Teachable Pricing (2026): Use Fee Calculator To Find Hidden Costs

By Jeff Cobb.  Last Updated on October 6, 2026
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TL;DR: Teachable Pricing Plans 2026
Teachable sells three self-serve plans and a Custom plan through sales. What you really pay depends on the plan fee, the Starter transaction fee, and payment processing.

• Plan prices. On annual billing, Starter costs $29/mo, Builder costs $69/mo, and Growth costs $139/mo.
• Free plan. Teachable has no free plan. Every paid plan comes with a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
• Transaction fees. Only Starter has one, at 7.5% of every paid sale. Builder, Growth, and Custom charge 0%.
• Processing fees. Stripe or PayPal fees apply on every plan, and US schools pay an extra 2% if they use their own Stripe account in place of teachable:pay.
• Break-even. Once you sell more than about $533 a month on annual billing, Builder costs less than Starter, because the 7.5% fee then outweighs the $40 monthly price gap.
• Community. Teachable has closed its community feature to new schools, so don’t count it as part of any plan’s value.

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Use our Teachable pricing calculator below to model your exact costs, including processing fees, the platform surcharge if you use your own Stripe, and optional BackOffice fees.

I've been using Teachable since 2017. Back then it was one of two top online course platforms, along with Thinkific, that I felt good recommending to course creators who cared about learning outcomes.

Its course builder was clean, student management was solid, and the payment infrastructure, specifically the automatic handling of US sales tax, EU VAT, and global GST, made selling internationally a manageable proposition for creators who did not want to build their own compliance setup.

It also used to have a beginner-friendly free plan that made it a popular choice for new course sellers.

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Teachable was founded in 2013 by Ankur Nagpal and has since been acquired by Hotmart. A lot has changed in that time. Some of it good, some of it not.

The free plan is gone, and the Starter plan now carries a 7.5% transaction fee that turns a $29/month headline price into something considerably more expensive once you sell consistently.

The platform hasn't evolved its marketing and student engagement features at the pace that modern creators need. And pricing has gone up more than once while the core product has stayed largely the same.

I still recommend Teachable for specific use cases, but you need to understand exactly what you're paying before you commit to it.

I also have an unusual window into how this plays out in practice.

My email list has more than 8,000 subscribers, and thousands more follow Learning Revolution across social platforms and communities. Many of them chose Teachable at least partly on my recommendation. When Teachable changes something significant, and it has twice in three years, I hear about it.

Those conversations shape a lot of what I'm going to tell you about Teachable's pricing plans in this article.

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How Much Does Teachable Cost Per Month?

On annual billing, Teachable costs $29/month (Starter), $69/month (Builder), or $139/month (Growth). Monthly billing runs $39, $89, and $189. Schools that outgrow Growth can ask Teachable's sales team for a Custom plan, which carries no published price. Annual billing cuts roughly 22% to 26% off the monthly price, depending on the plan.

Those savings add up. On Growth, going annual saves you $600 a year, so if you've validated the platform and plan to stay, annual billing is an easy call.

Teachable Pricing Plans: Full Comparison 2026

Teachable plan comparison, checked October 2026.
FeatureStarterBuilderGrowthCustom
Transaction fee7.5%0%0%0%
Published products51050Custom
Admin users115Custom
StudentsUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
Community✗✓✓✓
Certificates✗✗✓✓
Bulk student imports✗✗✓✓
Built-in email marketing✗✓✓✓
Affiliate program✗✓✓✓
Custom domain✗✓✓✓
CSS snippets✗✓✓✓
Remove Teachable branding✗✗✓✓
Custom user roles✗✗✓✓
Zapier & webhooks✗✗✓✓
Public API✗✗✓✓
Real-time support✗✓✓✓
Card processing (Teachable Payments)2.9% + 30¢ US, 3.9% + 30¢ intl2.9% + 30¢ US, 3.9% + 30¢ intl2.9% + 30¢ US, 3.9% + 30¢ intl2.9% + 30¢ US, 3.9% + 30¢ intl
AI Course Starter, quizzes, lessons, and summaries✓✓✓✓
AI subtitles and translations (70+ languages)Extra usage costExtra usage costFree, unlimitedFree, unlimited
Teachable MCP for Claude (beta)✗✗✓✓

Before you draw conclusions from this table, check what counts as a product. Courses, coaching products, and digital downloads count toward the published product limit, while memberships and bundles sit outside it.

So a Builder user at the 10-product ceiling can still run membership tiers and bundles alongside those ten products, which makes the limit less restrictive than the raw number suggests.

