New Podia Pricing (2026): Use Fee Calculator To Find Actual Costs (No Free Plan)

TL;DR: Podia Pricing Plans 2026

How much does Podia cost?
Podia offers three paid plans. Mover costs $42/mo on annual billing ($49/mo monthly), Shaker costs $84/mo ($99/mo monthly), and Earthquaker costs $150/mo ($179/mo monthly). Podia dropped its free plan, and every plan now starts with a 14-day free trial.

Does Podia charge transaction fees?
Only on Mover, which takes 5% of every paid sale. Shaker and Earthquaker charge 0%. Stripe or PayPal processing fees of 2.9% + $0.30 per US card sale apply on every plan.

When does Shaker become cheaper than Mover?
At about $840 a month in revenue on annual billing. Above that point, the 5% fee on Mover costs more than the $42 monthly price gap, so Shaker wins.

Which plan should you pick?
Shaker gives beginner and mid-tier course sellers the best value. Earthquaker removes the product, video, and space caps, but at its price I’d look at Kajabi first.

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I’ve been saying for a couple of years now that real human connection carries more weight for course creators as AI-generated content floods the internet. People want to talk to the person behind the expertise, and another piece of content optimized to rank won’t give them that.

Podia clearly agrees, and its June 2026 relaunch rebuilt the platform around that idea.

The New Podia moved away from a conventional all-in-one course tool toward a community-focused business hub, while keeping the course delivery and email tools I’ve relied on since 2018. Since August 2026, every Podia account runs on the new platform, because Podia made the move mandatory for legacy accounts.

Podia also revised its pricing this year and added a third plan, Earthquaker, above the existing Mover and Shaker tiers.

I’ve spent time with the new Podia pricing since it went live, and in this article I’ll break down exactly what changed, what each plan costs now, and which one fits your situation.

Use the calculator below to find your exact monthly cost including transaction fees.

Read my in-depth Podia Review for its detailed feature breakdown

Podia Pricing Plans 2026: How Much Does It Cost Per Month?

Podia now offers three paid plans, Mover, Shaker, and the new Earthquaker. It raised prices on Mover and Shaker, changed their features and limits, and introduced hard caps on products, videos, subscribers, and community spaces.

On annual billing, Mover runs $42/month, Shaker runs $84/month, and Earthquaker runs $150/month.

Monthly billing puts those at $49, $99, and $179.

Go annual if you’ve already validated the platform and plan to stay. You’ll save $84 a year on Mover, $180 on Shaker, and $348 on Earthquaker, which works out to roughly 14% to 16% off the monthly price.

Podia’s repositioning triggered all of these changes, and creators still disagree on whether they’re good or bad.

For years, I told people Podia’s biggest edge over Teachable and Thinkific was unlimited products and students on both Mover and Shaker.

Now Mover caps you at 50 products and 500 videos, and Shaker caps you at 150 products and 1,000 videos. Unlimited products, videos, and spaces moved to Earthquaker, the new $150/month plan that most solo creators I’ve worked with never needed before. Students stay unlimited on every plan.

I think this change is reasonable, and the per-plan breakdowns further down show why.

Here’s the full comparison.

Podia Pricing Plans 2026: Full Comparison

Read: The best online course platforms to monetize your expertise

Does Podia Have a Free Plan?

No. Podia discontinued its free plan in late 2024.

When I first started recommending Podia, the free plan was one of the reasons I sent beginners there. That option is gone, and the free community plan went with it in the 2026 relaunch.

Now every new account starts with a 14-day free trial. If you don’t upgrade when it ends, your site goes offline and your dashboard access stops.

Podia keeps your account and content for 180 days before deleting it permanently, so you have a window to export student emails and course content.

And if you’re wondering whether the free plan will ever come back, I think it’s highly unlikely.

Spencer Fry, Podia’s founder, explained the decision in an article on his site. “We didn’t have it from the start. And we would have been much better served never having made that change (introducing a free plan).”

Does Podia Charge Transaction Fees?

Yes, on the Mover plan, which takes 5% of every paid sale. Shaker and Earthquaker charge 0%.

That 5% is Podia’s cut, and it stacks on top of Stripe’s processing fee. Here’s the combined rate on Mover for a US card sale.

Fee	Amount	Paid To
Podia transaction fee	5%	Podia
Stripe processing	2.9% + $0.30	Stripe
Combined Mover rate (US card)	7.9% + $0.30	Both

On a $100 sale, $8.20 goes to fees before you keep anything. Sell a $200 coaching session to 15 clients a month and you pay $241.50 in combined fees on $3,000 in revenue. On Shaker or Earthquaker, those same 15 sales cost you $91.50 in Stripe fees and nothing to Podia.

