Teachable

Course and digital-product platform owned by Brazil's Hotmart

Overview

Teachable is a hosted platform for selling online courses, coaching and digital downloads, and it is part of Hotmart Company, the Brazilian creator-economy group.[6] Teachable says 150,000 experts and businesses use its platform and that creators on Teachable and Hotmart combined have earned more than US$10 billion.[6]

Pricing has four tiers. Starter costs US$39 a month (US$29 billed annually) for 5 products but carries a 7.5% transaction fee; Builder costs US$89 a month (US$69 annually) for 10 products; Growth costs US$189 a month (US$139 annually) for 50 products and up to five admin users; Custom is quoted.[5] Builder and above have a 0% transaction fee when using Teachable Payments, while standard card processing (2.9% + 30¢ for US cards) applies on all plans.[5] Every plan includes unlimited students, up to 1 TB of video storage, AI creation tools, iOS and Android student apps and global tax handling; course certificates, removal of Teachable branding and free subtitles and translations start at Growth.[5] Plan cards show a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee, although a page pop-up advertises a 30-day trial, an inconsistency buyers should confirm.[5]

Teachable features

  • Unlimited students on all plans
  • iOS and Android student apps
  • AI course creation tools
  • Global payments and tax handling
  • Affiliate programme from Builder
  • Certificates and subtitles/translation on Growth

Teachable pricing

Starter US$39/month (US$29 annually, 7.5% fee, 5 products); Builder US$89 (US$69, 0% fee, 10 products); Growth US$189 (US$139, 0% fee, 50 products); Custom quote. 7-day trial on plan cards; 30-day money-back guarantee.

Teachable strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • Low entry price
  • Student mobile apps included on every plan
  • 0% platform fee from Builder upwards
  • Global tax handling built in

Limitations

  • 7.5% transaction fee on Starter
  • Product caps (5, 10, 50) by tier
  • Only one admin user below Growth
  • Trial length stated inconsistently on the pricing page

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