The Community row needs a caveat. Teachable has put Community into maintenance mode and closed it to new schools, so that row only applies to schools that already created one. If you’re signing up today, leave community out of your plan decision. My Teachable review explains what changed and what to use instead.

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Does Teachable Have a Free Plan?

No. Teachable no longer has a free plan. It disappeared in the June 2025 restructure that retired the old Basic, Pro, and Pro+ plans. Today's lineup runs Starter, Builder, and Growth, with a Custom plan through sales above them.

Before 2025, Teachable's free plan let creators launch one course and collect payments without spending anything upfront. The transaction fee was steep ($1 plus 10% per sale), but zero monthly cost made it one of the most accessible entry points in the market. When it disappeared, Teachable gave up the thing that made it the natural first recommendation for new creators.

In its place, you get a 7-day free trial on all paid plans and a 30-day money-back guarantee. The trial is short. Thinkific gives you 30 days, and our Kajabi link gets you 30 days. Seven days barely covers building a course and testing a checkout, so treat the money-back guarantee as your real evaluation window.

You'll need a credit card to start. Billing kicks in automatically when the trial ends unless you cancel.

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Does Teachable Charge Transaction Fees?

Teachable charges a 7.5% transaction fee on the Starter plan only. Builder, Growth, and Custom have 0% platform transaction fees.

That 7.5% is Teachable's cut, and it stacks on top of whatever the payment processor charges. On a $100 course on Starter, Teachable takes $7.50 before Stripe or PayPal takes anything. On a $500 course, $37.50 is gone before you net a dollar.

Three Teachable Fee Layers You Need to Understand

Teachable's pricing has three fee layers, and each one hits your margin differently.

Layer 1: Teachable's Platform Transaction Fee

PlanTeachable's Cut
Starter7.5% per sale
Builder / Growth / Custom0%

Layer 2: Payment Processing Fees (Every Plan, Every Transaction)

These fees go to Stripe or PayPal, and they apply no matter which plan you're on.

Transaction typeFee
US credit/debit card (teachable:pay)2.9% + $0.30
International credit/debit card3.9% + $0.30
US PayPal3.49% + $0.49
International PayPal4.99% + $0.49
Buy Now Pay Later (Klarna/Afterpay)6.99% + $0.30
Chargeback fee$15 flat

Layer 3: Custom Payment Gateway Surcharge (US Schools Only)

Connect your own Stripe account in place of teachable:pay and Teachable adds a 2% integration fee per transaction. The fee applies to US schools only, so international schools using their own Stripe skip it.

You also give up automatic tax handling, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Buy Now Pay Later on the Custom Gateway route. For most creators, teachable:pay is the simpler choice.

What the Starter Plan Actually Costs Per Transaction

On Starter with teachable:pay, here's what a US card sale costs.

7.5% (Teachable) + 2.9% + $0.30 (Stripe) = 10.4% + $0.30 per sale

Sell a $100 course and $10.70 goes to fees before you see anything. Sell a $500 course and the fees come to $52.30.

That's why Starter gets expensive faster than most new creators expect, despite its low monthly price.

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Teachable Starter Plan: The Monthly Price Hides the Real Cost

The 7.5% transaction fee is the most important number for any creator deciding where to start on Teachable, because it reshapes the whole cost picture once sales come in.

Builder becomes cheaper than Starter at roughly $533 a month in revenue on annual billing. Builder costs $40 a month more than Starter ($69 vs $29 on annual billing) and drops the transaction fee to zero. So when 7.5% of your monthly revenue reaches $40, the two plans cost the same, and above that point Builder wins.

Monthly RevenueStarter Total CostBuilder Total CostBetter Plan
$200 (2 × $100)$29 + $21.40 = $50.40$69 + $6.40 = $75.40Starter
$400 (4 × $100)$29 + $42.80 = $71.80$69 + $12.80 = $81.80Starter
$533 (break-even)Same totalSame totalEqual
$700 (7 × $100)$29 + $74.90 = $103.90$69 + $22.40 = $91.40Builder
$1,000$29 + $107 = $136$69 + $32 = $101Builder
$3,000$29 + $321 = $350$69 + $96 = $165Builder
$5,000$29 + $535 = $564$69 + $160 = $229Builder
$10,000$29 + $1,070 = $1,099$69 + $320 = $389Builder

Assumes teachable:pay, US cards, a $100 average sale, and today's annual prices ($29 for Starter, $69 for Builder). Processing fees appear in both columns.

