10 Online Course Platforms for Small Business in 2026
From a free plan to $179 a month, here is what each platform costs on its maker's own pricing page today.
Selling a course, membership or training can add income without adding inventory. These ten platforms range from free or pay-per-sale to about $179 a month. Prices below come from each maker's pricing page today, and many low prices need yearly billing.
1Teachable
A course platform with five products on Starter and strong marketing tools. Starter charges a 7.5% transaction fee, while Builder and up charge 0% when you use Teachable Payments. The catch: card processing fees still apply.
Visit Teachable →2Thinkific
Includes communities and room for 10,000 students on the lower plans, and a 30-day trial. Thinkific Payments adds no extra gateway fee. The catch: Start carries Thinkific branding and the price is among the higher ones here.
Visit Thinkific →3Kajabi
An all-in-one platform with courses, community, websites and email on one bill. Kajabi says it takes no revenue share. The catch: it is the priciest start on this list and Basic caps you at 2,500 contacts.
Visit Kajabi →4Podia
Sells courses, digital downloads and memberships from one account. Mover charges a 5% Podia transaction fee, which is removed on Shaker. The catch: Mover limits you to 100 email subscribers.
Visit Podia →5Mighty Networks
Combines community, courses and an AI Cohost. Launch has a 2% transaction fee and a 14-day trial starting on the Growth plan. The catch: fees fall only as you move up to pricier plans.
Visit Mighty Networks →6LearnWorlds
Plans include AI credits each month and a 30-day trial. Pro Trainer ($99, or $79 yearly) drops the per-enrollment fee. The catch: Starter charges $5 for each enrollment.
Visit LearnWorlds →7Systeme.io
Has a free plan with one course, three funnels and 2,000 contacts, and says it charges no transaction fees. Paid plans start at $17 a month. The catch: the free plan allows just one course and one automation rule.
Visit Systeme.io →8Skool
Two plans with no caps on members, courses or videos. Hobby takes a 10% transaction fee, Pro takes 2.9%. The catch: only two tiers, and the page does not state the trial length.
Visit Skool →9Kartra
Bundles pages, email, memberships and automations. Starter ($119) removes the transaction fee. The catch: Essentials allows only one product and 5% fees, and the pricing page lists some limits inconsistently.
Visit Kartra →10Gumroad
Lets you sell courses, e-books and memberships with no monthly fee. The catch: fees are 10% + $0.50 on direct sales and 30% on sales found through Discover.
Visit Gumroad →How we picked
We opened each maker's official pricing page on 2026-11-06 and listed only what those pages state. This is a comparison of published plans, fees and limits, not hands-on testing, so use a trial before you commit. We also read Zapier's October 2026 course platform roundup for context. Several pricing pages contain inconsistent figures, which we note where they matter. The order runs from established course platforms to community and pay-per-sale options.
- The 8 best platforms to create and sell online courses in 2026 (Zapier)
- Teachable pricing (Teachable)
- Thinkific pricing (Thinkific)
- Kajabi pricing (Kajabi)
- Podia pricing (Podia)
- Mighty Networks pricing (Mighty Networks)
- LearnWorlds pricing (LearnWorlds)
- Systeme.io pricing (Systeme.io)
- Skool pricing (Skool)
- Kartra pricing (Kartra)
- Gumroad pricing (Gumroad)
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