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Thinkific

Build your digital learning business with confidence

RANKED #2 · ONLINE COURSE PLATFORMS FOR BEGINNERSLISTERSCORE 94.0

A flexible platform for entrepreneurs and businesses to create, market, and deliver comprehensive online courses.

Pricing from	$36 per month
Best for	Course creators and small business owners
Website	www.thinkific.com

Company facts

Founded	2012
Headquarters	Vancouver, CA
Employees	201 to 500
Social profiles	LinkedIn, X, Instagram, YouTube

Facilities and features

Published pricing
Free trial
Self-serve sign-up
Integrations
SOC 2
Mobile app

What stands out

The product offers a drag-and-drop course builder and AI-assisted generation.

“Drag-and-drop course builder AI-assisted course generation”Thinkific, own website

The product runs checkout, subscriptions, tax and B2B invoicing on the same platform.

“Built for selling, not just taking payments Run checkout, subscriptions, tax and B2B invoicing on the same platform”Thinkific, own website

Strengths and trade-offs

Zero transaction fees on any paid plan
Powerful site builder with professional templates

Advanced marketing automation requires third-party tools
Community features are somewhat basic out of the box

Appears in

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How Thinkific ranks

#3 in Enterprise learning experience platforms

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 16.

“Thinkific is a learning commerce platform. We unite community, courses, and content with commerce, so experts and teams can create transformative learning experiences to grow their revenue.”Thinkific, own website

“Enterprise LMS Manage training at scale Lead generation Fill your sales funnel with learning content Advanced features and integrations with dedicated support”Thinkific, own website

#2 in Online course platforms for beginners

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 16.

“Online Course Platform to Sell Courses and Communities | Thinkific”Thinkific, own website

“For experts publishing their first course and building an audience from scratch.”Thinkific, own website

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Questions about Thinkific

How much does Thinkific cost?

Lister lists Thinkific's pricing as: $36 per month.

Who is Thinkific best for?

Thinkific is best for course creators and small business owners.

Where does Thinkific rank?

Thinkific is ranked #2 in Online course platforms for beginners (Lister Score 94.0), #3 in Enterprise learning experience platforms (Lister Score 94.0) and #7 in Top 10 Learning Management Systems (Lister Score 81.0).

What are the best alternatives to Thinkific?

The closest alternatives on Lister are LearnWorlds (#1 in Online course platforms for beginners), Owwlish Online Courses (#3 in Online course platforms for beginners) and TalentLMS (#4 in Online course platforms for beginners).

Where is Thinkific based?

Thinkific is headquartered in Vancouver, CA, and was founded in 2012.

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