/mo
Course, community and membership platform for experts and academies.
- CourseStorm also covers forms, reports and class booking.
- Thinkific also covers invoicing, online courses and community.
- 2.4GPA
Teachable
Free trial · from $29/mo
Online course, coaching and membership platform with its own checkout.
- Only Teachable lists iOS and Android apps.
- CourseStorm also covers forms, reports and class booking.
- Teachable also covers email campaigns and online courses.
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 CourseStorm free?
No. CourseStorm is a paid product, starting at $99 per month, billed yearly ($119 billed monthly).
How much does CourseStorm cost?
CourseStorm lists 4 plans. Starter: $99 per month, billed yearly ($119 billed monthly).
What platforms does CourseStorm work on?
CourseStorm is available on Web.
Does CourseStorm have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. CourseStorm is listed for Web.
Does CourseStorm have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. CourseStorm is listed for Web.
Is CourseStorm open source?
CourseStorm is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does CourseStorm have an API?
Yes. CourseStorm offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does CourseStorm integrate with?
CourseStorm's listing names Zapier, Spektrix, Little Green Light, PatronManager, Neon One, Bloomerang, Mailchimp and Constant Contact.
Who makes CourseStorm?
CourseStorm is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to CourseStorm?
The closest alternatives to CourseStorm in our directory are MemberClicks, Simplero, Thinkific and Teachable.
How does CourseStorm compare with other course and community platforms?
CourseStorm's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 1 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 6.
Is CourseStorm good value for money?
ToolGPA grades CourseStorm D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $99 a month, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 52 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of CourseStorm?
You could make the core of CourseStorm for yourself: class booking, reports and forms.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from CourseStorm’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 CourseStorm'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 CourseStorm. Prices change, so check coursestorm.com 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
- CourseStorm, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/coursestorm
- 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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