Mover targets early-stage validation, and at low volume the transaction fee is a reasonable trade for the lower monthly price.

The trouble starts when course creators and consultants stay on Mover too long, because the monthly savings feel more visible than the percentage fee. Avoid that mistake.

Podia’s Mover Plan: The Fee Adds Up Faster Than You Think

I see Mover as the right plan for someone who hasn’t proven their offer yet and wants to keep spending low until they do.

What Mover Offers	What Mover Doesn’t Include
Build a website, blog, and custom domain	Accept PayPal
Sell courses, downloads, coaching, and events	Run an affiliate program
Open community spaces (up to 25)	Remove Podia branding
Run email marketing (up to 100 subscribers)	Use Zapier actions (triggers only)
Accept Stripe payments	Add assistants or team seats
Enroll unlimited students	Exceed 50 products or 500 videos

On Mover, you can build a full website, publish courses, sell downloads, run coaching, host events, and open community spaces, the same core features Shaker and Earthquaker get. You take payments through Stripe and can connect Podia to other tools with Zapier triggers. Email marketing is included for up to 100 subscribers, so you skip a separate email tool at the start.

The caps catch up with you quickly, though. Mover limits you to 50 products, 500 videos, 25 community spaces, and no assistants. You also can’t accept PayPal, run an affiliate program, or remove Podia’s branding from your site and emails.

For a creator launching a first course with a small list, none of this matters yet. Fifty products is plenty when you have one, and 25 spaces is plenty when your community barely exists. The 5% fee on every sale is the real cost of Mover, and at low volume it’s a fair trade for the lower monthly price.

Leave Mover at whichever trigger comes first. Your revenue clears $840 a month, your subscriber list passes 100, or you publish your 51st product.

The Shaker Plan: What You Actually Get

Shaker is the plan for creators who’ve moved past validation and earn consistent revenue. It charges no transaction fees, and it’s the plan I recommend to most established course creators.

On Shaker, you get everything Mover offers plus the features that drive growth. Those include PayPal payments, an affiliate program, upsells, Zapier actions on top of triggers, and the option to remove Podia’s branding from your site and emails. One assistant seat comes included, so you can bring on help without paying extra.

You can on Shaker	You can’t on Shaker
Keep 0% transaction fees on every sale	Exceed 500 email subscribers without an add-on
Accept PayPal payments	Exceed 150 products or 1,000 videos
Run an affiliate program	Open more than 100 community spaces
Use Zapier actions, not just triggers	Add a second assistant
Remove Podia branding from your site and emails

In short, Shaker removes Mover‘s selling restrictions and raises the caps two to five times over, to 500 subscribers, 150 products, 1,000 videos, and 100 spaces.

Caps decide when you move beyond Shaker, since Shaker and Earthquaker both charge 0% in transaction fees and your bill stays flat as revenue grows. Upgrade when you hit the first cap, whether your list passes 500 subscribers, your catalog passes 150 products, or you need a second assistant seat.

The Earthquaker Plan: Who Actually Needs It

Earthquaker is Podia’s new top tier, built for creators who’ve outgrown Shaker‘s caps. In my opinion, most edupreneurs won’t need it.

On Earthquaker, the product, video, community space, and assistant caps disappear. Email is the one exception. Your included subscriber count doubles to 1,000, and you pay for an add-on beyond that, just like on the other plans.

Everything else carries over from Shaker, including PayPal, affiliate marketing, Zapier actions, and branding removal.

You can on Earthquaker	You can’t on Earthquaker
Add unlimited products and videos	Migrate more than 150 products for free
Open unlimited community spaces	Exceed 1,000 subscribers without an add-on
Add unlimited assistant seats
Keep 0% transaction fees
Use PayPal, affiliates, Zapier actions, and remove branding

So do you even need Earthquaker? For most solo creators, Shaker‘s caps of 150 products, 1,000 videos, and 100 spaces last for years. If you’re not bumping into one of those numbers right now, Shaker is the better value, and Earthquaker costs $66 a month more than you need to spend.

Also consider that Earthquaker puts you at Kajabi-level rates, with Kajabi Basic at $143/month on annual billing.

Kajabi at a similar price brings a different toolset altogether, with a full funnel builder, deeper marketing automation, and email that reaches a much bigger list. Earthquaker buys you more room inside Podia, and Kajabi buys you a different set of tools for roughly the same money.

