What it helps you do
Build a websiteSell online
- Course builder with video lessons, quizzes and student discussions
- Custom-domain course website with checkout and coupon codes
- One community and up to five digital-download products on Basic
Documented product-level capabilities. Selected plan limits and add-ons still apply.
Why consider it
- Course delivery, learner management and checkout share a single hosted product.
- Basic supports unlimited published courses and a custom website domain.
Trade-offs to consider
- Basic permits one administrator and limits course-video bandwidth to 100GB/month.
- Subscriptions, payment plans and removing Thinkific branding require higher tiers.
Intended users
- Experts launching their first online course
- Creators selling educational products
Best suited to
Creator & newsletter · Professional services
Editorial fit assessment, not a vendor certification.
- Solo educators building a structured course business with quizzes and learner discussion
Consider another approach when
- Retailers who need a physical-product storefront and shipping operations
Before you commit
- Modeled plan user limit: 1. Larger teams require a different plan or a separately verified quote.
- Modeled customer/contact limit: 10,000.
- Free plan: No documented free plan
- Trial: 30 days.
- Documented integrations: Not yet verified
- Ease of use and support quality: not independently tested.
- Confirm country eligibility, languages, API permissions and regulated-industry requirements with the provider.
Sources & verification
Official website, documented features and intended users checked. Pricing basis: documented plan price.
Strengths, limitations and industry fit are editorial interpretations of official documentation; this is not a hands-on review.
Thinkific current pricing and plan features Checked 2026-10-10
Basic USD54 monthly, course and website features, one administrator, student/bandwidth limits, trial and paid-tier restrictions.
Thinkific August 2026 pricing update Checked 2026-10-10
Official USD Basic price increase from USD49 to USD54 monthly effective from August 13, 2026.