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Top 10 Online Course Platforms

The platforms creators and businesses use to sell or host online courses, ranked by how many customers each one says it serves.

systeme.io500,000+ entrepreneurs 2

Graphy200,000+ creators 3

Teachable150,000+ experts and businesses

Quick answer

systeme.io is the biggest online course platform by users, powering 500,000+ entrepreneurs, and its free plan covers 1 course and 500 students with 0% transaction fees. Graphy is second with 200,000+ creators, and Teachable is third with over 150,000 experts and businesses and $3.5B+ earned by its creators. For self-hosted, open-source learning, Moodle runs on 147,033 registered sites.

How it's ranked: Users, creators, businesses, teams or sites each platform publishes on its own website (read November 13, 2026); Moodle's figure is registered sites from its official statistics page. Counts are each company's own claims and are measured differently, so treat them as a guide to scale, not an audit. Circle and Mighty Networks publish no customer count and are ranked last.

systeme.io

systeme.io · All-in-one funnels, email and course builder with a free plan

500,000+ entrepreneurs

The cheapest way to start selling a course.

systeme.io says it is powering 500,000+ entrepreneurs, the biggest user count on this list. It is an all-in-one tool rather than a pure course platform: an online course builder sits next to sales funnels, email marketing and a website builder, so one account can run the whole sales path from landing page to lesson. Its biggest draw is price. The free plan costs nothing, needs no credit card and covers 2,000 contacts, 1 course and 500 students. Paid plans are $17 a month (Startup), $47 (Webinar) and $97 (Unlimited), and systeme.io charges 0% transaction fees on all plans, including the free one. It fits beginners and small online businesses that want funnels and courses in one cheap place.

Best forSolo creators who want to start selling a course for free

Skip it ifYou want a dedicated, course-first learning platform

Source: systeme.io/pricing

Graphy

Graphy · Creator platform for courses, communities and digital products

200,000+ creators

A big, all-in-one creator storefront.

Graphy says 200,000+ creators worldwide use it, and that they have made $1.5 Billion+ in creator revenue across 150+ countries. Its pitch is to turn your knowledge into your first online income with AI: one platform covers your website, digital products, courses, communities and payments, with AI tools to help build them. Pricing in US dollars is $49 a month for Launch, $149 for Rise and $399 for Scale, and all three show a 0% transaction fee. There is no permanent free plan, but there is a 14-day free trial. It rates itself 4.8/5. It fits coaches, trainers and educators who want an all-in-one storefront without stitching separate tools together themselves.

Best forCoaches and educators launching a first knowledge business

Skip it ifYou need a corporate training LMS

Source: graphy.com/

Teachable

Teachable (Hotmart Company) · Course, coaching and membership platform

150,000+ experts and businesses

The classic course-first platform.

Teachable says over 150,000 experts and businesses rely on it, and it is part of Hotmart Company. Its numbers are large: $3.5B+ earned by Teachable creators, 100M+ students served and 180+ countries using the platform. It is an all-in-one platform to create and sell online courses, coaching, memberships and digital downloads, with tax handling in 45+ countries and 35+ local payment methods. Plans run from $39 a month for Starter ($29 billed annually), which allows 5 products and carries a 7.5% transaction fee, to $89 for Builder and $189 for Growth, which drop that fee to 0% with Teachable Payments. There is a 7-day free trial. It fits course creators who want a well-known, course-first home.

Best forExperts who want a proven, course-first platform

Skip it ifYou want to avoid fees on the cheapest plan

Source: www.teachable.com/

Moodle

Moodle HQ · Open-source learning management system

147,033 registered sites

The open-source giant of education.

Moodle is the open-source learning platform, and its official statistics page counts 147,033 registered sites in 236 countries, with more than 516 million users, 58 million courses and 3.6 billion enrolments. Unlike everything else here, the software itself is open source, so you can host it yourself and customise it, or use Moodle HQ and its Certified Partners for official hosting, support, customisation, migration and training. For smaller users there is MoodleCloud, Moodle's ready-to-use hosted option, aimed at individuals who sell courses or small organisations with basic training and onboarding needs. Moodle cites 20+ years of experience in educational technology. It fits schools, universities and organisations that want control over their platform more than a polished sales page.

Best forSchools, universities and organisations that want full control

Skip it ifYou want a simple storefront to sell courses tomorrow

Source: stats.moodle.org/

Kajabi

Kajabi · All-in-one platform for courses, coaching, communities and marketing

100,000+ businesses built

The premium all-in-one for big creators.

Kajabi says 100K+ businesses have been built on it, with $12B+ earned by creators and 75M+ customers served. It calls itself the operating system for human expertise, and it bundles more than most course tools: courses, coaching, communities, memberships, newsletters, podcasts and downloads, plus payments, email, landing pages and automation. That breadth costs more. The Basic plan is $179 a month ($143 billed annually), with 2,500 contacts, Growth is $249 a month with 25,000 contacts and Pro is $499 a month with 100,000 contacts. Kajabi Payments card rates for US entities start at 2.9% + 30 cents on Basic. It fits creators who already have an audience and want to replace a stack of separate tools.

Best forEstablished creators who want marketing built in

Skip it ifYou are on a tight budget

Source: kajabi.com/

TalentLMS

TalentLMS · Cloud LMS for training teams, customers and partners

70,000+ teams

The easy choice for training a team.

