Teachable vs Thinkific

Pick Teachable if you are an expert, creator or small business that wants to sell courses, coaching and downloads directly, with hosting, checkout and tax dealt with. It is a good fit when your buyers are in many countries. A 7-day trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee let you test it, though there is no free plan. Product limits on lower plans mean a growing catalogue pushes you up a plan. Skip it if you want full control of the design or need cohort-style delivery.

Pick Thinkific if the course is your product and you want a clean home for it. It suits coaches and training teams who run cohorts, communities or memberships, and teams who sell seats to companies. Sales tax and VAT are automated, and checkout supports multiple currencies. Skip it if the course is a small feature of something bigger, or if you want one tool that also runs full email marketing. You rent the platform, so the student experience is Thinkific's, even with your own domain.