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Thinkific vs Weet

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Thinkific

LMS

Create and sell online courses your way

From
$36/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Weet logo

Weet

LMS

Asynchronous training video with AI avatars, quizzes and a searchable knowledge library

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Weet has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Thinkific no free plan, 14-day trial only; Weet the free tier is capped at three weets, which is far tighter than the free tiers of the screen recording tools it is compared against, so any real evaluation has to happen on the paid plan.
  • They diverge on capability: Thinkific covers Course builder, Weet covers Screen and webcam recording.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Thinkific and Weet actually diverge.

Attributes where Thinkific and Weet differ
AttributeThinkificWeet
Starting price$36/monthFree
Pricing modelUnknownPer creator per month
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, MobileWeb, Chrome
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: 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 Thinkific

  • Course builder
  • Website builder
  • Quizzes
  • Certificates
  • Communities
  • Memberships
  • Marketing tools
  • Analytics

Only in Weet

  • Screen and webcam recording
  • Document to video
  • AI avatars
  • Automatic transcription
  • Interactive annotations
  • Quizzes and learning paths
  • Central library
  • GxP compliance

What people use each for

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

Thinkific

  • Course creationnot Weet
  • Membership sitesnot Weet
  • Coaching programsnot Weet
  • Corporate trainingnot Weet

Weet

  • A life sciences or pharmaceutical team needing auditable GxP compliant training records rather than an untracked video librarynot Thinkific
  • An internal enablement team converting existing written standard operating procedures into video without filming anythingnot Thinkific
  • A distributed team building a searchable how to library so the same question is not answered live every weeknot Thinkific
  • A training function that needs completion statistics and quiz results, not just view countsnot Thinkific

Where each one falls short

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

Thinkific

  • No free plan, 14-day trial only
  • Transaction fees on third-party payment processors (5% on Basic tier)
  • PayPal only available on Grow plan ($199/month), not on Basic or Start
  • Limited customization on lower-tier plans
  • Cannot embed courses in external domains or iframes
  • Limited number of spaces per plan
  • Less interactive community features compared to alternatives
  • Features continuously moved to higher-priced tiers
  • Payment processing delays reported (up to 90 days)

Weet

  • The free tier is capped at three weets, which is far tighter than the free tiers of the screen recording tools it is compared against, so any real evaluation has to happen on the paid plan.
  • Quizzes, learning paths, single sign on and GxP compliance are all Enterprise only, so the features that distinguish Weet from a screen recorder are not available on the 24 US dollar Business tier at all.
  • Pricing is per creator, so an organisation that wants many occasional contributors pays full price for people who publish twice a year, and in practice content production concentrates on a few seats.
  • It competes against Loom and Guidde, which have far larger installed bases and integration ecosystems, so a team standardising on Weet accepts a smaller vendor in a category with heavy consolidation pressure.
  • It is not a full learning management system, so an organisation with formal compliance training obligations beyond video completion still needs an LMS alongside it, which undercuts the case for a separate video tool.

Pricing, plan by plan

Thinkific

$36/month
  • Basic$36/month
    • 1 course
    • Up to 500 students
    • Thinkific Payments (0% fees)
  • Start$74/month
    • Up to 3 courses
    • Up to 2,000 students
    • Third-party payment (3% fees)
  • Grow$149/month
    • Unlimited courses
    • Unlimited students
    • Third-party payment (0% fees)

Weet

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Up to 3 weets
    • AI avatars and screen and webcam recording
    • Editing tools
  • Business$24/month
    • Per creator per month billed yearly, 29 US dollars billed monthly
    • Unlimited weets per creator
    • Interactive annotations

Which should you pick?

Choose Thinkific if

  • You need course builder.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want website builder.
Thinkific review

Choose Weet if

  • You need screen and webcam recording.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Chrome.
  • You also want document to video.
Weet review

Questions people ask

Is Thinkific or Weet better?
Neither clearly leads. Thinkific starts at $36/month and Weet at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Thinkific or Weet?
Weet has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $36/month for Thinkific and Free for Weet.
Does Thinkific or Weet run on more platforms?
Thinkific runs on Web, Mobile. Weet runs on Web, Chrome.
Can I use Weet for free?
Yes. Weet has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Thinkific starts at $36/month.
What is Thinkific best used for?
Thinkific is most often used for course creation, membership sites, coaching programs, corporate training. Of those, course creation and membership sites are not what Weet is typically brought in for.
What can Thinkific do that Weet cannot?
Thinkific covers Course builder, Website builder, Quizzes, Certificates. Weet covers Screen and webcam recording, Document to video, AI avatars, Automatic transcription.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Thinkific: Does Thinkific have a free plan?

No. Thinkific does not offer a free plan but provides a 14-day free trial. Paid plans start at $36/month (Basic tier).

Source
Weet: Is Weet still operating?

Yes. The site and pricing page are live and maintained, and there is no sunset or shutdown notice.

Thinkific: Are there transaction fees on Thinkific?

Thinkific charges no transaction fees when using their built-in Thinkific Payments. Third-party payment processors incur 5% fees (Basic) down to 0% (Plus), plus 3.6% for Stripe with subscriptions.

Source
Weet: What does the free plan include?

Up to three weets with AI avatars, recording, editing and transcription. Three is a very low ceiling, so evaluate on Business.

Thinkific: What payment methods does Thinkific support?

PayPal is locked to Grow plan ($199/month). Basic and Start plans do not support PayPal, limiting payment options for international creators and potentially reducing conversions.

Source
Weet: What is GxP compliance and who needs it?

It is the regulated practice framework used in pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturing where training records must be auditable. It is on the Enterprise tier only and is the main reason a regulated company would choose Weet.

Weet: Is it a learning management system?

No. It handles video training and quizzes, but formal compliance training programmes need a proper LMS alongside it.

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