One platform instead of five tools.
See what Sherpo replaces, and what the alternatives charge.
- Teachable and Substack$2,718 to $3,468 a year
- Sherpo Pro$588 a year
Teachable Starter and Substack, on entry plans with monthly billing.
Sherpo replaces a course platform, a paid publishing platform, a video host, an affiliate tool and a portfolio tracker with one product. It costs a flat $19 a month on Lite or $49 on Pro and takes 0% of sales, where Substack, Patreon and Gumroad take 10% and Teachable Starter takes 7.5%.
- Sherpo Lite
- $19 a month
- Sherpo Pro
- $49 a month
- Cut of your sales
- 0%
- A stitched stack
- $39 a month + 7.5% to 10%
Five tools. Two bills. One business.
Many creators stitch together a course platform and a paid newsletter, then glue them with automations and a spreadsheet. Both bill you, both take a cut, and every sync is one more thing to break.
For a business earning $2,500 a month, the two tools that bill cost $2,718 to $3,468 a year. Sherpo Lite costs $228 a year, which is 92% to 93% less, and Sherpo Pro costs $588, 78% to 83% less.
Teachable and Substack bill you, on entry plans with monthly billing. Zapier’s free plan, Stripe and a spreadsheet add work on top. Card processing is charged by the payment provider on every platform.
What Sherpo replaces, job by job.
You get one login, one customer list and one bill.
| The job | Tools people use | On Sherpo |
|---|---|---|
| Site, courses and checkout | Kajabi, Teachable, Thinkific, WordPress with plugins | A hosted site built from blocks, with products and checkout |
| Paid posts | Substack, beehiiv, Ghost | A paid blog with subscriptions and tiers |
| Video hosting | Wistia, Vimeo | Built-in video, with no bandwidth fees |
| Affiliates | Rewardful, FirstPromoter | Affiliates, built in |
| Portfolio tracking | Spreadsheets, Savvy Trader | Live portfolios |
A flat price beats a cut of your sales.
A percentage looks small at the start, and it grows with every sale. A flat price stays where it is.
| Platform | Entry price | Cut of your sales | Included at that price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherpo Lite | $19 a month | 0% | Hosted site, 2,500 customers, 10 GB, no AI video minutes |
| Sherpo Pro | $49 a month | 0% | Hosted, plus self-hosted in your own codebase, unlimited customers, 100 GB, 600 AI video minutes a month per store |
| Kajabi Basic | $179 a month | 0% with Kajabi Payments, 2% through another processor | 5 products, 2,500 contacts |
| Teachable Starter | $39 a month | 7.5% of your sales | 5 products |
| Ghost(Pro) Publisher | $88 a month at 10,000 members, billed yearly | 0% of your sales | Price rises with members |
| Substack | Free | 10% of paid subscriptions | A newsletter, podcast and video |
| Patreon | Free | 10% of your sales | Memberships and a shop |
| Gumroad | Free | 10% + $0.50 a sale | A storefront and a marketplace |
Entry plans. Patreon’s 10% applies to pages launched after August 4, 2025. Card processing is charged by the payment provider on every platform. Work out what you would keep.
A site, then a plugin for every job.
WordPress can sell courses and memberships once you add the plugins, a host and a video host. Each one has its own bill, its own updates and its own settings.
| The piece | On WordPress | On Sherpo |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | A host you choose and pay | Included |
| Courses | A plugin such as LearnDash, from $259 a year | Included |
| Memberships and subscriptions | A plugin such as MemberPress: $399 a year at renewal, and 4.9% of each payment on Launch | Included, with 0% of sales |
| Video | A separate video host | Built-in video, with no bandwidth fees |
| Updates, backups and security | Yours to keep up with, plugin by plugin | Sherpo runs the platform |
MemberPress Launch alone renews at $399 a year and takes 4.9% of each payment: $1,869 a year at $2,500 a month, before hosting and video. Sherpo Pro is $588 a year and takes 0% of sales. Prices from each plugin’s pricing page and published price trackers, checked in October 2026. Already on WordPress? Our team moves it with you, or keep your WordPress site and, on Pro, run Sherpo behind it in your own codebase.
