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Learnworlds Reviews: 4.7/5 — Highly Rated
LearnWorlds is a powerful white-labeled and eCommerce-ready LMS, packed with features that allow users to create and sell online courses, educate customers, or train employees. This is the most innovative, user-friendly, fast, reliable, and scalable cloud-based e-learning solution in the market focused on the user journey. It also allows users to create engaging and personalized learning activities targeting the needs of their learners.
| Capabilities |
API
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| Segment |
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
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| Deployment | Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Mobile Android, Mobile iPad, Mobile iPhone |
| Support | 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support |
| Training | Documentation |
| Languages | English |
Learnworlds Pros and Cons
- One of the most interactive platforms offering videos, ebooks, gamification, and downloadable attachments
- Allows you to pffer free courses with completion certificates
- Integrates well with social media platforms
- Unable to apply specific customizations
- Language feature is a little buggy
LearnWorlds’ €24 Starter plan charges €5 for every paid enrollment. Pro Trainer at €79 charges none. The difference is €55 a month, which €5 fees cover at eleven enrollments a month — so past roughly one sale every three days, the more expensive plan is cheaper. Below that, Starter wins. It is one of the cleanest upgrade calculations in this category, and it depends entirely on volume rather than on revenue.
- What it is: A course platform for online learning with strong white-labelling, SCORM support, and interactive course building.
- Best for: Trainers and academies selling regularly, and businesses needing a branded learning centre.
- Pricing: Starter €24 + €5/enrollment; Pro Trainer €79; Learning Center €249 per month, billed annually. Custom quoted. Verified July 2026.
- The honest catch: Full white-labelling — no LearnWorlds logos — requires Learning Center at €249.
What Is LearnWorlds?
LearnWorlds sits at the more serious end of the course platform market. Alongside the usual hosting and checkout it offers interactive video, SCORM uploads, learning paths, client groups, and genuine white-labelling — the features that matter when you are running a branded academy or selling training into businesses rather than courses to consumers.
Every plan includes course hosting on your own domain, an AI course builder with quizzes, your own Stripe or PayPal checkout, and live one-to-one and group sessions. What changes upward is the enrollment fee, the number of admins, and how thoroughly you can remove LearnWorlds from your students’ view.
Active learners are metered separately: 1,000 a month on Starter, 2,000 on both Pro Trainer and Learning Center.
How LearnWorlds Works
- Starter charges €5 per paid enrollment; every higher plan charges nothing.
- Active learners are capped — 1,000 on Starter, 2,000 above it.
- Admins ladder steeply — 1, then 5, then 25.
- AI credits are metered — 300, 500, then 1,000 a month.
- White-labelling requires Learning Center at €249.
- SCORM uploads start at Pro Trainer — up to 20.
LearnWorlds Pricing
Captured from LearnWorlds’ pricing page in July 2026 on the euro price list with annual billing.
| Plan | Per month | Enrollment fee | Learners/mo | Admins | AI credits |
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| Starter | €24 | €5 each | 1,000 | 1 | 300 |
| Pro Trainer | €79 | None | 2,000 | 5 | 500 |
| Learning Center | €249 | None | 2,000 | 25 | 1,000 |
| Corporate | Quoted | — | Custom | Custom | Custom |
What actually decides your plan:
- Eleven enrollments a month is the crossover. Starter costs €288 a year plus €5 per sale; Pro Trainer is €948 flat. The €660 annual difference covers 132 enrollments, or eleven a month. Above that, Pro Trainer is cheaper and the gap grows quickly — at thirty sales a month it is €2,088 against €948.
- The fee is flat, not a percentage, which changes who it suits. €5 on a €500 course is 1%; €5 on a €20 course is 25%. LearnWorlds’ structure rewards high-priced courses and punishes cheap ones — the opposite of Teachable, whose 7.5% Starter fee scales with price. If you sell inexpensive courses in volume, that difference matters more than the subscription.
- Learning Center does not add learners. Both Pro Trainer and Learning Center cap at 2,000 active learners a month. The €170 step buys admins (5 to 25), full white-labelling, ten client groups, automation, and scheduled reports — not capacity.
- White-labelling is the €249 feature. “Full white-label — your brand, no LearnWorlds logos” sits on Learning Center. If your academy needs to look entirely like yours, that is your plan regardless of sales volume.
