Course Creator Platform Directory

Kajabi is the industry standard all-in-one LMS, marketing funnel, and CRM platform designed to run an entire course business under one login with zero third-party software required.

Best for: Full-time creators, coaches, and digital entrepreneurs wanting an all-in-one suite (courses, email, funnels, CRM, communities) without third-party tool bloat.

True all-in-one architecture eliminates need for ActiveCampaign, ClickFunnels, or WordPress

Zero platform transaction fees when using Kajabi Payments (standard Stripe/merchant processing fees of 2.9% + 30¢ still apply)

Skool

From $9/mo• 2.9% Cut

4.8

Live Coupon: 14-Day Free Trial

Skool combines community discussion feeds, classroom courses, calendar events, and gamification points into one lightweight, ultra-engaging platform.

Best for: Community-first educators, masterminds, membership groups, and cohort creators wanting maximum student engagement and retention through gamification.

Addictive gamification (levels, points, leaderboards) produces 5x higher engagement than Facebook groups

Classroom course player integrates seamlessly beside community discussion feeds

Circle.so

From $99/mo• 0.5% Cut

4.8

Live Coupon: 15% OFF + 14-Day Trial

Circle brings together courses, discussions, member directories, live video rooms, and event spaces into a polished, modern community platform.

Best for: Premium membership communities, professional associations, and creators seeking a branded community platform with integrated courses and live streams.

Beautiful, modern UI with flexible channel organization (posts, chats, courses, events)

Native live video streaming and interactive live rooms with up to 100 participants

Systeme.io

Free Plan Available• 0% Fee

4.8

Live Coupon: Up to 40% OFF

Systeme.io delivers a complete marketing funnel, course hosting, email marketing, and affiliate management platform with an extraordinary forever-free tier and 0% transaction fees.

Best for: Budget-conscious creators, bootstrapping solopreneurs, and beginners needing courses, sales funnels, and email marketing for $0 to $27/month with 0% transaction fees.

Permanent Free Forever plan includes 2,000 contacts, unlimited emails, 3 sales funnels, and 1 course

0% platform transaction fees on ALL plans (including the Free tier)

Thinkific

From $54/mo• 0% Fee

4.7

Live Coupon: 25% OFF + Free Plan

Thinkific is a robust online course and membership platform built for serious educators, featuring deep pedagogical course tools, unlimited students, and zero transaction fees on Thinkific Payments.

Best for: Established educators, subject matter experts, and training academies requiring deep instructional design, quizzes, and third-party app ecosystem integrations.

0% platform transaction fees across all plans when using Thinkific Payments (TCommerce)

Unlimited course and student enrollment on all plans above Basic

LearnWorlds

From $29/mo• 0% Fee

4.7

Live Coupon: Up to 30% OFF + 30-Day Trial

LearnWorlds is an advanced course platform famous for its interactive video player, built-in SCORM compatibility, full website site builder, and white-label mobile apps.

Best for: Professional academies, corporate trainers, and educators wanting interactive video elements (in-video quizzes, popups, transcripts) and SCORM compliance.

Pioneering interactive video player allows embedding questions, buttons, and popups inside video lessons

Full SCORM / HTML5 package compliance for corporate training and continuing education

Mighty Networks

From $79/mo• 0.5% Cut

4.7

Live Coupon: 20% OFF (2 Months Free)

Mighty Networks unites community feeds, online courses, live events, and paid memberships into dynamic spaces with native mobile apps.

Best for: Community architects, brands, and cohort-based course creators wanting deep member connections, native live streaming, and optional custom mobile apps.

Dynamic Spaces architecture organizes courses, chat, events, and feeds under flexible permissions

Native live streaming and Zoom integration directly inside community channels

Stan Store

From $29/mo• 0% Fee

4.7

Live Coupon: 20% OFF + 14-Day Trial

Stan Store is a mobile-first e-commerce storefront designed to convert social media followers into customers with 1-click checkouts and zero platform transaction fees.

Best for: Social media creators (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts) selling digital downloads, 1-on-1 coaching calls, and short video courses directly from a link-in-bio.

Ultra-fast mobile checkout designed specifically for in-app TikTok and Instagram browsers

0% platform transaction fees on both Creator ($29/mo) and Creator Pro ($99/mo) plans

Heights Platform

From $19/mo• 0% Fee

4.7

Live Coupon: 20% OFF + 14-Day Trial

Heights Platform is an all-in-one course, community, and challenge platform renowned for its student gamification engine, customizable badges, and built-in Heights AI coach.

Best for: Creators wanting gamified courses, points, badges, challenge programs, and an integrated AI assistant (Heights AI) with zero transaction fees.

0% platform transaction fees across all plans (you keep 100% of revenue)

Addictive student gamification: points, custom badges, certificates, and community challenges

Disco.co

From $399/mo• 0% Fee

4.7

Live Coupon: 15% OFF + 14-Day Trial

Disco is an enterprise-grade social learning platform engineered for live cohorts, virtual bootcamps, and modern corporate academies with built-in AI learning agents.

Best for: Enterprise training academies, universities, and high-ticket cohort learning businesses wanting an AI-first social learning OS with live Zoom automation.

Pioneering AI Learning Agents assist students with course navigation, summaries, and assignment feedback

Seamless cohort management: automated Zoom link generation, attendance tracking, and calendar sync

TalentLMS

Free Plan Available• 0% Fee

4.7

Live Coupon: 20% OFF + Free Plan

TalentLMS is an industry-leading corporate LMS offering SCORM/xAPI support, customizable branch portals, gamification, and compliance tracking.

