The short decision
Course tools first
Compare Thinkific and LearnWorlds when learner delivery leads the decision.
Marketing or community first
Compare creator suites or community platforms when those workflows are central.
Evidence basis: Prices and capabilities come from official vendor pages. Scenario choices are editorial analysis. No hands-on testing is claimed.
Teachable alternatives at a glance
| Platform | Best fit | Published entry | Important limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Systeme.io | Creator funnels, email and courses | $0/month Free | One course and three funnels on Free |
| Thinkific | Course-first businesses | $54/month Basic | Basic: 1 community; 5 downloads; student/bandwidth limits. |
| Podia | Simple product, email and community setup | $42/month Mover, annual billing | Mover: 5% platform fee; 100 email subscribers. |
| LearnWorlds | Structured online learning | $29/month Starter | Starter: $5/paid enrollment; 1,000 active learners. |
| Circle | Community-first membership | $89/month Professional, annual billing | Professional: 2% platform fee; Email Hub extra. |
| Mighty Networks | Community-led courses and memberships | $79/month Launch | Launch has a 2% platform transaction fee and basic automations; Scale adds more automation and integrations. |
| Kajabi | Creator products and marketing | $179/month Basic | Basic: 2,500 contacts; affiliate tools on Growth/Pro. |
Why consider moving from Teachable
Teachable Starter is $39/month on monthly billing, permits five published products and lists a 7.5% platform transaction fee. Builder is $89/month on monthly billing and lists a 0% platform fee under its stated payment terms. A buyer may be seeking a different fee model, deeper learning tools, a broader creator marketing stack or a community-led product. Teachable pricing
Systeme.io
For a creator who needs funnels and email alongside a course.
Published entry
Free plan: 2,000 contacts, three funnels and one course. Startup is $17/month and lists five courses.
Trade-off
Check the course format and learner experience against Teachable; a course allowance alone does not show equivalence.
Official pricing and features · Verified September 29, 2026
Consider Systeme.io when its published funnel, email and course limits cover your workflow.
Thinkific
Course-first businesses. Compare its course and member workflow with Teachable before moving.
- Published entry
- $54/month Basic
- Course offer
- Unlimited courses on Basic
- Boundary
- Basic allows one community and five digital downloads; student and video bandwidth limits apply.
Official pricing and features; US price confirmation · Verified September 29, 2026
Podia
Best fit
Simple product, email and community setup. Compare its course and member workflow with Teachable before moving. The published plan includes courses, community, a website, landing pages and checkout. Shaker adds affiliate marketing and removes Podia's platform transaction fee.
Plan check
$42/month Mover, annual billing. Mover has a 5% platform transaction fee and 100 included email subscribers; more subscribers require an add-on.
Official pricing and features · Verified September 29, 2026
LearnWorlds
Structured online learning
Starter includes course hosting on a custom domain, quizzes and live sessions. Pro Trainer adds certificates, subscriptions and SCORM uploads. Compare its course and member workflow with Teachable before moving.
$29/month Starter. Starter charges $5 per paid enrollment and allows 1,000 active learners per month; Pro Trainer removes that enrollment fee.
Official pricing and features · Verified September 29, 2026
Circle
$89/month Professional, annual billing
Professional includes community, courses, live events, website and payments. Business adds workflows and standard migration services. Compare its course and member workflow with Teachable before moving.
Before switching: Professional has a 2% platform transaction fee; Email Hub is an extra monthly charge.
Official pricing and features · Verified September 29, 2026
Mighty Networks
Community-led courses and memberships. Compare its course and member workflow with Teachable before moving.
Launch lists community, courses, events and basic automations. The published plan centers on member interaction rather than a funnel or sales CRM workflow.
Confirm the destination plan and transfer path for content, subscribers, payments and domains. Published entry: $79/month Launch. Launch has a 2% platform transaction fee and basic automations; Scale adds more automation and integrations.
Official pricing and features · Verified September 29, 2026
Kajabi
A broader creator business suite when course selling also needs marketing and community.
Basic is $179/month on monthly billing, with five products and 2,500 contacts.
A Kajabi product is not equivalent to one Teachable published product without checking what each offer contains. Compare the contact and product limits with your inventory.
Official pricing and features · Verified September 29, 2026
Plan-limit detail: Five products and 2,500 contacts on Basic
Choose by course-business scenario
| Primary need | Consider | Verify before switching |
|---|---|---|
| Course delivery leads | Thinkific or LearnWorlds | Check learner, bandwidth and enrollment limits. |
| Funnels and email lead | Systeme.io | Check the course format and Free-plan allowances. |
| Courses plus simple community and email | Podia | Model subscriber add-ons and platform fees. |
| Community and events lead | Circle or Mighty Networks | Model transaction fees and separate email needs. |
| Broader creator business suite | Kajabi | Compare products and contacts at the required tier. |
Budget for the required plan
Plan cost checklist
Compare the tier that covers your contacts, catalog and members. Keep monthly billing separate from annual-effective prices, then add platform fees, payment processing and any email or usage charges.
Use the published entry table as a shortlist, then check the required tier against your actual limits. Official Teachable pricing.
How to choose and migrate
- Inventory published courses, coaching offers, downloads, students, active subscriptions and domains.
- Compare monthly billing with annual-effective prices separately; include platform transaction fees and payment processing.
- Test how lessons, enrollment records, payment arrangements and subscriber consent transfer before canceling Teachable.
- Check the destination plan for certificates, community, email automation and affiliate tools you actually use.
Questions buyers ask
Thinkific and LearnWorlds publish course-focused tools. Compare the learning features, learner limits and fees on the plan you would buy.
Systeme.io publishes a Free plan with one course, three funnels and 2,000 contacts. Whether it replaces your Teachable workflow depends on course, checkout and student requirements.
Teachable Starter lists a 7.5% platform transaction fee. Compare that with the destination plan’s platform fee and separate payment-processing charges at your expected sales volume.
Test the content transfer, access rules, customer communications, subscription payments and domain routing with a small group before retiring the original site.
Sources and verification
Product information was checked against these official pages on September 29, 2026. Prices, limits and conditions may change; confirm the current plan before purchase.
- Teachable: Official pricing and features
- Systeme.io: Official pricing and features
- Thinkific: Official pricing and features; US pricing update
- Kajabi: Official pricing and features
- Podia: Official pricing and features
- LearnWorlds: Official pricing and features
- Circle: Official pricing and features
- Mighty Networks: Official pricing and features
Our software comparison methodology explains this source standard. Explore software alternatives by workflow for a wider shortlist.