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Podia vs Schoox

Podia logo

Podia

LMS

Sell online courses, memberships, and digital downloads

From
$42/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Schoox logo

Schoox

LMS

Mobile-first learning and talent development for hourly and frontline workforces

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Podia mover tier charges 5% transaction fees on all sales; higher tiers offer fee-free processing; Schoox high workforce churn punishes any per registered user pricing, and organisations that do not actively archive leavers end up billed for a population far larger than their headcount.
  • They diverge on capability: Podia covers Course hosting, Schoox covers Mobile-first delivery.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Podia and Schoox actually diverge.

Attributes where Podia and Schoox differ
AttributePodiaSchoox
Starting price$42/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
Founded2014Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (LMS).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Podia

  • Course hosting
  • Digital downloads
  • Memberships
  • Email marketing
  • Webinars
  • Community
  • Affiliate marketing
  • Custom website

Only in Schoox

  • Mobile-first delivery
  • On-the-job observation
  • Multilingual content
  • Franchise and multi-site structures
  • Career pathing
  • Content marketplace and authoring

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Podia

  • Content creators selling digital courses with email marketing integrationnot Schoox
  • Coaching businesses managing memberships and community spacesnot Schoox
  • Newsletter publishers monetising subscriber base with events and digital productsnot Schoox

Schoox

  • Restaurant and hotel groups onboarding staff who never sit at a computernot Podia
  • Franchisors pushing brand standards and food safety training into franchisee operated sitesnot Podia
  • Workforces where a large share of staff do not read the corporate language fluentlynot Podia
  • Operations that need manager observation of practical skills recorded against the learner filenot Podia

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Podia

  • Mover tier charges 5% transaction fees on all sales; higher tiers offer fee-free processing
  • Mover plan capped at 50 products maximum; Shaker at 150 products; only Earthquaker offers unlimited
  • Video storage limited by plan: 500 videos (Mover), 1,000 (Shaker), unlimited (Earthquaker)
  • Email subscriber limits tiered: 100 (Mover), 500 (Shaker), 1,000 (Earthquaker); overage model not stated
  • Annual billing required for all plans with 72-hour refund window; partial refunds excluded

Schoox

  • High workforce churn punishes any per registered user pricing, and organisations that do not actively archive leavers end up billed for a population far larger than their headcount.
  • Enterprise analytics and competency modelling are lighter than in office focused corporate platforms, so buyers arriving from that market find reporting shallower than expected.
  • Franchise deployments depend on franchisee cooperation that the franchisor cannot compel, so completion rates vary by location in ways the platform reports but cannot fix.
  • Staff use personal phones and personal data allowances in many deployments, which raises fairness and in some jurisdictions legal questions the vendor does not resolve for you.
  • Integration with human resources and scheduling systems is where most implementation time goes, and stale employee feeds produce training assigned to leavers and missed for new starters.

Pricing, plan by plan

Podia

$42/month
  • Mover$42/month
    • Up to 100 email subscribers
    • 5% transaction fees
    • 50 products
  • Shaker$84/month
    • Up to 500 email subscribers
    • No Podia fees
    • 150 products
  • Earthquaker$150/month
    • Up to 1,000 email subscribers
    • No Podia fees
    • Unlimited products

Schoox

On request
  • Schoox$undefined/year
    • Quoted by user volume and modules
    • Annual contracts
    • Model the quote against your own churn rate before comparing with per active user vendors

Which should you pick?

Choose Podia if

  • You need course hosting.
  • You also want digital downloads.
Podia review

Choose Schoox if

  • You need mobile-first delivery.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want on-the-job observation.
Schoox review

Questions people ask

Is Podia or Schoox better?
Neither clearly leads. Podia starts at $42/month and Schoox at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Podia or Schoox?
Podia starts at $42/month and Schoox at On request.
Does Podia or Schoox run on more platforms?
Podia runs on Web. Schoox runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Podia best used for?
Podia is most often used for content creators selling digital courses with email marketing integration, coaching businesses managing memberships and community spaces, newsletter publishers monetising subscriber base with events and digital products. Of those, content creators selling digital courses with email marketing integration and coaching businesses managing memberships and community spaces are not what Schoox is typically brought in for.
What can Podia do that Schoox cannot?
Podia covers Course hosting, Digital downloads, Memberships, Email marketing. Schoox covers Mobile-first delivery, On-the-job observation, Multilingual content, Franchise and multi-site structures.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Podia: How much does Podia cost?

Podia offers three plans: Mover at $42/month, Shaker at $84/month, and Earthquaker at $150/month. All plans include a 30-day free trial and can be billed monthly or annually with cost savings on annual billing.

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Schoox: Why does the pricing unit matter so much here?

Frontline turnover can exceed one hundred per cent a year. Per registered user pricing bills for accumulated accounts, per active user pricing bills only for monthly logins, and the gap between the two can be several times the annual cost.

Podia: Does Podia charge transaction fees?

Yes, the Mover plan charges 5% Podia transaction fees. Higher tiers (Shaker and Earthquaker) include no Podia fees. However, all plans are subject to payment processor fees of 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction.

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Schoox: Can staff without a company email address use it?

Yes. That is a core design assumption in this segment, and accounts can be provisioned without corporate email.

Podia: Is there a free trial for Podia?

Yes, Podia offers a 30-day free trial. No credit card is required to start the trial, allowing you to explore all features before deciding on a plan.

Source
Schoox: Does it work for franchise networks?

Yes. Central content with local administration by franchisee is a standard configuration, though completion still depends on franchisee cooperation rather than on the software.

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