The Pathwright Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Pathwright 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.
Pathwright
The Insider’s Guide
Cohort-based course platform built around step-by-step Paths
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among course and community platforms, read from Pathwright’s own pages.
Made by Pathwright · checked Nov 12, 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 Pathwright’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Pathwright’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 9 of the 41 other course and community platforms we grade
Pathwright is a course platform where a course is designed as a Path of Steps, built from interactive blocks, and taught to one or many cohorts, each with its own schedule, discussions and price. It suits teachers and organizations running guided, dated courses as much as self-paced ones.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Pathwright, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You design every Path and Step yourself.
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Best for running cohort-based courses in step-by-step Paths
Pathwright is a course platform built around cohorts and Paths, from $89 a month on annual billing.
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Paid plans start at $89 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $89 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
Free account to build courses; the first month is free on any monthly plan, and cancelling within 30 days avoids the charge
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Path Designer
Lay out a course visually as a Path of Steps, with a source Path that new cohorts start from.
- 6
Interactive blocks
More than 30 block types for media, text, questions, quizzes and project uploads.
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Cohorts
Teach one Path to several groups, each with its own teachers, schedule, discussions and price.
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A 2.0 GPA, above 9 of 41
That is against the other course and community platforms we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Your call
You could make the core of Pathwright for yourself: online courses and templates.
Pathwright at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $89 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Free account to build courses; the first month is free on any monthly plan, and cancelling within 30 days avoids the charge
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Pathwright
- Category
- Courses & Communities
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for running cohort-based courses in step-by-step Paths
Pathwright is a course platform built around cohorts and Paths, from $89 a month on annual billing. Starter allows 1 cohort per course, and unlimited cohorts start on Complete at $449 a month.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Starter is $89 a month on annual billing, but it allows 1 cohort per course and Essentials allows 3. Unlimited cohorts, the point of the product, start on Complete at $449. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free account to build courses, and the first month free on any monthly plan if you cancel within 30 days. |
| Features | C | Path designer, interactive blocks, cohorts, discussion inside steps, progress tracking and selling. A focused cohort tool, with limits on the cheaper plans. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You design every Path and Step yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with 5 integrations on record. |
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 Pathwright is for
- Fits if you teach in cohorts and want each lesson laid out as steps
- Works for course makers who want discussion inside each step
Who it is not for
- Tight if you run many cohorts, since Starter allows 1 per course and Essentials 3
- Pricey if you grow: past 1,000 members, extra member blocks are added to the monthly bill automatically
- Watch out: Stripe charges 2.9% plus $0.30 per course sale
- Watch out: the public pricing page loads its figures with JavaScript, so these prices come from the help centre, where Starter shows a $99 monthly fee
Good to know
Good for
- Teachers running dated cohorts alongside self-paced courses
- Schools and training teams that need staff roles and learner tracking
Worth knowing
- Plans include 1,000 members; beyond that, extra member blocks are added to the monthly bill automatically.
- Cohorts per course are limited to 1 on Starter and 3 on Essentials; unlimited cohorts start on Complete.
- Stripe charges 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction on course sales, according to the vendor's help center.
- The public pricing page loads its figures with JavaScript, so these prices come from the vendor's help center.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$89
A month to start
Pathwright is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $89 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly).
Starter
$89
per month for up to 1,000 members, billed annually ($99 monthly)
1 administrator, unlimited courses with 1 active cohort each, 1 Mentor Group. Extra staff $2 a month each; extra members from $49 per 500.
Essentials
$179
per month for up to 1,000 members, billed annually ($199 monthly)
5 staff. Adds custom domain, Zapier, 1 subscription plan, 3 active cohorts per course, 5 Mentor Groups. Extra staff $4 a month each.
Complete
$449
per month for up to 1,000 members, billed annually ($499 monthly)
20 staff. Unlimited cohorts, several subscription plans, certificates, 20 Mentor Groups. Extra staff $9 a month each.
Enterprise
$1,349
per month and up for 1,000 members, billed annually ($1,499 monthly)
50 staff. Adds single sign-on, GraphQL API access, priority support and custom integrations. Extra staff $12 a month each.
Trying it first
Free account to build courses; the first month is free on any monthly plan, and cancelling within 30 days avoids the charge
Read from help.pathwright.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
10% off with annual payment
Paying 12 months up front takes 10% off the standard plan price.
Stated on help.pathwright.comEducation
Scholarships
Classroom teachers, parents teaching at home and nonprofits can apply for a scholarship on Starter, Essentials or Complete; it does not stack with the annual discount.