- Starter is a single admin. One person. Any team collaboration means Pro Trainer’s five, so the upgrade trigger is often headcount rather than enrollments.
- SCORM matters for corporate training. Up to 20 SCORM uploads from Pro Trainer, which is the practical requirement for selling training into companies with existing LMS infrastructure.
Who Should Use LearnWorlds
- Trainers selling regularly. The clearest case — past eleven sales a month Pro Trainer’s flat rate is the right structure.
- Branded academies. Full white-labelling and client groups at Learning Center are built for exactly this.
- Businesses selling training to other businesses. SCORM support and client groups handle corporate delivery properly.
- Anyone selling premium courses. A €5 flat fee on a high-priced course is negligible.
It fits poorly for cheap, high-volume courses, where €5 per enrollment is a large share of a small price; for solo creators wanting the lowest possible base cost, where Podia or Systeme.io are cheaper; and for teams needing many admins on a budget, since Starter allows one.
Honest Pros and Cons
Strengths
- No enrollment fees from Pro Trainer up, at a clear and low crossover point.
- Genuine white-labelling at Learning Center, with no platform logos.
- SCORM support from Pro Trainer, which most creator platforms lack entirely.
- Client groups for delivering training to multiple organisations.
- Interactive course building with AI quiz generation on every plan.
- Your own Stripe or PayPal from the entry plan, so payments stay yours.
Limitations
- €5 per enrollment on Starter, regardless of course price.
- One admin on Starter, so any team needs €79.
- White-labelling costs €249, three times Pro Trainer.
- Learner caps do not rise between Pro Trainer and Learning Center.
- AI credits are metered at 300 to 1,000 a month.
- More expensive than creator-focused competitors at the entry level.
LearnWorlds Alternatives and How It Compares
- Teachable charges a 7.5% transaction fee on its entry plan rather than a flat fee, which suits cheaper courses better and premium ones worse.
- Thinkific has a free plan and no transaction fees on paid tiers.
- Podia is simpler and cheaper, covering courses, downloads, and memberships together.
- Kajabi bundles email, funnels, and site building at considerably higher cost.
- Systeme.io combines courses with funnels and email marketing at a low entry price.
- Skillshare is a marketplace rather than a platform — audience included, control not.
For a broader survey, browse our online learning platforms directory.
The Verdict
LearnWorlds is the course platform to choose when the course is a product rather than a side project. Interactive video, SCORM uploads, client groups, learning paths, and proper white-labelling are the features that separate selling training to businesses from selling a course to consumers, and few competitors at this price cover them.
The plan decision is arithmetic and unusually clean. Starter’s €5 per paid enrollment against Pro Trainer’s flat €79 crosses over at eleven enrollments a month — €288 a year plus fees versus €948 flat. Below eleven sales a month, Starter is genuinely cheaper; above it, the fees overtake the subscription difference and keep climbing, reaching €2,088 against €948 at thirty sales a month. Work out your realistic monthly sales and the answer follows.
The structural point worth understanding is that the fee is flat rather than a percentage, and that determines who LearnWorlds suits. Five euros on a €500 corporate training course is 1% and irrelevant; five euros on a €20 mini-course is 25% and ruinous. Teachable’s 7.5% works the opposite way — cheap on inexpensive courses, expensive on premium ones. So the choice between them is not really about features at the entry level; it is about your price point. Sell premium, and LearnWorlds’ flat fee is the better structure. Sell cheap and often, and it is the worse one. Above the crossover, of course, neither fee applies and you are comparing platforms properly again — at which point LearnWorlds’ white-labelling and SCORM support are what you are paying for.
FAQ
How much does LearnWorlds cost?
On the euro price list captured July 2026 with annual billing: Starter €24 per month plus €5 per paid enrollment, Pro Trainer €79 per month with no enrollment fees, Learning Center €249 per month, and a custom-priced Corporate tier. Active learner limits are 1,000 a month on Starter and 2,000 on both Pro Trainer and Learning Center, with admins at 1, 5, and 25 respectively.
What is LearnWorlds’ enrollment fee?
€5 for every paid enrollment on the Starter plan only. It is a flat amount rather than a percentage, so it costs the same whether the course sells for €20 or €500. Every plan from Pro Trainer upward removes it entirely, which is the main reason to upgrade.
When should I upgrade from LearnWorlds Starter?
