Teachable hosts online courses with student management, payment processing, and basic marketing tools for educators monetising expertise.
Teachable provides online course hosting with built-in payment processing, student management, and course builder for creators selling courses.
You want to focus on course creation and student experience without managing technical infrastructure, payment processing, or building website from scratch.
€
348
/ year
€
39
/ month
Building courses with multimedia content
Processing course payments globally
Managing student enrollments and progress
Educators monetising knowledge, subject matter experts creating courses, creators diversifying income through digital products and course offerings.
Looking for other options? These are tools I've personally used with clients or tested extensively. Some might better suit your budget, tech stack, or team size. Consider this a shortlist if you need alternatives.
Kajabi builds complete online course businesses with course hosting, website, email marketing, and sales funnels in one platform.
Thinkific hosts online courses with extensive customisation, marketing tools, and student community features for growing course businesses.
Tools like Zapier, n8n and Make.com are incredibly powerful, but they can feel overwhelming when you’re just getting started. Since you can connect almost anything, it’s hard to know where to begin.
No-code automation connecting 5,000+ apps to move data and trigger actions excellent for quick wins when you need integrations that just work.
Open-source automation with self-hosting ideal when you need complete control, want to own infrastructure, or have technical teams building workflows.
Visual automation platform with advanced logic and error handling more powerful than Zapier when you need control over complex, branching workflows.
Teachable is the accessible course platform straightforward course hosting with payment processing included. The course builder handles video, quizzes, and downloadable content. The payment processing works globally. The student management tracks progress and certificates. The pricing is reasonable with free tier available, then $39/month plus transaction fees. Compare against: Thinkific for more customisation options, Kajabi for full business platform, or Gumroad for simple digital product sales. Choose Teachable when course hosting is primary need and you want reliable, simple platform without building full course business infrastructure. The marketing tools are basic pair with proper email marketing tool. The customisation is limited compared to competitors. Best for creators starting with courses or established educators wanting simple, reliable hosting without technical complexity or building complete course business platform.
My personal notes on how to use this tool.
This tool is part of tactical playbooks that walk you through every stage of this engine. Read the full guides to learn how to implement the framework, set up your infrastructure, and execute the tactics that drive results.
Plan course structure that moves students from problem to solution. Script lessons clearly. Record with simple equipment. Edit efficiently. Package for platforms like Thinkific or Teachable.
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Visual automation platform with advanced logic and error handling more powerful than Zapier when you need control over complex, branching workflows.
Work OS with boards, automations and dashboards, flexible for marketing and ops when configured with restraint.
Small business CRM with email automation and invoicing, good when you want sales and marketing in one light tool.
Collaborative design for interfaces and assets excellent for landing pages, ads, and prototypes when marketing and design need alignment.
Web analytics that tracks user behaviour and conversions, essential for understanding traffic and lead sources when configured well.
Code-friendly automation running Node.js workflows excellent when you need custom logic, API integrations, or automations that Zapier can't handle.