If you sell a $200 course, three sales a month already push you past the break-even, so Builder starts saving you money sooner than most creators expect.

The gap widens fast at scale. A creator doing $10,000 a month on Starter pays $1,099 in plan and processing costs combined. On Builder, the same revenue costs $389, and almost all of that $710 difference comes from the 7.5% fee. Starter is a reasonable place to start and an expensive place to stay.

Starter has other limits too. You get 5 products, one admin, and no custom domain, so your school lives on a teachable.com subdomain. Starter also leaves out built-in email marketing, affiliates, and certificates. Students are unlimited, though, on Starter and every other plan. If you're testing your first idea with a small audience, Starter works, but once you're consistently near $400 to $500 a month, run the break-even and upgrade.

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Teachable Builder Plan: This Is Where Teachable Gets Useful

Builder at $69/month annually is where Teachable stops feeling like a trial environment and starts working as a real course business platform.

Dropping the transaction fee to zero is the headline change. Builder also adds built-in email marketing, which is basic next to a dedicated tool like Kit but covers the fundamentals without another subscription. You get an affiliate program, a custom domain, CSS snippets for design tweaks, and real-time support. Ten published products and unlimited students give most solo course creators room to grow for a while.

Two gaps deserve a closer look before you settle on Builder. Course completion certificates only come with Growth, so if your students need proof of completion for an employer or a professional body, Builder can't provide it. The second gap is the 10-product limit across courses, coaching products, and downloads combined. A flagship course, a lead magnet, a coaching program, and a digital download already use four slots, so map out the next two years of products before you assume ten is enough headroom.

Most active Teachable creators belong on Builder. If you sell consistently, stay under ten products, and can live without certificates, spending more buys you little.

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Teachable Growth Plan: Who Actually Needs It

Growth roughly doubles Builder's cost, so before you upgrade, name the specific feature you need that Builder lacks.

Growth raises the limits to 50 products and five admin users. It also removes Teachable branding and adds course certificates, custom user roles, bulk student imports, Zapier and webhooks, and the public API. If you won't use at least two of those, you're overpaying.

Growth is also where Teachable runs into its biggest rivals. At $139/month, it costs about the same as Kajabi Basic ($143/month) and less than Thinkific Grow ($164/month). Those three platforms work very differently, so run the comparison below before you commit.

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Teachable Custom Plan: For Schools That Outgrow Growth

Custom is Teachable's top tier, and you get it through the sales team. It suits large academies that need more than 50 products, more than five admins, or contract terms a self-serve plan can't offer. Teachable publishes no price for it, so expect a quote based on your school's size.

Most creators won't need it for years, if ever. If you can't name a Growth limit you've already hit, Growth does the job.

Teachable Pricing History: What Changed and Why It Matters

Teachable has restructured its pricing significantly twice since 2023. That pattern belongs in your pricing decision, because what you might pay in two or three years matters as much as what you pay today.

The original structure had a free plan, Basic at $39/month with a 5% transaction fee, Pro at $119/month, and Pro+ at $199/month. Late 2023 brought a meaningful price increase. Then June 2025 brought the most disruptive change. Teachable discontinued the free plan, retired the old plan names, introduced product limits where unlimited access had existed, and raised prices substantially for many existing customers.

Creators who had built their businesses on the old terms, particularly those on legacy plans with unlimited courses, found themselves suddenly capped and paying 2 to 3 times more. Teachable gave them 30 days' notice. For someone with years of student relationships and integrated funnels on the platform, that's not much runway.

Teachable's argument is that the platform evolved and the new plans reflect a more capable product. There's some truth to it. The fee model is cleaner, with no transaction fee above Starter, and students are unlimited on every plan. But many legacy users ended up paying more for less.

If you're signing up today, plan around one fact. Teachable pricing has moved twice in three years, so the price you lock in today may not hold.

The practical response to that risk is simple. Host your course videos on Vimeo and embed them in Teachable in place of native uploads. This is the most important piece of operational advice I give any creator building on the platform. Video is your hardest asset to migrate. If it lives in Vimeo, a future platform move means rebuilding course structure, which is painful but doable. If it lives natively in Teachable, you're locked in more deeply than you may realize.

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What Teachable's New Pricing Really Costs: Stories From My Community

I have more than 8,000 email subscribers and thousands more connected with me across social platforms and the Learning Revolution community.

When Teachable changes its pricing, I hear about it directly from my community.

The June 2025 restructure generated more of those messages than anything I can remember.

