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Podia vs. FastSpring

Your digital products, courses, website, email, and checkout – all in one place

FastSpring works for processing payments. Podia is an all-in-one platform that lets you create, host, and sell your online courses, digital downloads, webinars, coaching, and everything else.

Podia vs. FastSpring

FastSpring is a payment processor similar to Stripe or PayPal. You can use it for checkout, but you’ll need other tools for products, email, and your website. Podia has all that and more under one roof.

    • Website and blog
    • Checkout
    • Build digital products
    • Online course builder
    • Email marketing
    • Affiliate marketing
    • No website and blog
    • Checkout
    • No digital products
    • No online courses
    • No email marketing
    • Affiliate marketing
Comparing Podia vs. FastSpring
PodiaFastSpring
Price$33/mo – $89/moNot listed
Free migrations Included Not included
Website Included Not included
Email marketing Included Not included
Online courses Included Included
Digital products Included Included
Webinars Included Not included
Coaching Included Not included
Landing pages Included Not included
Blogging Included Not included
Affiliate marketing Included Not included

Video Demo

Podia in action

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

What makes Podia different from FastSpring?

It comes down to what the two platforms let you, the entrepreneur, do.

A natural step for freelancers to take is to take the knowledge they’ve gain from client work and turn it into digital education products. That’s exactly what we did with Creative Class! Podia is the perfect tool to manage everything from online courses to digital downloads to webinars, all without having to worry about setting up complex systems for payment, marketing, or email.

Kaleigh Moore & Paul Jarvis
Creative Class

Podia vs. FastSpring: Which is right for me?

Podia and FastSpring have different functionality, so the right choice depends on what you need in your business.

Podia is an all-in-one platform for building an online business. It includes your website, landing pages, blog, digital products, courses, email, affiliates, and checkout.

FastSpring is a payment processing platform. It includes your checkout cart and payment features like B2B invoicing, merchant of record, and currency localization.

FastSpring doesn’t list prices on its website, and you’ll also need to account for the price of other integrations like your email marketing tool, digital product platform, and website builder since these aren’t included.

Podia has everything under one roof, with lots of tools for one fair price. Here’s a quick look at some of Podia’s built-in features:

  • Build a customizable website, blog, and unlimited landing pages for your products

  • Sell digital products like coaching, webinars, downloads, and online courses

  • Use the online course builder to make video, image, audio, and text lessons as well as quizzes, course comments, and other interactive elements

  • Offer lead magnets to grow your email list and add email sign-up forms throughout your website

  • Set up sales funnels and automated email marketing campaigns, or simply send great-looking newsletters

  • Add upsells, payment plans, access limits, seat limits, and coupons

On the pricing side, Podia has a 30-day free trial with all features so you can test everything out before you pay. After the trial, you can choose from two pricing plans:

  • Mover plan: $39/month and 5% transaction fee ($33/month when paid annually): This plan includes your website, blog, and sales pages as well as unlimited digital products, online course creation, and third-party code. You also get Podia’s friendly customer support.

  • Shaker plan: $89/month and 0% transaction fee ($75/month when paid annually): Shaker includes all the Mover features plus your own affiliate program.

All Podia plans include all email marketing features (like automations, newsletters, email templates, segmentation, tagging, and campaigns) for up to 100 subscribers. If you like, you can upgrade your Podia Email plan to add more subscribers as your email list grows.

If you sign up for an annual Mover or Shaker plan, Podia includes a free migration service. This means our team will move your products and customers over from another platform (like Teachable, Thinkific, Kajabi, etc.) for free so you can get started fast.

Want to see for yourself? Try Podia free for 30 days. We can’t wait to see what you make.

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

Frequently asked questions

What features are included with Podia?

Podia is an all-in-one platform where you can run your website, online store, and email marketing, as well as your blog, landing pages, affiliates, and everything else. You can sell online courses, downloads, coaching, webinars, or any other kind of digital product you want, and you can see all your customer and sales information under one roof. 

Can I try Podia for free?

You sure can! Podia has a 30-day free trial so you can make sure Podia is the right fit for you. You can test all the features, so you're free to set up your website, blog, email list, and products without spending a dime. Start your free trial today to see for yourself!

How does Podia Email work?

Podia Email is an optional add-on that you can use with any Podia plan. Your first 100 subscribers are free, and all Podia Email users get unlimited email sends, automations, campaigns, newsletters, email templates, segmentation, and audience tagging.

Podia Email is automatically connected to your website, landing pages, and products, and you don’t need to manage any integrations. Plus, you can see your customer data – like products purchased, lead magnet opt-ins, and email engagement – all in one place. Learn more about Podia Email here.

Can I bring my existing products and subscribers over to 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. Learn more about Podia’s free migrations here.