Teachable has made strides in 2025, removing some transaction fees and expanding its product lineup. But while that’s a welcome change for their creators, the latter still face major limits, capped published products, gated integrations, and steep recurring costs that scale to over $3,700 per year.
ThriveCart gives you the same selling power and more, without the recurring fees, transaction fees or restrictions. From unlimited checkouts, and advanced funnels, to full course hosting via Learn, everything you need to sell and scale is included in one lifetime license.
Let’s take a closer look at how Teachable’s subscription-based model compares to ThriveCart’s lifetime freedom and unlimited growth.
BUSINESSes POWERED
Representing 1.5% of the creator economy, people trust ThriveCart to grow their business & boost revenue.
PRODUCTS SOLD
Sell your digital products, courses, & physical products to a growing audience with tools designed to scale your business, fast.
IN PROCESSED SALES
Driven by high-converting checkouts, upsells, & optimized funnels used across 1000s of businesses.
Feature
ThriveCart
Teachable (Builder $69/mo, Growth $139/mo, Advanced $309/mo)
Pricing
✅ One-time payment for lifetime access
❌ $29 – $309/month billed annually (up to $3,708/year)
Recurring Platform Fees
✅ None, pay once, use forever
❌ Monthly or annual subscription required
Transaction Fees
✅ $0 transaction fees
⚠️ 7.5% transaction fee on Starter Plan , 0% on more expensive plans✅ Stored cards for returning customers
Published Products
✅ Unlimited
⚠️ Limits per plan (1 Starter, 5 Builder, 25 Growth, 100 Advanced)
Checkout Customization
✅ Fully customizable, embeddable, and high-converting pages
⚠️ Fixed checkout design with limited layout control
Custom Integrations
✅ Zapier, APIs, webhooks, and direct integrations
⚠️ Limited integrations (1 Starter, 3 Builder, 5 Growth, Unlimited Advanced)
API & Developer Tools
✅ Included
⚠️ API and webhooks available on Growth and above
Multiple Payment Options
✅ Stripe Connect+, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Auth.net, Pay what you want
⚠️ Teachable:Pay (Stripe-powered) + PayPal; Apple Pay and Google Pay via Teachable:Pay only
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One payment, unlimited potential
With ThriveCart, there are no monthly fees, transaction fees
or product caps, you get a license for life.
More power, zero dependencies
ThriveCart gives you advanced funnels, and subscription
logic without being tied to a proprietary payment gateway.
All-in-one freedom
Sell courses, memberships,
and digital products with total checkout customization and no Teachable-style plan upgrades required.
Built for long-term growth
ThriveCart’s Learn+ upgrade
(£195 lifetime) adds drip content, triggers, tags, and automations, far beyond what Teachable offers, and with no further rebills..
👉 The bottom line: Teachable is fine for beginners who just want to host courses, but for serious creators who want to sell smarter, scale faster, and keep more profits, ThriveCart is the obvious choice.
I more than doubled the conversion rate – it was more like 4x or 5xing. Going from a third-party, scammy-looking checkout page to my own branded one really helped. And I loved ThriveCart’s dashboard. Being able to so easily see metrics let me make better decisions powered by data.
Course Creator School and The Passive Project
I was considering Kajabi and Kartra platforms, but if I built my house on that platform I’d be paying over $1,800 per year. And when you’re starting out you want to bootstrap.
ThriveCart expert and strategist
I do all the marketing and we’ve got a decent team of ten different people, and all I have to worry about is content and my podcast. ThriveCart has been an incredible boost for us and allowed us to publish this incredibly meaningful content that’s helped thousands of people.
Course creator and owner of TheRiseToTheTop.com
I’ve released ebooks and online courses through ThriveCart. I’m planning on exploring more complex sales funnels soon.
YouTube marketing coach
It is so easy to setup a sales page or funnel, checkout and bump order with this software. They have a build in “page builder” with all the necessary components and you can simply duplicate your products to create new similar funnels.
Web consultant
The team got Pro+ setup in under an hour, and we have already seen an increase in AOV from adding an additional order bump, accepting crypto and the new reporting has been extremely helpful for our leadership team.
CEO and Founder of Onfolio
“I’m getting that ‘kid in a candy store’ feeling. Hands-down best purchase decision I’ve ever made. Thrivecart is amazeballs.”
MJI Solutions
Upgrading to ThriveCart Pro+ transformed how I run my business affiliate setup became seamless, reporting improved drastically, and features like multiple order bumps and subscription management finally gave me the flexibility I needed to scale effortlessly.
Founder of Passive Income Journeys