The lock-in problem nobody talks about enough. I had a course creator in my community with thousands of students, dozens of courses, integrated payment funnels, and years of native video uploads on Teachable.

When the pricing changed, they faced an impossible choice. They could stay and pay significantly more for the same tools, or migrate.

But migration at that scale takes months and costs a real percentage of the student base along the way.

Another edupreneur I heard from had been on Teachable since 2017, with more than 30,000 students and deeply integrated funnels. Teachable's quality had little to do with his decision to stay. He stayed because unwinding it would take months and likely cost him a significant chunk of his audience in transition.

The lock-in was the biggest number in his calculation, bigger than the monthly fee.

The price increase that came with feature reductions. What made Teachable's June 2025 restructure so frustrating for longtime users specifically was that fees went up at the same time features went down.

Course sellers, coaches, and consultants who had built their business on unlimited courses found themselves under a product cap for the first time.

Multiple people told me their monthly fee had doubled or tripled while their product limit shrank by half. Paying more for a better product is one conversation. Paying more for less is a different one entirely.

What this means for you. I still recommend Teachable for the right use case. The course delivery is clean, the payment infrastructure is reliable, and the tax handling saves real work. Those strengths haven't changed.

But go in knowing the true cost. It's the monthly fee plus transaction costs, plus any payment surcharge, plus whatever it would cost you to migrate if you feel locked in a few years from now.

And if your business grows on Teachable, revisit the cost-to-value calculation every year. The platform that made sense on Builder at $69/month with three courses looks different on Growth at $139/month with 20 products, a team, and three years of student data inside the system.

Teachable can still be the right choice. It deserves more careful thought than a quick pricing page visit, that's all.

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The Hidden Teachable Costs Worth Knowing

The plan fee is only the starting point. These costs also hit your margin.

Extra CostWho It HitsAmount
Platform transaction feeStarter plan users7.5% of every paid sale
Custom Gateway integration feeUS schools using their own Stripe2% per transaction
International card premiumCreators with international students3.9% vs 2.9%, an extra 1% per transaction
PayPal feesAnyone accepting PayPal3.49% to 4.99% + $0.49, depending on location
Buy Now Pay LaterCreators offering Klarna or Afterpay6.99% + $0.30 per transaction
BackOfficeCreators with affiliates or co-instructors2% to 2.8% extra
Chargeback feeAnyone who receives a dispute$15 per dispute
Course certificatesStarter and Builder users who need themUpgrade to Growth required
Product limit breachStarter (5), Builder (10), or Growth (50) at the ceilingUpgrade required

BackOffice deserves a specific call-out. It's Teachable's optional service for automated affiliate and co-instructor payouts plus tax form collection.

It costs an extra 2% to 2.8% on the transactions it touches. It's supposed to be opt-in, but creators have reported BackOffice charges on their statements without having switched it on.

Before your first sale, open your Teachable payment settings and check whether BackOffice is active. If no affiliates or co-instructors need automated payouts, turn it off.

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Why Is Teachable So Expensive Compared to Competitors?

Whether Teachable is expensive depends entirely on what you compare it to.

Teachable looks reasonable once you count what it replaces. teachable:pay handles US sales tax, EU VAT, and GST automatically, and that compliance work would run you $50 to $100 a month in third-party tools if you handled it yourself. Add standard Stripe fees, course hosting, and a basic email tool, and you pass Builder's $69/month before you've paid for a single feature Teachable gives you natively.

It looks expensive next to platforms at similar prices that include more. Thinkific Start costs $82/month on annual billing, a little more than Builder, and includes paid memberships, subscriptions, bundles, student payment plans, certificates, and Zoom lessons inside courses.

Builder gives you basic email marketing and affiliates, while certificates wait until Growth. The prices sit close together, and the value behind them differs a lot.

Teachable looks most expensive once you factor in its pricing history. The number changed twice in three years, so a $29 or $69 monthly price isn't one you can bank on long-term.

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teachable:pay vs Custom Gateway: What the 2% Really Costs at Scale

Most creators make this choice during account setup without working out what it will cost as the business grows.

Your own Stripe account (Custom Payment Gateway) adds a 2% integration fee per transaction on top of Stripe's processing rate. That 2% sounds small, so here's what it adds up to at different revenue levels.

Monthly Revenueteachable:pay FeesCustom Gateway FeesExtra Cost / MonthExtra Cost / Year
$1,000$32$52$20$240
$3,000$96$156$60$720
$5,000$160$260$100$1,200
$10,000$320$520$200$2,400
$20,000$640$1,040$400$4,800

US cards at 2.9% + $0.30 (teachable:pay) vs 4.9% + $0.30 (Custom Gateway, including the 2% surcharge), with a $100 average sale. Your plan fee stays the same either way, so the table leaves it out.

