At a glance
Podia
- Free plan
- No free plan. A 14-day free trial with no credit card.
- Paid plans from
- $49 a month (Mover, 5% fee, 100 email subscribers), or $42 a month billed yearly
- Best for
- Small creators who want courses, downloads, a community, a website and email in one place
- Skip it if
- Your email list is already well past 1,000 subscribers, or you want a free plan
Prices checked 2026-10-21 · Sources
Quick answer
Podia has no free plan, but its 14-day free trial needs no credit card. Mover costs $49 a month ($42 billed yearly), with a 5% Podia fee on sales and email included for up to 100 subscribers. Shaker costs $99 a month ($84 yearly), takes no Podia fee and includes 500 email subscribers. Every plan includes courses, downloads, coaching, a community, a website and blog, a custom domain and checkout. Stripe or PayPal charges its own 2.9% + 30¢ on top.
Is there a free plan?
No. Podia offers a 14-day free trial with full access, and you don't need to enter a card or pick a plan until you're ready. After the trial you need a paid plan, including to keep using Podia Email.
Enough for you if you're starting out. Mover includes:
- 50 products, 500 videos and 25 community spaces, with unlimited customers
- online courses, digital downloads, coaching and live or in-person events
- a website, blog, landing pages and a custom domain
- built-in checkout, sales tax handling and 20+ currencies
- Podia Email for up to 100 subscribers
Not enough if you need:
- to keep Podia's 5% fee off your sales (Shaker and up)
- affiliate marketing, upsells, PayPal or Zapier (Shaker and up)
- email for more than 100 subscribers without paying more
Sources: Podia pricing, Podia Email FAQs.
What it costs once you grow
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly (per month) | Email subscribers | Podia fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mover | $49 | $42 ($504 a year) | 100 | 5% |
| Shaker | $99 | $84 ($1,008 a year) | 500 | None |
| Earthquaker | $179 | $150 ($1,800 a year) | 1,000 | None |
Source: www.podia.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-21. Prices change; the vendor's page is the final word.
Shaker allows 150 products, 1,000 videos and 100 spaces. Earthquaker makes products, videos and spaces unlimited.
- Processing: Stripe or PayPal charges a standard 2.9% + 30¢, which may vary by location. Podia says these fees are the processor's, not Podia's.
- More email subscribers: if your list is bigger than your plan includes, you can add subscribers within your plan from the Billing page. The pricing page doesn't list those add-on prices.
- An example from those numbers: Mover's 5% on $1,000 a month in sales is $50, so Mover costs $99 in total, the same as Shaker. Above $1,000 a month, Shaker costs less.
Sources: Podia pricing, Podia Email FAQs.
Catches to know
- Going over the email limit stops sending. If you exceed your plan's subscribers, broadcasts and campaigns are disabled: scheduled broadcasts go back to draft and campaigns pause until you upgrade or remove subscribers (Podia Email FAQs).
- Only subscribers count. People marked "Not subscribed" or "Unconfirmed" don't count toward the limit, and Podia never auto-upgrades you (Podia Email FAQs, pricing FAQ).
- Refunds have a short window. Podia refunds a payment if you ask within 72 hours of it, with no partial refunds on yearly plans (pricing FAQ).
- Migration help has limits. Podia migrates up to 50 products on Mover and up to 150 on Shaker and Earthquaker (pricing FAQ).
Podia vs Kajabi, Teachable and Stan at a glance
| Podia | Kajabi | Teachable | Stan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No, 14-day trial (no card) | No free plan listed, 14-day trial | No, 7-day trial | No, 14-day trial |
| Cheapest plan, billed monthly | $49 (Mover) | $179 (Basic) | $39 (Starter) | $29 (Creator) |
| Platform fee on the cheapest plan | 5% | No revenue share; 2% with a third-party processor | 7.5% | 0% |
| Email included on the cheapest plan | 100 subscribers | 2,500 contacts, unlimited sends | Not stated | Email collection only; broadcasts on Creator Pro |
| Community | Every plan | 1 on Basic | Not stated | Every plan |
Sources: Podia pricing, Kajabi pricing, Teachable pricing, Stan plans. More detail in our Kajabi, Teachable and Stan reviews.
Compare side by side: Kajabi vs Podia, Stan vs Podia.
Who should pick Podia, and who should skip it
Pick Podia if you want courses, downloads, coaching, a community, a website and email under one plan, and your list is still small. Move to Shaker once sales pass about $1,000 a month.
Skip Podia if your email list is already in the thousands (Kajabi Basic includes 2,500 contacts and Systeme.io Free includes 2,000), or you need a free plan.
FAQ
Does Podia have a free plan?
No. Podia has a 14-day free trial that doesn't need a credit card.
Does Podia charge transaction fees?
5% on the Mover plan. Shaker and Earthquaker have no Podia fees. Stripe or PayPal charge their own 2.9% + 30¢.
How many email subscribers does Podia include?
100 on Mover, 500 on Shaker and 1,000 on Earthquaker. You can add more from your Billing page.
What happens if I go over Podia's subscriber limit?
Email sending is disabled until you upgrade or remove subscribers. Scheduled broadcasts return to draft and campaigns pause.
What changed
- 2026-10-21: Written from Podia's official pricing and help pages.
Sources
All accessed 2026-10-21 (America/New_York).
- Podia pricing (monthly and yearly billing): https://www.podia.com/pricing
- Podia, "Podia Email FAQs": https://help.podia.com/en/articles/11371062-podia-email-faqs
- Kajabi pricing: https://kajabi.com/pricing
- Teachable pricing: https://www.teachable.com/pricing
- Stan, "Creator vs. Creator Pro": https://help.stan.store/article/31-creator-vs-creator-pro