The Simplero Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Simplero 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.
Simplero
The Insider’s Guide
All-in-one platform for courses, community, email and coaching
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among course and community platforms, read from Simplero’s own pages.
Made by Powerful Through Grace, Inc. dba Simplero · 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 Simplero’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Simplero’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
2.8
GPA, above 16 of the 18 other course and community platforms we grade
Simplero is an all-in-one platform for coaches and course creators that puts courses, memberships, communities, coaching programs, email marketing, a CRM, funnels and checkout in one account. AI drafts pages, emails and funnels, and an AI course assistant answers students from your content. Plans are priced by contact count, and Simplero takes no transaction fee on sales.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Simplero, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Members get lessons, quizzes and the community in one app.
- 1
Best for coaches who want everything in one account
Simplero is an all-in-one for coaches: courses, communities, coaching programs, email with a CRM, funnels and checkout, with no fee on sales and an app its members rate highly.
- 2
Paid plans start at $59 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $59 per month, billed annually ($70 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial with every feature, and a full refund in the first 30 days
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
Courses and memberships
Courses with modules, quizzes, certificates, drip schedules and completion tracking, plus membership tiers with subscription billing.
- 6
Communities and coaching
Built-in communities with posts, replies and live events, and 1:1 or group coaching programs with scheduling, session notes and client portals.
- 7
Email, CRM and automations
Broadcasts, sequences, newsletters and segmentation with unlimited sends, a CRM with a full contact timeline, and if-this-then-that automations.
- 8
A 2.8 GPA, above 16 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 Simplero 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.
Simplero at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $59 per month, billed annually ($70 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial with every feature, and a full refund in the first 30 days
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Powerful Through Grace, Inc. dba Simplero, since 2009
- Category
- Courses & Communities
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
- Store rating
- 4.8 on the App Store, 1,256 ratings
The report card
Best for coaches who want everything in one account
Simplero is an all-in-one for coaches: courses, communities, coaching programs, email with a CRM, funnels and checkout, with no fee on sales and an app its members rate highly. Starter is $59 a month billed yearly, but only for 500 contacts and 10 products. Grow your list and the price climbs: $134 at 10,000 contacts.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Starter is $59 a month billed yearly for 500 contacts, and Simplero takes no fee on sales, so $2,000 of sales costs $59 a month, at the top of this category's dearer quarter. Contacts push it up: Starter is $134 at 10,000. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan, but a 14-day trial with every feature, and the listing doesn't say it needs a card. There's a full refund in the first 30 days after that. |
| Features | B | Courses with quizzes and certificates, memberships, communities with live events, 1:1 and group coaching with client portals, email with a CRM and automations, funnels, checkout with tax handling and AI. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the job. |
| Ease of use | A | 4.85 from 1,256 App Store ratings, in the top band. Members get lessons, quizzes and the community in one app. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android, with Stripe, PayPal, Zoom, Zapier, Meta Pixel and Google Analytics, and an API from Scale. 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 Simplero is for
- Great if you're a coach replacing separate email, course and checkout tools
- Handy when you sell high-ticket coaching through applications and pipelines
- Good for creators who want a CRM that shows each contact's whole history
Who it is not for
- Tight if you start on Starter, with 10 products, 10 courses and 1 site or community
- Pricey if your list is big, as every plan climbs with contacts
- Skip it if you need affiliates or an API on a budget, since they start on Scale at $149
Good to know
Good for
- Coaches replacing separate tools for email, courses and checkout
- Course creators who want email marketing and a CRM built in
- High-ticket coaching sold through applications and sales pipelines
Worth knowing
- Prices rise with contacts: Starter covers 500, Scale 1,000 and Skyrocket 5,000. At 10,000 contacts they are $134, $224 and $324 a month, billed annually.
- Starter stops at 10 products, 10 courses and 1 site or community; API access, affiliates, the help desk and text messages start on Scale.
- AI use is capped by a monthly allowance of $5, $15 or $30 by plan, with paid top-ups; text messages are charged per segment on top.
- A branded app in the App Store and Google Play needs your own developer accounts and an extra monthly fee.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$59
A month to start
Simplero is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $59 per month, billed annually ($70 billed monthly).
Starter
$59
per month for up to 500 contacts, billed annually ($70 monthly)
10 products, 10 courses, 1 site or community, unlimited email sends, 250 GB storage, $5 of AI use a month. $134 a month at 10,000 contacts, billed annually.
Scale
$149
per month for up to 1,000 contacts, billed annually ($179 monthly)
Unlimited products, courses and communities, 5 domains, affiliates, help desk, upsells, certificates, texting, API. $224 a month at 10,000 contacts.
Skyrocket
$249
per month for up to 5,000 contacts, billed annually ($299 monthly)
Unlimited domains and storage, sales pipelines, tasks, child accounts, split tests and paid AI bots. $324 a month at 10,000 contacts, billed annually.
