At a glance
Teachable
- Free plan
- No free plan. A 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Paid plans from
- $39 a month (Starter, 5 products, 7.5% fee), or $29 a month billed yearly
- Best for
- New course creators with a few products who want a low monthly price to start
- Skip it if
- You'll sell more than about $670 a month on Starter, where the 7.5% fee outruns Builder's higher price
Prices checked 2026-10-21 · Sources
Quick answer
Teachable has no free plan: you get a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Starter costs $39 a month ($29 billed yearly) for 5 products, but Teachable keeps 7.5% of every sale on it. Builder costs $89 a month ($69 yearly) for 10 products and takes 0% when you use Teachable Payments. On top of either, card processing is 2.9% + $0.30 for a US card. If you sell more than about $670 a month, Builder costs less than Starter.
Is there a free plan?
No. Teachable's pricing FAQ calls it "a paid service that includes a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee". You can cancel at any time; cancelling takes effect at the end of the billing cycle.
Enough for you if you're starting small. Starter includes:
- up to 5 published products (a course, coaching offer or digital download each counts as 1; memberships, bundles and drafts don't count)
- iOS and Android student apps
- global payments and taxes
- upsells and cart recovery
- AI course creation tools
Not enough if you need:
- more than 5 products, an affiliate program or real-time support (Builder and up)
- certificates, imported students or Teachable branding removed (Growth and up)
- to keep the 7.5% Starter fee off your sales
Sources: Teachable pricing.
What it costs once you grow
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly (per month) | Products | Teachable fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $39 | $29 | 5 | 7.5% |
| Builder | $89 | $69 | 10 | 0% |
| Growth | $189 | $139 | 50 | 0% |
Source: www.teachable.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-21. Prices change; the vendor's page is the final word.
A Custom plan is priced by call. Teachable says yearly billing saves 22% compared with monthly.
- Processing on Teachable Payments (US school): 2.9% + $0.30 for a domestic card and 4.4% + $0.30 for an international card.
- Extra fees on the default Standard bundle: +0.5% on transactions where tax is assessed and +0.7% on recurring payments. The optional Global bundle adds 2.8% on all transactions and waives those two.
- Your own Stripe account (Custom Payment Gateway): US schools pay Teachable a 2% integration fee per transaction, plus Stripe's own fees.
- An example from those numbers: at $1,000 a month in sales, Starter's 7.5% is $75, so Starter costs $114 in total against Builder's $89. The two are equal at about $667 a month in sales.
Sources: Teachable pricing, Understand your transaction fees and bundles.
Catches to know
- The 7.5% Starter fee is on the full sale price. Teachable's help center says it applies to all sales on Starter, on both Teachable Payments and your own gateway, and it is separate from processing fees (fees and bundles).
- Product limits are firm by plan. 5 products on Starter and 10 on Builder; the 51st product needs a Custom plan (pricing).
- Branding and certificates wait until Growth. Both start at $189 a month (pricing).
- Plan changes bill at the next date. You're charged the new plan amount on your next billing date (pricing FAQ).
Teachable vs Thinkific, Podia and Stan at a glance
| Teachable | Thinkific | Podia | Stan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No, 7-day trial | No, 30-day trial | No, 14-day trial | No, 14-day trial |
| Cheapest plan, billed monthly | $39 (Starter) | $109 (Start) | $49 (Mover) | $29 (Creator) |
| Platform fee on the cheapest plan | 7.5% | None listed with Thinkific Payments; 2% with Stripe or PayPal | 5% | 0% |
| First plan with 0% platform fee | Builder, $89 | Start, with Thinkific Payments | Shaker, $99 | Creator, $29 |
| Products on the cheapest plan | 5 | Unlimited courses | 50 | Unlimited |
Sources: Teachable pricing, Thinkific pricing, Podia pricing, Stan plans, Stan fees. More detail in our Thinkific, Podia and Stan reviews.
Compare side by side: Thinkific vs Teachable, Teachable vs Kajabi.
Who should pick Teachable, and who should skip it
Pick Teachable if you're launching your first few courses, want student apps and tax handling included, and expect modest sales at first: Starter is $39 a month, and you can move to Builder once sales pass about $670 a month.
Skip Teachable if you need a free plan (Systeme.io has one), plan to sell a lot on Starter (the 7.5% adds up), or need more than 10 products without paying $189 a month.
FAQ
Does Teachable have a free plan?
No. Teachable offers a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
What is Teachable's transaction fee?
7.5% on the Starter plan. Builder, Growth and Custom have 0% Teachable fees with Teachable Payments. Card processing fees apply on every plan.
How much does Teachable cost per month?
Starter $39, Builder $89 and Growth $189 billed monthly; $29, $69 and $139 a month billed yearly.
What counts as a product on Teachable?
Each published course, coaching offer or digital download counts as 1. Memberships, bundles and unpublished drafts don't count.
What changed
- 2026-10-21: Written from Teachable's official pricing and help pages.
Sources
All accessed 2026-10-21 (America/New_York).
- Teachable pricing: https://www.teachable.com/pricing
- Teachable, "Understand your transaction fees and bundles": https://support.teachable.com/en/articles/15661316-understand-your-transaction-fees-and-bundles
- Thinkific pricing: https://www.thinkific.com/pricing/
- Podia pricing: https://www.podia.com/pricing
- Stan, "Creator vs. Creator Pro": https://help.stan.store/article/31-creator-vs-creator-pro
- Stan, "Stan, Stripe, and PayPal Transaction Fees": https://help.stan.store/article/83-stan-stripes-transaction-fees