The Disco Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Disco 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.
Disco
The Insider’s Guide
Branded learning academy for cohort courses, community and AI help
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among course and community platforms, read from Disco’s own pages.
Made by Disco Inc. · checked Oct 17, 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 Disco’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Disco’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 1 of the 18 other course and community platforms we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Disco, taken from its own pages and our grades.
AI drafts courses and quizzes, but setting up an academy with programs, groups and automations is real work.
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Best for branded academies for training businesses
For a solo creator selling a first course, that's steep.
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Paid plans start at $399 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $399 per month, billed annually ($499 billed monthly).
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You can try it first
Free trial with no card required: 14 days on the pricing page, 7 days in the billing help docs
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It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
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Cohort and self-paced programs
Build programs from modules and lessons with video, quizzes, assignments, surveys, prerequisites and learning pathways, with templates for cohorts.
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Community chat and events
Channels, threads, DMs, feeds, a member directory and leaderboards sit beside live and in-person events with calendar invites.
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Disco AI
Generates course outlines, quizzes and images, adds transcripts and summaries to video, and Ask AI answers members from your own content.
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A 2.0 GPA, above 1 of 18
That is against the other course and community platforms we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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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.
Disco at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $399 per month, billed annually ($499 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Free trial with no card required: 14 days on the pricing page, 7 days in the billing help docs
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Disco Inc.
- Category
- Courses & Communities
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Organization 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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan, but a free trial with no card needed: 14 days on the pricing page, 7 in the billing help docs. |
| Features | C | Programs 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No App Store rating on record. AI drafts courses and quizzes, but setting up an academy with programs, groups and automations is real work. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, 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. |
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 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 it 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
Good to know
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$399
A month to start
Disco is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $399 per month, billed annually ($499 billed monthly).
Organization
$399
per 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.
Trying it first
Free trial with no card required: 14 days on the pricing page, 7 days in the billing help docs
Read from disco.co on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Disco's pricing page lists Organization at $399 a month billed annually against $499 billed monthly.
Stated on disco.coNonprofit
Nonprofit 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
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Branded learning academy for cohort courses, community and AI help. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, surveys, online courses, community.
Programs with quizzes, assignments, surveys and pathways, chat and events, Disco AI, unlimited automations and revenue reports.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Stripe
- Zoom
- Slack
- Zapier
- Google Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Facebook Pixel
Disco is made by Disco Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
1/18
Other course and community platforms it is graded above
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
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 18
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 18
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 18
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 18
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 19 course and community platforms. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Disco 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
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Circle, Mighty Networks, Maven, LearnWorlds and Thinkific
The 5 tools Disco is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Circle
Free trial · from $89/mo
Community platform with courses, events, payments and branded apps.
- Disco also covers surveys.
- Circle also covers workflow automation and email campaigns.
- 2.4GPA
Mighty Networks
Free trial · from $79/mo
Community platform with courses, livestreams and paid memberships.
- Disco also covers surveys.
- Mighty Networks also covers workflow automation.
- 2.2GPA
Maven
Free
Marketplace for live cohort courses and workshops taught by experts.
- Maven has a free plan. Disco does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Disco lists iOS and Android apps.
- Maven also covers email campaigns.
- 2.4GPA
LearnWorlds
Free trial · from $24/mo
Online academy builder for course creators and training teams.
- Only Disco lists iOS and Android apps.
- Disco also covers surveys.
- LearnWorlds also covers email campaigns.
- 2.4GPA
Thinkific
Free trial · from $40/mo
Course, community and membership platform for experts and academies.
- Only Disco lists iOS and Android apps.
- Disco also covers surveys.
- Thinkific also covers invoicing.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
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 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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Disco’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. 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.
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 Disco Inc. Prices change, so check disco.co before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
1,880
Tools graded, in 47 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.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
1,880
tools graded
47
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Disco, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/disco
- 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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Prices and grades as they are today
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Disco’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Disco is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Disco Inc. Prices and plans change: check disco.co before you buy.