Heights Platform
Course, challenge and community platform with built-in AI tools
Heights Platform report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026
Best for fee-free courses and challenges with live lessons
Heights Platform does courses, challenges, community channels and live lessons, takes no fee on sales, and gives you 30 days free with no card. Basic at $39 a month billed yearly is the realistic plan for a course. But your own domain, the page builder and live streams need Pro at $99, and there's no phone app for students.
Who Heights Platform is for
- Great if you're starting with one challenge or a small course
- Handy when you teach live lessons and group calls as well as recorded ones
- Good for sellers who want no platform fee on any plan
Who Heights Platform is not for
- Not for you if your students want a phone app, as there isn't one
- Tight if you want your own domain, which needs Pro at $99 a month
- Skip it if you need API access, which only comes with Academy at $399 a month
Why Heights Platform gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyChallenge is $19 a month billed yearly but covers 1 challenge course for 100 students. Basic, with unlimited courses and 5,000 students, is $39, and no plan takes a fee on sales, so $2,000 of sales costs $39 a month: the middle of this category.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan, but a 30-day trial with no card needed, as long as any in this category.
- BFeaturesCourses and challenges with quizzes, assignments, certificates and badges, community channels, meeting rooms and live streams, email to students, fee-free checkout and Heights AI. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the job; a custom domain waits for Pro.
- CEase of useNo App Store rating on record. Heights AI drafts courses, quizzes and pages, which helps, but you're still building a school.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, plus Mac and Windows apps, with Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Kit, ActiveCampaign, Google Analytics and Dropbox. No iPhone or Android app, which an A needs, and the API is only on Academy.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Heights Platform'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/heights-platform#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/heights-platform.svg" alt="Heights Platform: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Heights Platform stands among course and community platforms
Heights Platform's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 8 of the 18 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on features (B, above 10 of 18) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $19 a month, against a middle price of $41 for the category: 2 of the 17 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 19 course and community platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Heights Platform’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 18, level with 13
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 18, level with 13
- BFeaturesAbove 10 of 18, level with 8
- 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 Heights Platform, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Heights Platform 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.
It costs $228 a year.
What you could make
- Online courses: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- Video calls.
- A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to.
- A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, PayPal and Zapier among them, and has an API.
- 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. Heights Platform’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 Heights Platform?
Heights Platform is a place to build and sell online courses, challenges, digital products and paid community channels. It includes live lessons, meeting rooms and live streams, email to students, and Heights AI, which drafts courses, emails, quizzes and website pages. No plan takes a transaction fee on sales.
Heights Platform is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $19 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- Creators starting with a single challenge or small course
- Course sellers who want no platform fee on payments
- Teachers who run live lessons and group calls
Worth knowing
- Challenge allows 1 course and 100 active students and has no community.
- A custom domain and removing Heights branding need Pro at $99 a month billed annually.
- API access and custom student roles are only in Academy.
- No iOS or Android app is listed: students use a mobile browser or the Mac and Windows desktop apps.
Key features
- Courses and challenges
- A lesson builder with drip and unlockable lessons, assignments and quizzes, certificates, badges and points, and unlimited video hosting.
- Community channels
- Free or paid channels tied to courses, with student projects, member messaging, and free channels published as public, indexable pages.
- Meeting rooms and live streams
- Live lessons, group calls in meeting rooms from Basic, and live streams in community channels, with 5 to 30 video hours a month by plan.
- Payments without fees
- One-time, subscription and installment prices through your own Stripe or PayPal account, with coupons, order bumps and cart recovery.
- Heights AI
- Drafts courses, quizzes, emails and website pages, moderates the community, builds reports, and on Pro coaches you weekly.
Heights Platform pricing
- Starts at
- $19 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Challenge | $19per month for up to 100 students, billed annually ($29 monthly) | 1 challenge course, email to 1,000 contacts, live lessons, certificates, gamification and coupons. No community. No transaction fee. |
| Basic | $39per month for up to 5,000 students, billed annually ($49 monthly) | Unlimited courses and community channels, digital products, meeting rooms, affiliate program, Zapier, email to 5,000 contacts. |
| Pro | $99per month for up to 10,000 students, billed annually ($119 monthly) | Custom domain, web page builder, live streaming, no Heights branding, 2 admins, weekly AI coaching, email to 10,000 contacts. |
| Academy | $399per month for unlimited students, billed annually ($499 monthly) | Email to 100,000 contacts, 25 admins, custom student roles, API access, advanced reporting, a setup consultation and priority support. |
Read from heightsplatform.com on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Heights Platform before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 20% with annual plans
Heights Platform's pricing page lists 20% off for annual plans: Challenge $19 a month instead of $29, Basic $39 instead of $49, Pro $99 instead of $119.
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- Heights Platform vs Podia
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- Heights Platform vs LearnWorlds
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- Heights Platform vs Graphy
Free trial · from $49/mo
Common questions
Is Heights Platform free?
No, Heights Platform is a paid product, but you can try it first. 30-day free trial, no credit card required.
How much does Heights Platform cost?
Heights Platform lists 4 plans. Challenge: $19 per month for up to 100 students, billed annually ($29 monthly). Basic: $39 per month for up to 5,000 students, billed annually ($49 monthly). Pro: $99 per month for up to 10,000 students, billed annually ($119 monthly). Academy: $399 per month for unlimited students, billed annually ($499 monthly). Prices were read from heightsplatform.com on Oct 17, 2026.
What platforms does Heights Platform work on?
Heights Platform is available on Web, macOS and Windows.
Does Heights Platform offer any discounts?
Heights Platform publicly lists the following: Save 20% with annual plans.
Does Heights Platform have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Heights Platform is listed for Web, macOS and Windows.
Does Heights Platform have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Heights Platform is listed for Web, macOS and Windows.
Is Heights Platform open source?
Heights Platform is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does Heights Platform have an API?
Yes. Heights Platform offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Heights Platform integrate with?
Heights Platform's listing names Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Kit, ActiveCampaign, Google Analytics and Dropbox. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Heights Platform?
Heights Platform is made by Velora Studios, LLC.
What are the alternatives to Heights Platform?
The closest alternatives to Heights Platform in our directory are Thinkific, Teachable, Podia, LearnWorlds and Graphy. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Heights Platform.
How does Heights Platform compare with other course and community platforms?
Heights Platform's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 8 of the 18 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 6. It stands best on features (B, above 10 of 18) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Is Heights Platform good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Heights Platform C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $19 a month, against a middle price of $41 for the category: 2 of the 17 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Could I make my own version of Heights Platform?
To replace Heights Platform 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. It costs $228 a year. What you could not make: Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. Video calls. A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to. A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
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The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026.