Comparisons

7 Best Teachable Alternatives in 2026, Compared

Leaving Teachable over the 7.5% Starter fee, plan-gated features or payouts? Seven alternatives compared on price, fees, how you're paid and who each one suits.

Ijharul Islam October 25, 2026 8 min read

Teachable is a solid course platform, but creators look elsewhere for familiar reasons: the 7.5% transaction fee on its Starter plan, certificates that need the Growth plan, product limits, or wanting payments to land in their own account.

Here are seven alternatives, what each costs, what each takes from your sales, how each pays you, and who each suits better than Teachable.

The short answer

The best Teachable alternative depends on why you're leaving. For 0% fees with sales paid into your own Stripe, try Klasira or Podia (Shaker and up). For unlimited courses and deep commerce, Thinkific. For the broadest all-in-one, Kajabi. For corporate training features, LearnWorlds. For a community-led business, Skool. For a free start, Payhip.

Key takeaways

Teachable costs $39, $89 or $189 a month ($29, $69 or $139 yearly) and charges 7.5% per sale on Starter only.
Klasira charges 0% on every plan and pays into your own Stripe; Podia charges 0% from Shaker.
Thinkific and Kajabi charge nothing on their own payments, but extra if you connect another processor.
Teachable's strengths are worth weighing before you go: student apps and tax remitted on its own payments.

Disclosure: we make Klasira, one of the platforms on this list. Every other product's details come from its own public pages, checked in October 2026 and linked at the end. We include each one's real strengths, and say who it suits better than us.

How we compared them

We picked platforms creators most often compare with Teachable, plus Payhip as a low-cost option, and checked each one's pricing and help pages in October 2026. We compared monthly price, transaction fees, how payouts work and whether students get an app.

At a glance

Platform	Price	Transaction fee	How you're paid	Student app
Teachable	$39, $89 or $189 a month ($29, $69 or $139 yearly)	7.5% on Starter; 0% above	Teachable Payments, daily (about 2 business days after a sale)	Yes, iOS and Android
Klasira	See Klasira's pricing; 0% transaction fees	0%	Your own Stripe account, on Stripe's schedule	No
Thinkific	$109, $219 or $499 a month ($82, $164 or $374 yearly)	0% on Thinkific Payments; 0.5% to 2% on direct Stripe	Thinkific Payments daily (2 business days in the US), or your own Stripe	Branded app as a $199/month add-on
Kajabi	$179, $249 or $499 a month ($143, $199 or $399 yearly)	0% on Kajabi Payments or PayPal; 0.5% to 2% on other processors	Kajabi Payments, monthly with a 7-business-day delay for new accounts	Yes; branded app on Pro
Podia	$49, $99 or $179 a month ($42, $84 or $150 yearly)	5% on Mover; 0% above	Your own Stripe or PayPal (PayPal on Shaker and up)	No
LearnWorlds	$49, $99 or $299 a month ($44, $79 or $249 yearly)	$5 per paid enrollment on Starter; none above	Your own Stripe, PayPal or Shopify	Branded app as an add-on
Payhip	Free, $29 or $99 a month	5% on Free; 2% on Plus; 0% on Pro	Straight to your PayPal or Stripe after each sale	No student app found
Skool	$9 a month (Hobby) or $99 (Pro)	10% + 30¢ on Hobby; 2.9% + 30¢ on Pro, 3.9% + 30¢ above $900 (processing included)	Weekly, through a Skool-managed Stripe Express account	Yes, iOS and Android

The platforms, one by one

1. Klasira

Best for: Creators who want a designed school, 0% transaction fees and every sale paid into their own Stripe account
Price: See Klasira's pricing; 0% transaction fees. Fee: 0%.

Klasira is a new course platform. You pick one of 15 designed school themes, build courses from video, text and file lessons, sell downloads, bundles, subscriptions and payment plans in your school's own currency, and get paid straight into your own Stripe account. Quizzes, assignments, certificates, drip schedules, a community, affiliates, order bumps and upsells are built in, and every student is a CRM contact for email automations.

Where it shines: 0% fees and direct payouts to your own Stripe; teaching and selling tools in one place; designed school themes.

Watch out for: New, with no mobile app, live classes, course importer or Zapier app yet, and you handle tax registration and filing yourself.

2. Thinkific

Best for: Established course businesses that want unlimited courses and deep commerce tools
Price: $109, $219 or $499 a month ($82, $164 or $374 yearly). Fee: 0% on Thinkific Payments; 0.5% to 2% on direct Stripe.

Thinkific offers unlimited courses on every plan, quizzes, assignments, certificates, communities, Zoom sessions inside courses, and commerce tools such as order bumps, payment plans, bundles and gifting. Thinkific Payments remits US and Canadian sales tax. Plus adds SSO, SCORM and learning paths.

Where it shines: Unlimited courses, mature commerce, live sessions in courses, an enterprise tier.

Watch out for: Highest entry price here; a gateway fee if you connect your own Stripe; 0.7% extra on Thinkific Payments for subscriptions and payment plans.

