Thinkific

Thinkific is a course-creation platform that helps creators and businesses build, market, and sell online courses, memberships, and communities under their own brand. Known for giving creators control over their site and student experience, Thinkific offers a drag-and-drop course and site builder, flexible content (video, quizzes, assignments, downloads), and a branded storefront — so you own the relationship with your audience rather than renting space on a marketplace. It's a popular choice for knowledge entrepreneurs and companies productizing training.

Beyond course building, Thinkific supports the full monetization and engagement loop. Native payments handle one-time, subscription, and bundle purchases; communities and memberships build recurring engagement; and marketing tools — coupons, bundles, and integrations with email and analytics — help grow sales. Thinkific Plus serves larger organizations with SCORM, SSO, learning paths, multiple admins, and CRM integrations for corporate training, while an app store and API extend the platform. Recent additions include AI to speed course creation and Thinkific's broader creator-commerce tooling.

Thinkific serves course creators, coaches, and businesses (including corporate training via Plus). As of 2026 it no longer offers a free plan (a 30-day trial is available); paid plans (after a 2026 price increase) are roughly Basic around $54/month ($40 annually), Start around $109/month ($82 annually), Grow around $219/month ($164 annually), Expand around $499/month ($374 annually), and a custom Plus plan for enterprises. It competes with Teachable, Kajabi, LearnWorlds, and Podia, differentiating on branded course sites, community features, and a strong corporate-training (Plus) path.