AcademyLauncher vs Teachable
Turn your expertise into a complete academy. Bring courses, community and coaching together, with room to grow your catalogue and teach in more ways.
A learning journey that keeps going.
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Learn the foundations
A course your learners can work through at their own pace.
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Keep the conversation going
A private Space for questions, progress and peer support.
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Make room for personal guidance
Instructor availability and appointments for coaching or office hours.
Illustrative programme. Review your access rules and booking requirements in a demo.
More ways to teach. More reasons to stay.
When your next step is a community, a coaching programme or a larger course library, these differences matter every day.
Keep discussions, peer support and cohorts alongside your courses in branded Spaces. Build a learning business people return to between lessons.
The Teachable difference
Teachable's standalone Community is in maintenance mode and unavailable to new schools or schools without an existing community. Existing communities continue operating; course comments remain available.
Teachable source ↗Publish instructor availability and let learners book coaching or office hours in the same academy as their courses. Give your expertise a more personal format.
The Teachable difference
Teachable supports coaching products, milestones and scheduling through Calendly or other shareable calendar links. AcademyLauncher brings availability and booking into its own workflow.
Teachable source ↗AcademyLauncher advertises unlimited courses and products, including on Launch. Create a focused course for every audience without choosing which products to keep published.
The Teachable difference
Teachable's published Starter, Builder and Growth plans include 5, 10 and 50 products respectively. Higher-volume businesses can discuss a Custom plan.
Teachable source ↗Run structured programmes with SCORM, cohorts and advanced grading on Growth and Scale. Add instructor-reviewed assignments to support practical learning.
The Teachable difference
Teachable has course assessments and certificates, but does not support SCORM content packages. This matters when you have an existing SCORM library or a training requirement for that format.
Teachable source ↗Unlimited catalogue does not mean unlimited service usage. Learner, community, cohort and provider allowances depend on your plan.
Both platforms cover course essentials. The choice becomes clearer when you compare community, personal teaching, catalogue capacity and control.
| What matters | AcademyLauncher | Teachable |
|---|---|---|
| Courses & memberships | Courses, quizzes, certificates, drip content and memberships. | Established course, quiz, certificate, drip and membership tools. |
| Community | Branded Spaces, discussions and course-connected communities. | Standalone Community closed to new adoption; existing communities stay available. Course comments supported. |
| Coaching & scheduling | Instructor availability and learner bookings inside the academy. | Coaching products with milestones and linked calendar scheduling. |
| Published catalogue | Unlimited courses and products; learner and service allowances still apply. | 5 / 10 / 50 products on Starter / Builder / Growth; Custom by agreement. |
| SCORM & structured training | SCORM, cohorts and advanced grading on Growth and Scale. | Course assessments available; SCORM packages unsupported. |
| Data & hosting options | Choose a managed database or connect your own Supabase project. | An integrated hosted school; export options vary by content and data type. |
| Payments & taxes | Payment-provider integrations; confirm processing costs and tax responsibilities for your setup. | Integrated payment methods and tax calculation, collection and remittance in supported markets. |
| Mobile learning | Check current learner-app availability and publishing scope before choosing a plan. | Teachable-branded iOS and Android student apps available. |
Reviewed 5 October 2026. AcademyLauncher capabilities follow its current published features and plan information. Confirm your essential workflows in a demo.
Give every new idea room to grow
AcademyLauncher
Unlimited courses
& products.
Even on Launch. Keep your catalogue growing, then choose a plan for your team, learners and learning formats.
Review managed or connected database costs, media, email, AI and payment processing. Confirm imported and free learner allowances for your academy.
See AcademyLauncher pricing →| Plan | Monthly | Annual* | Products | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $39 | $29 | 5 | 7.5% |
| Builder | $89 | $69 | 10 | 0%* |
| Growth | $189 | $139 | 50 | 0%* |
USD per month. Annual* is the monthly equivalent paid annually. 0%* base platform transaction fees depend on eligible gateways; payment processing and other charges still apply. Custom plans are quoted separately.
Builder and Growth already offer 0% base platform fees. Catalogue capacity and connected academy workflows are the more useful differences.
Verify Teachable prices and terms ↗Under Teachable's current usage policy, qualifying imported, manual and free enrolments above 100 cost $0.50 per student/month. Paid gateway enrolments alone are excluded. A learner with both paid and qualifying other enrolments can count.
Illustrative Teachable fee
$450 / month
1,000 countable students: (1,000 − 100) × $0.50. Added to the plan price.
Applies from creation for schools created on or after 3 September 2026. Older schools move at their first renewal on or after 30 April 2027 unless they opt in earlier. Students already present at transition are excluded. Billing uses the period's peak count. Legacy rules differ; check your school's policy. This is a usage example, not a promised AcademyLauncher saving.
Read the current and legacy usage policies ↗Choose AcademyLauncher when you want an active community, coaching alongside courses, a growing catalogue or structured training. Managed and connected database options let you choose the level of infrastructure control that suits your team.
Teachable remains a strong option for creators who value established course commerce, student mobile apps and integrated payment and tax administration. Its payments service handles tax calculation, collection and remittance in supported markets. Compare those responsibilities before switching.
Teachable payment and tax services ↗Start with a course you already teach
Request a migration review and ask us to scope a one-course preview. See how your teaching could work in AcademyLauncher before agreeing the wider move.
Share your courses, learners, media and essential integrations so we can agree what can transfer.
Agree the content and enrolments to include, available progress records, service costs and anything needing manual attention.
Review checkout, learner access and recurring billing arrangements before moving the rest of your academy.
Teachable has no single complete course export. Content and progress transfer depend on available exports or APIs; importing learners does not transfer subscription billing.
Teachable content and data export guidance ↗AcademyLauncher is a stronger fit when you want courses, an active standalone community and instructor bookings together, need a large published catalogue, or deliver SCORM-based training. Choose the plan that includes the learning features and capacity your academy needs.
AcademyLauncher provides courses, Spaces, memberships and instructor bookings in one academy. Use a demo to review your exact offer, including access rules, group sessions and appointment entitlements. Ask us to confirm any recurring booking-credit or automation requirement before committing.
Start with a migration review of your content, students, enrolments and available progress records. Teachable does not offer a single complete course export. Ask to scope one course as a preview before agreeing a wider move; transfer coverage and service costs depend on the available files and data.
No. Importing a student does not transfer their recurring billing agreement. We need to review the payment gateway, subscription arrangements, access rules and cutover separately. Agree a billing transition before moving paying members.
No. Unlimited courses and products refers to the catalogue. AcademyLauncher plans still have learner, community, cohort and service allowances. Compare your plan, database choice, video delivery, email, AI and payment-processing costs using the current pricing page.
Do not assume that a payment integration includes tax remittance. Teachable offers integrated tax handling in supported markets. Confirm exactly who calculates, collects and remits tax in your AcademyLauncher setup, and include that service in your cost comparison.
Bring your community, coaching and learning business together. Start with your current academy and a clear plan for what comes next.
Published by AcademyLauncher. Teachable and other product names belong to their respective owners. Features, prices and policies can change; verify current plan details before purchasing.