Kourses vs stan store
The Stan Store Alternative Built for Serious Course Creators
See why creators are moving to Kourses for a complete course, community, and checkout platform, with 0% transaction fees and plans that start at $9/month.
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Powerful & simple to use
Our focus is on keeping the platform free of bloat, so it's fast and intuitive, saving you time.
All the tools you need
Courses, digital products, communities, and checkout all live in one place, no extra tools required.
Keep more of your profits
With 0% transaction fees and plans from $9/month, more of what you earn stays in your pocket.
Kourses vs. Stan Store
Let's take a quick look at each platform and how they compare.
Kourses
Kourses is a dedicated online course, community, and membership platform built for coaches and creators who want to sell, deliver, and grow their education business from one place.
With plans from $9/month, 0% transaction fees, and a full toolkit covering courses, communities, digital products, checkout funnels, order bumps, and upsells it gives you everything you need without the bloat or the bill that usually comes with it.
Stan.store
Stan Store is a link-in-bio storefront built primarily for social media creators who want a quick way to sell digital products directly from platforms like Instagram and TikTok.
Plans start at $29/month with 0% transaction fees, and it covers the basics well, including simple course hosting and digital downloads.
That said, it has no built-in community space and limited course features. It is a solid starting point for new creators, but it tends to show its limitations as your business scales.
Kourses is fast, lightweight and your content looks beautiful.
Ditch the limitations and get the features you actually need, at a fair price for your creator or coaching business.
Build courses faster
Create lessons, upload videos, and launch faster with an intuitive, clutter-free builder made for course creators.
Premium Experience
Students enjoy clean layouts and fast video streaming, which keeps them engaged and progressing.
Automate Access & Delivery
Drip lessons, unlock modules automatically, and grant access instantly - everything runs on autopilot.
Bring Members Together
Spark conversations, collaboration, and connection with private, high-quality community spaces.
Boost Engagement
Your members return more often, stay active, and get more value when they can easily interact.
All In One = Reduced Tools
Your courses, groups, messaging, and member feed live in one seamless experience.
Faster, friction-free selling
Customers buy in seconds with a checkout experience designed to minimise friction and maximise conversions.
Increase Revenue
Multiple order bumps and one-click upsells, help you earn more without increasing your traffic or ad spend.
One Tool That Sells More
No plugins, no scripts, no external checkout tools - Kourses handles payments, funnels, member access, and delivery, all in one.
Kourses vs Stan Store feature comparison
Kourses gives you more features at a fraction of the cost, with 0% transaction fees.
Monthly Price
Affordable monthly pricing
from $49/month
from $99/month
Transaction fees
We don't add fees (you just pay Stripe processing)
0%
0%
Online Course features
Create and sell online courses
Basic only
Community features
Build and grow customer communities
Digital Products
Sell your digital products & downloads
Built-in Checkout
Sell your products with optimized checkouts
Multiple Order Bumps
Increase average order spend with order bumps
Single only on $99/month plan
Upsells
Sell more with upsells
Only on $99/month plan
Abandon Cart Recovery
Win back lost sales automatically
Video Hosting included
No extra video hosting required.
Basic
Custom Domain
Brand your site with your own domain
Native Integrations
Connect with CRMs and ESPs directly
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Limited
Free Migration Service
Let us migrate your content
Save up to $600/year+ with Kourses vs the Stan Store plan
*This savings calculation is based on Stan Store's Creator Pro plan at $99/month versus Kourses Pro at $49/month, a difference of $600/year. Both platforms charge 0% transaction fees.
Greg Smith
Greg Smith Golf Coach
"Kourses completely simplified everything by bringing courses, payments, memberships, and community into one integrated platform."
Karin Heatherly
Becoming Esther
"...I love how clean and organized everything is - it made building my course so fun and easy. I finally launched and brought my vision to life!"
Why switch to Kourses?
We know that as a coach or creator, you have many choices. So why should you consider switching from Stan Store to Kourses?
A more affordable platform
Kourses plans start at $9/month, compared to $29/month on Stan Store's entry plan. We never charge transaction fees, so you keep more of the profit you make, regardless of how much you sell.
Works with your existing tools
Kourses integrates natively with the most popular CRMs and marketing tools you are likely already using, so there is no need to stitch things together with workarounds or third-party connectors.
All the features you need
Kourses has a comprehensive feature set that's available on all plans. Our pricing is 100% transparent, we never charge transaction fees, and let you upgrade your plan as your requirements scale.
Platform that grows with you
Stan Store works well as an entry point for selling from a social media profile. But if you want full course delivery, a real member community, drip content, order bumps, and a checkout experience that converts, Kourses gives you all of that without layering on extra tools.
Everything you need to scale your online education business.
Sell courses, build communities, and deliver digital products on one platform.
Create Courses
Create beautiful online courses that make your content look like a million dollars.
Build Communities
Create engaging, interactive communities for members to discuss various topics.
Sell Digital Products
Sell ebooks, workbooks, pdfs or any digital downloadable and provide instant access after purchase.
Create membership tiers
Create unlimited membership tiers to gate access to content to specific audiences.
Drip Course Content
Delay the release of individual lessons or modules to grow retention and engagement.
Member Messaging
Build a more connected community with private member-to-member conversations
Inclusive video & file hosting
Upload your videos and files directly to Kourses for super-fast hosting.
Beautiful learning interface
Simple, easy to use and beautiful interface for your members means better engagement.
Optimized Checkout
Process payments inside Kourses with 0% transaction fees using our Stripe integrated checkout
Sell & take payments
Use the Kourses checkout to take payments and forward buyers straight into your membership.
Multiple Order Bumps
Boost revenue with multiple one-click order bumps
One-click Upsells
Boost revenue with one-click upsells & funnels
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With Kourses, you simplify your tech stack and can focus your time on creating content and delivering value to your customers.
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