Trying it first
14-day free trial with every feature, and a full refund in the first 30 days
Read from simplero.com on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 17% with annual billing
Pay for 10 months and get 12: Starter is $59 a month billed annually against $70 monthly, Scale $149 against $179, Skyrocket $249 against $299.
Stated on simplero.comOther savings
90 days of Skyrocket for $90
The pricing page offers the top plan for 90 days for $90 plus tax, after which you keep paying for it or move to a smaller plan.
Stated on simplero.com
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
All-in-one platform for courses, community, email and coaching. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, marketing automation, forms, email campaigns, online courses, community.
Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the job.
- Courses and memberships
- Courses with modules, quizzes, certificates, drip schedules and completion tracking, plus membership tiers with subscription billing.
- Communities and coaching
- Built-in communities with posts, replies and live events, and 1:1 or group coaching programs with scheduling, session notes and client portals.
- Email, CRM and automations
- Broadcasts, sequences, newsletters and segmentation with unlimited sends, a CRM with a full contact timeline, and if-this-then-that automations.
- Funnels and checkout
- A page and funnel builder with upsells, downsells and order bumps, affiliate payouts, forms and surveys, and Stripe or PayPal checkout with tax handling.
- AI throughout
- AI builds pages, sales copy, funnels and email drafts, and an AI course assistant answers students from your content, within a monthly AI allowance.
- Mobile app
- Members use the Simplero app on iOS and Android for lessons, quizzes and community; a branded app costs an extra monthly fee.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Zoom
- Zapier
- Meta Pixel
- Google Analytics
Simplero is made by Powerful Through Grace, Inc. dba Simplero, and has been around since 2009.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
16/18
Other course and community platforms it is graded above
Simplero's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 16 of the 18 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on ease of use (A, above 17 of 18) and worst on value for money (C, above 3).
Its paid plans start at $59 a month, against a middle price of $41 for the category: 13 of the 17 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 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. Simplero’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 18
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 18
- BFeaturesAbove 10 of 18
- AEase of useAbove 17 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. Simplero 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 Simplero 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 is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 16 of the 18 other course and community platforms we grade. It costs $708 a year.
What you could make
- Online courses and forms: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- Email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox.
- 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, PayPal and Zoom 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. Simplero’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
Kajabi, Kartra, systeme.io, Podia and Mighty Networks
The 5 tools Simplero is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Kajabi
Free trial · from $143/mo
All-in-one platform for selling courses, coaching and communities.
- Simplero also covers forms.
- Kajabi also covers paid newsletters.
- 2.2GPA
Kartra
Free trial · from $52/mo
Marketing suite with funnels, email, courses and membership sites.
- Only Simplero lists iOS and Android apps.
- Simplero also covers community.
- Kartra also covers surveys and help desk.
- 2.8GPA
systeme.io
Free plan · from $17/mo
All-in-one marketing suite with funnels, email, courses and community.
- systeme.io has a free plan. Simplero does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Simplero lists iOS and Android apps.
- Simplero also covers forms.
- 2.4GPA
Podia
Free trial · from $42/mo
Website, store, courses, community and email for creators in one place.
- Only Simplero lists iOS and Android apps.
- Simplero also covers forms.
- 2.4GPA
Mighty Networks
Free trial · from $79/mo
Community platform with courses, livestreams and paid memberships.
- Simplero also covers marketing automation, forms and email campaigns.
- Mighty Networks also covers workflow automation.
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 Simplero free?
No, Simplero is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial with every feature, and a full refund in the first 30 days.
How much does Simplero cost?
Simplero lists 3 plans. Starter: $59 per month for up to 500 contacts, billed annually ($70 monthly).
What platforms does Simplero work on?
Simplero is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Simplero offer any discounts?
Simplero publicly lists the following: Save 17% with annual billing; 90 days of Skyrocket for $90.
How is Simplero rated?
Simplero's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1,256 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does Simplero have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Simplero is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Simplero have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Simplero is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Simplero open source?
Simplero is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does Simplero have an API?
Yes. Simplero offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Simplero integrate with?
Simplero's listing names Stripe, PayPal, Zoom, Zapier, Meta Pixel and Google Analytics.
Who makes Simplero?
Simplero is made by Powerful Through Grace, Inc. dba Simplero. It dates from 2009.
What are the alternatives to Simplero?
The closest alternatives to Simplero in our directory are Kajabi, Kartra, systeme.io, Podia and Mighty Networks.
How does Simplero compare with other course and community platforms?
Simplero's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 16 of the 18 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 2.
Is Simplero good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Simplero C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $59 a month, against a middle price of $41 for the category: 13 of the 17 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Simplero?
To replace Simplero 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 Simplero’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 Simplero's own pages on 17 October 2026, and its App Store rating. 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 Powerful Through Grace, Inc. dba Simplero. Prices change, so check simplero.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
- Simplero, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/simplero
- 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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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Simplero’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. Simplero is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Powerful Through Grace, Inc. dba Simplero. Prices and plans change: check simplero.com before you buy.