Stated on help.pathwright.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
Cohort-based course platform built around step-by-step Paths. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, templates, online courses, community.
Path designer, interactive blocks, cohorts, discussion inside steps, progress tracking and selling.
- Path Designer
- Lay out a course visually as a Path of Steps, with a source Path that new cohorts start from.
- Interactive blocks
- More than 30 block types for media, text, questions, quizzes and project uploads.
- Cohorts
- Teach one Path to several groups, each with its own teachers, schedule, discussions and price.
- Discussion inside Steps
- Discussion prompts sit within each Step instead of a separate forum.
- Progress tracking
- A per-learner view of where each person stopped, and CSV exports of progress and grades.
- Selling
- Sell publicly or privately through Stripe, with no fee from Pathwright on course sales.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Stripe
- Zapier
- Zoom
- YouTube
- Loom
Pathwright is made by Pathwright.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
9/41
Other course and community platforms it is graded above
Pathwright's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 9 of the 41 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 6 of 41) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $89 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 26 of the 36 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 42 course and community platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Pathwright’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 41
- CFree plan and trialAbove 13 of 41
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 41
- CEase of useAbove 4 of 41
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 6 of 41
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 39 course and community platforms. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Pathwright 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 Pathwright for yourself: online courses and templates.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $1,068 a year.
What you could make
- Online courses and templates: an app builder makes these well.
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, Zapier and Zoom among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Pathwright’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, LearnWorlds, Maven and Disco
The 5 tools Pathwright is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Thinkific
Free trial · from $82/mo
Course, community and membership platform for experts and academies.
- Pathwright also covers templates.
- 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.
- Pathwright also covers templates and community.
- Teachable also covers email campaigns.
- 2.4GPA
LearnWorlds
Free trial · from $24/mo
Online academy builder for course creators and training teams.
- Pathwright also covers templates.
- LearnWorlds also covers email campaigns.
- 2.2GPA
Maven
Free
Marketplace for live cohort courses and workshops taught by experts.
- Maven has a free plan. Pathwright does not, though it has a free trial.
- Pathwright also covers templates.
- Maven also covers surveys and email campaigns.
- 2.0GPA
Disco
Free trial · from $399/mo
Branded learning academy for cohort courses, community and AI help.
- Only Disco lists iOS and Android apps.
- Pathwright also covers templates.
- Disco also covers surveys.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
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 Pathwright free?
No, Pathwright is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free account to build courses; the first month is free on any monthly plan, and cancelling within 30 days avoids the charge.
How much does Pathwright cost?
Pathwright lists 4 plans. Starter: $89 per month for up to 1,000 members, billed annually ($99 monthly).
What platforms does Pathwright work on?
Pathwright is available on Web.
Does Pathwright offer any discounts?
Pathwright publicly lists the following: 10% off with annual payment; Scholarships.
Does Pathwright have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Pathwright is listed for Web.
Does Pathwright have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Pathwright is listed for Web.
Is Pathwright open source?
Pathwright is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Pathwright have an API?
Yes. Pathwright offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Pathwright integrate with?
Pathwright's listing names Stripe, Zapier, Zoom, YouTube and Loom. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does Pathwright have a student discount?
Scholarships. Classroom teachers, parents teaching at home and nonprofits can apply for a scholarship on Starter, Essentials or Complete; it does not stack with the annual discount.
Who makes Pathwright?
Pathwright is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Pathwright?
The closest alternatives to Pathwright in our directory are Thinkific, Teachable, LearnWorlds, Maven and Disco.
How does Pathwright compare with other course and community platforms?
Pathwright's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 9 of the 41 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 4.
Is Pathwright good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Pathwright D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $89 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 26 of the 36 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Pathwright?
You could make the core of Pathwright for yourself: online courses and templates.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Pathwright’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pathwright's own pages on 12 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 Pathwright. Prices change, so check pathwright.com before you buy.
- pathwright.com/
- pathwright.com/features
- pathwright.com/pricing
- help.pathwright.com/en/articles/3176447-how-pathwright-pricing-and-billing-works
- help.pathwright.com/en/articles/2883306-pricing-faqs-for-pathwright-billing-plans
- help.pathwright.com/en/articles/3133679-starter-plan-overview
- help.pathwright.com/en/articles/3133701-essentials-plan-overview
- help.pathwright.com/en/articles/3133715-complete-plan-overview
- help.pathwright.com/en/articles/3133724-enterprise-plan-overview
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
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.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Pathwright, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/pathwright
- 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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