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Teachable costs $39 to $399 per month as of March 2026. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.

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+-100% above list price

Teachable true cost runs -100% above the listed $39-$399/month price as of March 2026. For a 25-person team, expect ~$87 in year-one costs vs the $41,700 base license. Key hidden costs: transaction fees on basic plans (legacy pricing), mid-contract price increases, unlimited plan restrictions. Verified from 3 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

1

Transaction Fees on Basic Plans (Legacy Pricing)

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Older Teachable pricing structures included transaction fees on lower-tier plans. Historical users reported a 5% transaction fee on the basic plan, which added significant cost when processing student payments.

reddit

Basic Plan: Priced at $39/month, featuring a 5% transaction fee.

2

Mid-Contract Price Increases

high overage

Multiple users report significant price increases after Teachable's change in ownership, with legacy pricing not being honored at renewal. Users experienced substantial cost increases when their annual contracts renewed, sometimes without adequate notice.

trustradius

after change of ownership, they made a massive price hike to legacy users, and stripped away many of the benefits that early adopters had enjoyed. All with next to no communication and transition.

trustpilot

Good platform but because of a unilateral change in their packages in mid 2025, we will lose a lot and pay much more at renewal early 2026. Our yearly package of $1428 US gave us: - 50 Cou...

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Unlimited Plan Restrictions

critical overage

Despite advertising 'unlimited' plans, users report being removed from unlimited plans due to high download volumes or resource usage, with demands to upgrade to more expensive custom pricing or face account termination.

trustradius

They kicked us off their "unlimited" plan b/c we were using serving too many downloads? They were terribly rude, cursing at us, threatening us, deleting our forum questions.

Example: True Cost for 25 Users

License (25 × $139 × 12) $41,700/yr
Transaction Fees on Basic Plans (Legacy Pricing) +5% of revenue
Mid-Contract Price Increases +30-50% price increase at renewal
Unlimited Plan Restrictions +Variable - forced upgrade to custom pricing
Estimated Year 1 Total ~$87
That's roughly 0.0× the advertised license price. The median Teachable contract is $2,268/yr across Vendr purchases.

Frequently Asked Questions

01 What hidden costs should I budget for with Teachable?

Beyond the license fee, budget for: Transaction Fees on Basic Plans (Legacy Pricing) (5% of revenue); Mid-Contract Price Increases (30-50% price increase at renewal); Unlimited Plan Restrictions (Variable - forced upgrade to custom pricing). Total ownership typically runs -100% higher than the listed price.

02 Does Teachable charge for implementation?

Teachable doesn't include implementation in the license cost. Implementation is typically done by partners and costs range from $5,000 for basic setup to $100,000+ for enterprise deployments with customization.

03 How much does Teachable support cost?

Basic support is included, but premium support (faster response times, 24/7 availability) typically adds 15-20% to your annual contract. This can be thousands of dollars per year for larger deployments.

04 Are there overage or storage costs with Teachable?

Multiple users report significant price increases after Teachable's change in ownership, with legacy pricing not being honored at renewal. Users experienced substantial cost increases when their annual contracts renewed, sometimes without adequate notice. Estimated impact: 30-50% price increase at renewal.

05 What add-ons cost extra with Teachable?

Many features marketed as part of Teachable are actually add-ons: advanced reporting, API access, integrations, and specialized modules. Each can add $10-$100+ per user per month.

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