Stop making your courses unTeachable.
How Sherpo is teaching Teachable a lesson. Teachable Starter is $39 a month plus 7.5% of every sale. Sherpo starts at $19 a month, and takes 0%.
- Sherpo takes 0% of your sales
- A flat monthly price
- Your brand and your domain, on Pro
- Help moving over
- Teachable Starter$2,718 a year
- Sherpo Pro$588 a year
- Sherpo Lite$228 a year
Teachable is a course platform. Its Starter plan is $39 a month plus 7.5% of every sale, with 5 published products. Sherpo starts at $19 a month, takes 0% of sales on every plan, and has no product limit.
- Sherpo
- From $19 a month, 0% of sales
- Teachable
- $39 a month, 7.5% of sales
- Sherpo Pro includes
- Unlimited customers, 100 GB, 600 AI video minutes a month per store
- Teachable Starter includes
- 5 published products
Sherpo and Teachable, side by side.
Each platform’s entry plan. Features that need a higher plan or another tool are marked.
| Feature | Sherpo | Teachable |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Lite $19 · Pro $49 | $39 a month |
| Fees on your sales | 0% of your sales | 7.5% of your sales |
| Your brand | ||
| Your own domain | IncludedPro | Included |
| White-label | IncludedPro | LimitedOn Teachable Growth and up, checkout URLs remain |
| Site builder | Included | Included |
| Export your customer list | Included | Included |
| What you can sell | ||
| Online courses | Included | Included |
| Quizzes | IncludedPro | Included |
| Certificates | IncludedPro | LimitedOn Teachable Growth and up |
| Blog with a paywall | Included | Not offered |
| Files and downloads | Included | Included |
| Downloads tied to the buyer | IncludedPDF and XLSX | Not offered |
| License keys | Included | Not offered |
| Live portfolio | Included | Not offered |
| Coaching and booking | IncludedWith Cal.com | IncludedWith Calendly |
| Tips | Included | Not offered |
| Buyers’ AI access to every product (MCP) | Included | Not offered |
| How you sell | ||
| Membership tiers | Included | Included |
| Bundles | Included | Included |
| Coupons | Included | Included |
| Affiliates with commission | Included | LimitedOn Teachable Builder and up |
| Built in | ||
| Video hosting | IncludedNo bandwidth fees | Included1 TB of storage |
| AI subtitles | IncludedOn Sherpo Pro | LimitedFree on Teachable Growth and up, paid below |
| For developers and AI | ||
| API for your own front-end | IncludedYour own codebase, on Pro | LimitedOn Teachable Growth and up, no checkouts |
| Webhooks | IncludedEvery plan | LimitedOn Teachable Growth and up |
| Run your store from your AI | IncludedEvery plan | LimitedIn testing, Growth and up |
| Included | 24 of 24 | 11 of 24plus 7 with a limit |
- Included
- Included with a limit, or through another tool
- Not offered
A year on Teachable, and a year on Sherpo.
Take a business that earns $2,500 a month in $50 orders. At this size Teachable Starter costs $2,718 a year and Sherpo Pro costs $588, so Sherpo Pro costs $2,130 less.
The Teachable figure is $39 a month for Teachable Starter, plus 7.5% of sales. Sherpo charges its plan price and nothing on top. Card processing is charged by the payment provider on both. Sherpo prices here are billed monthly. Competitor prices are from each platform’s own pages and published price trackers, checked in October 2026.
Put in your own numbers| Teachable Starter | Sherpo Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price a month | $39 | $49 |
| Transaction fee | 7.5% | 0% |
| Plan price a year | $468 | $588 |
| Fees on $30,000 of sales | $2,250 | $0 |
| Total a year | $2,718 | $588 |
| Difference | Sherpo Pro costs $2,130 less | |
What Teachable costs at your revenue.
Move the slider to your own monthly revenue, and see a year of Teachable next to a year of Sherpo.
These figures are for $2,500 a month in $50 orders. Turn on JavaScript to put in your own numbers.
- Teachable Starter$2,718 a year
- Sherpo Lite$228 a year
You keep, every year$2,490more of your own revenue, as Sherpo takes 0% of your sales
Platform fees only, with monthly billing. Card processing is charged by the payment provider on both (around 2.9% + $0.30 with Stripe), so it is left out on both sides. Sherpo’s figure is the plan price; estimate extra storage and AI video minutes.
Where Sherpo and Teachable part ways.
Teachable is a platform for online courses, coaching and downloads, known for course delivery, with drip content, student apps for iOS and Android, and tax handling in its checkout.
No cut of your sales
Teachable Starter takes 7.5%. At $2,500 a month that is $2,250 a year before the plan price. Sherpo takes 0%.
No product limit
Teachable counts every course, coaching offer and download toward a limit of 5, 10 or 50. Sherpo products are unlimited on every plan.
More formats
Paid blogs, live portfolios and tips, next to your courses.
Built for AI. Answered by people.
Two more reasons creators move: how the platform was built, and who answers when you write.
Designed for AI from the start
Sherpo was built to be run by AI assistants: your AI can create products, prices and coupons and pull reports, through 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. When you switch, the team handles the move with you.
Switch from Teachable to Sherpo.
Contact us, tell us what you sell on Teachable, and our team handles the move with you.
Sherpo vs Teachable: common questions.
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What is the difference between Sherpo and Teachable?
Teachable is a course platform. Its Starter plan is $39 a month plus 7.5% of every sale, with 5 published products. Sherpo starts at $19 a month, takes 0% of sales on every plan, and has no product limit.
Is Sherpo cheaper than Teachable?
Yes. For a business earning $2,500 a month in $50 orders, Teachable Starter costs $2,718 a year and Sherpo Pro costs $588, so Sherpo Pro costs $2,130 less. Sherpo Lite is $19 a month and Sherpo Pro is $49, and neither takes a cut of sales.
Does Teachable take a cut of sales?
Teachable charges 7.5% of sales on its entry plan, Teachable Starter. Sherpo takes 0% on every plan. Card processing is charged separately by the payment provider on both.
Is Sherpo a good alternative to Teachable?
Yes, if you want to keep all of each sale. Teachable Starter takes 7.5% and allows 5 published products. Sherpo starts at $19 a month, takes 0% and has no product limit.
What can I sell on Sherpo that Teachable does not offer?
Compared with Teachable, Sherpo adds a blog with a paywall, downloads tied to the buyer, license keys, live portfolios and tips.
What is Teachable known for?
Teachable is a platform for online courses, coaching and downloads. It is known for course delivery, with drip content, student apps for iOS and Android, and tax handling in its checkout.
Can I use my own domain and brand?
On Sherpo Pro, yes: your own domain, with no Sherpo branding. Teachable removes its branding on Growth and higher plans, but its checkout URLs stay on Teachable.
Can I run my store from an AI assistant?
Yes. Sherpo’s Merchant MCP is on every plan, so Claude and other assistants can create products, prices and coupons in your account. Teachable has an experimental MCP server, on Growth and higher plans.
How do I switch from Teachable to Sherpo?
Contact us and tell us what you sell on Teachable. Our team handles the move with you, content and customers included.
Can I try Sherpo before I leave Teachable?
Yes. Lite and Pro start with a 14-day free trial, and your Sherpo site can stay offline until you launch. You can set everything up while your Teachable account keeps running.
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- 14-day free trial
- Sherpo takes 0% of your sales
- Help moving over