I genuinely like Thinkific for selling my courses, and the back end is reliable and easy to manage. The frustration is the limited design flexibility on the site themes, so my pages look a little similar to everyone else's without buying into code edits. Good platform overall, just wish the front-end was more customisable.
Reliable and easy to manage
Limited theme and design customisation
Thinkific let me build a fully branded online course site that looks like I hired a developer. The drag-and-drop curriculum builder is intuitive, and bundling courses and memberships was straightforward. I have had thousands of students enrol without a single hosting hiccup. Easily the best decision for my online education business.
Flexible builder, rock-solid hosting, no coding
I moved my entire coaching program onto Thinkific and the difference in professionalism was night and day. The platform handles payments, quizzes and student progress flawlessly, and the free plan let me test everything before committing. Their support team actually answered my questions quickly and thoroughly. Could not recommend it more for selling courses.
Professional, dependable, responsive support
Thinkific is excellent at the core job of building and hosting courses, and my students find it easy to use. Where I feel torn is the built-in marketing and email features, which are weaker than I hoped, so I rely on external tools. Great foundation, but you will likely bolt on extras to actually grow sales.
Strong course hosting and student experience
Marketing and email tools are limited
After comparing several platforms, Thinkific won me over with how much you get without per-sale transaction fees eating into earnings. Creating multimedia lessons, drip schedules and completion certificates was all painless. My online course now feels like a real product, and the analytics help me improve it. Genuinely thrilled with the investment.
No transaction fees, rich course features