Thinkific review

Thinkific is a course platform first, with communities sold alongside courses rather than the other way around. The Start plan includes unlimited courses, video lessons and student discussions, live cohorts and coaching with unlimited Zoom sessions, quizzes, assignments and certificates, bundles, upsells and payment plans, memberships and a custom domain. It also includes one community with up to 10 spaces, live events and paid memberships, which is enough for a single Skool-style group. Grow raises that to 3 communities, removes Thinkific branding and adds bulk enrollment, B2B invoicing, API access and webhooks; Expand allows 10 communities with 200 spaces. A branded iOS and Android app is a paid add-on. Thinkific Payments handles subscriptions in one place. Our fetch of the pricing page returned euro prices, so we have not listed a US dollar price. Thinkific suits creators who sell to companies or need graded assessments more than daily chat.

Who it is for

Course businesses and academies that need assessments, cohorts and B2B sales alongside a community.

Price

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Key features

• Unlimited courses with video, quizzes, assignments and certificates
• Live cohorts, coaching and unlimited Zoom sessions
• Communities with spaces, events and paid memberships
• Bundles, upsells and payment plans
• Thinkific Payments for subscriptions and reporting

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Deep assessment and certificate tools
• Strength: One community on Start, three on Grow and ten on Expand
• Strength: B2B seat sales and invoicing from Grow
• Weakness: USD price not shown from our location
• Weakness: Start includes one community with 10 spaces
• Weakness: Branded mobile app is an add-on

Key facts

• Plans: Start, Grow and Expand, plus Plus for enterprise
• Communities: 1 on Start, 3 on Grow, 10 on Expand
• Community spaces: 10, 20 and 200 by plan
• Annual billing: Saves 25%
• API and webhooks: From Grow

Where it ranks

Thinkific is No. 8 in our Best Skool Alternatives verdict.