LearnWorlds vs Thinkific: plans, limits and SCORM compared

LearnWorlds vs Thinkific: the short answer

LearnWorlds puts SCORM, a technical standard for packaged e-learning content that works across learning platforms, on Pro Trainer, $99 a month, billed monthly, as read on October 4, 2026. Thinkific keeps SCORM for Plus, its plan sold through sales.

The two count size differently. Thinkific counts students with unexpired access to at least one course: 10,000 on Basic, Start and Grow. LearnWorlds counts active learners, meaning learners who access the school during the month: 1,000 on Starter and 2,000 on Pro Trainer and Learning Center.

The LearnWorlds prices on this page are monthly-billing rates: Starter $29, Pro Trainer $99 and Learning Center $299, with Corporate sold by quote. Thinkific's plan prices are on Thinkific's pricing page and are not quoted here.

Plans, learner limits, SCORM and trial side by side

What each one does that the other does not

LearnWorlds puts SCORM below a quote-only plan. SCORM starts at Pro Trainer, which allows up to 20 packages of 400 MB each, 2 GB in total; Learning Center allows unlimited packages of 400 MB each. The LearnWorlds SCORM guide has the package rules.

Thinkific's public plans share one student limit, so a higher plan changes features rather than size. Start adds completion certificates, bundles and memberships to Basic, and Grow removes Thinkific branding. Basic already includes unlimited courses, quizzes, one community and up to 5 digital downloads such as e-books or templates.

LearnWorlds Starter has no free or private courses, learning paths, SCORM, certificates, bundles or tiered subscriptions, per the plan comparison, and all of them start at Pro Trainer. Thinkific Basic has no certificates, bundles or memberships; they start on the Start plan.

For selling seats to companies, Thinkific adds group orders on Grow, while LearnWorlds adds seat management, which shows who has access and how many licenses are left, and bulk licenses on Learning Center, $299 a month, billed monthly.

Who should pick LearnWorlds and who should pick Thinkific

Pick LearnWorlds for a school that needs SCORM without asking for a quote and expects up to 2,000 active learners a month. Pro Trainer, $99 a month, billed monthly, has SCORM and certificates.

Pick Thinkific for a school that expects more than 2,000 active learners a month and needs no SCORM. That is the LearnWorlds limit to weigh: above 2,000 a month the answer is a Corporate quote, while Thinkific allows 10,000 students on every public plan.

A LearnWorlds cancellation takes effect at the end of the billing cycle, with no refund for the current term, while Thinkific says you can cancel a Basic, Start or Grow plan at any time, including during its trial.

Both can be tried for 30 days; the LearnWorlds trial asks for no credit card. The LearnWorlds trial leaves out custom domains and payments, so a first real sale waits for a paid plan, where Thinkific says its trial lets you explore the whole platform. Thinkific alternatives and LearnWorlds vs Teachable cover other platforms, and LearnWorlds pricing has every plan on both billing bases.