Teachable
Online course, coaching and membership platform with its own checkout
Teachable report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026
Best for selling courses to students around the world
Teachable is a straightforward course store with a checkout that collects and pays sales tax, VAT and GST for you in 45+ countries, and student apps on every plan. The catch is Starter's 7.5% cut: once you're selling, Builder at $69 a month billed yearly is the real price. The community side is thin next to its rivals.
Who Teachable is for
- Great if your students are in many countries and you don't want to deal with VAT yourself
- Handy when you sell coaching or downloads next to a course
- Good for schools whose students learn on their phones, with apps on every plan
Who Teachable is not for
- Skip it if a lively community is the point, since it's a student community at most
- Tight if you want certificates or a second admin, which need Growth at $139 a month
- Pricey if you stay on Starter once sales pick up, as 7.5% of every sale adds up fast
Why Teachable 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 moneyStarter is $29 a month billed yearly, but its 7.5% fee adds $150 on $2,000 of sales, making $179. Builder at $69 takes no fee with Teachable Payments, so $69 a month is what you'd pay: above this category's dearer quarter ($59), well short of its dearest tenth.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan. There's a 7-day free trial, and the listing doesn't say it needs a card, then a 30-day money-back guarantee once you've paid.
- CFeaturesCourses with drip, quizzes and graded short answers, coaching, downloads, memberships, upsells, cart recovery and email. The course job is covered; the gap is community, which is a student community on Builder rather than the spaces and events rivals offer.
- BEase of use4.62 from about 9,400 App Store ratings, a little under the 4.7 an A needs. The AI course starter drafts a curriculum, so you're not starting from a blank page.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android for students, with Zapier and webhooks on every plan and a public API on Growth. No desktop app, which an A needs.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Teachable's own pages on 17 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Teachable'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 ease of use (B, above 16 of 18) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $41 for the category: 4 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. Teachable’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 18, level with 13
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 18, level with 13
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 18, level with 9
- BEase of useAbove 16 of 18
- 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 Teachable, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Teachable 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 $348 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 real app for iOS and Android. 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.
What this rests on. Teachable’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 Teachable?
Teachable is a platform for selling online courses, coaching, digital downloads and memberships from a school with your own brand and domain. Its built-in checkout, Teachable Payments, collects and remits sales tax, VAT and GST, and students can learn on the web or in iOS and Android apps. Teachable is part of Hotmart Company.
Teachable is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- Creators selling courses to students in many countries who want tax handled
- Teachers adding coaching or downloads beside a course
- Schools whose students learn on their phones
Worth knowing
- Starter takes 7.5% of each sale on top of processing fees: 2.9% + 30 cents for US cards, 3.9% + 30 cents for international cards.
- There is no free plan, only a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Certificates, removing Teachable branding and more than 1 admin user all need Growth at $139 a month billed annually.
- Products are capped at 5, 10 and 50 by plan; memberships, bundles and drafts do not count.
Key features
- Courses, coaching and downloads
- Video and text courses with drip content, auto-graded quizzes and short-answer assessments, plus 1:1 or group coaching, digital downloads and memberships.
- Teachable Payments
- Built-in checkout with 35+ local payment methods that collects and remits sales tax, VAT and GST in 45+ countries, with daily payouts.
- Sales tools
- Coupons, upsells, order bumps, bundles, abandoned cart emails and built-in email marketing. The affiliate program starts on Builder.
- AI course tools
- An AI course starter drafts a curriculum, a generator turns lessons into quizzes, and videos get subtitles translated into 70+ languages on Growth.
- Student apps
- Students reach their courses on the web or in Teachable's iOS and Android apps, which are included on every plan.
- Integrations and API
- Zapier and webhooks on every plan, and a public API on Growth with 10,000 requests a month.
Teachable pricing
- Starts at
- $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $29per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) | 5 products, 1 admin user, AI tools, student apps, upsells and cart recovery. Teachable takes a 7.5% transaction fee on each sale. |
| Builder | $69per month, billed annually ($89 billed monthly) | 10 products, 1 admin user, no transaction fee with Teachable Payments, a student community, an affiliate program and real-time support. |
| Growth | $139per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly) | 50 products, 5 admin users, certificates, no Teachable branding, student imports, custom admin permissions, subtitles and translations. |
| Custom | Custom | For high-volume schools: flexible product and admin seats, a sandbox school, a success manager, priority support and migration help. |
Read from teachable.com on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Teachable before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 22% with yearly billing
Teachable's pricing page says yearly billing saves 22%: Starter $29 a month instead of $39, Builder $69 instead of $89, Growth $139 instead of $189.
Stated on teachable.com
How people rate the Teachable app
4.6
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars84%
- 4 stars6%
- 3 stars2%
- 2 stars1%
- 1 star6%
9,382 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 17, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
Works with
Teachable alternatives
- Teachable vs Thinkific
Free trial · from $40/mo
- Teachable vs Kajabi
Free trial · from $143/mo
- Teachable vs Podia
Free trial · from $42/mo
- Teachable vs LearnWorlds
Free trial · from $24/mo
- Teachable vs Graphy
Free trial · from $49/mo
Common questions
Is Teachable free?
No, Teachable is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee.
How much does Teachable cost?
Teachable lists 4 plans. Starter: $29 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly). Builder: $69 per month, billed annually ($89 billed monthly). Growth: $139 per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly). Custom: custom pricing. Prices were read from teachable.com on Oct 17, 2026.
What platforms does Teachable work on?
Teachable is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Teachable offer any discounts?
Teachable publicly lists the following: Save 22% with yearly billing.
How is Teachable rated?
Teachable's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9,382 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 17, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from us.
Does Teachable have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Teachable is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Teachable have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Teachable is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Teachable open source?
Teachable is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does Teachable have an API?
Yes. Teachable offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Teachable integrate with?
Teachable's listing names Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Mailchimp, Google Analytics and Zoom. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Teachable?
Teachable is made by Teachable, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Teachable?
The closest alternatives to Teachable in our directory are Thinkific, Kajabi, Podia, LearnWorlds and Graphy. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Teachable.
How does Teachable compare with other course and community platforms?
Teachable'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 ease of use (B, above 16 of 18) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Is Teachable good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Teachable C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $41 for the category: 4 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.
Could I make my own version of Teachable?
To replace Teachable 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 $348 a year. What you could not make: Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. A real app for iOS and Android. 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. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.