Thinkific vs Podia

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Podia

4.6
(21)
At a Glance
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Thinkific
Starting at:
$49.00/month
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Podia
Starting at:
$39.00/month
Overview
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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... Learn more
Capabilities
  • AI Enabled
  • API Available
  • Open Source
  • CLI Available
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Podia
Podia is comprehensive online platform that empowers businesses to sell digital goods online. From digital courses to online learning opportunities, Podia is known for its ability to host online courses with unlimited files and videos, as well audiobooks, and PDFs. The platform can also integrate... Learn more
Capabilities
  • AI Enabled
  • API Available
  • Open Source
  • CLI Available
Images
Podia
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Pricing
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Thinkific
Free trial available
Free plan available
Billing type Recurring Subscription
Free
$0.00
/ month
Basic
$49.00
/ month
Start
$99.00
/ month
Grow
$199.00
/ month
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Podia
Free trial available
Free plan available
Billing type Recurring Subscription
Free
$0.00
/ month
Mover
$39.00
/ month
Shaker
$89.00
/ month
Earthquaker
$198.00
/ month
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Pros and Cons
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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
Cons
  • 'No integrated marketing tools – you’ll need to use third party solutions
  • Removing custom branding is only available on the Pro + Growth package
  • Single sign-on (SSO) is only on the highest tiers
  • Doesn’t handle EU VAT
  • Offers only phone support–no chat options
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Podia
Pros
  • Unlimited emails and analytics
  • Communicate on live chat to your clients
  • Free community to grow membership
  • Earn passive income from video recordings and webinars
  • Beginner-friendly user interface
Cons
  • Customer support needs improving
  • The pages have only recently been SEO-optimised
  • Students won’t be able to filter products from the storefront page because the backend doesn’t allow you to categorize products
  • Instructors won’t be able embed their courses on their own websites or pages because the platform doesn’t offer custom embed codes
Reviewer's Segments
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Thinkific
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Podia
Small Business
100.0%
Mid Market
0.0%
Enterprise
0.0%
Deployment
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Thinkific
  • Cloud based
  • Desktop based
  • Mobile based
  • On-premise
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Podia
  • Cloud based
  • Desktop based
  • Mobile based
  • On-premise
Support
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Thinkific
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
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Podia
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
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Thinkific
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
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Podia
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Integrations
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Thinkific
Total integrations: 17
  • AWeber
  • ActiveCampaign for Marketing
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Automizy
  • BigMarker
  • Deadline Funnel
  • Demio
  • Drip
  • EasyWebinar
  • Elastic Email
  • FlexOffers
  • GetResponse
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Intuit Mailchimp
  • Kit
  • MailerLite
  • PayPal Payments Pro
  • Plausible Analytics
  • Proof Pulse
  • Rewardful
  • Segment
  • SendFox
  • Sendlane
  • Shopify
  • Simple Analytics
  • Stripe
  • Systeme
  • Wistia
  • Zapier
  • eWebinar
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Podia
Total integrations: 19
  • AWeber
  • ActiveCampaign for Marketing
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Automizy
  • BigMarker
  • Deadline Funnel
  • Demio
  • Drip
  • EasyWebinar
  • Elastic Email
  • FlexOffers
  • GetResponse
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Intuit Mailchimp
  • Kit
  • MailerLite
  • PayPal Payments Pro
  • Plausible Analytics
  • Proof Pulse
  • Rewardful
  • Segment
  • SendFox
  • Sendlane
  • Shopify
  • Simple Analytics
  • Stripe
  • Systeme
  • Wistia
  • Zapier
  • eWebinar
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Company Details
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Thinkific
  • By Thinkific Labs Inc.
  • Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Founded in 2012
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Podia
  • By Podia Labs, Inc.
  • Located in New York, NY, United States
  • Founded in 2014