At eleven paid enrollments a month. Starter costs €288 a year plus €5 per sale; Pro Trainer costs €948 a year flat. The €660 difference covers exactly 132 enrollments, so above eleven a month Pro Trainer is cheaper — and the gap widens fast, reaching over €1,100 a year in Pro Trainer’s favour at thirty sales a month. A single admin on Starter is often the other reason to move.
Which LearnWorlds plan removes the branding?
Learning Center at €249 per month, which offers “full white-label — your brand, no LearnWorlds logos”. Neither Starter nor Pro Trainer includes complete white-labelling. Since Learning Center does not raise the active learner limit above Pro Trainer’s 2,000, branding, 25 admins, client groups, and automation are what the €170 step actually buys.
LearnWorlds or Teachable?
The difference that matters at entry level is fee structure. LearnWorlds charges a flat €5 per enrollment on Starter; Teachable charges 7.5% of the sale on its equivalent plan. That makes LearnWorlds cheaper for premium courses and more expensive for inexpensive ones — the break-even is around a €67 course price. Above each platform’s crossover point neither fee applies, and the comparison becomes LearnWorlds’ white-labelling and SCORM support against Teachable’s simpler interface.
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Here a few things that LearnWorlds is doing a lot better than other LMS platforms. - The website builder is amazing. Beautiful and extremely flexible. Even my designer is impressed. This is BY FAR the biggest upgrade when I switched from my old system to LearnWorlds - Customizability. Some LMS's do this well, some don't. Some people care and some don't. If you do care then you'll enjoy using LearnWorlds. - The support is amazing. I haven't seen ANY SaaS service that provides such helpful and fast support. I'd say this and the builder are what make LearnWorlds stand out from others. - Everything they offer just works (It's important to mention that because that's not always the case..)
Here are a few things that LearnWorlds could improve. - The Dashboard could definitely be improved. It feels kind of mashed together and I think space could be used more user-friendly. - It's not so nice that you need the Learning Center plan ($299 per month) if you want to White-label your school. Most others offer this at a much cheaper price.
I'm selling online courses and subscriptions and LearnWorlds is my system of choice.
I like how fast and easy it is to use. It has everything I need to run my online school. Plus good support. My students (users) compliment us a lot about the layout of the courses and how easy it is to navigate. I was able to connect the log in, to my WordPress site and that was super helpful because my students access information on the WordPress and they don't have to log in twice.
The one thing is I wish I could create a searchable knowledge base for my students. Other than that I haven't had any real issues or concerns.
Easy course setup and the ability to quickly deliver certifications. Nothing was a hassle. The clean design and interface. One major area was not having to host my school on my own server anymore. So, it solved uptime issues I used to have prior to LearnWorlds. Also, it helped me to sell courses individually and as bundles.
I can't say enough about how happy I am to have discovered LW for building my school and community. I had tried several other options and was almost in the process of going with one of them (first Mighty Networks then Thinkific), and LW blows them both out of the water. LW offers a lot of flexibility and options to get a good-looking school up and running without having to know coding and the wealth of the support material is amazing. Their support is second to none - they are fast, helpful, thorough and patient and their feedback, in addition to solving the problem almost always gives me some new ideas and suggestions I did not have before. They are constantly adding new features to help attract new people and it is straightforward to build great-looking courses and sell them. I like that they also give lots of options for types of courses, and that they are open to passing suggestions on to their product team. I feel LW really cares about their product and their customers.
There is nothing I dislike. I would like there to be an undo/redo option for updating and adding text. I would also like a way of saving sections already designed so that when I change them, I can quickly populate them with my existing content instead of having to do everything again. I feel that there is a huge gap between the Pro and the next level for some features and I am unsure of the justification. For example, site flavours and interactive videos could be accessible either on the Pro level or perhaps a level in between. Some of the personalization aspects in settings are only available with the upgrade, but the upgrade is more than challenging to justify right now as I am starting out. I would not call these a "dislike" however, simply observations.
It has helped me build a community and school off of distracting social media and extend my business in the way that feels right for me. It's opened my eyes to more creative possibilities. It's allowing me to bring together content and community in a way that's unique to me, with room to experiment and expand my vision. I hope I will stay with LW longterm.
I LOVE Leanworlds customer service. Sincerely. Awesome team, they answer super quick, in a super nice way, and always follow up.
I do not like the pricing, it is unclear at first to understand the monthly VS annually plan. Also, the service is quiete expensive to start.
