There’s a better home for your academy.
A course platform that forced every creator onto costlier plans in 2025 — and still charges 7.5% on its entry tier.
Get early access to Achene0%
vs 7.5% on Teachable Starter
Commission on every student payment
Unlimited
vs 100 students on Teachable Starter
Students on every Achene plan
£19/mo
vs $89/mo for comparable Teachable Builder
Price for unlimited courses, 0% fees
Feature by feature
How Achene and Teachable stack up on the things that matter most to independent educators.
| Feature | Achene | Teachable |
|---|---|---|
| Commission on sales | 0% on all tiers | 7.5% (Starter), 0% (Builder+) |
| Student limit | Unlimited on all tiers | 100 (Starter) · 1,000 (Builder) · Unlimited (Growth+) |
| Community forums | Global + per-course, all tiers | Basic forum only — no live rooms, gamification, or mobile access |
| Email broadcasts | Included — no extra cost | Via third-party integrations only |
| Video hosting | Included on all tiers | Included on all tiers |
| Custom domain | All paid plans | All paid plans |
| Payments | Direct Stripe — funds land in your account | Teachable:pay — held then paid out on a schedule |
| Bulk student import (CSV) | Included | Included |
| Annual lock-in | None — month-to-month | 22% discount incentivises annual |
Pricing, side by side
Teachable prices in USD. Achene prices in GBP — no commission on student payments on any tier.
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Estimates only. Achene prices in GBP; competitor prices in USD. Conversion at £1 ≈ $1.26. Does not include standard Stripe processing fees (2.9% + $0.30), which apply to all platforms.
Why educators move away from Teachable
Teachable Starter charges 7.5% on every sale — on $3,000/month revenue that's $225/month in fees on top of your subscription.
Starter caps you at 100 students and 1 product. The moment you grow, you're paying $89/month for Builder — still capped at 1,000 students and 5 courses.
In June 2025 Teachable forced every school onto new plans with 30 days' notice and zero grandfathering. Creators on the old $119/mo Pro plan woke up to $309/mo bills.
No email marketing on any plan: welcome sequences, broadcasts, and re-engagement campaigns all require a paid third-party tool.
The community is a basic forum with flat threads — no live rooms, no gamification, no mobile app access for students.
Teachable:pay holds your revenue and pays out on a schedule — unlike direct Stripe, your cash isn't available immediately.
Trustpilot score of 3.1/5: users report support shifted to AI chatbots, payout holds lasting 45–90 days, and charges continuing after cancellation.
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