Thinkific review

Thinkific concentrates on teaching tools. The Start plan includes unlimited courses, video lessons with student discussions, live cohorts and coaching with unlimited Zoom sessions, bookable calendars and attendance tracking, quizzes, graded assignments and branded certificates, plus bundles, upsells, payment plans and memberships on a custom domain. Grow removes Thinkific branding and adds 3 communities, bulk enrollment and imports, B2B seat sales paid by invoice, phone and priority chat support, API access and webhooks, and engagement reports. Expand adds 10 communities, more video bandwidth, email white-labeling, 15 admin accounts and revenue sharing with up to 10 partners. Thinkific has no free plan and offers a 30-day trial instead. A branded iOS and Android app is available as a separate add-on. The pricing page showed euro prices from our location, so we list Thinkific's USD price as pending; check the vendor page for current US pricing.

Who it is for

Course creators who want unlimited courses, strong learning tools and the option to sell seats to companies.

Price

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Key features

• Unlimited courses with video, multimedia and student discussions
• Live cohorts and coaching with unlimited Zoom sessions and bookable calendars
• Quizzes, assignments, grading and branded certificates
• Bundles, upsells, payment plans, memberships and subscriptions
• B2B sales with bulk seats and invoicing on the Grow plan

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Unlimited courses on the entry plan
• Strength: 30-day free trial, longer than most rivals
• Strength: Grow adds API access, webhooks and B2B invoicing
• Weakness: No free plan
• Weakness: Removing Thinkific branding requires Grow
• Weakness: The branded mobile app is an add-on listed at $199 per month

Key facts

• Plans: Start, Grow, Expand
• Free trial: 30 days
• Communities on Grow: 3
• Branded mobile app: Add-on

Where it ranks

Thinkific is No. 4 in our Best Online Course Platforms verdict.