Run your own numbers.
Put your revenue into the fee calculator and compare a year on each platform.
Sherpo against each alternative.
Price, fees and features, compared one platform at a time.
- Sherpo vs KajabiKajabi Basic: $179 a month, 0% with Kajabi Payments, 2% through another processor.
- Sherpo vs ThinkificThinkific Basic: $54 a month, 0% with Thinkific Payments, 5% through Stripe.
- Sherpo vs TeachableTeachable Starter: $39 a month, 7.5% of your sales.
- Sherpo vs PodiaPodia Mover: $49 a month, 5% of your sales.
- Sherpo vs UdemyUdemy: Free to publish, 63% of each sale, or 3% when the buyer uses your own link.
- Sherpo vs SubstackSubstack: Free, 10% of paid subscriptions.
- Sherpo vs beehiivbeehiiv Lite: $109 a month at 10,000 subscribers, 0% of your sales.
- Sherpo vs GhostGhost(Pro) Publisher: $88 a month at 10,000 members, billed yearly, 0% of your sales.
- Sherpo vs PatreonPatreon: Free, 10% of your sales.
- Sherpo vs GumroadGumroad: Free, 10% + $0.50 a sale.
- Sherpo vs SkoolSkool Hobby: $9 a month, 10% + $0.30 a sale, card processing included.
- Sherpo vs Stan StoreStan Creator: $29 a month, 0% of your sales.
Choosing between two of them?
11 common match-ups, on the same price, fee and feature rows, with Sherpo as a third option.
- Kajabi vs TeachableKajabi Basic costs $2,148 a year and Teachable Starter $2,718, at $2,500 a month in sales.
- Kajabi vs ThinkificKajabi Basic costs $2,148 a year and Thinkific Basic $648, at $2,500 a month in sales.
- Teachable vs ThinkificTeachable Starter costs $2,718 a year and Thinkific Basic $648, at $2,500 a month in sales.
- Skool vs KajabiSkool Hobby costs $2,238 a year and Kajabi Basic $2,148, at $2,500 a month in sales.
- Substack vs PatreonSubstack and Patreon each cost $3,000 a year, at $2,500 a month in sales.
- Substack vs beehiivSubstack costs $3,000 a year and beehiiv Lite $1,308, at $2,500 a month in sales with 10,000 subscribers.
- Substack vs GhostSubstack costs $3,000 a year and Ghost(Pro) Publisher $1,056, at $2,500 a month in sales with 10,000 members.
- Gumroad vs PatreonGumroad costs $3,300 a year and Patreon $3,000, at $2,500 a month in sales.
- Kajabi vs PodiaKajabi Basic costs $2,148 a year and Podia Mover $2,088, at $2,500 a month in sales.
- Thinkific vs PodiaThinkific Basic costs $648 a year and Podia Mover $2,088, at $2,500 a month in sales.
- Patreon vs GhostPatreon costs $3,000 a year and Ghost(Pro) Publisher $1,056, at $2,500 a month in sales with 10,000 members.
Why creators leave older platforms.
Three things a price table does not show: what you pay to get paid, how the platform was built, and who answers when you write.
Fees that depend on how you get paid
Kajabi adds up to 2% of every sale, and Thinkific up to 5%, when payments go through another processor instead of their own, on top of card fees. Sherpo takes 0% on every plan: on Stripe, and on sales paid elsewhere that you record in Sherpo.
Platforms from the 2010s
Kajabi and Udemy launched in 2010, Gumroad in 2011, Thinkific in 2012, Patreon and Ghost in 2013, and Podia in 2014: years before AI assistants could run a store. Sherpo was designed for AI assistants from the start, with an MCP server on every plan.
