Teachable sells courses. Podia does a bit of everything.
A fair, row-by-row look at both, from public 2026 pricing. Then a third option worth knowing: Fayne, the academy that arrives finished.
TeachableOne of the two you are weighing
PodiaOne of the two you are weighing
FayneThe academy that arrives finished7-day free preview · No card needed
Which of the two is right for you?
Both are real, capable platforms. Here is who each one genuinely suits, and the one thing each does best.
Choose Teachable ifCourses are the focus, you want global tax handling at checkout and an expert marketplace, and you will move past Starter to leave its 7.5% fee behind.
Focused course selling with sales-tax handling and a hire-an-expert marketplace.
Choose Podia ifYou want a friendly, simple all-in-one, courses plus email marketing and a website builder, with branding removal included and a lower fee ceiling.
A simple all-in-one with built-in email marketing and a full website builder.
Teachable, Podia, and Fayne, row by row.
Both named platforms are easy to start and empty when you do. The third column is stocked.
TeachablePodiaFayneDay one
Your brand
The AI
The price
Competitor cells from public vendor documentation and published pricing, 2026.
The third option
A third option: the same easy setup, courses already inside.
Teachable and Podia are both easy to start and both empty when you do, with no student-facing AI tutor and no AI that writes courses. Fayne is the same low-tech setup with the courses already inside, the tutor included, and white-label on every plan, from $49.
Fayne$49/mo- 149+ business courses loaded and branded on day one
- White-label included on every plan: your domain, logo, and email sender
- An AI tutor that answers students around the clock, in your voice
- AI that writes complete lessons from your notes, files, and links
$49 a month, with white-label and the AI included. Every plan carries the full feature set; tiers differ by caps, not gates.
Teachable vs Podia, answered.
The questions people ask when they weigh Teachable against Podia.
Teachable is course-first, with global tax handling and an expert marketplace, from $39 a month. Podia is a friendlier all-in-one, courses plus email marketing and a website builder, from $42, with branding removal included. Choose Teachable for focused course selling; Podia for a simple do-a-bit-of-everything toolkit.
You start finished, not empty.
Drop your site and watch a branded academy build itself, stocked with courses and taught by AI, in about two minutes. No card.
