Teachable for memberships
A course platform with coaching and community on its higher plans, and a low-priced entry tier that charges a large transaction fee.
What Teachable is
Teachable is an established course platform. Coaching arrives on the middle plan and community only on the top published plan, so which tier you need depends more on features than on size.
Who it’s best for
Course creators testing an idea who would rather pay 7.5% of a small amount than $139 a month up front.
- Course creators who want the cheapest credible starting point and accept a fee
- Small course catalogues with a handful of products
- Creators who want to validate before committing to a real monthly cost
Who should avoid it
Anyone who needs a community from day one, and anyone whose student count will pass the plan caps quickly.
- Community-first memberships, which need the $139 Growth tier
- Businesses with more than 100 students on the entry plan
- Anyone needing streaming, podcasts, or a branded app
Membership models it supports
Not every platform suits every kind of membership. These are the models we consider it a genuine option for.
- Course and community
- Coaching or group program
- Low-cost membership
- Migrating an existing membership
Pricing and fees
Read from Teachable's own pricing page on 2026-07-28. Always check the official page before you buy.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual, per month | Platform fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter5 products, 1 admin, 100 active students. 7.5% transaction fee. No community, coaching, custom domain, or branding removal. | $39 | $29 | 7.5% |
| Builder10 products, 1 admin, 1,000 active students. 0% transaction fee and custom domain. Still no community. | $89 | $69 | None |
| Growth50 products, 5 admins, 5,000 active students. Adds community and removes Teachable branding. | $189 | $139 | None |
Payment processing. Teachable publishes its own transaction fee per plan but not processing rates. The standard US card rate is used here as an estimate.
Trial. Free plan available
What it costs in practice
Cheapest plan that holds the member count, including the platform's cut and payment processing.
Just starting
25 members at $20 a month
$98.50 / month
On Starter. About 20% of your revenue.
Established
100 members at $25 a month
$192 / month
On Builder. About 8% of your revenue.
Growing
500 members at $25 a month
$602 / month
On Builder. About 5% of your revenue.
Feature support
What is included, what needs a higher plan, and what simply is not there.
Community features
Higher plan requiredCommunity is a Growth-plan feature at $139 a month billed annually.
Courses
SupportedMature course builder with drip, quizzes, and certificates.
Coaching and live events
Higher plan requiredCoaching products require Builder or above.
Video hosting
SupportedLivestreaming
Not supportedNewsletter and publishing
Not supportedPrivate podcast support
Not supportedPayments and monetization
SupportedSubscriptions and payment plans, with fees paid to Teachable on Starter only.
Branding and customization
Higher plan requiredCustom domain from Builder; removing Teachable branding needs Growth.
Branded mobile app
Not supportedAudience discovery
Not supportedEmail and marketing
Partially supportedIntegrations and API
Partially supportedIntegrations and webhooks; API access is limited by plan.
Migration support
Partially supportedImported-student allowances by plan; 5 on Starter, 1,000 on Growth.
Customer and data ownership
Supported
Important limitations
- The Starter plan combines a 7.5% fee with a 100-active-student cap, so it stops working quickly.
- Community is gated to the most expensive published plan.
- Active-student caps apply per plan until a school passes $10,000 in annual sales.
Data ownership and migration
Reasonable. Students and orders export, and imported-student allowances make moving in workable, though the Starter allowance of 5 is effectively nothing.
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Sources
Every fact on this page traces to one of these official pages.