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Teachable and Podia both let you put a course online, take payment and give buyers a place to log in. The feature lists overlap so much that the choice often comes down to the price table. That is a reasonable place to start, as long as you read the transaction fee column as carefully as the monthly price, because on the entry plans of both platforms the fee is the larger cost once sales pick up.
Every price and fee below was read on the platforms' own pricing pages, checked 26 September 2026. Plans change; confirm them before you pay.
Two different centres
Teachable is course-first. Its plans are described in terms of products, students and video storage, and the features it leads with are the ones a school needs: a course builder, student management, certificates on higher plans, and iOS and Android student apps. Digital downloads are listed among the things you can sell, but the structure is shaped around lessons.
Podia is storefront-first. Every plan includes the same product types: online courses, digital downloads, coaching, a community and events. Podia also bundles email, with a subscriber allowance that grows by plan. The promise is one simple shop for everything a creator sells, rather than the deepest possible course tool.
If your business is one flagship course with students who need structure, Teachable's centre is closer to yours. If you sell a mix of a small course, a few downloads and some coaching, Podia's is.
Plans and transaction fees, side by side
Teachable, as listed on its pricing page:
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly | Teachable transaction fee | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $39/mo | $29/mo | 7.5% | 5 |
| Builder | $89/mo | $69/mo | 0% | 10 |
| Growth | $189/mo | $139/mo | 0% | 50 |
| Custom | Contact sales | 0% | Contact sales |
Teachable's page says there is no free plan: it offers a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee, and notes that standard processing fees may still apply on top of its own fee.
Podia, as listed on its pricing page (the figures shown are for yearly billing):
| Plan | Price, billed yearly | Podia transaction fee | Products | Email subscribers included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mover | $42/mo ($504 a year) | 5% | 50 | 100 |
| Shaker | $84/mo ($1,008 a year) | None | 150 | 500 |
| Earthquaker | $150/mo ($1,800 a year) | None | Unlimited | 1,000 |
Podia offers a 14-day free trial. Its FAQ states that the payment processor (Stripe or PayPal) charges its own standard fee of 2.9% + 30¢, which may vary by location and is not a Podia fee. We could read only the yearly-billing figures on the page, so no monthly-billing Podia prices are quoted here.
The revenue at which a no-fee plan pays for itself
The entry plans look cheap and charge a percentage. The next plan up costs more and charges nothing. So the useful question is not "which plan is cheaper" but "at what monthly revenue does the fee cost more than the upgrade".
- Teachable, billed monthly: Builder costs $50 more than Starter ($89 against $39). Starter's 7.5% fee reaches $50 at about $667 of sales a month. Below that, Starter is cheaper; above it, Builder is.
- Teachable, billed yearly: the gap is $40 ($69 against $29), and 7.5% reaches $40 at about $533 a month.
- Podia, billed yearly: Shaker costs $42 a month more than Mover ($84 against $42). Mover's 5% fee reaches $42 at $840 a month.
Two things follow. First, Teachable's Starter fee is one and a half times Podia's Mover fee, so a creator already selling a few hundred dollars a month reaches Teachable's break-even sooner. Second, the product limits matter as much as the fee: Starter allows 5 products, Mover allows 50. A creator who plans many small downloads may hit Teachable's limit before its fee becomes the problem.
What sells well on each, and what does not
| Question | Teachable | Podia |
|---|---|---|
| Centre of the product | The course and its students | A storefront for many product types |
| Downloads | Sellable, shaped around lessons | A first-class product type on every plan |
| Coaching and community | Available, not the lead | Included on every plan |
| Not the lead feature | Built in, allowance by plan | |
| How you pay | Monthly or yearly plan, fee on Starter | Plan, fee on Mover |
| Who brings buyers | You | You |
The last row is the one most comparisons skip. Both platforms host your products on your own site; neither puts them in front of strangers browsing a shared catalogue. Your audience, your launch and your list decide the result on both. If you are also weighing a download-first storefront, our Podia vs Sellfy comparison covers that pairing, and we keep separate notes on alternatives to Teachable and alternatives to Podia.
Where Getly fits, honestly
Getly is not a hosted video course platform. There is no lesson player, no quizzes, no drip schedule and no progress tracking, and if your product is a video curriculum that students watch inside a classroom, Teachable or Podia will serve it better. What Getly is: a marketplace for digital files, with 7,198 active listings measured 26 September 2026.
The way course sellers actually use it shows in the files. Across our course shelves, measured the same day, 61.5% of active listings include a PDF and only 3.2% ship a video file directly. The shelves that sit next to courses are larger and priced for single files: Guides & Tutorials holds 154 listings at a median paid price of $12.99, and E-books holds 412 at a median of $8.00.
So the honest fit is the material around a course: the workbook, the template pack, the ebook version, the checklist. There is no monthly plan and no listing fee; the seller keeps 80% by default, 83 to 88% at higher prior-month volume and 90% on traffic from their own link. Current rates are on the pricing page. Buyers pay by PayPal or cryptocurrency, and sellers are paid on the 1st and the 15th in USDT or USDC on BNB Smart Chain (from $5) or USDT on Tron (from $15).
One feature overlaps with what course platforms sell: timed access, a one-time payment for a period (1, 3, 6 or 12 months or a custom number of days) instead of a file forever. It is used by 4.5% of listings on our course shelves against 1.78% across the whole catalogue, measured 26 September 2026, which is the pattern you would expect from people selling access to something hosted elsewhere.
Choosing
Pick Teachable if the course is the product, your students need structure and certificates, and you expect to pass roughly $533 to $667 a month in sales soon enough to move off Starter.
Pick Podia if you sell a mix of a course, downloads, coaching and a community, want email in the same place, and need more than five products from day one.
Add a marketplace listing for the files that do not need a classroom. A step you can take today: open your current platform's sales report, find the products that are really downloads, and put the strongest one on a marketplace shelf with a description that says exactly what is inside and which software opens it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the main difference between Teachable and Podia?
Teachable is built around the course: lessons, students, certificates and a student app. Podia is built around a creator storefront where courses sit next to downloads, coaching, a community and email. Both host what you sell; neither brings you buyers from a shared catalogue.
Which one charges a transaction fee?
Checked 26 September 2026: Teachable charges 7.5% on its Starter plan and 0% on Builder and Growth. Podia charges 5% on Mover and no Podia fee on Shaker and Earthquaker. On both, payment processing fees are separate.
Is there a free plan?
Teachable's pricing page says it is a paid service with a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Podia offers a 14-day free trial. Neither lists a free plan on its pricing page today.
When does a no-fee plan pay for itself?
On Teachable, Builder billed monthly costs $50 more than Starter, and Starter's 7.5% fee reaches $50 at about $667 of monthly sales. On Podia, Shaker billed yearly costs $42 a month more than Mover, and Mover's 5% fee reaches $42 at $840 of monthly sales.
Where does Getly fit?
Getly is a marketplace for digital products, not a hosted video course platform: no lesson player, quizzes or progress tracking. It suits the files around a course, such as PDFs, workbooks and templates, and timed access lets you sell a period instead of a file forever. There is no monthly plan; the seller keeps 80% by default.
How are Getly sellers paid?
Buyers pay by PayPal or cryptocurrency. Sellers are paid on the 1st and the 15th in USDT or USDC on BNB Smart Chain (minimum $5) or USDT on Tron (minimum $15). Current rates are on https://www.getly.store/pricing.
