Thinkific: pricing, plans and alternatives
Thinkific is a platform for building and selling online courses, communities and memberships. Plans are priced by features such as communities, admins and video bandwidth. It suits brands or experts adding paid courses alongside their products.
Annual billing lowers Start to $82/mo. Branded mobile app is a $199/mo add-on.
Best for
Creators or brands that want to sell courses and run a paid community.
Watch out for
There is no free plan, the entry plan is $109/mo billed monthly, and using Stripe or PayPal adds a third-party gateway fee.
What Thinkific does
- Course builder with up to 10,000 current students on Start
- Communities and spaces included on every plan
- Built-in Thinkific Payments at 2.9% processing
- Revenue-share partners and multiple admins by plan
- Optional branded mobile app add-on
Thinkific pricing
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Start | $109/mo | Billed monthly; $82/mo billed annually |
| Grow | $219/mo | Billed monthly; $164/mo billed annually |
| Expand | $499/mo | Billed monthly; $374/mo billed annually |
| Plus | Custom | Custom pricing |
Thinkific alternatives
Other digital products and courses tools Scout tracks, with the same facts side by side.
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thinkific | $109/mo | ||
| TeachableTeachableDigital products and coursesTeachable lets creators sell online courses, coaching, digital downloads and memberships from one storefront. Paid from $39/mo, 7-day trial.Click for Scout's full analysis | $39/mo |
Where Scout covers Thinkific
- Best Platforms to Sell Digital Products and Courses (2026)
- Teachable vs Thinkific: Which Course Platform Should You Pick?
How we checked
Every fact on this page comes from Thinkific's own website, help center or Shopify App Store listing. We list what we read below. Prices and plans change often, so confirm on Thinkific's pricing page before you buy.