Podia Mover vs Shaker vs Earthquaker: The Real Costs As Revenue Scales

Here’s what each Podia plan actually costs once you add transaction fees and Stripe processing on top of the monthly price. These totals show the money leaving your account each month to run your business on Podia.

Podia Mover (Annual Billing)

Assume a $100 course price, Stripe at 2.9% plus $0.30 per sale, and Mover at its current annual price of $42/month.

Revenue	Sales/mo	Plan fee	Transaction fee (5%)	Stripe fees	Total out of pocket
$200	2	$42	$10	$6	$58
$500	5	$42	$25	$16	$83
$1,000	10	$42	$50	$32	$124
$2,000	20	$42	$100	$64	$206
$5,000	50	$42	$250	$160	$452
$10,000	100	$42	$500	$320	$862
$20,000	200	$42	$1,000	$640	$1,682
$30,000	300	$42	$1,500	$960	$2,502
$40,000	400	$42	$2,000	$1,280	$3,322
$50,000	500	$42	$2,500	$1,600	$4,142

Podia Shaker (Annual Billing)

Same assumptions, with Shaker at $84/month. Shaker drops the Podia transaction fee to 0%.

Revenue	Sales/mo	Plan fee	Stripe fees	Total out of pocket
$200	2	$84	$6	$90
$500	5	$84	$16	$100
$1,000	10	$84	$32	$116
$2,000	20	$84	$64	$148
$5,000	50	$84	$160	$244
$10,000	100	$84	$320	$404
$20,000	200	$84	$640	$724
$30,000	300	$84	$960	$1,044
$40,000	400	$84	$1,280	$1,364
$50,000	500	$84	$1,600	$1,684

Podia Earthquaker (Annual Billing)

Same assumptions again, with Earthquaker at $150/month. Earthquaker also charges 0% in transaction fees, so Stripe is the only variable cost on top of the plan fee.

Revenue	Sales/mo	Plan fee	Stripe fees	Total out of pocket
$200	2	$150	$6	$156
$500	5	$150	$16	$166
$1,000	10	$150	$32	$182
$2,000	20	$150	$64	$214
$5,000	50	$150	$160	$310
$10,000	100	$150	$320	$470
$20,000	200	$150	$640	$790
$30,000	300	$150	$960	$1,110
$40,000	400	$150	$1,280	$1,430
$50,000	500	$150	$1,600	$1,750

Look at $10,000 a month in revenue. Mover takes $862 out of your pocket, Shaker takes $404, and Earthquaker takes $470.

That’s a $458 monthly gap between Mover and Shaker, or $5,496 a year you’d hand Podia in transaction fees and stop paying the moment you upgrade. Earthquaker sits $66 above Shaker at every revenue level in these tables, because the plan fee is the only difference between them. That $66 gap stays the same whether you sell $200 a month or $50,000.

At $50,000 a month, the Mover-to-Shaker gap widens to $2,458, and nobody selling that much should still pay Podia’s transaction fee. If you’re anywhere near $1,000 a month in consistent sales, Shaker is almost certainly the right plan. Earthquaker only enters the picture once Shaker‘s caps start getting in your way.

Podia Email Pricing: What Your List Actually Costs

Email marketing comes with all three Podia plans. Beyond each plan’s included subscriber limit, you pay for additional subscribers.

Here’s how the allowance breaks down.

Plan	Monthly price (annual)	Included subscribers	Email features
Mover	$42/mo	Up to 100	Broadcasts, automations, segmentation, tagging
Shaker	$84/mo	Up to 500	Broadcasts, automations, segmentation, tagging
Earthquaker	$150/mo	Up to 1,000	Broadcasts, automations, segmentation, tagging

All three plans give you the same email feature set. The tier only changes how many subscribers you can hold before paying extra.

Once you pass your included count, Podia charges more on a sliding scale tied to list size. The tables below show your total monthly cost, including the base plan, on annual billing.