TalentLMS says it is trusted by 70,000+ teams to achieve training success, and calls itself an all-in-one LMS for growing businesses. Where most platforms on this list help creators sell courses, TalentLMS is built for companies hosting training, such as onboarding new staff or teaching customers and partners. There is a free plan for up to 5 users and up to 10 courses, with no credit card required. Paid plans are priced by users: Core is $119 a month for up to 100 users, Grow is $229 a month for up to 500 users, and Pro is $449 a month plus $6 per additional user. Enterprise starts at 1000 users with pricing from sales. It fits small and mid-size businesses that need a simple training platform.

Best forBusinesses training employees, customers or partners

Skip it ifYou mainly want to sell courses to the public

Source: www.talentlms.com/

Kartra

Kartra · All-in-one marketing platform with courses and membership sites

60,000 customers

Best for funnel-driven course sales.

Kartra lists 60K customers using it, along with 718K pages launched, 3.4M courses sold and $1.5B earned by creators. Its headline promise is to turn your expertise into scalable income. Courses are one part of a wider marketing suite: you can upload videos, drip content and track progress in online courses, and run membership sites for recurring content or communities, alongside pages, email and automations. Pricing is $59 a month for Essentials, which has 5% transaction fees, $119 for Starter and $229 for Growth, both with 0% transaction fees, and $549 for Professional. Billing yearly brings Starter down to $99 a month. Every plan has a 14-day free trial. It fits marketers who want funnels, email and courses under one login.

Best forMarketers who sell courses through funnels and email

Skip it ifYou want a free plan

Source: kartra.com/

LearnWorlds

LearnWorlds · AI-powered LMS for learning businesses

14,000+ learning businesses

The most capable LMS for selling training.

LearnWorlds says it is trusted by 14,000+ learning businesses and calls itself the #1 AI-powered LMS built for learning businesses. It sits between a creator tool and a corporate LMS: you can create and sell online courses, run multi-client training operations and prove learner outcomes, with a website builder, checkout and sales tools, marketing integrations and analytics included. Customer stories include Pennylane training 700,000+ customers and partners. The Starter plan is $49 a month ($44 billed annually) and charges $5 per enrollment; Pro Trainer is $99 a month ($79 annually) and Learning Center is $299 a month ($249 annually), both with no enrollment fee. There is a 30-day trial. It fits training businesses that sell courses and also need LMS-grade reporting.

Best forTraining companies that sell courses to clients and teams

Skip it ifYou only need a simple course page

Source: www.learnworlds.com/

Circle

Circle · Community platform with courses, events and branded apps

No count published

Best when the community is the product.

Circle does not publish a customer count, saying only that it is trusted by the world's top communities and shows 70k+ reviews, so it ranks near the bottom here. It calls itself the complete community platform: a branded home for communities, events and courses, with messaging, live streams, a website builder, payments, email marketing and branded iOS and Android apps. Courses are included on every plan. Pricing, based on annual billing, is $89 a month for Professional with a 2% transaction fee, $199 for Business and $419 for Scale, both at 1%, with custom pricing for Circle Plus at 0.5%. There is a 14-day free trial with no credit card. On its homepage, Tiago Forte says he made over $3 million on Circle in two years.

Best forCreators whose course lives inside a community

Skip it ifYou want a course-first platform

Source: circle.so/pricing

Mighty Networks

Mighty Networks · Community platform with courses, events and branded apps

No count published

Best for paid memberships with courses.

Mighty Networks does not publish how many hosts use it, so it ranks last on our measure, but it does publish earnings: $650M earned on Mighty in the past year, and its about page cites $500M in host earnings in 2025. It is a community platform that combines community, courses and events, with members, marketing, payments and branded apps. The average monthly price of memberships sold by its hosts is $48, and it rates 4.8 from 80k+ ratings. The Launch plan is $79 a month with a 2% transaction fee, Scale is $179 at 1% and Growth is $354 at 0.5%, with custom pricing for Mighty Pro. There is a 14-day free trial with no credit card. It fits hosts who sell paid memberships with courses built in.

Best forHosts building paid memberships with courses inside

Skip it ifYou want a plain course store

Source: www.mightynetworks.com/

Questions people ask

What is the best online course platform?

By size, systeme.io is the largest, powering 500,000+ entrepreneurs. Teachable, used by over 150,000 experts and businesses, is the biggest course-first platform, and Kajabi, with 100K+ businesses built, is the premium all-in-one choice.

Which online course platform is free?

systeme.io has a free plan with 2,000 contacts, 1 course and 500 students and 0% transaction fees. TalentLMS is free for up to 5 users and 10 courses, and Moodle is open-source software you can host yourself.

Which course platforms charge transaction fees?

Teachable's Starter plan charges 7.5%, Kartra's Essentials plan 5% and LearnWorlds' Starter plan $5 per enrollment. Circle and Mighty Networks charge 0.5% to 2% depending on plan. systeme.io and Graphy show 0% transaction fees.

What is the best platform for training employees?

TalentLMS, trusted by 70,000+ teams, is built for training employees, customers and partners. LearnWorlds and Moodle also handle training at scale.

How were these platforms ranked?

By the number of users, creators, businesses, teams or sites each platform publishes on its own website, read November 13, 2026. These are the companies' own claims.

How we ranked

Users, creators, businesses, teams or sites each platform publishes on its own website (read November 13, 2026); Moodle's figure is registered sites from its official statistics page. Counts are each company's own claims and are measured differently, so treat them as a guide to scale, not an audit. Circle and Mighty Networks publish no customer count and are ranked last. Every number on this page comes from the source linked under each pick, and every photo shows the actual product. Brands can't pay to be on this list.

List source: systeme.io/ · Updated 2026-11-13