Teachable Pricing (2026): Plans, Fees and Hidden Costs

Teachable pricing starts at $39 per month, but that number only tells part of the story.

Between transaction fees on the entry-level plan (7.5%), student caps across every tier, and processing charges that vary depending on where your members live, the real cost of running your course business on Teachable depends on how much you sell and how fast you grow.

Since Teachable’s June 2025 pricing restructure, the platform has also eliminated its free plan and introduced hard limits on the number of products and students per tier. That caught a lot of long-term creators off guard.

In this breakdown, we’ll walk through every Teachable plan, explain the fees that stack on top, and show you what the platform actually costs at different revenue levels, so you can decide whether it’s the right fit before you commit.

How much does Teachable cost in 2026?

Teachable offers three paid plans. There is no free plan. All plans include a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Here’s the quick overview (the four plan is a custom plan and not included in the table):

Annual billing saves 22% compared to paying month-to-month. If you’re committed to building on Teachable, the annual plan is the better deal, but that also means locking in for a full year upfront.

Teachable pricing plans explained

Starter plan ($39/month)

The Starter plan is Teachable’s entry-level tier. You get up to five published products, one admin account, and a cap of 100 students.

The catch? A 7.5% transaction fee on every sale. That means if you sell a $100 course, Teachable takes $7.50 before Stripe’s processing fees are applied. On a $200 product, that’s $15 per sale going to the platform.

At low volumes, this feels manageable. But transaction fees scale with your revenue, and they scale fast. We’ll break down the exact numbers below.

Who the Starter plan works for: Creators who are testing the platform with a single product and a small audience. Once you’re consistently selling, you’ll want to upgrade to avoid the transaction fee eating into your margins.

Builder plan ($89/month)

Builder removes the transaction fee entirely and bumps your limits to 10 published products and 1,000 students.

This is where Teachable becomes genuinely usable for a working course business. You get real-time support and access to the features most creators need, custom domains, certificates, and standard integrations.

Who the Builder plan works for: Solo creators running fewer than 10 products with an audience under 1,000 paying students. If you’re growing beyond that, you’ll hit the product or student cap quickly.

Growth plan ($189/month)

Growth is built for established creators who are scaling. You get 50 published products, up to 5,000 students, five admin accounts, and the ability to remove Teachable branding from your site.

You also get white-labelling, bulk student imports, custom admin permissions, and subtitle and translation generation.

Who the Growth plan works for: Creators with a larger catalogue and a growing team. If you need multiple admin users or run more than 10 products, this is the tier Teachable steers you toward.

Custom plan (pricing on request)

The Custom plan is Teachable’s enterprise tier for high-volume education businesses that have outgrown the Growth plan. Products, student seats, and admin accounts are all negotiable and agreed directly with Teachable’s sales team.

Pricing is not published – you book a call with sales to agree on a rate. Teachable specifically targets this plan for businesses doing more than $20,000 in annual revenue.

Who the Custom plan works for: Education businesses with high student volumes, complex team structures, or specific compliance requirements. For most individual creators and small teams, Growth is all they’ll need.

Teachable transaction fees and hidden costs

Teachable’s sticker price is only part of what you’ll pay. Here’s where the additional costs come in.

Platform transaction fee (Starter only)

The Starter plan charges 7.5% on every paid sale. This is a platform fee, it’s separate from and in addition to your payment processor’s charges.

To put that in context: if you make $2,000 in sales in a month, $150 goes to Teachable in transaction fees alone. That’s on top of Stripe’s cut.

The break-even point: At roughly $650 in monthly revenue, the Starter plan’s transaction fees start costing you more than the difference between Starter ($39/month) and Builder ($89/month). If you’re consistently earning above that, upgrading to Builder saves money.

Payment processing fees (all plans)

Every Teachable plan charges payment processing fees on top of the platform subscription:

• US credit cards: 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction
• International cards: 3.9% + $0.30 per transaction (1% international surcharge)
• PayPal (US): 3.49% + $0.49 per transaction
• Chargeback fee: $15 per chargeback

The international card surcharge is worth flagging. If you serve a global audience, and most course creators do, that extra 1% on every international transaction adds up. On $5,000 in international sales per month, that’s an extra $50 you might not have budgeted for.

Product and student caps

Every Teachable plan limits the number of products you can publish and students you can enrol:

• Starter: 5 products, 100 students
• Builder: 10 products, 1,000 students
• Growth: 50 products, 5,000 students

These caps create a quiet growth tax. When you hit a limit, your only option is to upgrade to a higher (and significantly more expensive) plan, even if the limit you’ve hit is the only thing you need more of.

What Teachable actually costs at different revenue levels

Here’s where it gets real. This table shows the total monthly cost of each Teachable plan at different revenue levels, including the platform fee (Starter only) and Stripe processing fees (2.9% + $0.30, assuming 50 transactions per $5,000 in revenue).

