Online course platforms: vendors compared on published prices

Vendors with an evidenced Online course platforms product

A vendor appears here when its own live page for Online course platforms answered at the linked URL on the date shown. Prices in the table are each vendor's published entry plan and next tier per month, and the platform's own cut on the entry plan; promotional pricing and annual-billing discounts change what you pay on the day.

Choosing a course platform

Read the cut with the plan. An entry plan with a 7.5% fee and a higher plan with none cross over at a sales volume you can calculate; the platform-type table lets you do it for each vendor.

Check what surrounds the course on the entry plan: email sequences, landing pages, upsells and affiliate tracking are included on some and gated on others, and a cheap plan that needs a separate email tool costs more than a dearer one that includes it.

Annual billing is printed alone on some pages. Where a vendor prints only the annual figure the cell says so; the table compares prices as printed and never re-derives a monthly charge the vendor does not offer.

Common questions

How much do online course platforms cost?

Published entry plans in the table range from free with a per-sale cut to well over $100 a month with none; the median is on the index page. The right one depends on your expected sales, which decide whether a cut or a flat plan is cheaper.

Which course platforms take a transaction fee?

Several charge one on the entry plan and remove it on the tier above; others charge none at any tier. Each vendor's figure is quoted from its own page in the table, with the date.

Do I need a community with my course?

Only if it renews the relationship: cohorts and memberships benefit, one-off courses often do not. Several vendors here include a community space on the entry plan; the vendor's page says whether yours does.