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Konstantly vs Teachable

A flat-priced LMS for training your team, not a course-seller platform built for per-sale fees.

Teachable is built to help individual creators and coaches sell courses to external customers - strong commerce tools, but no free plan, a 7.5% transaction fee on its entry tier, and AI features split across paid plans. Konstantly is built to train your people: Ask Konstantly generates a full course from a plain-English prompt in every editor on every plan, including Free; Pathboard gives you a visual, branching course builder Teachable's linear lecture structure can't match; and if you do sell courses direct to customers, Stripe checkout keeps 0% commission on every plan, not just the top ones.

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Why Switch

Why teams switch from Teachable to Konstantly

Built for training your team, not selling to strangers - team management with role-based hierarchies, an audit log covering 80+ event types, and DB-per-tenant data isolation that Teachable doesn't offer
AI course generation from a single plain-English prompt, built into every editor, on every plan including Free - no plan-gating like Teachable's Growth/Advanced-only auto-captions
Free plan (10 users, 5 courses, full AI course builder) vs. no free plan at all - Teachable removed its free tier in June 2025, leaving only a 7-day trial
0% commission on direct Stripe course sales at every tier - Teachable's entry Starter plan charges a 7.5% platform fee, and dropping it requires jumping to $89/mo
All features included in every paid plan - no need to upgrade from $39 to $89-$399/mo just to remove transaction fees or raise a product cap
Visual drag-and-drop course builder with branching (Pathboard), not a linear lecture/section structure
Real threaded, nested course discussions vs. Teachable's flat, unthreaded message-board style discussions
14-day free trial plus a full month of free onboarding included, vs. a 7-day trial with onboarding not highlighted as free

Easy to use with all necessary tools for interactive learning content. I love how you can issue certificates and manage users.

H
Hunter Walsh
via Capterra
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Features

Feature comparison

See how Konstantly compares to Teachable across key features.

Feature
Konstantly
Teachable
Course Creation
Visual Course Builder
Drag-and-drop with branching (Pathboard)
Drag-and-drop, linear lecture/section structure with themed sales pages
SCORM Compliance Content
SCORM 1.2/2004 import & export
Not a core focus - limited SCORM/xAPI depth per review reports
Course Discussions
Real threaded discussions with nested replies, per course
Basic, flat message-board style discussions, no threading
Certificates
PDF certificate export
Certificates included
AI & Authoring Capabilities
AI Course Generation from a Prompt
Yes - Ask Konstantly builds a full course from a plain-English prompt, built into every editor
Yes - Course Starter generates an outline (and on some tiers, draft content/sales copy) from a course name and short description
AI Lesson/Content Writing
Generated as part of AI course creation
Yes - AI Lesson Writer built into the text-block editor
AI Quiz Generation
Generated as part of AI course creation
Yes - dedicated AI Quiz Generator that creates questions from lesson content
Auto Captions/Translation
Not available
Yes - automatic video transcription plus AI captions, translated into 70+ languages (Growth and Advanced plans only)
AI Usage Limits
Unlimited, included in every plan including Free
Plan-gated - captions/translation restricted to the $189/mo and $399/mo tiers
Commerce & Monetization
Commission on Direct Course Sales
0% - direct Stripe checkout on every plan
7.5% platform fee on Starter ($39/mo); 0% from Builder ($89/mo) up
Payment Processing Fees
Standard Stripe processing fees only
Teachable Payments charges ~2.9%+$0.30 (US) or ~3.9%+$0.30 (international) per sale, on every tier
Sales Page / Storefront Builder
Not a focus - training platform, not a storefront builder
Yes - themed sales pages, coupons, upsells, and affiliate program management
Product/Course Caps
No course cap on paid plans (5 courses on Free)
Capped by tier - 5 products (Starter) up to 100 (Advanced)
Built for Teams vs. Built for Creators
Manager/Org Hierarchies & Team Management
Yes - team management with role-based hierarchies
Not a focus - built for solo creators/small teams selling to external students
Audit Logging
Yes - audit log covering 80+ event types
Not highlighted as a feature
Authentication / SSO
Google OAuth, LDAP/Active Directory, plus proprietary internal SSO for cross-product login
Standard email/password login - no enterprise SSO on standard plans
Data Isolation / Deployment Options
DB-per-tenant isolation; single-tenant/on-prem option available
Standard multi-tenant SaaS - no dedicated or on-prem option
Compliance Tracking
SCORM-based compliance tracking plus audit log
Not a core focus - no meaningful compliance-tracking tooling per reviews
Pricing & Plans
Free Plan
Yes - 10 users, 5 courses, full AI course builder
No - free plan removed June 2025
Starting Price
$29/mo for 25 seats, all features included
$39/mo (Starter, 5 products, 7.5% transaction fee)
Pricing Model
Flat per-account pricing, all features on every paid plan
Tiered by "school," feature-gated - 0% fees, captions, and higher product caps require upgrading to $89-$399/mo
Add-On/Upgrade Pressure
None - Business plan includes everything
Real - dropping the transaction fee alone requires jumping from $39 to $89/mo
Support
Free Onboarding
Yes - 1 month included
Not highlighted as free
Live Chat / Pre-Sale Support
Yes
No live chat or phone support before purchase on lower tiers, per reviews
Payout & Billing Transparency
Direct Stripe payouts, 0% commission on every plan
Users report held/delayed payouts (weeks to 90+ days in some accounts) and a confusing cancellation flow
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Pricing