A creator doing $10,000 a month who picked Custom Gateway for control over their Stripe account pays an extra $2,400 a year for that choice. At $20,000 a month it's $4,800 a year, a real business cost most creators never calculate before they set up their account.

The main legitimate reason to use Custom Gateway is if you already have complex Stripe infrastructure with subscription relationships, saved payment methods, or integrations that would be painful to rebuild. If you're starting fresh or migrating, teachable:pay is the straightforward financial choice for US-based schools.

Custom Gateway also means no automatic tax handling, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Buy Now Pay Later for your students, which gives most creators three more reasons to stay on teachable:pay.

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How Teachable Pricing Compares to Alternatives

PlatformPlanAnnual PriceTransaction FeeNative EmailWhite LabelBest For
TeachableStarter$29/mo7.5%NoNoValidating a first course at very low volume
TeachableBuilder$69/mo0%BasicNoActive course creators with a simple stack
TeachableGrowth$139/mo0%BasicYesMulti-product schools, teams, B2B
ThinkificStart$82/mo0%Sequences onlyNoCourse-first creators who want learning depth
ThinkificGrow$164/mo0%Students onlyYesDeep LMS, compliance, B2B
KajabiBasic$143/mo0%Full platformNoAll-in-one marketing plus courses
PodiaShaker$84/mo0%Full (included)YesAll-in-one without Kajabi's price
SkoolPro$82/mo2.9% + 30¢NoneNoCommunity-led memberships
LearnWorldsPro Trainer$79/mo0%Basic (2,000 emails/mo)NoInteractive learning, SCORM
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Teachable vs Thinkific: The Comparison That Defines This Space

Teachable and Thinkific have competed directly since both launched in the mid-2010s. They used to be very similar, and they have since diverged in ways that matter.

Teachable Builder ($69/month) costs a little less than Thinkific Start ($82/month), and the two give you different things. Builder gives you basic email marketing and an affiliate program.

Thinkific Start gives you paid memberships, bundles, student payment plans, certificates, and Zoom lessons, but no email marketing to external lists.

So the real question is what your business actually runs on.

At the Growth level ($139/month), Kajabi Basic ($143/month) costs about the same, and Thinkific Grow ($164/month) costs a bit more.

Kajabi brings a full email platform that reaches any contact list, complete sales funnels, and a broader marketing engine. Thinkific brings deeper learning infrastructure. Teachable brings clean delivery, white-label branding, and API access.

Each one fits a different kind of operator. For me, Teachable loses to both Thinkific and Kajabi at this price point.

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LearnWorlds vs Teachable: Worth Comparing

LearnWorlds vs Teachable is another worthy comparison. If you need SCORM support, interactive video, or the kind of assessment depth that compliance training requires, Teachable doesn't offer it and has no public plans to.

LearnWorlds Pro Trainer at $79/month is worth a look before you commit to Teachable for that use case.

It won't replace Teachable for every creator, but for anyone who needs interactive learning tools, it fills a gap Teachable leaves open.

My Verdict: Is Teachable Pricing Fair And Worth Using?

Teachable is a clean, reliable platform for course delivery and payment processing. The checkout runs smoothly, the tax handling saves real work, and the course builder is solid for pure learning delivery.

If you want to host and sell structured courses without building a marketing platform on top of it, Teachable handles that job well.

Still, weigh the value on offer. Teachable's learning tools beat most platforms, but at this price I'd still pick Thinkific, which includes more on its mid-tier plan, from certificates to student payment plans.

If Teachable fits what you need, here's when each plan makes sense.

Starter at $29/month. It only makes sense at very low volume. Below about $533 a month in revenue it's the cheaper option, and above that Builder beats it on cost alone. Start here to validate and move up once sales are consistent.

Builder at $69/month. Most active Teachable creators belong here. You get zero transaction fees, basic email marketing, affiliates, a custom domain, ten products, and unlimited students, which covers most solo course businesses.

Growth at $139/month. Upgrade when you need certificates, white-label branding, Zapier or API access, more than ten products, or a team with custom roles. Before you commit, compare Kajabi Basic at $143/month and Thinkific Grow at $164/month, since each of the three targets a different operator.

Custom. Teachable's sales team prices this plan for large academies that need more than 50 products or complex team setups, a level few solo creators ever reach.

