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Thinkific vs LearnWorlds

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AttributeAlternativeThinkificOur pickLearnWorlds
Starting price$54/mo$29/mo
Free tierLimitedLimited
Ease of startScored 4/5Running in an hourScored 3/5A weekend to learn
Fit for solo / small teamScored 4/5Good for a small teamScored 3/5Workable for a small team
Switching costMediumMedium
Best forCourse sellers who want their own domain and none of their revenue skimmed, without paying Kajabi money to get there.Anyone selling a high-ticket course. A flat $5 per enrollment on a $500 programme is 1%, which no percentage-based competitor can match.
Worth knowing side by side
Transaction feeNone—
Renews higherNoNo
Worst forVideo-heavy libraries on the entry plan — 100GB of monthly bandwidth goes quickly once a few hundred students are watching.Cheap or free courses. That same $5 is 17% of a $30 course and unpayable on a free one, so the entry plan punishes low price points.
Skip it ifYou want an all-in-one that also runs your email marketing and funnels. Thinkific is a course platform, not a business suite.You sell memberships or subscriptions — the Starter plan cannot do it, and unlocking it means jumping to $99/mo.
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Why LearnWorlds is marked as our pick

The most capable course builder here, priced with a flat per-enrollment fee that rewards expensive courses. It has the lowest ongoing cost of the tools compared here. We compare on the price you keep paying, not the introductory rate — a plan advertised cheaply that renews higher is ranked on its renewal price. Read the methodology.

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