The LearnWorlds Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about LearnWorlds 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.
LearnWorlds
The Insider’s Guide
Online academy builder for course creators and training teams
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among course and community platforms, read from LearnWorlds’s own pages.
Made by LearnWorlds · 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 LearnWorlds’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on LearnWorlds’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
2.4
GPA, above 8 of the 18 other course and community platforms we grade
LearnWorlds is a platform for building a branded online school to sell courses or run customer, partner and employee training. It combines a course builder with interactive video, assessments and SCORM support, a website builder, a built-in community and checkout. Higher plans add full white-label, client groups for B2B training, automations, SSO and an API.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about LearnWorlds, taken from its own pages and our grades.
There's a lot here, from interactive video to SCORM, so expect a learning curve before your school looks right.
- 1
Best for courses with interactive video and real assessments
LearnWorlds is the one for people who care how a course teaches: interactive video, proper assessments, SCORM and certificates, plus a community and a site builder.
- 2
Paid plans start at $24 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
30-day free trial with access to the core features
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Courses and assessments
An AI course builder, interactive video, assessments with many question types, certificates and SCORM and HTML5 packages.
- 6
Community and live sessions
A built-in community and social network on every plan, and live classes through Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams or Webex.
- 7
Website and funnels
A website builder with landing pages and AI page funnels on your own domain. LearnWorlds branding is removed on Learning Center.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 8 of 18
That is against the other course and community platforms we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace LearnWorlds 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.
LearnWorlds at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial with access to the core features
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- LearnWorlds
- Category
- Courses & Communities
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for courses with interactive video and real assessments
LearnWorlds is the one for people who care how a course teaches: interactive video, proper assessments, SCORM and certificates, plus a community and a site builder. Starter is $24 a month but charges $5 a sale, so most sellers want Pro Trainer at $79. Watch the learner caps: 2,000 active learners a month even on the $249 plan.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Starter is $24 a month billed yearly plus $5 a paid enrollment. At $2,000 of sales a month that's $124 if you sell $100 courses, $74 at $200. Pro Trainer at $79 has no fees, so most sellers land on $79 a month, inside this category's usual range. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan, but a 30-day trial of the core features, as long as any in this category. The listing doesn't say it needs a card. |
| Features | B | An AI course builder, interactive video, assessments with many question types, certificates, SCORM, a community, live classes, a site builder with funnels and selling tools. Nothing in the listing shows a gap; automations and the API wait for Learning Center. |
| Ease of use | C | No App Store rating on record. There's a lot here, from interactive video to SCORM, so expect a learning curve before your school looks right. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, with Stripe, PayPal, Shopify, Zoom, Teams, HubSpot and Zapier among 50+ integrations. Students get an app only through the branded app add-on, whose price isn't 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 LearnWorlds is for
- Great if you want quizzes and interactive video that actually test people
- Good for companies training customers, partners or staff
- Handy when you sell training to several client companies at once
Who it is not for
- Tight if your school grows, since Pro Trainer caps active learners at 2,000 a month
- Pricey if you need automations or white-label, which need Learning Center at $249
- Skip it if you'd sell cheap courses on Starter, where $5 a sale eats a lot of a $20 course
Good to know
Good for
- Course creators who want interactive video and detailed assessments
- Companies training customers, partners or staff
- Training firms selling courses to several client companies
Worth knowing
- Starter charges $5 for every paid enrollment, on top of Stripe or PayPal fees of about 2.9% plus $0.30.
- Active learners are capped at 1,000 a month on Starter and 2,000 on Pro Trainer and Learning Center.
- Full white-label, automations, SSO and the API need Learning Center at $249 a month billed annually.
- The branded mobile app is an add-on with several price options that the pricing page does not list.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$24
A month to start
LearnWorlds is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly).
The listing doesn't say it needs a card.
Starter
$24
per month for up to 1,000 learners, billed annually ($29 monthly)
1 admin, 300 AI credits, 15 AI page funnels and 2,000 mass emails a month. LearnWorlds charges $5 on each paid enrollment.
Pro Trainer
$79
per month for up to 2,000 learners, billed annually ($99 monthly)
5 admins, 500 AI credits, no enrollment fees, subscriptions and payment plans, certificates, 20 SCORM packages and 50+ integrations.
Learning Center
$249
per month for up to 2,000 learners, billed annually ($299 monthly)
25 admins, 1,000 AI credits, full white-label, up to 10 client groups, automations, scheduled reports, SSO and API.
