Cheapest course platform by revenue

Prices and 2.9% Thinkific Payments rate read from pricing page (FAQ: 'in line with other processors like Stripe and Paypal at 2.9%'); page gives no fixed cents (support search snippet says 2.9% + 30c US/CA, not fetched). No platform revenue share. Own-gateway surcharge 2.0% comes from a support.thinkific.com search snippet (article 22383950439575 returned HTTP 403 on fetch) -> secondary; applies to Stripe, PayPal 'in future', waived above $1M sales/calendar year. PayPal not available on Start per pricing table. No free plan; 30-day trial. Own-gateway surcharge (2/1/0.5%) is from an official-domain search snippet; support page returned 403. Verify manually.

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Same sourcing as Start. Surcharge 1.0% from support.thinkific.com search snippet only (secondary). PayPal accepted on Grow. Own-gateway surcharge (2/1/0.5%) is from an official-domain search snippet; support page returned 403. Verify manually.

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Same sourcing as Start. Surcharge 0.5% from support snippet (secondary). Support table also lists a 'Basic' plan at 5.0% and 'Plus: no fee at this time', but no Basic plan appears on the pricing page; Plus is contact-sales. The '0.7% TP fee' in r14 was not found on any page. Own-gateway surcharge (2/1/0.5%) is from an official-domain search snippet; support page returned 403. Verify manually.

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Page: 'Sales transaction fees 7.5%'. Processing (Teachable Payments): US cards 2.9% + 30c; international cards 3.9% + 30c; US PayPal 3.49% + 49c; intl PayPal 4.99% + 49c; $15 chargeback; optional BackOffice 2-2.8%. Own-gateway surcharge null: pricing page states no fee for bringing your own gateway and does not say whether it is allowed on this plan. No free plan; 7-day trial + 30-day money-back (a popup also says 30-day trial).

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Page: '0% transaction fee'. FAQ ties 0% to 'when you use Teachable Payments'; what applies with a custom gateway is not stated -> surcharge null. Same processing schedule as Starter.

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Page: '0% transaction fee'. Same caveats as Builder.

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Contact-sales tier; no price shown. The r14 'Advanced $309 annual' plan does not appear on the pricing page -> treat as unverified/retired.

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Kajabi Payments US card rate 2.9% + $0.30 on Basic (rate is tiered by plan). 'Any 3rd Party Payment Provider Fees (not using Kajabi Payments)' 2% on Basic; footnote: 'Excludes PayPal & Kajabi Payments. Subject to additional fees from selected payment provider.' FAQ: 'Kajabi does not take a revenue share'. No Kickstarter plan on page; 'Business Launch Kit' is a 14-day trial converting to Growth monthly.

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Kajabi Payments 2.8% + $0.30 (US entities). Third-party provider fee 1%, excludes PayPal.

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Kajabi Payments 2.7% + $0.30 (US entities). Third-party provider fee 0.5%, excludes PayPal.

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Page: 'On the Mover plan, we charge a 5% transaction fee.' Podia has no native processor; native_processor here is the required Stripe/PayPal rate the page quotes ('2.9% + 30c', 'may vary based on your location'). Surcharge null = not applicable. Monthly price ($49) comes from the page's structured data; visible cards show only annual ($42/mo, $504/yr). 14-day trial, no card required; no free plan.

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Page: 'There are no Podia fees on the Shaker or Earthquaker plans.' Annual $84/mo = $1,008/yr. Same processor caveat as Mover.

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Third tier not in r14 table (Sellfy's '3 tiers' claim was right). Annual $150/mo = $1,800/yr. 0% Podia fee.

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Kit Commerce fee only. Pricing table lists '3.5% + 30c' on Free, Creator and Pro, 'inclusive of credit card processing fees' -> modelled as a single blended rate; do NOT add Stripe on top. Page also says Kit takes '0.6% of the total fees' - wording unclear (likely Kit's share of the blended fee); verify. help.kit.com search snippets agree on 3.5% + $0.30 USD (GBP +£0.20, EUR +€0.25). No bring-your-own-processor option stated -> surcharge null. 'Creator Pro 0%' claim in r14 contradicted.

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$33/mo or $390 billed yearly (= $32.50/mo). Price is for the base subscriber tier shown on page; Kit prices scale with list size (tiers not captured). Commerce fee identical to Free.

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Page shows $66/mo list with a limited-time promo at $50/mo; annual shown only as '$593 billed for the first year' under the promo, so the regular annual rate is null. Commerce fee identical to Free.

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Flat $5 platform fee per paid enrollment (modelled as 500c per sale). The platform fee is a flat $5 per paid enrollment, not a percentage, so platform_fee_pct is null. LearnWorlds has no processor of its own: sellers use their own Stripe, PayPal or Shopify, and the pricing FAQ quotes Stripe/PayPal at 2.9% + $0.30. Because there are no native payments, the surcharge doesn't apply. Limits: 1 admin, 1,000 active learners/mo, unlimited paid courses but limited free courses, and no subscriptions or payment plans (they need Pro Trainer or higher).

