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.
Email marketing is gated.
No native email on Starter — you'll need Mailchimp or ConvertKit ($30–$100/mo). Builder ($69/mo) adds basic email, but for real segmentation, behavioral automations, and a CRM, most creators still plug in a separate tool. Simplero includes full email + automations + segmentation on every plan from $59/mo.
No CRM. Limited affiliates.
No native CRM, no sales pipeline, no way to track contacts across products. Affiliates are gated to Growth ($139/mo) and above. On Simplero, full CRM is on every plan and affiliates ship on Scale and above.
Basic video. No community.
Teachable hosts video natively, but most creators add Vimeo or Wistia ($20–$50/mo) for reliable playback and quality control. And there's no community feature at all. Simplero ships native video hosting and community forums on every plan.
Teachable + an email tool + Vimeo + an affiliate tool + Zapier to glue them together = $80–$250/month on top.
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 | Starter $29/mo · Builder $69/mo · Growth $139/mo · Advanced (custom). Free plan eliminated June 2025. | Starter $59/mo · Scale $149/mo · Skyrocket $249/mo |
| Transaction fees | 7.5% on Starter · 0% on Builder and above | 0% on every plan, every processor, every sale |
| True cost at $5K/mo revenue | $4,848/yr on Starter ($348 plan + $4,500 fees) · $828/yr on Builder (no fees, $69/mo plan) | $708/yr on Starter — no fees, ever |
| Free plan | Eliminated June 2025 | 14-day free trial, every feature unlocked |
| Email marketing | — No email on Starter · basic email on Builder and above. For real segmentation and automations, most add Mailchimp / ConvertKit ($30–$100/mo). | Full email + automations + segmentation on every plan |
| CRM | — No native CRM | Full native CRM on every plan |
| Community / forums | — No community features | Community forums included on every plan |
| Video hosting | Basic native hosting · most creators add Vimeo / Wistia ($20–$50/mo) for quality | Native video hosting on every plan |
| Affiliate program | Growth ($139/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 | AI course builder, basic AI assist | AI transcripts & subtitles, AI-enhanced search, custom AI bots, Simplero.coach AI coaching |
| Courses | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tools you still need | Email tool (on Starter), CRM, community tool, affiliate tool (below Growth), automation glue — $80–$250/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. Plans restructured 2026. Multiple price hikes. Limits cut without agreement. | Haven't raised prices in years while dramatically improving the product. |
| Company | Acquired by Hotmart (2020). Sharply reduced paid search and marketing spend in recent years. | Founded 2009. Bootstrapped. Profitable. Independent. |
Builder ($69/mo) on Teachable removes the transaction fee — competitive with Simplero Starter on plan price alone. But Builder still has no CRM, no community, basic video, and no affiliate program. Simplero ships all of that from $59/mo.
Teachable looks cheaper.
It isn't.
At $400/month in revenue, Teachable Starter's total cost already exceeds Simplero's. At $5,000/month, you're paying $4,140/year more on Teachable Starter. The 7.5% transaction fee is a tax on your success — the better you do, the more it costs.
Teachable hosts your courses. For email (on Starter), CRM, community, reliable video hosting, affiliates (below Growth), and real automations, you're buying separate tools and paying $80–$250/month on top. Simplero ships all of it in one platform from $59/month.
Teachable was acquired by Hotmart in 2020. Since then: the free plan was eliminated, plans were restructured, 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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