Courses

Online course platforms

Online course platforms give creators the tools to create, host, and sell online courses.

Thinkific

Score: 84.42

Thinkific is an online course platform that lets creators offer courses and community to unlimited students.

Thinkific earns points for its free plan and removal of transaction fees. It loses points for the high starting price of its paid plans, the inability to migrate subscription payments, and the lack of migration services.

Teachable

Score: 77.92

Teachable is a platform dedicated to selling online courses and coaching. Creators can sell ebooks and services as course add-ons and set up workshops and conferences.

Teachable earns points for its free plans, support documentation, and creator education resources. It loses points for the inability to migrate subscription payments, high starting price of its paid plans, and the inclusion of transaction fees on paid plans.

LearnWorlds

Score: 76.62

LearnWorlds is an online course platform aimed at professional trainers and educators with unlimited courses and SCORM compliance features.

LearnWorlds earns points for support documentation, clarity of support availability, and multiple channels of support. It loses points for the lack of a free plan, the cost of its paid plans, the artificial limitations for creators on paid plans, and the existence of transaction fees on paid plans.

Udemy

Score: 52.78

Udemy is an online learning marketplace where creators can sell their courses to a wider audience. Courses are listed alongside other creators' content, and Udemy pays out using a revenue-sharing model.

Udemy earns points for being free and having creator education resources. It loses points by promoting other work to a creator’s audience, transaction fees, limited support, and inability to migrate lists.

Skillshare

Score: 44.78

Skillshare is an online learning marketplace where educators can upload video courses for Skillshare members. Creators are paid based on how many minutes of watch time their courses get.

Skillshare earns points for being free. It loses points by promoting other work to a creator’s audience, lacking creator education resources, transaction fees, limited support, and inability to migrate lists.

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