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Skillshare vs Thinkific Comparison
At a Glance
Education Software
Talent Management Software
Overview
Skillshare
Skillshare is an online course provider and education platform. To date, the online learning community offers thousands of classes built especially for creatives. Courses range from topics including illustration, design, photography, video, freelancing, and more. On Skillshare, members come together… Learn more
Enterprise
Mid Market
Small Business
Thinkific
Thinkific is best known for being a platform that supports the distribution and sharing of products across a wider, online community. It’s a popular choice among business leaders who want to design custom courses tailored specifically for their brand and audience. To date, the platform is home to ov… Learn more
Enterprise
Mid Market
Small Business
Pricing
Free
$0
Per Month
Basic
$49
Per Month
Start
$99
Per Month
Grow
$199
Per Month
Free Plan Available
Pricing Available
Pros & Cons
Skillshare Pros
- Contains a variety of content about your interests that will keep you busy in a good way.
- Offers various free trials to its premium courses that will help you decide whether or not to subscribe.
Skillshare Cons
- Lack of closed captioning on some courses rendering some of it inaccessible.
- Doesn’t offer certification after course completion, which is a deal-breaker for some.
Thinkific Pros
- Platform supports live video, assignments, communities, and quizzes.
- Integration wide range of industry tools
- Allows users to track a range of metrics and KPIs
- Protects content and client data with encryption and 24/7 monitoring
- Teach live lessons, on-demand or ‘blended’ lessons
- Excellent customer service
- The App Developer Partnership program offers financial rewards
- East to use course builder
- Great set of marketing tools for automation
- Provides full access to HTML and CSS
- Dedicated app store
- Supports over 30 languages
- No transaction charges
- Extensive 30-day free trial program
- Offers instant fund access
- Provides custom domain
Thinkific Cons
- No integrated marketing tools – you’ll need to use third party solutions
- No chat support
- Removing custom branding is only available on the Pro + Growth package
- Single sign-on (SSO) is only on the highest tiers
- Doesn’t offer a mobile app
- Doesn’t handle EU VAT
- Offers only phone support–no chat options
- Doesn’t have built in email marketing
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Deployment
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Support
24/7 (Live rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
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