I like the Website builder, the course structure, the branding & the visibility it gives to my services.
Easiest course platform to use, and it's really FAST. I've used all of the "major" course platforms, but Learnworlds is by FAR the best overall package. It's so much faster to create courses, so much easier to administer, so much easier to work within. There's a lot of effort gone in behind the scenes in this software, and it shows! Support is amazing, although not "real time" like some platforms (i.e. no live chat). But regardless, I can't thank them enough - they're faultless. Connects to email services like Mailchimp and Active Campaign super easy. The site editor is so much better than any other editor out there I've used - it just "works", but doesn't dumb things down too much. You can really edit.
Literally none, it's that good. Gushing, i know, but it saves sooooo much time using this platform compared to others. Has native integration to several email providers, but this could be limiting for some people. It doesn't do the "marketing" side of things that some platforms will do - however, I integrate with Active Campaign and that has basically unlimited power when combined with the tags you create inside learnworlds. The social network side of things could probably be improved somehow (yes, learnworlds actually HAS a social network built into your school if you want to use it).
It's easy to "run" a course online. Easy to create. But to ADMINISTER it and provide the proper support can be a nightmare. So much so you can dread logging in to the software!! Learnworlds is the least clunky and most intuitive software I've ever used for running my online courses. Saves me so much time it's worth it for that alone!
I contacted this company because we had a shared client in need of a cross-integration between my company's platform and LearnWorlds. The LearnWorlds Team got it done!
Prior to the call, as I understand it, they did not have an 'embed code' option within their platform. Per my support request, they implemented this feature for all users! Pretty cool to see them move so quickly.
LearnWorlds clearly moved quickly to develop an better product for their clients, simply through a support ticket request. This demonstrates to me that they care about their customers' experience and make changes to improve the product. My simply request was treated with care and that meant a lot to me!
The tools, layout & support are stellar!
I haven't had a single complaint in all the years of using this platform.
LearnWorlds has transformed my startup training company, helping deliver the best educational experiences possible to our students. The customer support team is the kindest and most efficient I've ever encountered.
I am so happy with the platform. It is amazing. I have been teaching and training online since 2013, and have experience with almost most of the platforms and methods of creating an online school.. this platform is magic! It's the fairy land of online educators! There are so many advantages that I can't find the words. One would need to try it to know how well designed the platform it. All tools needed from course creation, to landing page creation, copy writing, design, integrations, all there at the tip of your finger, without spending hours to search, find, create, worry about copyright, make endless decisions, spend hours recreating you materials on other platforms and media, integrating tools and services from other providers, and double paying for services.. you can create your school and module in less than a month, one that is robust, reliable, beautiful, and engaging.
Until now, I didn't find anything I don't like. The only wish I have is that although it is a reasonable subscription price I am paying to have my own online school, and the bundle is attractive, yet, I wish there was one more bundle in between starter and professional trainer because I find myself in between these two categories. I don't want everything in the pro trainer plan, so I don't want to pay that amount, and at the same time, I want more in the starter plan.
I spend years trying to create the perfect online school and online course, and never did. With Learn Worlds, not only did I create the school and course and launched them in a short time and without much effort, but I also launched a beautiful, interactive, engaging school. The school I imagined and wished I had.
First it is a very hip, contemporary style with ease of use. Intergrated with innovating partners. Customer service is refreshing and very communicative.
There isn't anything to dislike....maybe one's own lack of time in a day to explore all that is offered! Super cool platform.
Inviting new learners into a Group. Pay attention to what I select when formatting such great options for my company.
The support team is very active. Every time I ask for some helps they answer me quickly. Sometimes I needed some personalized features, and they spend time and resources to solve my questions and find solutions. They improve themselves in updating the platform, also if there is something I suggest the don't have yet.
The platform is not "open" as a CMS system like WordPress, it has some rules and blocks. But the support team helps me every time to personalize my site as much as they can.
80% of the problems are solved. We find a solution for a lot of detailed aspects.
Their supportive, fast and efficient user support, and flexible features.
Nothing at all so far, please keep on with the good work !
We're using learnwords to build an online class for leaders in beauty industry, learnwords let us focus on our core business: the content
Learnworlds has a lot of options to customize the Online School, you don't get lost on the way.
Some features are limited but the Team is always open for suggestions.
It helps us to build an Online School ourselves without employing a developer.
