Which choice is right for you? Thinkific or Udemy?
Choosing a course platform can be overwhelming. To help you in your research, we’ve broken down the key differences between the most important features and functionality for you.
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1 Million+
courses published
$1.7 Billion
earned by creators on Thinkific
378 Million+
course enrollments
Thinkific vs. Udemy
| Top Features | Udemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Get started for free | ||
| Create courses with any content type | ||
| Host Coaching sessions or Webinars (free and paid) | ||
| Offer Digital Downloads (free or paid) | ||
| Community Spaces | ||
| Email and live chat support | Email only | |
| Student course reviews | ||
| App integrations | 90+ in the Thinkific App Store | |
| Branded mobile app for your courses and communities | ||
| Automated tax collection |
What’s important to course creators?
The right tool can help you build, market, and sell an unforgettable course experience worth paying for. Let’s take a look at some of the differences between Thinkific and Udemy.
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.
Udemy offers the features necessary to build a standard course. Udemy educators have access to basic functionality such as adding videos and creating quizzes. 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.
Udemy 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 and offers a seamless learning experience across all devices. These features help turn a student’s experience from educational to extraordinary.
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.
Udemy 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.
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.
Udemy 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 early-stage businesses all the way to enterprise. 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. Thinkific provides the tools that are trusted by many growing learning businesses.
Thinkific is rated "Excellent" based on 785 reviews on Trustpilot
Udemy is rated "Poor" based on 1,209 reviews on Trustpilot
Gain access to core features and essential tools you need to successfully launch your online learning business.
Free access to our Accelerator Program
Unlimited Courses
1 community
5 spaces per community
5 Digital Downloads
5 Coaching & Webinar sessions
1 administrator
Unlimited Students
Email and live chat support
Branded Mobile (Add on)
Deliver your course content and communities to your audience with your own white-labeled mobile app.
Includes all Free features
Custom domain
Coupons & discounts
Affiliate selling
Unlock additional features designed to help drive student engagement and create an amazing student experience.
Free access to our Accelerator Program
Unlimited Courses
1 community
10 spaces per community
Unlimited Digital Downloads
Unlimited Coaching & Webinars
1 administrator
Unlimited Students
Email and live chat support
Branded Mobile (Add on)
Deliver your course content and communities to your audience with your own white-labeled mobile app.
Includes all Basic features
Assignments
Bundles and add on packages
Memberships & payment plans
Live lessons
Advanced course-building options
Advanced website code editing
Grow your online business with more advanced tools that will help you sell more and expand into multiple learning products.
Free access to our Accelerator Program
Unlimited Courses
3 communities
20 spaces per community
Unlimited Digital Downloads
Unlimited Coaching & Webinars
2 administrators
Unlimited Students
Phone and priority email support
Branded Mobile (Add on)
Deliver your course content and communities to your audience with your own white-labeled mobile app.
Includes all Start features
Remove Thinkific branding
Thinkific Analytics
Bulk student emailer
Bulk enrollments
API access
Grow with Thinkific
Easy to use
Our user-friendly platform is designed so that the only expertise you need is the one you already have.
Puts you in control
Access deeper learning tools that’ll make your content stand out and fully customize your site however you want.
Deliver the experience you want
Build your unique learning experience that lets you wow your audience and have them telling all their friends about it.
Technology and people you can trust
Get support when you need it, a community of course creators to cheer you along, and a network of partners to bring you to the next level.
"The other platforms wanted to nickel and dime me on everything. Thinkific's packages are simplistic and easy to follow. I love how user-friendly it is, and there is a ton of support. I like knowing that when I need something, I can get a response quickly."
Curious how Thinkific compares to other platforms?
We've broken down key differences and features below, to help guide your research.
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