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A LearnDash alternative that makes selling online courses a whole lot easier.

Meet Podia: a LearnDash alternative that helps you sell online courses without worrying about hosting, installations, or updates.

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Start selling in minutes.

Start selling faster by skipping the complicated installation and constant updates from your Wordpress LMS plugin. Podia works “out of the box”, updates automatically, and works seamlessly as a subdomain on your Wordpress site.

Sell everything under one roof.

Podia lets you sell a lot more than just online courses. Run your entire business on a single platform where you can sell courses, downloads, community, coaching, and webinars. Plus, Podia includes a complete site builder, advanced email marketing tools, and more, helping many creators replace 3-6+ tools, including LearnDash.

A custom site you can be proud of.

Build an entire website for your business, complete with unlimited sales pages, with our easier-than-drag-and-drop page builder. From hosting to content delivery, we’ve got you covered.

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Comparing Podia vs. LearnDash

Podia

LearnDash

Free plan

Podia is yes

LearnDash is no

Price

Podia isFree, or $33/month to $89/month

LearnDash isStarting at $119/year

Remove transaction fees

Podia is yes

LearnDash is yes

Free migrations

Podia is yes

LearnDash is no

Online courses

Podia is yes

LearnDash is yes

Digital downloads

Podia is yes

LearnDash is no

Memberships

Podia is yes

LearnDash is yes

Community

Podia is yes

LearnDash isRequires third-party integration

Coaching

Podia is yes

LearnDash is no

Webinars

Podia is yes

LearnDash is no

Email marketing

Podia is yes

LearnDash is no

Unlimited products

Podia is yes

LearnDash is yes

Unlimited customers

Podia is yes

LearnDash is yes

Unlimited membership plans

Podia is yes

LearnDash is no

Your own website

Podia is yes

LearnDash isNo, must be used with WordPress

Blogging

Podia is yes

LearnDash is no

Teammates

Podia is yes

LearnDash is yes

Buy buttons

Podia is yes

LearnDash is yes

Messaging

Podia is yes

LearnDash is no

Built-in affiliate program

Podia is yes

LearnDash is no

Chat support

Podia is yes

LearnDash is no

Video hosting

Podia is yes

LearnDash is no

Need help moving your products, customers, or email list to Podia?

Need help moving your products, customers, or email list to Podia?

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Video demo

Podia in action

Wondering if Podia is a better platform for you? Go behind the scenes in this video walkthrough, where Ben will show you the ins and outs of Podia’s software and how it can help your business.

Why creators are making the switch from LearnDash to Podia.

Here are some more of the reasons creators have shared for why they’ve chosen Podia to power their business.

The happiest customers on the internet.

Podia’s customer satisfaction (NPS) scores are in the top 0.01% of all companies on the internet. Feel free to Google our reviews and see for yourself!

Connect with integrated email marketing.

With Podia Email, you can design beautiful emails, create automated campaigns, tag and segment your audience, and send as many messages as you want. Everything is already connected to your products and customers.

A support team that's here for you.

The number one reason people cite for loving Podia? Our customer service. We’re always here to help with real people offering chat support 7 days a week.

Free migrations.

Sit back, relax, and let us do the heavy lifting. Our migration service makes switching to Podia easy, and it’s completely free on all annual Mover, Shaker, and Podia Email plans.

I’ve tried a few learning platforms but the main reason I chose Podia is its beautiful & simple interface - it makes my admin work easy and makes my students’ learning experience smooth & efficient. Win-win! Also, their support team is the best. They helped me out with everything, even on weekends.

— Nicole Saidy, UX designer, speaker & blogger

Get your free Podia account

Join the 150,000+ creators who use Podia to create websites, sell digital products, and build online communities.

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FAQS

Quick answers

Don’t see your answer? Reach out to us, we’d love to help!

  • Absolutely! You can check out our Podia demo site, which we’ve built to show you what the Podia experience will look like for both you and your customers.

    There are also dozens of creator example sites on our Examples page, so you can see what other creators just like you have built using Podia.

  • Yes! We offer free product migrations on all annual Mover and Shaker plans. We also offer free email migrations with any annual Podia Email plan. Get started here.

  • Yes! Podia has a free plan that includes your full website, blogging, one digital download, one coaching product, customer chat messaging, and your online community. Sign up for free today to see for yourself!

  • Absolutely! You can see how Podia stacks up to many of our competitors right here.

    We also have some head-to-head comparisons of other leading platforms in case you’re choosing between those, including:

  • We’d love to. Podia’s customer support is here for you, seven days a week. Just reach out to us on chat and a real, friendly person will be delighted to help you out.