Course platform price hikes
4 price hikes we tracked on course platforms, newest first. Each one has its own page with before and after, sources, and what's cheaper now.
- Thinkific raised Basic, Start and Grow prices by about 10% · Jul 20, 2026
Annual-billed prices rose from $36 to $40/mo (Basic), $74 to $82/mo (Start) and $149 to $164/mo (Grow). Current monthly-billing prices are $54, $109 and $219. - Kajabi doubled Basic's third-party payment fee from 1% to 2% · May 26, 2026
Kajabi raised its fee on sales through third-party gateways such as Stripe from 1% to 2% on Basic and from 0.5% to 1% on Growth, while cutting Pro's from 2% to 0.5%. Subscription prices did not change. - Thinkific capped current students at 10,000 on Basic, Start and Grow · Mar 2026
Self-serve plans went from unlimited current students to a 10,000 cap; only Plus stays unlimited. Recorded between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 23, 2026 captures. - Thinkific ended its free plan · Jul 2024
The free plan was removed from the pricing page and replaced by a free trial on paid plans (recorded between Apr 1 and Jul 1, 2024 captures).