Podia vs Thinkific
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
Podiasite ↗pricing ↗
Paid plans start at $42/mo (Mover); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $150/mo (Earthquaker).
Thinkificsite ↗pricing ↗
A course platform for creators and businesses selling their own teaching, with communities and bundles alongside courses. Paid plans start at $54/mo (Basic); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $219/mo (Grow). It bills by country — entry £46/mo to a UK reader and €53/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads. Charges no transaction fee on paid plans, which is the number to weigh against a cheaper rival that does.
The two ladders
Podiasite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-03 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Mover | $42/mo | |
| Shaker | $84/mo | |
| Earthquaker | $150/mo |
Thinkificsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-08-28 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $54/mo ($40 ↓) | |
| Start | $109/mo ($82 ↓) | |
| Grow | $219/mo ($164 ↓) | |
| Plus | Custom |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Podia at $42/mo, against Thinkific at $54/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: neither publishes one. Any free access here is a trial, which is a deadline.
- How far each ladder goes: Podia tops out at $150/mo, Thinkific at $219/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- Thinkific: It bills by country — entry £46/mo to a UK reader and €53/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
How to choose in this category
- Work the percentage out at the revenue you expect — a higher monthly plan can cost less once sales start.
- Entry rows usually carry the platform’s own branding on the checkout your buyers see.
- Every row links the platform’s own pricing page; the fee schedule lives there, not here.