Disco
Branded learning academy for cohort courses, community and AI help
Disco report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026
Best for branded academies for training businesses
Disco is a branded learning academy: cohort and self-paced programs, chat, events, AI that answers members from your content, and automations, with no cut of sales. It's built for training businesses and companies, and priced like it: $399 a month billed yearly for up to 500 members. For a solo creator selling a first course, that's steep.
Who Disco is for
- Great if you run live cohorts for professionals and want a community around them
- Good for companies teaching customers, partners or staff in a branded academy
- Handy when big cohorts need splitting into groups and subgroups
Who Disco is not for
- Pricey if you're a solo creator, at $399 a month before you've sold anything
- Tight if you pass 500 members, since more needs the custom-priced Enterprise plan
- Skip it if you want PayPal, as payments run only through Stripe
Why Disco gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyOrganization is $399 a month billed yearly, with no transaction fee, so $2,000 of sales costs $399 a month. That's in this category's dearest tenth and nearly ten times its middle figure of $42. It's priced for training firms with up to 500 members.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan, but a free trial with no card needed: 14 days on the pricing page, 7 in the billing help docs.
- CFeaturesPrograms with quizzes, assignments, surveys and pathways, chat and events, Disco AI, unlimited automations and revenue reports. A full kit, but the listing names a gap: discount codes and sales tax are set up in Stripe, not in Disco.
- CEase of useNo App Store rating on record. AI drafts courses and quizzes, but setting up an academy with programs, groups and automations is real work.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with Stripe, Zoom, Slack, Zapier, Google Analytics and Tag Manager. The API and webhooks need Enterprise. No desktop app, which an A needs.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Disco's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/disco#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/disco.svg" alt="Disco: 2.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Disco stands among course and community platforms
Disco's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 1 of the 18 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 0 of 18) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $399 a month, against a middle price of $41 for the category: 17 of the 17 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 10 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 19 course and community platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Disco’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 18, level with 2
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 18, level with 13
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 18, level with 9
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 18, level with 15
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 18, level with 17
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 19 course and community platforms. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Disco, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Disco you could make: online courses and surveys. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 15 of the 18 other course and community platforms grade higher. It costs $4,788 a year.
What you could make
- Online courses and surveys: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, Zoom and Slack among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Disco’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.
What is Disco?
Disco is a platform for running a branded learning academy: cohort and self-paced programs, live events, chat channels and memberships in one space on your own domain. AI tools draft courses and quizzes and answer members' questions from your content. It is aimed at training businesses and at companies that teach customers or staff, and it takes no transaction fee on sales.
Disco is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $399 per month, billed annually ($499 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- Training businesses running live cohorts with a community around them
- Companies teaching customers, partners or employees in a branded academy
- Programs that split large cohorts into groups and subgroups
Worth knowing
- There is no free plan; the one self-serve plan is $399 a month billed annually and covers up to 500 members.
- More than 500 members, the API and webhooks, SAML SSO and a branded mobile app all need the custom-priced Enterprise plan.
- Disco charges no transaction fee, but payments run only through Stripe at Stripe's own rates (typically 2.9% + 30 cents).
- Discount codes and sales tax are set up in Stripe, not in Disco.
Key features
- Cohort and self-paced programs
- Build programs from modules and lessons with video, quizzes, assignments, surveys, prerequisites and learning pathways, with templates for cohorts.
- Community chat and events
- Channels, threads, DMs, feeds, a member directory and leaderboards sit beside live and in-person events with calendar invites.
- Disco AI
- Generates course outlines, quizzes and images, adds transcripts and summaries to video, and Ask AI answers members from your own content.
- Memberships and checkout
- Sell programs at one-time prices and memberships billed weekly, monthly or yearly through your own Stripe account, with Stripe discount codes.
- Automations and reporting
- Unlimited automations on Organization, plus course progress, engagement, event attendance and revenue reports with CSV export.
- Mobile app
- Members use Disco's iOS and Android app for lessons, events and chat; a custom branded app is an Enterprise option.
Disco pricing
- Starts at
- $399 per month, billed annually ($499 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial with no card required: 14 days on the pricing page, 7 days in the billing help docs
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Organization | $399per month for up to 500 members, billed annually ($499 monthly) | 1 branded academy on your own domain, unlimited learning products, AI tools, 100 hours of video storage and onboarding office hours. No transaction fee. |
| Enterprise | Custom | 100,000+ members, a branded iOS and Android app on request, API and webhooks, SAML SSO and a dedicated success manager. Billed annually. |
Read from disco.co on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Disco before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 20% with annual billing
Disco's pricing page lists Organization at $399 a month billed annually against $499 billed monthly.
Stated on disco.co - NonprofitNonprofit discount on Organization
Disco's pricing page and billing docs say nonprofits get a discount on the Organization plan, applied for by writing to support.
Stated on docs.disco.co
Works with
- Stripe
- Zoom
- Slack
- Zapier
- Google Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Facebook Pixel
Disco alternatives
- Disco vs Circle
Free trial · from $89/mo
- Disco vs Mighty Networks
Free trial · from $79/mo
- Disco vs Maven
Free
- Disco vs LearnWorlds
Free trial · from $24/mo
- Disco vs Thinkific
Free trial · from $40/mo
Common questions
Is Disco free?
No, Disco is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free trial with no card required: 14 days on the pricing page, 7 days in the billing help docs.
How much does Disco cost?
Disco lists 2 plans. Organization: $399 per month for up to 500 members, billed annually ($499 monthly). Enterprise: custom pricing. Prices were read from disco.co on Oct 17, 2026.
What platforms does Disco work on?
Disco is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Disco offer any discounts?
Disco publicly lists the following: Save 20% with annual billing; Nonprofit discount on Organization.
Does Disco have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Disco is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Disco have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Disco is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Disco open source?
Disco is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does Disco have an API?
Yes. Disco offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Disco integrate with?
Disco's listing names Stripe, Zoom, Slack, Zapier, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Disco?
Disco is made by Disco Inc.
What are the alternatives to Disco?
The closest alternatives to Disco in our directory are Circle, Mighty Networks, Maven, LearnWorlds and Thinkific. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Disco.
How does Disco compare with other course and community platforms?
Disco's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 1 of the 18 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 2. It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 0 of 18) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Is Disco good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Disco D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $399 a month, against a middle price of $41 for the category: 17 of the 17 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 10 tools score higher and cost less.
Could I make my own version of Disco?
The plain part of Disco you could make: online courses and surveys. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 15 of the 18 other course and community platforms grade higher. It costs $4,788 a year. What you could not make: A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to. A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. It plugs into other products, Stripe, Zoom and Slack among them, and has an API. AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026.