About Teachable
Teachable pricing
Teachable does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Teachable paid version starts at US$39.00/month.
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Teachable Reviews
Feature rating
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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The Grass is Not Always Greener
Teachable allows me to run a great online school - and to do so with much of the functionality in one package. I do opt to substitute my own website and email automation (WordPress and Active Campaign) but I use their eCommerce payment platform and feel very confident. I have often wondered about switching but never have found an alterative that does not offer better than an alternative set of compromises.
Pros
Teachable is easy to use and does everything I need it to - and mostly very well. I also like that the company behaves ethically.
The user experience for my students is excellent and the all-in one package makes it very easy for me.
Cons
There are a few little niggles. Not a great mobile solution (but perfectly adequate) and the text editor in the course builder is low on capabilities for formatting beyond the basics (Tables? Not so much). And the placement of toolbars and save buttons is frustrating.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Teachable - It's not for everyone
Overall it is a good platform. It is a bit pricey and you'll need to be patient as it is not beginner friendly. If you already are having success in your online courses, this would be for you. If you are just starting, you might try elsewhere.
Pros
I really liked about teachable is that it allows you to setup and integrate your coaching calendar within Teachable to allow for bundles. I also really liked how easy it was to integrate the quizzes as well. The tracking module was also really good.
Cons
It was really difficult to set up the sales page. There are no marketing tools integrated with this. It is very expensive in comparison to other options as well. I did not typically have the best response with customer service - it wasn't bad though, it just wasn't good.
Reasons for Switching to Teachable
Teachable was highly recommended, so I choose Teachable as it seemed the easiest to implement.- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Disaster
Horrible, frustrating and a huge waste of a lot of time. Added so much more work for me to do when the point of having the software was to save me time.
Pros
Well, when I started I liked the idea of drip content for my students weekly lessons - BUT, it doesn't work properly so I can't say I liked anything about the Teachable software.
Cons
Constant Problems
The software constantly has glitches and major problems. My students have problems getting in, links do not work and have to be sent several times. My classes receive emails from other classes/courses that don't apply to their course at all.
Don't get me started on Customer Service. UGH! They replay in a decent amount of time - with a bunch of work for YOU the person paying to use their platform to read through, problem solve and basically try to figure out why THIER platform is not working properly.
For most of us we pay for a platform like this to cut down on the workload we have! Not create EXTRA work! I have spent so much time doing Teachables job that I rather create a damn Facebook group page for free and post the video learning and tutorials there. Or build it into my own website.
I can't even use their merchant services as they have asked for my tax info literally 30+ times. I sent it to them the first 10 times and just said forget it and have my student pay through our business system.
Wast of money and a HUGE waste of time.
Reasons for Switching to Teachable
Price and features
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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It's a great platform for my course
I have enjoyed my time with Teachable thus far and I think it's one of the best platforms out there. I'm enjoying the user-friendly process.
Pros
I was excited to find a product that was stremlined and user friendly. I even like that I can register students without registering for their monthly plan. Of course the fees are a little higher with that version but I like the 'try-before-you-buy aspect'. I like the look of it and that you will be able to creat certificates and allow students to track their progress. One of my favorite features is being able to create discount/ special codes when you want.
Cons
I don't like that i have to post a youtube URL if my videos are a little larger. This adds a little complication seeing as I'm not a techie, but it's not insurmountable.
Alternatives Considered
ThinkificReasons for Switching to Teachable
I was a student on the other platform and didn't love the experience. I thought Teachable would be better for me as a creator and for the student side as well.- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Teachable: Course Creators are Lost Without it!
It's a smooth journey and you have everything you need in one place. Excellent UI and overall it's all you need.
Pros
The overall coverage of all features a course creator needs. They even provide a payment gateway, which alone saves you plenty in commisions and monthly fees.
Cons
Just need an Android app. Not having an Android app forces most of my students to watch the courses on their browsers.