LearnWorlds is a robust all-in-one platform with an excellent team upfront with customer support and training as well as behind the scenes with continuous product improvements. Everyone is very nice, easy to talk to, and can be counted on to help solve any challenges. The new website builder is excellent. I'm very happy with my decision to go with LearnWorlds.
It's a lot to get on-boarded with. To understand the platform and make the most of it, plus developing courses, and then marketing and launching. All together it's a big undertaking, however this is the nature of creating quality learning experiences. LearnWorlds is always thinking of ways to make the onboarding go faster and helps by sharing knowledge on how to create and sell courses. It's in their interest for customers to be successful and they fully embrace this notion.
I have been able to create an attractive, high quality school with social learning and community features. I am able to create many value-adds because of the apps that are integrated in the platform. The interactive eBook is how I dreamed of creating books and courses.
The handyness of having both an easy to use Website builder and Course player with a seamless purchasing process that automatically enrolls them. Also the support team deserves a lot of praise for their excellent and comprehensive help.
There are sometimes issues with committing changes on webpages. But while frustrating at times it is not a big issue and is a small gripe in a very good system overall. : )
Providing a seamless payment and enrolling process.
I love the ease to design, the interface and the tons of features!
The support team is efficient and very kind but not as fast as other companies I'm working with, it can take some time to get answers and when you have something urgent, it can be frustrating. Also a chat feature is not available with the support team which is much better in my opinion, because you get answers much faster, you speak only to 1 person and your ticket is not going from hand to hand. Even if you have to wait to get the support desk to chat with you, you can see the queue number and just know when you'll get an answer, and do work on something else while waiting.
selling all my courses on one platform, and having great design possibilities and many features to expand my school.
The platform, the help and support desk and the learning centre.
I think that there some important features for every school that are only available for really big schools. I´m thinking in all the protect copyright features such as the dinamic watermarks in the videos or PDF including the email and user name of client, or the full white brand. This two features are really important also for small scholl using the pro level, but there is no way to acces to them, only having the learning center subscription which is triple the price of the pro trainer level. The other critical feature is the the SITE FLAVOUR, We need this features, but starting our school we can´t afford 299 USD a month.
Everything is quite easy to learn and I don´t have tech dependence. Everything is really smart designed.
Always a very responsive, action-orientated and friendly support team.
You cannot book on the same course twice so if offering a course that can be repeated (such as 1 to 1 training) you cannot buy it mulitple times - you have to do this off platform. A minor issue.
We have moved from using Dropbox to a well polished and professional looking platform that is a lot more performant in delivering videos than DropBox is.
The page builder is really nice, lots of pre-build blocks and the fact that you can build one from scratch. I really appreciate the custom code area, it allowed me to customize a lot of things according to the design I was given.
Lack of versioning, I don't know if it's the right terms but for example when you work as a team on different pages, each one have a version of the site custom code area. So it's a bit surprising when you don't see the CSS that you just wrote, not applied and disappeared. Not be able to gift course or subscription, like gift cards
Problem solved: create an online course platform quickly without custom development. The platform is solid, scalable and has a lot of features. Once everything is set up and your template created and everything is smooth.
all the templates and pre designed items without overwhelming me and the great, fast and to the point support.
euhm, actually cannot think of anything now
Having a platform to provide my customers with a challenging course, keeping track of what progress they make and the affiliate program for them to support me. One benefit that really helps me, is the ability to create more than one landing page!
Like most teaching institutions, COVID has forced us to have an online offering. We had trouble finding something integrated with Zoom for live classes yet had a player where students could take self-paced learning in a wonderfully smart and professional environment. Very few LMS system met the grade for us as we also wanted a fantastic looking front end. We were able to achieve this with LearnWorlds as you can see at academy.fisu.org. It was also affordable as we are a non-profit educational charity with limited funds, but we saw the value of this investment.
There's nothing to dislike if you do not mind investing time to find a workaround for what does not completely fit. This is the same with most systems, that we need to adapt to our way of working.
Taking our teaching operation was a challenge but LearnWorlds has made this a wonderful experience. We now do not have physical barriers between countries and can teach globally, which we could not do before - so this has extended our catchment area and that's very exciting.
L'interface est très bien pensée pour ne pas perdre de temps, les fonctionnalités sont extremement complètes. et surtout les modèles de pages et de sections permettent de créer des pages marketing somptueuses de façon très rapides et completes. Le suppport est d'un rapidité exemplaire. Franchement, 10 sur 10 et je suis pourant difficile (et je suis un ancien e-commerçant) donc je connais bien les plateformes.