Best for: B2B educators, corporate training companies, compliance academies, and businesses selling employee onboarding and certification programs.

Permanent Free plan available for small teams (up to 5 users and 10 courses)

Full SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, and xAPI (Tin Can) corporate training compliance

Teachable

From $39/mo• 0% Fee

4.6

Live Coupon: Up to 25% OFF

Teachable powers over 100,000 creators with a dedicated course delivery engine, integrated coaching, and automated global tax compliance through teachable:pay.

Best for: Course creators who want automated global tax compliance (EU VAT / US sales tax), clean course delivery, and lower initial entry cost.

teachable:pay handles EU VAT, US state sales taxes, and 1099 compliance automatically

Low starting price of $39/mo ($29/mo annual) lowers upfront launch barrier

Podia

From $49/mo• 0% Fee

4.6

Live Coupon: 17% OFF + Free Plan

Podia is a creator-friendly platform that combines online courses, digital downloads, webinars, community discussions, and email marketing into one intuitive dashboard.

Best for: Solo creators selling a mix of digital downloads, mini-courses, and memberships who want a clean, minimalist storefront without technical complexity.

Delightfully simple user interface enables launching a store and course in under an afternoon

Unlimited courses, digital downloads, and student enrollments on all paid plans

Kartra

From $59/mo• 0% Fee

4.6

Live Coupon: 25% OFF + $1 Trial

Kartra is an enterprise-grade marketing and funnel platform combining course memberships, video hosting, lead tagging, email automations, and helpdesk support.

Best for: Advanced direct-response marketers, agencies, and businesses wanting behavioral sales funnels, CRM tagging, helpdesk ticketing, and course hosting in one platform.

Deep behavioral automation tracks every page view, video watch duration, and link click

Native video hosting with in-video call-to-action buttons, lead capture forms, and dynamic tags

Passion.io

From $149/mo• 1.9% Cut

4.6

Live Coupon: 20% OFF + 14-Day Trial

Passion.io empowers creators to build, design, and publish their own native iOS and Android apps with zero coding, complete with interactive habit trackers and offline mode.

Best for: Fitness trainers, habit coaches, and movement educators who want a custom branded native mobile app published under their own name in the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Publishes true native mobile apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store under your brand

Interactive features designed for habit coaching: streak trackers, workout timers, and audio guides

MemberVault

From $29/mo• 0% Fee

4.6

Live Coupon: 20% OFF + 14-Day Trial

MemberVault is a gamified learning platform that treats courses like an interactive portal, rewarding student engagement with points (EP) and unlocking bonus content.

Best for: Relationship-focused creators, community builders, and coaches wanting gamified 'EP' (Engagement Points) and binge-worthy content portals with 0% transaction fees.

Unique Engagement Points (EP) gamification rewards students for watching lessons and taking action

0% platform transaction fees on all paid subscription plans

Teachery

From $49/mo• 0% Fee

4.5

Live Coupon: 20% OFF or Lifetime Deal

Teachery offers a refreshingly straightforward course creation platform with unlimited courses, unlimited students, and zero transaction fees on all plans.

Best for: Creative entrepreneurs, designers, and visual artists wanting an artistic, clean course builder without tier restrictions or transaction fees.

0% platform transaction fees on all plans (connects directly to your own Stripe account)

Zero feature gating: every customer gets unlimited courses, students, and landing pages

Gumroad

Free Plan Available• 10% Cut

4.4

Live Coupon: 100% Free Setup

Gumroad is a simple, no-monthly-fee platform that acts as a Merchant of Record, automatically handling global sales tax while charging a flat 10% + $0.50 transaction fee on direct sales.

Best for: Creative entrepreneurs, writers, and solo developers wanting a $0/month upfront platform to sell simple video courses, PDFs, templates, and digital software.

$0 monthly subscription fee (you only pay when you make a sale)

Acts as Merchant of Record (MoR): automatically collects and remits global EU VAT and US sales tax

Self-Hosted WordPress Architecture

WordPress LMS Plugins (2)

Self-hosted learning management plugins designed for WordPress sites. Requires your own web hosting, video storage/CDN, and PHP/plugin maintenance.

WordPress Ecosystem

LearnDash

WordPress Plugin

From $21.58/mo• 0% Fee

4.7

Live Coupon: 20% OFF

LearnDash is the leading WordPress learning management system, offering advanced course design, quizzes, drip content, and complete platform ownership with zero transaction fees.

Best for: WordPress website owners, developers, and educational institutions who demand complete ownership of student data, code flexibility, and zero recurring transaction cuts.

100% platform and student data ownership on your own self-hosted WordPress site

0% platform transaction fees (you keep 100% of revenue minus standard Stripe/PayPal rates)

Tutor LMS

WordPress Plugin

Free Plan Available• 0% Fee

4.7

Live Coupon: 20% OFF

Tutor LMS is a fast-growing WordPress LMS plugin known for its front-end curriculum builder, rich quizzing, and flexible lifetime license options with zero transaction fees.

Best for: WordPress users who want a modern, front-end visual course builder without touching the WordPress admin dashboard, available as a free plugin or lifetime license.

Generous Free core plugin available on WordPress.org with unlimited courses and students

Front-end drag-and-drop course builder allows building full courses without entering WP admin