If you're still unsure, start the 7-day free trial and run your numbers through the calculator. You can also plan your course price and revenue with our free creator tools.

Then treat the 30-day money-back guarantee as your real evaluation window. It runs longer than the trial and gives you time to test a real checkout.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What percentage does Teachable take from each sale?

On Starter, Teachable takes 7.5% of every paid sale. On Builder, Growth, and Custom, it takes 0%. Payment processing fees of 2.9% + $0.30 per US card through teachable:pay apply on every plan, and that money goes to Stripe.

Does Teachable automatically handle sales tax and VAT?

Yes, through teachable:pay. Teachable automatically calculates, collects, and remits US sales tax, EU VAT, and GST in supported regions. Creators using a Custom Payment Gateway (their own Stripe) are responsible for their own tax compliance.

Does Teachable limit how many students you can have?

No. Every Teachable plan, including Starter, allows unlimited students. Teachable limits published products instead, with 5 products on Starter, 10 products on Builder, and 50 products on Growth. Admin seats are limited too, with one on Starter and Builder and five on Growth.

Does Teachable include course certificates?

Only on Growth and above. Starter and Builder leave out completion certificates, so if your students need proof of completion, budget for Growth at $139/month. Thinkific Start includes certificates at $82/month, which makes it the cheaper route if certificates matter.

Does Teachable have a free plan?

No. Teachable discontinued its free plan in the June 2025 restructure. The entry point is the Starter plan at $29/month on annual billing. Every paid plan comes with a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Do Teachable plans include a community?

Not for new schools. Teachable has put its Community feature into maintenance mode and closed it to new schools and to schools that never created one. Existing communities keep working. Teachable recommends course comments or a third-party tool such as Discord or Slack.

Does Teachable have a marketplace where students can find my courses?

No. Teachable has no public marketplace, so every student comes through your own marketing, whether that's your email list, social media, paid ads, or affiliates. Bringing the audience is entirely your job.

What is teachable:pay and do I need it?

teachable:pay is Teachable's built-in payment processor. It handles cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Buy Now Pay Later, and automatic tax remittance, and it's the right choice for most creators. Using your own Stripe adds a 2% integration fee for US schools and removes tax handling, Apple Pay, and BNPL.

What is the BackOffice fee and is it automatically charged?

BackOffice automates affiliate and co-instructor payouts and handles 1099 tax form collection. It adds 2% to 2.8% per transaction. It's opt-in, but some creators have found it running without having turned it on, so check your payment settings before your first sale.

Does Teachable support SCORM?

No, and Teachable has no public plans to add it. If you need SCORM or xAPI tracking, look at LearnWorlds, which includes SCORM packages from its Pro Trainer plan, or Thinkific Plus.

What happens to my students if I cancel Teachable?

Your school goes offline immediately and students lose course access. You can export student email addresses as a CSV, but course content doesn't export in a portable format, so you'd rebuild it on a new platform. If you promised lifetime access, those students lose it unless you migrate them manually.

Is Teachable worth it for low-volume creators?

Starter at $29/month works for validation at very low volume. Once you're near $400 to $500 a month in revenue, Builder saves you more in transaction fees than the $40 upgrade costs. The bigger risk is paying Builder or Growth rates before your revenue justifies them.

Can I get a discount on Teachable?

Annual billing is the only official discount, and it cuts roughly 22% to 26% off the monthly price depending on the plan. Teachable publishes no coupon codes. It has offered 50% off to creators who start the cancellation process, as a retention move, though you can't plan around that.

How does Teachable pricing compare to Thinkific?

Teachable Builder ($69/month) costs a little less than Thinkific Start ($82/month). Builder includes basic email marketing and affiliates. Thinkific Start includes memberships, bundles, student payment plans, and certificates. At the Growth level ($139/month), Kajabi Basic ($143/month) costs about the same, and Thinkific Grow ($164/month) costs a bit more.

Does Teachable offer nonprofit or educational institution discounts?

Teachable publishes no nonprofit pricing. If you run a larger school, ask the sales team about the Custom plan, since custom conversations happen there more often than at entry level.

What is the difference between Teachable's old plans and the current ones?

Before June 2025, Teachable offered Basic ($39/month, 5% fee), Pro ($119/month, 0% fee), Pro+ ($199/month, 0% fee), and a free plan. Today's lineup is Starter, Builder, Growth, and a Custom plan through sales. Along the way Teachable dropped the free plan, added product limits, and moved legacy customers onto new plans automatically.

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