Teachable is a platform that lets creators turn their knowledge into online courses, coaching programs, memberships, and digital products.
Instead of selling each lesson manually, you build your content once and give students access through your own Teachable school. The platform handles course delivery, checkout, student access, and several parts of the payment process.
You can teach almost any subject where people are willing to pay for structured guidance. Business, writing, fitness, languages, personal finance, marketing, design, and career skills are some examples.
You decide what to sell and how much to charge. Teachable supports one-time purchases, payment plans, subscriptions, bundles, and memberships, giving creators several ways to structure their offers.
The platform is different from course marketplaces that bring students to you. You are mainly responsible for attracting your own audience through your website, email list, social media, search traffic, or other marketing channels.
Teachable currently has four main plans. The Starter plan costs $39 per month when billed monthly and charges a 7.5% transaction fee. Builder starts at $89 monthly with no base transaction fee, while Growth starts at $189 monthly. Annual billing lowers the listed monthly prices.
That monthly cost is worth considering before you sign up. You need enough sales to cover the platform fee and your other business costs before the course becomes profitable.
Teachable Payments is built on Stripe and handles payment processing, payouts, tax, and fraud protection in supported markets. Other payment gateways are available in markets where Teachable Payments is not offered.
Students can pay using several methods, including cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Afterpay, and Klarna where supported. Teachable also supports sales in more than 120 currencies across more than 200 countries and regions.
The strongest part of Teachable is the control it gives creators. You own the course business, set your prices, choose your offers, and build your own audience instead of depending on a marketplace’s search traffic.
The trade-off is that you need something worth selling and a way to reach potential buyers. Teachable provides the tools, but it does not guarantee students or sales.
Pay
You set your own course, coaching, membership, or digital product prices. Your net income depends on sales, your Teachable plan, transaction fees, payment processing fees, and other costs.
How You Make Money
You create courses, coaching programs, memberships, or digital products and set your own prices. You then promote your offers, collect payments from customers, and earn from each sale after applicable platform and payment fees.
Payment Method
PayPal, bank transfer (via Stripe)
Minimum Payment
$10 for instant payouts, standard payouts have no minimum
Withdrawal Speed
Standard payouts within 2 business days, instant payout available for a small fee
Pros
• You can sell courses, coaching, memberships, and digital products from one platform.
• You control your prices instead of following a marketplace pricing system.
• Teachable handles course access, checkout, and student management.
• You can offer subscriptions, payment plans, bundles, and upsells.
• The platform supports sales in many currencies and countries.
• Higher plans remove Teachable's base transaction fee.
Cons
• The Starter plan costs $39 per month when billed monthly.
• The Starter plan also takes a 7.5% transaction fee.
• You need to bring much of your own traffic and audience.
• Building a useful course takes time before you make your first sale.
• Payment options and payout features can vary by country.
Best For
Subject matter experts, coaches, teachers, and creators who want to build their own course business rather than rely on a course marketplace.
Country Availability
More than 200 countries and regions, with payment gateway availability depending on the creator's location.