Mover (base $42/mo, annual billing)

Total subscribers	Total monthly cost	Email add-on cost
Up to 100	$42/mo	Free
Up to 500	$50/mo	+$8/mo
Up to 1,000	$56/mo	+$14/mo
Up to 2,500	$64/mo	+$22/mo
Up to 5,000	$78/mo	+$36/mo
Up to 10,000	$98/mo	+$56/mo
Up to 25,000	$150/mo	+$108/mo
Up to 50,000	$242/mo	+$200/mo
Up to 100,000	$362/mo	+$320/mo

Shaker (base $84/mo, annual billing)

Total subscribers	Total monthly cost	Email add-on cost
Up to 500	$84/mo	Free
Up to 1,000	$98/mo	+$14/mo
Up to 2,500	$106/mo	+$22/mo
Up to 5,000	$120/mo	+$36/mo
Up to 10,000	$140/mo	+$56/mo
Up to 25,000	$192/mo	+$108/mo
Up to 50,000	$284/mo	+$200/mo
Up to 100,000	$404/mo	+$320/mo

Earthquaker (base $150/mo, annual billing)

Total subscribers	Total monthly cost	Email add-on cost
Up to 1,000	$150/mo	Free
Up to 2,500	$172/mo	+$22/mo
Up to 5,000	$186/mo	+$36/mo
Up to 10,000	$206/mo	+$56/mo
Up to 25,000	$258/mo	+$108/mo
Up to 50,000	$350/mo	+$200/mo
Up to 100,000	$470/mo	+$320/mo

The email add-on costs the same on all three plans at every tier above the included allowance. A Mover account and a Shaker account both pay $56 a month extra for 10,000 subscribers, and a Earthquaker account pays the same $56 once it passes 1,000.

Your plan sets the included allowance, and the price of additional subscribers stays the same across plans.

In my experience, the included counts are enough for most new course creators and consultants building their first audience.

A creator on Shaker with 400 subscribers pays $84 a month on annual billing, full stop. That flat bill is the plan’s appeal.

How Podia Handles Tax Calculations

Podia calculates and collects sales tax, but it leaves remittance to you. Most Podia pricing articles skip this, and it matters a lot for course creators and consultants who sell internationally.

With Teachable’s teachable:pay, tax handling is fully automatic. Teachable calculates, collects, and remits US sales tax, EU VAT, and GST to the relevant authorities without any setup on your part. Kajabi Payments works the same way.

With Podia, the process takes more work. Podia integrates with Quaderno for tax calculation and collects taxes at checkout, but only in the jurisdictions you configure, using tax IDs you register yourself. After collection, you pay those taxes to the relevant governments.

For a US-based course creator selling mostly to a domestic audience, this may add little overhead. For an edupreneur selling to students in the EU, the UK, Australia, or across several US states with digital services tax rules, it’s a real operational burden that Teachable and Kajabi carry for you.

If global tax compliance matters in your business, build it into your platform comparison before you commit. Teachable’s automatic remittance sets it apart, and the price gap between platforms looks different once you add what a third-party tax service would cost.

What Works Well on Podia and What Doesn’t

I’ve recommended Podia to a lot of people over the years. Here’s what I consistently hear back, and what I’ve seen myself.

The simplicity holds up: Course creators who tried Teachable and found it fiddly, or looked at Kajabi and felt overwhelmed, tend to have a much easier time on Podia. Setup is fast, the interface is clean, and you spend more time building than configuring.

Support is good: My experience with their support team has been great, and that makes a difference when you run a business solo and something breaks.

The all-in-one value is real for smaller lists: If your subscriber count sits inside your plan’s allowance, you run a website, a course platform, a community, and email marketing for one flat monthly fee. That consolidation saves real money compared to paying for separate tools.

AI access comes free: Every plan includes Podia MCP, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, or another AI assistant to your account. You can ask it to find everyone who finished a course, create a coupon, and draft an email to them, with emails and lessons kept as drafts until you review them.

Where Podia falls short is analytics

Podia tells you how many people enrolled and how much revenue you made. It leaves out where students drop off, which lessons have low completion, and how a funnel converts at each step.

The website builder has a ceiling too. You get clean templates and basic customization, and once you want more control over layout or design, you hit a wall on any plan.

The 2026 update fixed neither gap. Earthquaker adds no analytics, and the website builder is the same on all three tiers.

For the full feature breakdown, read my Podia review.

Podia vs. Alternatives: Pricing Comparison

Here’s a quick pricing comparison of Podia with its main competitors.

Platform	Plan	Annual price	Transaction fee	Key limit	Free trial
Podia	Mover	$42/mo	5%	50 products, 100 subscribers	14 days
Podia	Shaker	$84/mo	0%	150 products, 500 subscribers	14 days
Podia	Earthquaker	$150/mo	0%	Unlimited products, 1,000 subscribers	14 days
Teachable	Builder	$69/mo	0%	10 products, unlimited students	7 days, CC required
Thinkific	Start	$82/mo	0%	Unlimited courses	30 days, no CC
Kajabi	Basic	$143/mo	0% on Kajabi Payments (2% on third-party)	5 products, 2,500 contacts	14 days (30 via our link), CC required
Skool	Pro	$82/mo	2.9% + 30¢	Unlimited members and courses	14 days, no CC
LearnWorlds	Pro Trainer	$79/mo	0%	Unlimited paid courses	30 days, no CC

Podia Shaker vs Thinkific Start

These two sit closest in price, and it’s the comparison I get asked about most.

