Is Teachable or Canvas better?

Neither clearly leads. Teachable starts at $29/month and Canvas at $5/student-year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Teachable or Canvas?

Teachable starts at $29/month and Canvas at $5/student-year.

Does Teachable or Canvas run on more platforms?

Teachable runs on Web. Canvas runs on Web, iOS, Android.

What is Teachable best used for?

Teachable is most often used for course creation, coaching services, digital products, membership sites. Of those, course creation and coaching services are not what Canvas is typically brought in for.

What can Teachable do that Canvas cannot?

Teachable covers Course builder, Certificates, Coaching products, Payment processing. Canvas covers Course management, Assignment submission, Gradebook, Discussion forums. Both handle Quizzes, Analytics, Web support, IOS support.

Learning Management · head to head

Teachable vs Canvas

Teachable

Learning Management

Create and sell courses online

From: $29/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Canvas

Learning Management

Open-source LMS for engaging learning experiences

From: $5/student-year
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Teachable starter plan charges 7.5% transaction fee, significantly higher than other plans; Canvas basic analytics lack predictive intelligence or advanced student success insights
They diverge on capability: Teachable covers Course builder, Canvas covers Course management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Teachable and Canvas actually diverge.

Attributes where Teachable and Canvas differ
Attribute	Teachable	Canvas
Starting price	$29/month	$5/student-year
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Founded	2014	2008

Identical on both: pricing model (Unknown), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Learning Management).

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 Teachable

Course builder
Certificates
Coaching products
Payment processing
Affiliate marketing
Email marketing
Zapier
ConvertKit

Only in Canvas

Course management
Assignment submission
Gradebook
Discussion forums
Mobile app
Video conferencing
Zoom
Microsoft Teams

Both cover

Quizzes
Analytics
Web support
IOS support
Android support

What people use each for

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

Teachable

Course creationnot Canvas
Coaching servicesnot Canvas
Digital productsnot Canvas
Membership sitesnot Canvas

Canvas

Online coursesnot Teachable
Blended learningnot Teachable
Course managementnot Teachable
Student assessmentnot Teachable

Where each one falls short

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

Teachable

Starter plan charges 7.5% transaction fee, significantly higher than other plans
Student limits lift only at $10k+ annual sales for higher plans
No free tier, only 7-day trial
Custom plan requires sales contact with minimum $30k/year revenue

Canvas

Basic analytics lack predictive intelligence or advanced student success insights
Course structure is traditional and may not support competency-based or adaptive learning paths without supplementary tools

Pricing, plan by plan

Teachable

$29/month

Starter$39/month
- 5 products
- 100 active students
- 7.5% transaction fee
Builder$89/month
- 10 products
- 1000 active students
- 0% transaction fee
Growth$189/month
- 50 products
- 5000 active students
- 0% transaction fee
Custom$null/month
- Unlimited products
- Dedicated success manager
- Custom pricing

Canvas

$5/student-year

No published plan breakdown. See the Canvas review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Teachable if

You need course builder.
You also want certificates.

Teachable review

Choose Canvas if

You need course management.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want assignment submission.

Canvas review

Questions people ask

Is Teachable or Canvas better?: Neither clearly leads. Teachable starts at $29/month and Canvas at $5/student-year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Teachable or Canvas?: Teachable starts at $29/month and Canvas at $5/student-year.
Does Teachable or Canvas run on more platforms?: Teachable runs on Web. Canvas runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Teachable best used for?: Teachable is most often used for course creation, coaching services, digital products, membership sites. Of those, course creation and coaching services are not what Canvas is typically brought in for.
What can Teachable do that Canvas cannot?: Teachable covers Course builder, Certificates, Coaching products, Payment processing. Canvas covers Course management, Assignment submission, Gradebook, Discussion forums. Both handle Quizzes, Analytics, Web support, IOS support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Teachable: Does Teachable have a free plan?

Teachable offers a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee, but no permanent free plan. The Starter plan costs $39/month (or $29/month annually).

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Canvas: Does Canvas work offline?

Canvas has launched offline access for its student mobile app, allowing students to view pre-selected course content without internet. However, offline access is view-only and submissions require reconnecting to the internet.

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Teachable: What are the transaction fees?

Starter plan charges 7.5% transaction fee. Builder, Growth, and Advanced plans charge 0% transaction fees. Additional payment processing fees of 2.9%-4.99% plus per-transaction charges apply depending on payment method.

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Canvas: What integrations does Canvas support?

Canvas supports hundreds of external applications through its App Center using LTI standards, including video platforms, plagiarism detection tools, and digital textbooks through a standardized integration framework.

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Teachable: What integrations are available?

Teachable integrates with Zapier, Stripe, PayPal, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Google Analytics, Calendly, Zoom, and other tools via the App Hub.

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Canvas: How does Canvas handle course analytics?

Canvas provides built-in reporting that covers grades and student engagement, but lacks predictive analytics or advanced student success insights that some institutions require.

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Teachable: How many courses can I create?

Starter plan allows 5 products, Builder allows 10, Growth allows 50, and Advanced allows 100 courses.

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Teachable: What is included in certificate features?

Course certificates are available starting on the Growth plan ($139/month annually). Certificates can be customized with branding and are generated automatically when students complete courses.

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Teachable vs Canvas

Teachable

Canvas

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Teachable

Only in Canvas

Both cover

What people use each for

Teachable

Canvas

Where each one falls short

Teachable

Canvas

Pricing, plan by plan

Teachable

Canvas

Which should you pick?

Choose Teachable if

Choose Canvas if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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