Pricing comparison

Transparent pricing vs hidden costs

Konstantly
Teachable
Is pricing publicly available?
Yes, visible anytime, every tier
Yes, all 4 self-serve tiers, plus a separate custom-quoted Enterprise price list
Starting price
$29/mo for 25 users
$39/mo (Starter, 5 products, billed monthly; $29/mo billed annually)
Transaction/commission fees
0% on every plan - direct Stripe checkout
7.5% platform fee on Starter; 0% from Builder ($89/mo) up, plus Teachable Payments processing fees (~2.9-3.9%+$0.30) on every tier
Free plan
Yes - 10 users, 5 courses, full AI course builder
No - removed June 2025; 7-day free trial + 30-day money-back guarantee instead
AI generation usage
Unlimited, included in every plan including Free
Included on paid plans; auto-captions/translation gated to Growth ($189/mo) and Advanced ($399/mo) tiers
Billing options
Monthly or yearly
Monthly or yearly (annual saves roughly 22%)
Free trial + onboarding
14 days + 1 month free onboarding
7-day free trial only; onboarding not highlighted as free

Konstantly Plans

Free10 users
Free
Business25 users
$29/mo
Enterprise500+ users
Custom
All features included
No hidden fees or add-ons
Monthly or yearly billing

Teachable

$39/mo (Starter, billed monthly; $29/mo billed annually)

Tiered SaaS priced per "school" (not per seat), plus payment-processing fees. Starter ($39/mo, $29/mo billed annually) carries a 7.5% platform transaction fee on every sale on top of the subscription. Builder ($89/mo, $69 annual), Growth ($189/mo, $139 annual, marked most popular), and Advanced ($399/mo, $309 annual) drop the platform fee to 0% and raise the product cap (10/50/100 respectively). Teachable Payments still charges standard card-processing fees (~2.9%+$0.30 US, ~3.9%+$0.30 international) on every sale regardless of tier. A separate, custom-quoted "Enterprise" price list (Core ~$6,000/yr for 250 users, Pro ~$12,000/yr for 1,000 users) exists for larger cohort-based use, closer to how a corporate LMS prices - but Teachable remains positioned as a course-selling tool, not an internal-training system.