Corporate
Custom
Custom learner, admin and client-group limits, 99.95% uptime, flexible invoicing, a success manager and 24/7 phone support.
Trying it first
30-day free trial with access to the core features
Read from learnworlds.com on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
LearnWorlds lists a 20% saving for annual billing: Starter $24 a month instead of $29, Pro Trainer $79 instead of $99, Learning Center $249 instead of $299.
Stated on learnworlds.comNonprofit
Discounts for registered nonprofits
The pricing FAQ offers discounts on Pro Trainer and higher plans to eligible registered nonprofit organizations, on request.
Stated on learnworlds.com
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
Online academy builder for course creators and training teams. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, email campaigns, online courses, community.
Nothing in the listing shows a gap; automations and the API wait for Learning Center.
- Courses and assessments
- An AI course builder, interactive video, assessments with many question types, certificates and SCORM and HTML5 packages.
- Community and live sessions
- A built-in community and social network on every plan, and live classes through Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams or Webex.
- Website and funnels
- A website builder with landing pages and AI page funnels on your own domain. LearnWorlds branding is removed on Learning Center.
- Selling tools
- Coupons, order bumps, bundles, tiered subscriptions, installments and affiliate marketing, paid through your own Stripe or PayPal account.
- Training for client companies
- Learning Center runs separate training for up to 10 client groups, with LTI 1.3 and course reports you can schedule and send.
- Branded mobile app
- A no-code builder publishes your school as an iOS and Android app, sold as an add-on on every plan.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Shopify
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- HubSpot
- Zapier
- Stripe Tax
LearnWorlds is made by LearnWorlds.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
8/18
Other course and community platforms it is graded above
LearnWorlds'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 $24 a month, against a middle price of $41 for the category: 3 of the 17 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 19 course and community platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. LearnWorlds’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 18
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 18
- BFeaturesAbove 10 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. LearnWorlds 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 LearnWorlds 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 $288 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.
- A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, PayPal and Shopify among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- People on the other end: live sessions. No app builder makes those.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. LearnWorlds’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
Thinkific, Teachable, Kajabi, LearnDash and Graphy
The 5 tools LearnWorlds is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Thinkific
Free trial · from $40/mo
Course, community and membership platform for experts and academies.
- LearnWorlds also covers email campaigns.
- Thinkific also covers invoicing.
- 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.
- LearnWorlds also covers community.
- 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.
- Kajabi also covers marketing automation and paid newsletters.
- 2.0GPA
LearnDash
Free trial · from $399/yr
WordPress plugin for building and selling online courses.
- LearnWorlds also covers email campaigns and community.
- 2.2GPA
Graphy
Free trial · from $49/mo
Course and membership platform with AI agents and branded apps.
- Only Graphy lists iOS and Android apps.
- LearnWorlds also covers community.
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 LearnWorlds free?
No, LearnWorlds is a paid product, but you can try it first. 30-day free trial with access to the core features.
How much does LearnWorlds cost?
LearnWorlds lists 4 plans. Starter: $24 per month for up to 1,000 learners, billed annually ($29 monthly).
What platforms does LearnWorlds work on?
LearnWorlds is available on Web.
Does LearnWorlds offer any discounts?
LearnWorlds publicly lists the following: Save 20% with annual billing; Discounts for registered nonprofits.
Does LearnWorlds have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. LearnWorlds is listed for Web.
Does LearnWorlds have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. LearnWorlds is listed for Web.
Is LearnWorlds open source?
LearnWorlds is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does LearnWorlds have an API?
Yes. LearnWorlds offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does LearnWorlds integrate with?
LearnWorlds's listing names Stripe, PayPal, Shopify, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, HubSpot, Zapier and Stripe Tax.
Who makes LearnWorlds?
LearnWorlds is made by LearnWorlds.
What are the alternatives to LearnWorlds?
The closest alternatives to LearnWorlds in our directory are Thinkific, Teachable, Kajabi, LearnDash and Graphy.
How does LearnWorlds compare with other course and community platforms?
LearnWorlds's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 8 of the 18 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 6.
Is LearnWorlds good value for money?
ToolGPA grades LearnWorlds C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $24 a month, against a middle price of $41 for the category: 3 of the 17 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of LearnWorlds?
To replace LearnWorlds 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 LearnWorlds’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 LearnWorlds' 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 LearnWorlds. Prices change, so check learnworlds.com 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
- LearnWorlds, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/learnworlds
- 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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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what LearnWorlds’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. LearnWorlds is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by LearnWorlds. Prices and plans change: check learnworlds.com before you buy.