Teachery vs Teachable for Fitness Coaches (2026 Comparison)

TL;DR: Quick Verdict

Criteria	Teachery	Teachable
Best for	Fast launch, single program, flat cost	Conversion, built-in email, scalability
Starting price	~$29/mo (annual) or $49/mo	$0 (free), then $59 Basic
Transaction fees	None	5% on Basic; $0 on Pro
Course builder	Minimal: video + text + pricing	Full: sections, drip, quizzes
Email marketing	No (external tool)	Built-in (sequences, automation)
Drip / scheduled release	No	Yes
Community	No	No (Circle, Facebook, etc.)
Mobile app	No (browser only)	iOS app for students (all plans)
Our rating	7.5/10	8.3/10 (see our Teachable review)

Bottom line: Teachery wins on simplicity and predictable cost: first course live in about twenty minutes, flat fee, zero transaction fees. Teachable wins on conversion and integrated tools: sales pages, checkout, and email in one platform, at the cost of 7.5% on Starter or a higher Pro subscription. For a coach who wants “online this weekend” with a single program, Teachery is a solid pick; for building a business with drip, email, and conversion tools, Teachable (or Thinkific) is the better fit.

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Who This Comparison Is For

You’re a fitness coach or personal trainer deciding between Teachery and Teachable. You either want to launch fast with a flat, predictable cost (Teachery) or you want built-in sales and email tools without juggling multiple apps (Teachable). This comparison breaks down both options: features, fees, and use cases. If you’re also considering Thinkific, our Thinkific vs Teachable article fills in the rest.

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Big Picture: Two Different Philosophies

Teachery is deliberately minimal. The idea: upload your videos, add text, set a price, and collect payments. We had a first course live in about 20 minutes without reading the docs. No quizzes, no certificates, no detailed progress tracking, no mobile app, no community, no built-in email. The tradeoff: zero transaction fees, a flat subscription (~$29/mo annual, $49/mo monthly), unlimited courses and students on every plan. Built for the coach who has a program ready and wants to sell it “this weekend.”

Teachable is built around conversion and marketing. Full course builder (sections, lessons, drip, quizzes), sales pages and checkout with order bumps and upsells, built-in email (sequences, newsletters, automations), a dedicated Coaching product type for 1-on-1, and an iOS app for students on all plans. The tradeoff: 7.5% transaction fee on the Starter plan ($59/mo); you need Pro ($159/mo) to remove it. No native community (Circle, Facebook group, etc.). Built for the coach who has traffic or a list and wants to convert and retain without adding Mailchimp.

Short version: Teachery = simple and flat; Teachable = equipped and scalable, with fees or a higher subscription.

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Feature-by-Feature Breakdown

Course Builder

Winner: Teachable. Teachable offers sections, lessons, multiple content types (video, PDF, quizzes), and drip scheduling by date or completion, essential for 4-week or 12-week programs. Teachery lets you add videos and text, organize into modules, and sell access; no drip, no quizzes.

For a “week by week” program, Teachable (or Thinkific) is necessary. For one-time access to a video series, Teachery is faster to set up.

Pricing and Fees

Winner: Teachery (predictability). Teachery: flat subscription (~$29/mo annual, $49/mo monthly), zero transaction fees. Teachable: limited free plan, then Starter $59/mo with 7.5% per sale, Pro $159/mo with no fees. At $2,000/mo in sales, the 7.5% on Teachable Starter = $100/mo in platform fees. Teachery charges nothing beyond the subscription. That said, Teachery gives you no email and no funnels; if you add ConvertKit or a landing page tool, total cost can approach Teachable. For a coach who wants a predictable total cost and 100% of sales, Teachery has the edge on fees.

Sales Pages and Checkout

Winner: Teachable. Teachable is built for conversion: sales page templates, checkout with order bumps and upsells, sales funnels. Teachery offers a clean, stripped-down sales page and checkout, but no advanced conversion tools.

If your priority is “get visitors to buy,” Teachable wins. If you just need a straightforward page and simple payment, Teachery handles it fine.

Email Marketing

Winner: Teachable. Teachable includes email: welcome sequences, newsletters, automations based on purchases or enrollment. Teachery has no email marketing; you’ll need to connect ConvertKit, MailerLite, or similar. To keep everything under one roof (courses + email), Teachable wins. If you already use an external email tool, Teachery stays consistent with that setup.

Drip and Scheduled Content

Winner: Teachable. Teachable handles drip by date or by previous lesson completion. Teachery offers no native drip. For a “Week 1, Week 2…” program, Teachable (or Thinkific) is a must. Teachery works for short programs or immediate full-access content.

Community and Mobile App

Tie on community: neither Teachery nor Teachable has built-in community; you’ll add a Facebook group, Circle, or Discord. Winner on mobile: Teachable. Teachable has an iOS app for students on all plans. Teachery: browser-only access (including on mobile). If “having an app” matters to your clients, Teachable has the advantage.

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Cost Scenarios (Ballpark)

Coach selling a $197 program, 10 sales/month:

• Teachery: ~$29/mo (annual) or $49/mo, $0 transaction fees, platform cost $29-49.
• Teachable Starter: $59/mo + 7.5% ($98.50) = about $157.50 platform cost.

Coach at 20 sales/month at $197:

• Teachery: $29-49/mo, $0 fees, platform cost unchanged.
• Teachable Starter: $59 + 7.5% ($197) = $256. Teachable Pro: $159/mo, $0 fees.

Teachery stays the cheapest on platform + fees, but without drip or built-in email. Thinkific Basic (Non trouvé / à vérifier, zero fees) gives you drip and community at a cost close to Teachery annual: see our best LMS for fitness coaches for full scenarios.

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Pros and Cons

Teachery

Pros: Very fast setup (first course in ~20 min); zero transaction fees; flat pricing; unlimited courses and students; clean student experience. Cons: No drip, quizzes, certificates, or detailed progress tracking; no mobile app; no community; no email marketing; analytics limited to sales. Outgrown quickly once you want community, drip, or email.

Teachable

Pros: Strong sales pages and checkout; built-in email; drip and full course builder; dedicated Coaching product for 1-on-1; iOS app for students on all plans; free plan to test. Cons: 5% transaction fees on Basic (or higher cost for Pro); no built-in community; course builder less flexible than Thinkific for some structures.

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When to Pick Teachery or Teachable

Pick Teachery if you have one program to sell, want it live fast (this weekend), and care most about flat cost and zero transaction fees. Great for validating an offer or for a coach who doesn’t (yet) need drip, community, or built-in email.

Pick Teachable if your priority is conversion (sales pages, checkout, email) and you accept the 7.5% on Starter or the Pro subscription cost. Great if you already have traffic or a list, want drip (4 or 12-week programs), and prefer courses and email in one platform.

Consider Thinkific if you want zero transaction fees, drip, and built-in community: often the best all-around option for a growing fitness coach. See Thinkific vs Teachable and best LMS for fitness coaches.

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Final Verdict

We rate this comparison 8.0/10. Teachery and Teachable target different stages: Teachery for launching a program in no time with a flat fee, Teachable for converting and scaling with integrated tools. Teachery is the pick for “online this weekend” at a predictable cost; Teachable for the coach focused on conversion and email. For many fitness coaches, Thinkific remains the best balance (free to start, zero fees, drip, community): check our Teachable review and our best LMS for fitness coaches for the full picture.

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