Free trial available
No free plan
Pricing published online
No free plan - Teachable removed its long-standing free tier in a June 2025 pricing restructuring; new signups get a 7-day free trial on any paid plan plus a 30-day money-back guarantee
Entry tier (Starter, $39/mo) carries a 7.5% platform transaction fee on every sale, on top of Teachable Payments processing fees - dropping to 0% requires upgrading to Builder at $89/mo
Teachable Payments charges roughly 2.9%+$0.30 (US) or 3.9%+$0.30 (international) per transaction on every plan, regardless of tier
Product/course caps scale by tier: 5 (Starter), 10 (Builder), 50 (Growth), 100 (Advanced) - hitting the cap forces an upgrade even if seats or usage haven't grown
Annual billing saves roughly 22% versus monthly across all four self-serve tiers
A separate custom Enterprise price list (roughly $6,000/yr for 250 users, $12,000/yr for 1,000 users) exists for cohort/user-based training use, but Teachable is still positioned as a course-selling tool rather than an internal-training system
Independent pricing-review sites (Ruzuku, DDIY, LearningRevolution) flag a pattern of repeated price increases and retroactive tightening of product caps on existing customers - worth factoring into multi-year cost planning for an SMB
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Analysis

Teachable strengths & limitations

Strengths

  • Fast time-to-launch - drag-and-drop course builder, themed sales pages, and built-in checkout let a solo creator sell a course or coaching offer within days, with no separate payment integration needed
  • Commerce features built in, not bolted on - native pricing plans, coupons, upsells, and affiliate program management that a pure corporate LMS like Konstantly doesn't offer
  • Broad AI content-creation toolset bundled across paid plans - lesson writer, curriculum generator, quiz generator, and auto-captions/translation into 70+ languages
  • 0% platform transaction fee on every tier above the entry-level Starter plan
  • Large, mature ecosystem - 150,000+ active schools across 180 countries, Zapier support, and years of third-party tutorials and community content
  • Backed by Hotmart since its 2020 acquisition, giving it more financial stability and a broader creator-commerce toolset than most standalone course-seller tools
  • Higher Capterra score (4.3/5, 180 reviews) than its G2 score, suggesting solo creators and small businesses often rate the day-to-day experience well

Limitations

  • Not built for internal/employee training - no meaningful compliance tracking, org-chart/manager hierarchies, SCORM/xAPI depth, or enterprise SSO on standard plans
  • No free plan - Teachable removed its free tier in June 2025, leaving new users only a 7-day free trial plus a 30-day money-back guarantee
  • 7.5% platform transaction fee on the entry Starter plan ($39/mo), on top of standard Teachable Payments processing fees (~2.9%+$0.30 US, ~3.9%+$0.30 international) charged on every tier
  • Dropping the platform transaction fee to 0% requires upgrading to Builder at $89/mo or higher
  • Product/course caps scale by tier (5 on Starter up to 100 on Advanced), and review-site trackers report a pattern of price increases and retroactive cap tightening on existing customers
  • Customer support is a recurring complaint - G2's Quality of Support sub-score (7.6/10) trails its Content Creation score (9.2/10), and users report no live chat or phone support before purchase on lower tiers
  • Payout and billing friction reported by a cluster of users - held or delayed payouts (weeks to 90+ days in some accounts) and a confusing cancellation flow
  • Design and branding customization is comparatively limited, constraining how distinct a school can look from other Teachable schools
  • Native discussions and email marketing are basic - flat, unthreaded message-board style discussions, typically requiring a separate community or email tool
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Verdict

The verdict: Konstantly for training your team, Teachable for selling courses to customers

Teachable and Konstantly solve different problems wearing similar clothes. If you're a solo creator, coach, or small business selling courses, coaching, or digital products directly to a paying external audience, Teachable's built-in storefront, checkout, coupons, and affiliate tools are a genuine advantage Konstantly doesn't try to match - just budget for its 7.5% Starter-tier transaction fee, per-sale payment processing costs on every tier, and the jump to $89-$399/mo to unlock 0% commission and higher product caps. If you're training employees, partners, or customers on your own product and don't need a sales storefront, Konstantly is the better fit: Ask Konstantly builds a full course from a plain-English prompt in every editor including the free plan, Pathboard gives you a visual branching builder Teachable's linear lecture structure can't match, and one flat price - $29/mo, all features included - covers 25 seats with no transaction fee eating into anything you do sell direct through Stripe. Teams that also need compliance tracking, manager hierarchies, or enterprise-style authentication should note Teachable offers none of these on its standard plans.

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