L'interface est en anglais. Mais on peut tout traduire pour les apprenants.
J'ai migré de 360Learning qui coutait bien trop cher dès que l'on a pas mal d'apprenants. Le philosophye de LearnWorlds est beaucoup plus BtoB, mais du coup, on peut vraiment améliorer les activités pédagogiques.
I was an early adopter of LWs a few years ago, but family matters required I take time away. When I was ready to start a new venture, I took a brief detour to Thinkific. Deeply disappointed with the inflexibility of its site builder and the frequency of “hire a coder” as the sole solution to nearly every problem, I came back to LWs. I've never looked back. I built a complex membership site at LWs and their team has been incredibly responsive to my endless requests and questions - always gracious and genuine. I knew I was talking to human beings who were NOT responding from scripts, as is the fashion these days. So, as I celebrate the launch of my new business, I not only feel relief and anticipation, but also confidence that I am not alone; that I have a whole team of people behind me, helping to ensure my success. That feeling is priceless.
The few tiny design annoyances are so minor as to be irrelevant. They made good on every promise.
I pushed their site builder to its limits with multiple custom pages and special functions. I didn’t have to compromise on anything.
As a professional Dog Trainer, I have taught in-person classes your years. Recently I moved in a new direction and started online and virtual classes with no clue as to how this would work. Learnworlds.com has been my lifesaver. The program format is easy to understand that even a middle-aged person with no computer skills to speak of can use. I rarely need to use their customer support, but when I do, they are quick to answer and guide me through the choppy waters and back on track, and never make me feel incompetent.
Many of the options I would like to uses doesn't come with the basic plan.
The training classes I offered in the past were in-person, and there was little to no need for a formal course outline. Learnworlds.com enabled me to formulate my course into online and virtual modules that students can view all at once or drip-feed - one module at a time. Now my classes are no longer bound by distance or time. I can reach students that live all over the country at any time.
The nice and fast support to each and every question. Moreover I like the complete functionality of the platform. It is really like a Swiss Army knife (actually, I live near there producer of this item :-).
I have nothing to say here... It is a bit overwhelming but that was the same for the first Swiss knife I met.
It would have been much more overwhelming to start an e-learning business all on my own, with everything there is to do. Without this platform I wouldn't even have started thinking about email marketing, affiliate marketing and so many other functionalities. I am now on my way to create a continuous form of income because I put my three decades of experience in energy efficiency in a form that has the most value: a course has for example more value for example a book.
The course editor. I can make freely lessons, add text, pictures, video, questions as I want
in the admin panel many option and button
I had to crate a complete learning site with digital curriculum. We create an online course for schools in the country. First just used the course menu. I realised later, that the learning managemet system is really good and useful, I can see what the students are doing
Before choosing the Learn Worlds platform, I compared and tested more than 20 LMS options worldwide. The reason why I chose Learn Worlds, was because it presented more and better resources, tools, Dashboard, among other characteristics that are extremely important for LMS (Learning management System). I am very satisfied with Learn Worlds, which proved to be very stable and easy to manage, contributing to gain national approval and satisfaction in Brazil, above 93 percent by customers using the platform. https://www.dahuaacademy.com.br/pages/home
Surely always will have something to improve, I'm satisfied with Learn Worlds.
We had just some small issues and the technical support team helped in the beginning that I was implementing the platform. The Learn Worlds Platform is really complete LMS tool ,also follows GDPR regulation.
The drag and drop templates are really user friendly and allowed our education team to quickly pivot our business to an online theory classroom
There are limited fonts to choose from, and I don't like that when I copy a course it does not copy the videos into the class. They stay in the initial class video library, meaning I need to ensure they link to that library. Not a deal breaker.
LearnWorlds allowed us to pivot in the pandemic and keep our students learning. We've been able to completely pivot to change our business model and we've seen far better grades from students moving to the new online model. It allows them to work at their own pace and we provide webinar check ins with our instructors to allow them a chance to ask for clarification if they're ever stuck.
