Teachable takes 7.5%.
We take nothing.
Teachable eliminated their free plan in June 2025 and charges a 7.5% transaction fee on their Starter plan. Simplero starts at $59/month with zero transaction fees — on every plan, every processor, every sale.
The fee math.
Your money, their pocket.
At $5,000/month in revenue:
At $10,000/month in revenue:
The more you earn, the more Teachable takes. Simplero takes nothing — at any revenue level.
Teachable is a course host.
Not a business platform.
No native email marketing.
Teachable requires Mailchimp, ConvertKit, or another email tool. That's $30–$100/month on top of your Teachable plan. Simplero includes full email marketing with automations and segmentation — on every plan.
No CRM. No affiliate program.
No way to track your contacts across purchases, no built-in affiliate management, no sales pipeline. On Teachable, these are separate tools and separate bills. On Simplero, they're included.
No video hosting. No community.
Teachable doesn't host your videos natively — you'll need Vimeo ($20–$50/month). No community features either. Simplero includes video hosting and community forums on every plan.
Teachable + Mailchimp + Vimeo + an affiliate tool + Zapier to glue them together = $150–$300/month.
Simplero replaces all of them. One platform. One invoice. $59/month.
In their own words.
“I have been using Teachable for seven years. The new pricing structure skyrockets to $3,708 annually or $309 monthly. This increase is outrageous.”
“My subscription jumped from $179 a month to $399! And only giving content creators a mere 30 days notice?”
“They also eliminated the Unlimited Courses feature, which was a crucial aspect of the Basic Plan. They reduced it from unlimited courses to just five. Without any notice or agreement.”
“Horrible, frustrating and a huge waste of a lot of time. The point of having the software was to save me time. Not create EXTRA work!”
“I submitted a support ticket. That was YEARS ago. And guess what? The issue remains unresolved.”
“Literally the ONLY customer service emails I've received in the past 3 years were from people complaining about Teachable's login process. No one could ever find their course or figure out how to get in.”
Side by side.
No spin.
| Teachable | Simplero | |
|---|---|---|
| Plans available | Free (eliminated June 2025) · Basic $39/mo · Pro $119/mo · Pro+ $199/mo · Business $499/mo | Starter $59/mo · Scale $149/mo · Skyrocket $249/mo |
| Transaction fees | 5% on Basic · 0% on Pro and above | 0% on every plan, every processor, every sale |
| True cost at $5K/mo revenue | $2,748/yr on Basic ($468 plan + $2,280 fees) · $1,428/yr on Pro | $708/yr on Starter — no fees, ever |
| Free plan | Eliminated in June 2025 | 14-day free trial, every feature unlocked |
| Email marketing | — No native email — requires Mailchimp / ConvertKit ($30–$100/mo) | Full email + automations + segmentation on every plan |
| CRM | — No CRM | Full native CRM on every plan |
| Community / forums | — No community features | Community forums included on every plan |
| Video hosting | — Basic — most creators add Vimeo / Wistia ($20–$50/mo) | Native video hosting on every plan |
| Affiliate program | Pro+ ($199/mo) and above only | Scale ($149/mo) and above |
| Website / page builder | Limited — fixed templates, restricted custom domains | Full drag-and-drop page builder, multi-site |
| Automations | Basic — most workflows require Zapier | Native automations + triggers on every plan |
| AI features | Limited | AI transcripts & subtitles, AI-enhanced search, custom AI bots, Simplero.coach AI coaching |
| Courses | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tools you still need | Email tool, video host, affiliate tool, community tool, automation glue (Zapier) — $150–$300/mo on top of Teachable | None. Everything is in the platform. |
| Support | Chatbot first, then queue. Tickets reported unresolved for years. | Real humans answer fast. 232 of 289 testimonials mention support. |
| Pricing history | Free plan eliminated 2025. Multiple price hikes. 30-day notice. Limits cut without agreement. | Haven't raised prices in years while dramatically improving the product. |
| Company | Acquired by Hotmart (2020). Pulled back 74% of paid search. | Founded 2009. Bootstrapped. Profitable. Independent. |
Pro and above on Teachable removes transaction fees — but at $119/mo you're already paying more than Simplero Starter ($59/mo with 0% fees), and you still don't have email, CRM, community, video hosting, or affiliates.
Teachable looks cheaper.
It isn't.
At $400/month in revenue, Teachable's total cost already exceeds Simplero's. At $5,000/month, you're paying $4,140/year more on Teachable. The transaction fee is a tax on your success — the better you do, the more it costs.
Teachable hosts your courses. For email, CRM, community, video hosting, affiliates, and automations, you're buying 4–5 separate tools and paying $150–$300/month on top. Simplero ships all of it in one platform for $59/month.
Teachable was acquired by Hotmart in 2020. Since then: the free plan was eliminated, prices have increased, features have been reduced, and support has declined. They've pulled back 74% of their paid search — a company in retreat. Simplero has been bootstrapped and profitable since 2009.
Founded 2009 · Bootstrapped · Proud of it.
What Simplero
customers say.
“I scored 12 platforms on a spreadsheet. Simplero won. I have never worked with a software company whose support team is fast, courteous, and knows what they're talking about.”
“When I found Simplero, it literally changed my life. I migrated my entire business and never looked back. My income tripled, quadrupled in the last six years.”
“I ended up paying my annual plan for Simplero in what I was paying for one month of all my subscriptions. And I had it just in one place.”
“Over the years Simplero has become increasingly easier to use. What I love most is access to personal professional support. There are no chatbot-gates you have to get through to get support from an actual human.”
Simple, honest
pricing.
Starter
$59 /mo
billed annually · or $70/mo monthly
10 products, 10 courses, 2 sites, 500 contacts. Email, courses, payments, website, automations — all in one place from day one. 0% transaction fees.
Choose StarterScale ✦
$149 /mo
billed annually · or $179/mo monthly
Unlimited products, courses, and sites. Affiliates, help desk, upsells, text messages, API. Where most growing businesses land. 0% transaction fees.
Choose ScaleSkyrocket
$249 /mo
billed annually · or $299/mo monthly
Everything in Scale plus unlimited storage, AI transcripts, AI bots, split testing, sales pipelines. The full power of the platform. 0% transaction fees.
Choose SkyrocketAll plans include email delivery, video hosting, and zero transaction fees. Pay annually, save 17%.
Keep the money
you earned.
14 days. Every feature unlocked. We'll help you migrate from Teachable, answer questions in plain English, and won't charge you a dime if it's not a fit. And we'll never charge you a percentage of your revenue.
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