The pattern is clear. On the Starter plan, the transaction fee alone costs more than the Builder plan subscription once you’re earning over $650 per month. At $10,000 in monthly revenue, the Starter plan’s total cost ($1,109) is nearly triple what you’d pay on Builder ($409).

If you’re selling courses and earning revenue, the Starter plan is effectively the most expensive option. When you add up all the Teachable fees, the entry-level plan costs more than double what you’d pay on Builder at just $1,000 in monthly sales.

What changed in Teachable’s June 2025 pricing update

In June 2025, Teachable restructured its pricing, and the changes caught many long-term creators off guard.

What happened:

• The free plan was eliminated. Creators who had been using Teachable’s free tier were required to upgrade to a paid plan or lose access.
• Product and student caps were introduced. Previous plans offered more flexibility. The new structure placed hard limits at every tier.
• Grandfathered pricing was removed. Existing customers who had been on legacy plans were migrated to the new pricing structure, regardless of how long they’d been on the platform.
• Some creators saw costs double or triple. Reports from the community describe long-term customers going from $119 per month to $309 per month after the migration, a jump driven by the new product and student caps forcing them into higher tiers.

The backlash was significant. Creators expressed frustration not just about the price increases, but about the way the changes were handled, forced migrations, limited communication, and AI-generated support responses that left many feeling unheard.

This matters if you’re choosing a platform today. Pricing that seems affordable now may look very different in a year if the platform decides to restructure again.

Is Teachable worth it?

Teachable has genuine strengths. The course builder is intuitive, the brand has strong recognition, and the mobile apps (iOS and Android) give your students a native learning experience. If you need a straightforward course delivery platform and your product catalogue is small, it can work well.

But the pricing structure has become more complex and restrictive since the June 2025 changes. Here’s where Teachable falls short for many creators:

• Transaction fees on the entry plan make Starter impractical for anyone selling regularly
• Product and student caps on every plan create forced upgrade pressure as you grow
• No built-in community, if you want a private space for your members, you’ll need a separate tool (and a separate bill)
• Limited checkout features, no order bumps or one-click upsells on most plans, which means leaving revenue on the table
• Pricing trust, the June 2025 restructure showed that grandfathered pricing isn’t guaranteed

For creators who value straightforward pricing and don’t want to worry about caps, there are alternatives worth looking at.

How Teachable pricing compares to alternatives

Here’s how Teachable’s Builder plan (the first tier without transaction fees) stacks up against comparable plans on other platforms:

Kourses Pro costs $20/month less than Teachable Builder and includes features you simply can’t get on Teachable without jumping to the $189/month Growth plan – built-in community platform, conversion-optimized checkout, order bumps, one-click upsells, and automated abandoned cart recovery are all included as standard. If you want to remove Teachable’s branding, that requires the $189/month Growth plan. On Kourses, it’s included from $9/month and 0% transaction fees on every plan.

For a detailed feature-by-feature breakdown, see our Kourses vs Teachable comparison.

The bottom line on Teachable pricing

Teachable remains a solid course platform with good name recognition, a clean interface, and native mobile apps. For creators with a small catalogue and modest growth plans, the Builder plan at $89 per month is a reasonable starting point.

But the pricing has become harder to recommend since the June 2025 restructure. Transaction fees on Starter, product and student caps across every tier, and the precedent of removing grandfathered pricing all add friction, and cost, that creators should factor in before committing.

If you want predictable pricing that doesn’t punish growth, 0% transaction fees, professional course delivery, built-in community, checkouts, order bumps and upsells, Kourses plans start at $9 per month with a 14-day free trial.

Frequently asked questions about Teachable pricing

Is Teachable free?

No. Teachable eliminated its free plan in June 2025. The cheapest option is the Starter plan at $29 per month (billed annually – total $348) or $39 per month (billed monthly). All Teachable pricing plans include a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee, but there is no ongoing free tier.

Does Teachable charge transaction fees?

Yes, on the Starter plan. Teachable charges a 7.5% platform transaction fee on every paid sale made through the Starter plan. The Builder ($89/month), and Growth ($189/month) plans have 0% platform transaction fees. All plans still incur standard payment processing fees through Stripe or PayPal.

What is the cheapest Teachable plan?

The cheapest Teachable plan is the Starter at $29 per month when billed annually ($39 month-to-month). However, the 7.5% transaction fee on Starter means it can become more expensive than the Builder plan once your monthly revenue exceeds $650. For creators actively selling, the Builder plan at $69 per month (annual –  total $828) is often the more cost-effective choice.

How much is Teachable per month?

Teachable pricing plans range from $29 to $309 per month on annual billing. Month-to-month pricing is higher: $39 for Starter, $89 for Builder and $189 for Growth. Annual billing saves 22% across all tiers.