Support from the Sherpo team
Write to support@sherpo.io and the Sherpo team answers, with standard support on Lite and developer support on Pro.
Stop paying for bandwidth.
A popular course can cost more to serve, whether you pay a video host for bandwidth or reach the cap inside your course platform. On Sherpo, video is delivered without bandwidth fees, however many people watch.
| Where your video lives | Price | Limit on video |
|---|---|---|
| Sherpo | Included in every plan | No cap on delivery |
| Thinkific Basic | Included in the $54 plan | 100 GB of bandwidth a month |
| Thinkific Grow | Included in the $219 plan | 400 GB of bandwidth a month |
| Podia Mover | Included in the $49 plan | 500 videos |
Course platforms that bundle video often limit it too. Thinkific caps video bandwidth on Basic, Start and Grow, and Podia limits how many videos you can upload. On Sherpo, plans are sized by storage, and delivery is never metered.
Building or vibecoding your own site?
See what you would have to wire together, and what Sherpo already runs behind your own front-end.
Comparison questions, answered.
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What does Sherpo replace?
Sherpo replaces a course platform, a paid blog platform, a video host, an affiliate tool and a portfolio tracker with one product, one login and one bill.
How is Sherpo different from Kajabi?
Kajabi’s entry plan is $179 a month for 5 products and 2,500 contacts. Sherpo Pro is $49 a month with unlimited products and unlimited customers. Every Sherpo plan has live portfolios and buyers’ AI access to every product through MCP, and Pro adds the option to use Sherpo in your own codebase. Sherpo takes 0% of your sales on every plan.
How is Sherpo different from Substack?
Substack is free to start and takes 10% of paid subscriptions. Sherpo charges a flat $19 a month on Lite or $49 on Pro, and 0% of sales. It sells courses, files and live portfolios as well as paid posts.
How is Sherpo different from Teachable?
Teachable Starter is $39 a month plus 7.5% of sales, with 5 products. Sherpo starts at $19 a month for a hosted site, with unlimited products, and takes 0% of your sales.
How is Sherpo different from Ghost?
Ghost(Pro) Publisher is $88 a month, billed yearly, for 10,000 members, and its price rises with your member count. Sherpo Lite is a flat $19 a month with 2,500 customers. Sherpo Pro is a flat $49 a month with unlimited customers. Sherpo sells courses, files and live portfolios as well as paid posts.
Is Sherpo cheaper than Gumroad or Patreon?
Yes, from about $190 a month in sales. Patreon takes 10% of what you earn. Gumroad takes 10% plus $0.50 a sale. Above $190 a month, Sherpo Lite at $19 costs less. Above $490 a month, so does Sherpo Pro at $49. The gap grows with every sale.
Does Sherpo charge platform fees on sales?
No. Sherpo charges 0% of your sales on every plan.
Is Sherpo an alternative to WordPress with plugins?
Yes. On WordPress you add a host, plugins such as LearnDash or MemberPress and a video host, and keep each one updated. Sherpo runs the site, courses, memberships, a paid blog and video in one plan, from $19 a month, and takes 0% of your sales.
Can I keep my WordPress site?
Yes. On Pro, Sherpo in your own codebase runs payments, access, video and subscriptions behind your own site, on any stack, WordPress included. Or our team moves your site to Sherpo with you.
Who charges payment processing fees?
Your payment provider, at its standard rate, as on most platforms. Sherpo adds nothing on top and takes 0% of your sales.
Can Sherpo replace Vimeo or Wistia?
For the videos you sell, yes. Sherpo hosts and delivers course and product video, with 10 GB of storage on Lite and 100 GB on Pro, and charges no bandwidth fees. Pro also includes 600 AI video minutes a month per store.
Should I build it myself instead?
You can, but you need a database, a payment provider and video hosting, joined by your own code. Sherpo in your own codebase, included in Pro at $49 a month, gives you that backend, so you only build the front-end.
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