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There are no enrollment fees. Sellers use their own Stripe/PayPal/Shopify, quoted at 2.9% + $0.30 (Stripe US standard), and there are no native payments, so the surcharge doesn't apply. Limits: 5 admins, 2,000 active learners/mo, unlimited courses, and subscriptions and payment plans through Stripe only.

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There are no enrollment fees. Sellers use their own Stripe/PayPal/Shopify, quoted at 2.9% + $0.30 (Stripe US standard), and there are no native payments. Limits: 25 admins, 2,000 active learners/mo, and training for up to 10 client groups.

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Pricing is custom (sales quote), so the price fields are null. The pricing page doesn't state an enrollment fee for this plan. Processing goes through the seller's own Stripe/PayPal at 2.9% + $0.30 (Stripe US standard); learner and admin limits are custom.

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Skool's help center charges one bundled fee of 10% + 30c per transaction on all sales (https://help.skool.com/article/86-subscriptions-faq). It doesn't split out a platform cut, so the whole fee goes in native_processor and platform_fee_pct is 0. Payments must go through Skool's own merchant account ('you cannot use your existing Stripe account'), so you can't use your own processor; members, courses, videos and live calls are unlimited, and annual price = '2 months free' on the pricing page (monthly x 10/12).

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Skool's help center charges one bundled fee of 2.9% + 30c for transactions up to $899 and 3.9% + 30c above $900 (https://help.skool.com/article/86-subscriptions-faq). No separate platform cut is stated, and you can't use your own Stripe because processing only runs through Skool's merchant account. Limits are unlimited, as on Hobby; annual price = '2 months free' on the pricing page (monthly x 10/12). Model uses 2.9% + 30c; sales above $900 cost 3.9% + 30c.

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Prices come from Stan's official pricing blog post (updated Jul 22, 2026) because https://stan.store/pricing returned 404. Annual billing is $300/yr, or $25/mo. Stan has no native processor; payments go through Stripe or PayPal, so the Stripe US rate of 2.9% + $0.30 from help.stan.store/article/83 is used (PayPal is 3.49% + a fixed fee), and Stan says it takes 0% with no processor-based surcharge. The plan includes an unlimited course builder and unlimited products and customers, with a 14-day free trial and no free plan.

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Annual billing is $948/yr, or $79/mo; the official /pricing page returned 404, so the figures come from Stan's own pricing blog post. Processing is through Stripe or PayPal only (Stripe US standard 2.9% + $0.30, per Stan help article 83), and Stan takes 0%. This plan adds payment plans, order bumps, funnels, flexible pricing and email automation, all useful for course sellers; Stripe's Afterpay/Klarna, international-card and recurring surcharges cost extra.

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No monthly fee. Gumroad takes 10% + $0.50 per direct sale (30% flat, processing included, on Discover marketplace sales) and is merchant of record (handles sales tax). Gumroad's help center (help article 66, via search summary; page did not render for us) says card processing 2.9% + 30c is charged on top. You cannot bring your own processor.

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Free Forever plan: all features and unlimited products/revenue, with a 5% Payhip transaction fee. Payhip has no built-in processor; payments go through the seller's own Stripe/PayPal, so native_processor is the Stripe US standard 2.9% + $0.30 (confirmed on help.payhip.com) and own_processor_surcharge_pct is null because there's no native option to compare against. No annual billing is listed on the pricing page.

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Plus plan: same features as the other plans (no feature gating, unlimited products), with a 2% transaction fee. Processing goes through the seller's own Stripe/PayPal (Stripe US standard 2.9% + $0.30), and there's no native processor. No annual price is listed.

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Pro plan: no Payhip transaction fee, same features, unlimited products. Stripe/PayPal still charge their standard rates (Stripe US 2.9% + $0.30 via the seller's own account). No annual price is listed, and no course or student limits are stated.

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Limits: 2,000 contacts, 3 sales funnels, 1 course, 1 custom domain; the page shows 500 students for Free but also says 'unlimited students' on all plans, which conflicts. Systeme.io has no built-in payments of its own; sellers connect their own Stripe/PayPal ('0% transaction fees', 'at no extra cost'), so native_processor is the Stripe US standard rate of 2.9% + 30c, not a Systeme.io figure.

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Limits: 5,000 contacts, 10 sales funnels, 5 courses. The pricing page says annual billing gives '2 months free' but shows no annual dollar amount, so price_annual_mo is null. There are no native payments; native_processor is the Stripe US standard rate on your own Stripe/PayPal account. Annual price derived from the vendor's '2 months free' (monthly x 10 / 12).

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Limits: 10,000 contacts, 50 sales funnels, 20 courses, plus evergreen webinars. Annual billing is advertised as '2 months free' with no explicit dollar figure, so price_annual_mo is null. native_processor is the Stripe US standard rate on your own Stripe/PayPal account, since there are no native payments. Annual price derived from the vendor's '2 months free' (monthly x 10 / 12).

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Unlimited contacts, funnels, courses and automation rules. Annual billing is advertised as '2 months free' with no explicit dollar figure, so price_annual_mo is null. native_processor is the Stripe US standard rate on your own Stripe/PayPal account, since there are no native payments. Annual price derived from the vendor's '2 months free' (monthly x 10 / 12).

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