Which choice is right for you? Thinkific or Podia?

An easy-to-use course builder is the most important part of any course platform. It should allow you to create an engaging and memorable learning experience for your students.

Podia offers the features necessary to build a standard course. Creators looking for deeper learning tools may quickly run into limitations when it comes to building an engaging learning experience that will keep students coming back.

Thinkific offers a course builder designed for creators. It’s simple and gives creators the ability to build their entire course without a big learning curve. Simply put, we offer a design and build experience that is approachable for everyone, and that will drive student engagement and retention.

A great learning experience is vital to your success as a course creator. It will help your students learn more effectively and make them want to share it with their friends — helping you grow your business.

Podia offers a no-frills learning experience. Students are brought into an experience that is expected out of any online course platform.

Thinkific offers an unmatched suite of functionality that extends beyond what’s capable in most course platforms. These features help turn a student’s experience from educational to extraordinary. Afterwards, your students have the option to leave reviews that you can share publicly; helping more students find your course.

After publishing your course, you need to get it in front of the right audience. Sales and marketing tools enable creators to gain visibility and earn revenue.

Podia provides a number of sales tools needed and a few basic marketing features to help you earn revenue from your course.

Thinkific offers sales and marketing features to enable any course creator to get started. With 90+ integrations in the Thinkific App Store; use the best tools in the business for marketing and email automation, increasing sales, and enhancing the learning experience through gamification. Gain the extensibility and flexibility of apps like ActiveCampaign, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Shopify, Salesforce, and many more. These apps are created by developers for Thinkific and can be downloaded, installed, and implemented without any coding required for all Thinkific users.

Thinkific also provides access to an expert marketplace where you can hire marketing consultants who are experts on the Thinkific platform to help you launch your course and generate more sales. With Thinkific funnels features, you can seamlessly drive leads, nurture your audience, and streamline your sales.

A course platform is a big investment. Not only do you want a tool that fits your budget, but it should also satisfy your needs now and into the future.

Podia offers four pricing tiers that work well for solopreneurs. The low entry point gives you access to tools that fit those just starting out.

Thinkific offers tiers for businesses from side hustle to enterprise. And with add-on features like a Branded Mobile app ($199/mo) and more, no matter what stage you’re in, you have access to the functionality you need without paying for things you don’t need.