LearnWorlds alternatives: seven course platforms and prices

LearnWorlds alternatives: seven platforms and what each costs

The closest LearnWorlds alternatives are Thinkific and Teachable, with Podia, Kajabi, LearnDash, TalentLMS and Skool covering the other cases. LearnWorlds's own entry price is $29 a month, billed monthly, plus $5 on each paid enrollment, meaning one learner buying one course; billed annually it is $24 a month. Prices are as read on October 4, 2026.

The table uses monthly billing wherever the vendor shows it. LearnDash is a yearly license and TalentLMS a yearly-billing rate, and each is labeled. Thinkific is listed without a price, because its figure is on its own pricing page. Where the table mentions SCORM, it means a technical standard for packaged e-learning content that works across learning platforms.

Entry price, what each does differently and one limit

The seven alternatives one by one

Thinkific. Pick it to pass LearnWorlds's 2,000 active learners without a quote: Basic, Start and Grow all allow 10,000 students, and certificates, bundles and memberships begin on Start. Thinkific's cap counts current students, while LearnWorlds counts learners active in a month, so the two caps are not the same measure. LearnWorlds vs Thinkific sets the plans side by side.

Teachable. Pick it for a percentage fee instead of a flat one. Starter is $39 a month, billed monthly, with a 7.5% transaction fee and 5 products; Builder is $89 a month, billed monthly, with a 0% fee and 10 products. It has a 7-day free trial and a 30-day guarantee. LearnWorlds vs Teachable compares fees and limits.

Podia. Pick it for email and community in one plan at $49 a month, billed monthly. Mover has 100 email subscribers, 25 community spaces, 50 products and a 5% transaction fee. Shaker is $99 a month, billed monthly, with no transaction fee and 500 email subscribers. Podia gives a 14-day free trial with no credit card, and refunds a payment on request within 72 hours.

Kajabi. Pick it for a website, 2,500 contacts and a community in the same plan. Basic is $179 a month, billed monthly, or $143 a month, billed annually, with 5 products. Kajabi Payments processing is 2.9% plus $0.30 on Basic, and every plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee. LearnWorlds vs Kajabi sets out the limits.

LearnDash. Pick it for a WordPress site you host yourself. Essentials is $259 a year, a yearly license with unlimited courses and learners and no per-student fees. Pro is $399 a year and Elite $599 a year. Hosting and WordPress are separate costs that its page does not price. A yearly license is not a monthly price, so no figure here sets the two side by side.

TalentLMS. Pick it to train staff and pay by headcount. Core is $119 a month, billed yearly, for 1 to 40 users, and the price follows the number of users who log in each month, not the courses sold. A free plan covers up to 5 users and 10 courses, with no credit card needed.

Skool. Pick it for a paid community with courses inside it, because its classroom is a section of the community group. Hobby is $9 a month, billed monthly, with a 10% plus 30 cents transaction fee; Pro is $99 a month, billed monthly, with 2.9% plus 30 cents. Both include unlimited members and courses, and Skool's help center states a 14-day free trial.

Who should stay with LearnWorlds

Stay with LearnWorlds when the school needs SCORM, certificates or a question bank. Pro Trainer is $99 a month, billed monthly. LearnWorlds SCORM starts there, with 20 packages of 400 MB each (2 GB in total), and so do LearnWorlds certificates, per the plan comparison, and a question bank.

On monthly billing the three priced plans cost $29, $99 and $299 on LearnWorlds, $39, $89 and $189 on Teachable, and $49, $99 and $179 on Podia. Kajabi starts higher, at $179 a month, billed monthly, for Basic.

The limits to weigh: Starter adds $5 on each paid enrollment and has no free courses, which start at Pro Trainer, and the plans below Corporate cap active learners at 1,000 or 2,000 a month. LearnWorlds itself can be tried for 30 days with no credit card before you move to any of these. For a pick by buyer type, see best online course platform.