Best course platform with a community
5 course platforms that meet the bar for a community, ranked by a rule printed on the page.
Last verified October 21, 2026 against each vendor's own pages
Lowest paid plan, billed monthly
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| Feature | Skool | Systeme.io | LearnWorlds | Podia | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community spaceon the lowest paid plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid plan, monthly billing | Ahead in this row: $9 | $17 | $29 | $49 | $179 |
| Lowest paid plan, billed yearly | Ahead in this row: $7.50 | Not stated | $24 | $42 | $143 |
| Students or memberson the lowest paid plan | Ahead in this row: Unlimited | Ahead in this row: Unlimited | 1,000 | Ahead in this row: Unlimited | Not stated |
| Platform fee on your saleson the lowest paid plan | 10% | 0% | $5 per paid enrollment | 5% | 0% |
Each value links to the vendor page it was copied from. The raised-bar mark shows the column ahead on rows where more or less is plainly better. "Not stated" means the vendor's public pages do not say.
What the table shows
Skool is the first pick under the printed rule: every listed platform includes a community space on its lowest paid plan, and Skool has the lowest monthly price at $9, with $7.50 a month when billed yearly. Systeme.io costs $17 a month and charges a 0% platform fee, while Kajabi costs $179 a month with a 0% fee and LearnWorlds costs $29 a month with a cap of 1,000 students. Podia costs $49 a month with a 5% fee, and Skool takes 10% of sales.
- Pick Skool ifyou want the lowest monthly price at $9, or $7.50 a month billed yearly, with unlimited members and can accept a 10% platform fee on your sales.Visit Skool
- Pick Systeme.io ifyou want unlimited students and a 0% platform fee at $17 a month, and you do not need a stated yearly price.Visit Systeme.io
- Pick LearnWorlds ifyou expect to stay within 1,000 students and prefer a $24 a month yearly price with a fee of $5 per paid enrollment.Visit LearnWorlds
- Pick Podia ifyou want unlimited students and a 5% platform fee, with a price of $49 a month or $42 a month billed yearly.Visit Podia
- Pick Kajabi ifyou want a 0% platform fee and can pay $179 a month, or $143 a month billed yearly, even though its student limit is not stated.Visit Kajabi
Written from the table above and checked against it before publishing. It does not judge output quality, support or ease of use, which the table does not measure.
How this page was put together
Only platforms whose lowest paid plan includes a community space, sorted by the lowest paid monthly price, then the yearly price.
Prices are each vendor's own list prices in US dollars before tax, for the lowest paid plan. Features come from the vendors' public pricing and help pages, linked in every cell. The monthly check re-reads those pages; a page whose data is older than 45 days is taken down until it is checked again. Spot something wrong? Send a correction.
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