Directory · September 2026

Where to host the course, cohort, or membership — if you already have something to teach.

Honest, dated comparisons of course / cohort / membership platforms. Built for experts with a method, not for people still looking for one.

Vendor pricing

Official floors and fees for the hosts we cover most — clean URLs, one page each.

• Kajabi pricing
• Teachable pricing
• Thinkific pricing
• Skool pricing
• Circle · Circle pricing

The locked niche

Clients & Content is a directory of course, cohort, and membership platforms for experts who already have something to teach. One useful page a night. Every price, fee, and claim cited to an official page or a named thread — or omitted.

This is not a methodology shop. It is not lead-gen for another brand. If you need a host tonight, these pages should help you pick one.

Live pages

• Kajabi vs Teachable vs Thinkific (2026) — who it’s actually for Live Page one. Current official pricing, who each host fits, and what we refused to invent. Dated September 3, 2026.
• Teachable vs Thinkific (2026) — which school LMS Live Two-host school fork when Kajabi is off the table. Official floors and fees. Dated September 3, 2026.
• Best course platform for coaches (1:1 → group → recorded) Live Page two. Host by delivery shape — still 1:1 with a recording, group/cohort, or a recorded library. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Best course platform for consultants with one methodology Live Page three. One method, one offer — not a 40-course school. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Kajabi vs Skool — course business vs community business Live Page four. Library vs room. Official Kajabi and Skool prices and fees. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Teachable transaction fees, by plan, in dollars not percents Live Page five. Starter 7.5% vs Builder 0% at $97 / $497 / $2,000. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Best membership platform for a simple one-offer expert Live Page six. Membership as the offer — library, LMS subscription, or room. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Thinkific vs Kajabi for cohort / live programs Live Page seven. Thinkific Start vs Kajabi cohort courses. Dated group vs recorded library. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Kajabi pricing (vendor page, 2026) Live Kajabi pricing: public Basic $179, January 13 hike, 3rd-party Stripe surcharge. Dated September 3, 2026.
• Teachable pricing (vendor page, 2026) Live Teachable pricing: Starter vs Builder is the whole story. Official 7.5% / 0% split. Dated September 3, 2026.
• Thinkific pricing (vendor page, 2026) Live Thinkific pricing: Aug 13 ~10% increase, 10k current-student cap, Stripe 5/2/1%. Dated September 3, 2026.
• Skool vs Circle vs Mighty Networks (2026) Live Community section. Room vs branded community vs branded membership. Official prices and fees. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Best community platform for coaches (room vs branded community vs membership) Live Community section. Host-choice only, not coaching advice. Room vs branded community vs membership. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Circle pricing: which plan you actually need Live Community section. Professional vs Business vs Plus. Official $89/$199 cards; month-to-month in page data. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Discord + Teachable vs Skool — the “Skool is overpriced” fork Live Community section. Free/cheap room + a school vs Skool. Discord has no public SaaS price. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Best community platform for consultants (not creators) Live Community section. Filters guru-adjacent Skool traffic to the expert ICP. Host-choice only, not consulting advice. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Mighty Networks vs Circle for a branded membership Live Community section. Branded membership vs branded community. Neither is a one-feed room. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Kajabi vs Podia — cheaper all-in-one vs the Kajabi bundle Live Podia Mover $49 + 5% vs Kajabi Basic $179. Official prices. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Kajabi vs LearnWorlds — course-player quality vs Kajabi business OS Live Interactive video school vs the $179 Kajabi bundle. Official prices. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Kajabi vs GoHighLevel — course host vs CRM/funnel stack Live Course-and-business OS vs agency CRM. Official plan cards. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Kajabi vs Circle — course-first vs community-first Live Kajabi attaches one community to a product. Circle is the branded home. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Kajabi vs Mighty Networks — membership/community vs Kajabi’s 1–3 community cap Live Course OS with a 1–3 community cap vs a branded membership network. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Best course platform for a $97 offer Live Teachable Starter 7.5% vs Kajabi’s $179 floor vs Thinkific Basic $54 — dollars, not vibes. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Best course platform after the Kajabi price hike Live Dated pain event (January 13, 2026). Who still belongs on the OS, who doesn’t. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Migrate off Kajabi — what actually replaces what Live Email + funnels + checkout + player, named. Not a rant. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Best course platform for faith-based experts Live Host-choice only. One page under this niche; not church management software. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Skool pricing (vendor page, 2026) Live Skool pricing: Hobby $9 / 10%, Pro $99 / 2.9%–3.9%, merchant of record. Dated September 3, 2026.
• Podia (vendor page, 2026) Live The usual “Kajabi too expensive” alternative. Mover $49 + 5% and 100 subscribers vs Shaker $99 and 0%. Dated August 29, 2026.
• LearnWorlds (vendor page, 2026) Live Interactive course player vs all-in-one. Starter $29 + $5 enrollment vs Pro Trainer $99 and 0%. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Best course platform (2026) — for experts who already have a method Live Anti-listicle head term. Filters the “best 10” SERP down to this ICP. Dated September 3, 2026.
• Thinkific third-party gateway fees, in dollars not percents Live Standing fee hook (5/2/1%). Same job as Teachable transaction fees, other vendor. Dated August 29, 2026.
• Circle (vendor page, 2026) Live Community section. Branded community host. Professional $89/mo* annual, 2% plus Stripe. Dated September 19, 2026.
• Mighty Networks (vendor page, 2026) Live Community section. Branded membership host. Launch $79/mo, Scale $179/mo, Growth $354/mo. Dated September 19, 2026.
• Best course platform for a weekly cohort Live Live weekly cohort shape: Thinkific Start vs Kajabi cohorts vs Circle events vs Skool room. Dated September 19, 2026.
• GoHighLevel (vendor page, 2026) Live CRM/funnel agency stack with courses inside it — not a course OS. Starter $97/mo. Dated September 19, 2026.
• Mighty Networks pricing: which plan you actually need Live Launch $79 / Scale $179 / Growth $354; 2%/1%/0.5% plus Stripe. Dated September 19, 2026.
• Best platform to sell online courses (2026) Live Head-term anti-listicle for experts with a method. Points to Kajabi when the OS fits. Dated September 19, 2026.

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