Thinkific Start costs $82/month on annual billing, a couple of dollars less than Shaker at $84/month, so price won’t decide this one. Thinkific gives you a more structured learning environment, unlimited courses, certificates, Zoom lessons inside courses, and a more capable course builder.

Shaker gives you full email marketing for up to 500 subscribers, a community at the center of the platform, and PayPal, which Thinkific only adds on its Grow plan. If email and community are central to how you sell, Shaker covers more of your stack for the same money.

If you’re building an education-first business and plan to use a separate email tool anyway, Thinkific Start is the stronger platform for the money.

Read my Thinkific vs Podia comparison for more details

Podia Shaker vs Teachable Builder

Teachable Builder costs $69/month on annual billing and caps you at 10 products. Shaker costs $84/month and caps you at 150. Both allow unlimited students.

Teachable’s practical edge is automatic international tax remittance through teachable:pay. Podia collects taxes and leaves the filing to you, so if you sell internationally at any serious volume, price that gap into the comparison.

For a creator staying mostly domestic with plans to grow a catalog, Shaker covers more ground, and that’s why I think Podia is the better choice here.

Read my Podia vs Teachable comparison.

Podia Earthquaker vs Kajabi Basic

Earthquaker ($150/month) and Kajabi Basic ($143/month) sit about $7 apart, and they buy you very different things.

Kajabi Basic gives you a full marketing stack with a funnel builder, pipelines, and email to any contact list, but caps you at 5 products and 2,500 contacts. Earthquaker removes Podia’s product, video, and space caps and keeps Podia’s toolset as it is, with no funnels or advanced automation.

Kajabi also charges a 2% fee if you use a third-party payment processor in place of Kajabi Payments, which adds up quickly.

At that price, I’d recommend Kajabi because it’s a much more powerful platform. For beginners, Podia is the better choice.

Read my Podia vs Kajabi comparison for details.

Which Podia Pricing Plan Do I Recommend?

Shaker at $84/month is the plan I recommend. Its 0% transaction fee, built-in email for up to 500 subscribers, affiliate tools, and PayPal make it the only tier where Podia’s all-in-one pitch holds up financially.

Mover works as a validation tool and little else, since its 5% fee and tight caps make it expensive to stay on once sales pick up.

Earthquaker puts you in Kajabi’s price range without Kajabi’s marketing power. If your business needs what Earthquaker offers, it probably needs Kajabi instead.

For the full feature breakdown, read my Podia review before you decide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Podia offer refunds?

Podia refunds your most recent payment if you ask within 72 hours of a renewal or upgrade. Outside that window, annual plans get no pro-rated refunds, so use the 14-day free trial thoroughly before you commit.

What happens to my content if I cancel Podia?

Your site goes offline as soon as you cancel. Podia keeps your account and content for 180 days before deleting them permanently, which gives you a window to export student emails and course content. After 180 days, everything is gone.

Can I add team members to my Podia account?

Yes, but the number included depends on your plan. Mover includes no assistants, Shaker includes one, and Earthquaker includes unlimited seats. Podia sells extra assistant seats as a paid add-on, but it doesn’t publish the per-seat price, so you’ll need to ask Podia directly.

Does Podia charge transaction fees on free products?

No. The 5% Mover transaction fee applies only to paid sales. Free products, free community access, and free lead magnets trigger no Podia fee on any plan.

Can I switch between monthly and annual billing mid-cycle?

Yes. Switching from monthly to annual takes effect immediately, and Stripe prorates the charge. Switching from annual back to monthly takes effect at the end of your current annual cycle, so you keep the time you’ve already paid for.

How long is the Podia free trial?

Podia’s free trial now runs 14 days on every plan, down from the 30 days it used to offer. The trial gives you access to all features. If you don’t pick a paid plan when it ends, your site goes offline, and Podia keeps your content for 180 days.

Does Podia work with AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude?

Yes. Every Podia plan, including Mover, includes Podia MCP, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, or another AI assistant to your account. You can ask it to pull customer lists, create coupons, or draft emails and lessons. New connections start read-only, and drafts wait for your review before anything goes out.