3. Kajabi

Best for: Creators who want the most complete all-in-one and have the budget
Price: $179, $249 or $499 a month ($143, $199 or $399 yearly). Fee: 0% on Kajabi Payments or PayPal; 0.5% to 2% on other processors.

Kajabi covers courses, coaching with built-in live video, communities, newsletters and podcasts, with unlimited marketing emails, funnels and landing pages on every plan and an AI assistant called Cofounder. Affiliates and cohort courses start on Growth.

Where it shines: The broadest toolkit, live video coaching, a student app, unlimited marketing email.

Watch out for: Expensive; 5 products and 2,500 contacts on Basic; monthly payouts for new Kajabi Payments accounts.

4. Podia

Best for: Creators who sell courses, downloads, coaching and webinars from one simple site
Price: $49, $99 or $179 a month ($42, $84 or $150 yearly). Fee: 5% on Mover; 0% above.

Podia is an approachable all-in-one: courses, downloads, coaching, webinars and live events, a community, email marketing, and a website with a blog. Payments go to your own Stripe or PayPal, and Podia offers free migration help.

Where it shines: Simple to use, events and webinars, a website and blog, free migration help.

Watch out for: 5% fee on Mover; affiliates and upsells only from Shaker; 100, 500 or 1,000 email subscribers included by plan, more as a paid add-on; no app.

5. LearnWorlds

Best for: Training businesses that need SCORM, interactive video or white-labelling
Price: $49, $99 or $299 a month ($44, $79 or $249 yearly). Fee: $5 per paid enrollment on Starter; none above.

LearnWorlds combines a creator course platform with corporate learning features: interactive video, SCORM and HTML5 packages, learning paths, assessments, a community and, on higher plans, white-labelling, SSO and LTI. Certificates, subscriptions, payment plans and affiliates start on Pro Trainer.

Where it shines: Corporate learning depth, interactive video, a 30-day trial, 24/7 support from Pro Trainer.

Watch out for: $5 per sale on Starter; key selling tools need Pro Trainer; more complex than creators may need.

6. Payhip

Best for: Low-cost selling of downloads and courses, paying as you grow
Price: Free, $29 or $99 a month. Fee: 5% on Free; 2% on Plus; 0% on Pro.

Payhip gives every plan the same features and unlimited products; you choose between a higher transaction fee and a monthly price: 5% on the free plan, 2% on Plus and 0% on Pro. Payhip says it collects, reports and remits EU and UK VAT on digital sales for you.

Where it shines: A real free plan, all features on every plan, instant payouts to PayPal or Stripe.

Watch out for: Simpler course and site tools than course-first platforms.

7. Skool

Best for: Community-led businesses built on discussion, live calls and gamification
Price: $9 a month (Hobby) or $99 (Pro). Fee: 10% + 30¢ on Hobby; 2.9% + 30¢ on Pro, 3.9% + 30¢ above $900 (processing included).

Skool is a community first: a feed, a classroom for courses, a calendar with video calls and livestreams, and points, levels and leaderboards. It's the merchant of record, so it handles sales tax and VAT, and its directory can send you members. We found no quizzes, certificates, coupons or payment plans in its help center.

Where it shines: Engagement through gamification, live calls, apps, discovery, no tax admin.

Watch out for: Thin course tools; 10% fee on Hobby; no website builder found; members pay in US dollars.

What does Teachable still do better?

Two things are hard to replace. On Teachable Payments, Teachable calculates, collects and remits sales tax and VAT for you; most alternatives here only calculate it (or, like Skool and Gumroad, act as merchant of record on their own terms). And Teachable's iOS and Android student apps come with every plan. If either matters most to you, staying may be right.

How to choose

Leaving over fees: Klasira, Podia Shaker, Thinkific or Kajabi (on their own payments) take 0%.
Want money in your own account: Klasira, Podia, LearnWorlds and Payhip pay into your Stripe or PayPal.
Want an app: Kajabi and Skool include one; Thinkific and LearnWorlds sell branded apps as add-ons.
Selling to companies: LearnWorlds or Thinkific Plus.
Running a community: Skool.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Teachable?

It depends on your reason. Klasira and Podia suit creators who want 0% fees and payouts to their own Stripe; Thinkific suits established course businesses; Kajabi suits creators who want everything in one place.

Is there a Teachable alternative with no transaction fees?

Yes. Klasira charges 0% on every plan; Podia charges 0% on Shaker and Earthquaker; Thinkific and Kajabi charge 0% on their own payment systems. Card processing applies everywhere.

Is Thinkific better than Teachable?

Thinkific has unlimited courses and more commerce tools on every plan but starts at $109 a month; Teachable starts lower and has student apps and broader tax handling.

Can I move my students from Teachable?

Yes. Teachable lets you export students as a CSV, which most platforms, including Klasira, can import. Courses usually have to be rebuilt.

Try Klasira with your own course

If fees and payouts are why you're leaving Teachable, try Klasira with one course. Pick a theme, add one course and connect Stripe, then judge it on your own material. Start your school or see pricing.

Sources

Details about other companies in this post were checked against these public pages in October 2026. Products, prices and rules change, so confirm with each source before you decide.

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