Teachable Starter
$89.30
On $100 US card after 7.5% + 2.9% + $0.30. Monthly (e.g. Starter ~$39 billed) is a separate typed line, default $0 — not inside KEEP.
Teachable vs Kajabi · PartnerStack untracked
Teachable vs Kajabi — Keep $92.50 vs $96.80
Course creators comparing platforms: RealRateCalc already locks per-sale KEEP on /course-keep/ and /teachable-keep/. This page is the decision page: when Teachable, when Kajabi, and when neither. Partner apply links stay untracked until PartnerStack is approved — no invented affiliate URLs.
Teachable Builder / Growth
$96.80
0% platform + US card 2.9%+$0.30 → Keep $96.80 per sale. Builder monthly (e.g. ~$89) still typed separately. Use extras to count sales that cover the plan.
Kajabi Basic Payments
$96.80
0% + 2.9%+$0.30 → Keep $96.80. Kajabi Growth/Pro card presets $96.90 / $97.00. Basic monthly (e.g. ~$179) not in KEEP. Confirm on Kajabi pricing.
Gumroad Direct (baseline)
$86.30
10% + $0.50 + 2.9%+$0.30 on $100. No monthly. First paint on /course-keep/. Discover 30% (processing included) → Keep $70.00.
When Teachable
- You want a dedicated course LMS and can cover Starter/Builder monthly with enough sales.
- Builder’s 0% transaction cut beats Gumroad Direct’s $10.50 platform cut once volume covers the plan (rule of thumb on /course-keep/: ceil(monthly ÷ 10.50) sales vs Gumroad).
- You are fine typing monthly $0 on first-paint KEEP and planning volume separately.
When Kajabi
- You want the all-in suite (courses + email + funnels) and expect enough sales to justify higher monthly.
- Per-sale KEEP on Basic Payments matches Builder at $96.80 — the decision is monthly + product surface, not a different card formula.
When not (yet): one-off digital products with light volume → Gumroad Direct Keep $86.30 may win on total cost. Physical / storefront merchandise → compare Shopify Keep $96.80 (Impact tracked). Pure freelance invoices → FreshBooks / Bonsai / Stripe vs Wise pages, not a course LMS.
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