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Kommune vs Teachable, Thinkific, Kajabi and Podia
Sell online courses and teach live classes from one place, without a monthly bill before your first sale. Here is how Kommune compares with the course platforms you are probably looking at.
The short version
- Start at $0.
- Every feature is on the Free plan. Kommune earns a small fee on card payments instead of a big monthly bill.
- Self-paced and live in one place.
- Recorded courses, live classes in a built-in video classroom, lesson packages with credits, and booking from your own website.
- Your students stay yours.
- Payments go straight to your own Stripe account, and your school has its own website on yourname.komn.ca or your domain.
- Built for Canada.
- HST/GST on every sale with receipts, and your school in English, French, Ukrainian and Russian.
Side by side
Prices checked on: Nov 2026. US list prices for competitors, monthly billing; see each vendor's site for current pricing.
| Feature | Kommune | Teachable | Thinkific | Kajabi | Podia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes, every feature | No | No | No | No |
| Entry price, per month | $0 | $39 (Starter) | $49 (Basic) | $179 (Basic) | $49 (Mover) |
| Platform fee on sales | 1% Free · 0.5% Silver · 0% Gold | 7.5% on Starter, 0% on higher plans | — | 0% with Kajabi Payments | 5% on Mover, 0% on Shaker |
| One-time price, payment plans, subscriptions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Drip release, cohorts, quizzes, certificates | Yes | Varies by plan | Varies by plan | Yes | Varies by plan |
| Live classes with booking, credits and lesson packages | Yes, built in | — | — | — | — |
| Built-in video classroom with recordings | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Sales tax (HST/GST) with receipts | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Languages | EN, FR, UA, RU, content auto-translated | — | — | — | — |
"—" means we could not confirm it on the vendor's public pages. Card processing (Stripe or the vendor's own) applies on every platform.
What you get on every Kommune plan
- Courses built from modules and lessons: video (upload, YouTube or Vimeo), notes, downloadable files and quizzes.
- Protected video playback with a watermark of the student's name, so links can't be shared around.
- Release lessons over time, or run groups with start dates and their own discussion.
- Certificates of completion with a verify link and PDF.
- Live classes one-to-one or in groups, in a built-in video classroom with recordings, homework and attendance.
- Lesson packages and credits, with a free trial class bookable from your website.
- A forum thread for every lesson, so students ask questions where they learn.
When another tool fits better
- You need a big marketing suite.
- Kajabi bundles email campaigns, funnels and a mobile app. Kommune focuses on teaching, selling and booking.
- You host many hours of video.
- Uploaded videos count towards your plan's storage (5 GB on Free). Linking unlisted YouTube or Vimeo videos avoids that limit, but without Kommune's video protection.
- You need native mobile apps for students.
- Kommune works in any phone browser, with nothing to install, but has no app in the stores yet.
Moving takes a weekend
- 1
Sign up free and create your school.
- 2
Upload or link your lessons, set prices and, if you teach live, your class types and hours.
- 3
Send your students the new link.
There is no import tool yet, so student lists and progress move by hand.
Questions people ask
Open your school this weekend
Sign up free, add your first course or class and share your link. No monthly bill, and card payments go straight to your own Stripe account.