Teachable review

Teachable is the budget pick for creators whose business is the course and whose community is a supporting feature. Starter costs $29 a month on annual billing, or $39 monthly, and includes AI course creation, iOS and Android student apps, global payments and taxes, upsells and cart recovery for up to 5 products, with a 7.5% transaction fee. Builder at $69 a month billed annually is the more realistic Skool replacement: it adds the Community feature, 10 products, an affiliate program, real-time support and a 0% transaction fee. Growth at $139 adds certificates, branding removal and imported students. Course tools are deeper than Skool's classroom, with drip schedules, lesson comments, auto-graded quizzes and short answer assessments. The community is a smaller part of the product than on Circle or Heartbeat, so groups that live on daily discussion may find it thin. The free trial lasts 7 days, backed by a 30-day guarantee.

Who it is for

Course-first creators who want the cheapest paid plan and add community once they reach the Builder tier.

Price

Starter from $29 per month billed annually ($39 monthly); Builder $69; Growth $139; 7-day free trial.

$39 $29 /mo Billed annually
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Courses with drip content, lesson comments and auto-graded quizzes
• Memberships, coaching and digital downloads
• iOS and Android student apps on every plan
• Global payments and tax handling through Teachable Payments
• Upsells, cart recovery and an affiliate program from Builder

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Cheapest paid plan on this list
• Strength: Student apps included from Starter
• Strength: 0% transaction fee from Builder
• Weakness: Community feature listed from Builder, not Starter
• Weakness: Starter keeps 7.5% of sales and allows 5 products
• Weakness: Only a 7-day free trial

Key facts

• Starter: $29 per month billed annually, 7.5% fee
• Builder: $69 per month billed annually, 0% fee
• Growth: $139 per month billed annually
• Video storage: Up to 1TB
• Guarantee: 30-day money-back

Where it ranks

Teachable is No. 5 in our Best Skool Alternatives verdict.