The user experience for my students/ customers is far better than what Teachable or Thinkific offer. I have dabbled with Thinkific, and I ran a profitable online course business on Teachable for about 6 months. What made me switch? The BIGGEST reason I switched is because of the enrollment process on Teachable. I have my sales page hosted on ClickFunnels and use Zapier automations to enroll my students into my courses. The enrollment process is so unnecessarily complicated on Teachable. Students are sent an automated email from Teachable and they MUST click the verification link in the mail to login to the school. They cannot login any other way. They cannot use the "password reset" button on the login screen until they first click the verification link in that first email. The problem was that sometimes up to 50% of those e-mails would end up in spam. Understandably so because Teachables automated emails look garbage and look like commercial emails - which is exactly what spam filters look for! I had so many angry customers who had paid and were unable to access their course because of this. Learn Worlds makes this all simple with the following features. - Friendly and personal-looking automated email templates which don't go to spam. - But even if the email is ignored, users can still enter their email address and click the password reset button on the login screen to get another email. This new email will have a link for them to reset their password and they'll still be able to login.
I have 4 complaints. 1. The direct integration to Active Campaign is far too simplistic.* First of all, Learn Worlds doesn't record student names with separate fields for first and last names. So, with the direct integration with Active Campaign, new users are just automatically added to a general list on Active Campaign. There's no way to tag or sort them automatically based on what product they've purchased or if they're just a free user. To do that, I need to use other solutions such as Zapier which costs more. 2. The feature to create finely sorted or filtered user lists is only available on their more expensive $300 plan.* But at that price, Kajabi seems like a much better option. Their mid tier plan at $80-100/month is comparable to similarly priced plans on Teachable and Thinkific. Both of those alternatives offer much more intricate filtering and sorting of users which can be exported as CSV lists. For example, say you have multiple courses, and you want to get a list of your users who are enrolled in Course A and B, but not in C. You cannot use the basic user list filters in LearnWorlds to do that. But this is very easily doable on Teachable and Thinkific. 3. It needs to be far easier to make a streamlined sales funnel. Without it, I'm still going to prefer to use something like ClickFunnels for the simple 1-click upsells and downsells. If this was on the premium $300 plan, I'd see the value in it. But otherwise, the top tier plan is just too much money for too few meaningful benefits. 4. Another reason I have my sales funnel page on a different platform is because LearnWorlds doesn't integrate with PayPal to take subscription payments.
1. The user interface on LearnWorlds is so much smoother and faster to navigate on both the student and admin side. Both Teachable and Thinkific were clunky and had slow load times with each click, both for students and on the admin dashboard. 2. Branding. Teachable is the WORST when it comes to this. Having a branded online school is more than just removing the host company's logo or watermark. It's also about how much you can customize the student's user interface.Teachable schools always look and feel like Teachable schools. On top of that, no matter what plan you're on, students are always asked if they want to log in with their "school account" or their "myTeachable" account. On LearnWorlds, your school is completely free of LearnWorlds' branding. And because it's still not as mainstream as Teachable or Thinkific, even your students won't know it's a LearnWorlds school. 3. You can build a whole website on LearnWorlds. So, you can have all your blog pages, etc. on the same website and your school can be directly integrated into your blog, rather than have it on a different domain. The website builder is far more comprehensive than Teachable's and Thinkific's. You can create far more aesthetic and modern looking websites on LearnWorlds than on Teachable or Thinkific. Again, Teachable is the worst in this area. Teachable's webpages at best look like something from the 90's 4. On Teachable, paypal payments are held for 1 month before being paid out. On LearnWorlds they're paid out instantly. 5. On LearnWorlds it's far simpler to create subscription courses or packages, or even one-off purchase bundles. 6. If you run live lessons on Zoom, the course player on LearnWorlds directly integrates with Zoom. You can create and schedule Zoom sessions directly from the course content builder in your LearnWorlds Admin Dashboard.
The new website builder. It’s so easy to create a beautiful looking site.
There is very little I dislike. I’d like to see more integrations.
LearnWorlds makes it easy for me to upload content to my online school quickly. It’s very user friendly for my students.
It’s easy to use and really intuitive to use on a day to day basis. Also, there’s very little experience required to master how to build your online school and make continuous improvements regularly. The support team and incredibly responsive and I usually have a requested answered within a couple of hours. Also, the team are receptive to requests for changes which has been really helpful.
There is very little not to like but user management can be tricky from time to time.
We are now able to deliver key professional development to thousands of educators where previously we didn’t have the capacity to scale. It has also opened our services to an international audience and we have begun selling licenses in different territories in Europe and the Middle East.
