Shopify vs Teachable

Two e-commerce tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	ShopifyShopify	TeachableTeachable
In one line	The default online store platform	Sell courses, coaching, and memberships from your own school site
Starting price	From $39/mo	From $29/mo
Six-person team	$39/mo	$29/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	$369/mo	$399/mo
Plans	Basic $39/mo (2.9% + 30¢ online with Shopify Payments); Grow $105/mo (2.7% + 30¢); Advanced $399/mo (2.5% + 30¢); 2%/1%/0.6% extra with other payment providers	Billed yearly: Starter $29/mo (5 products, 1 admin, 7.5% transaction fee, 1 connected app); Builder $69/mo (10 products, 0% fee, 3 apps); Growth $139/mo (50 products, 5 admins, 5 apps). Monthly $39/$89/$189. Teachable Payments 2.9% + 30¢ on US cards, 3.9% + 30¢ international; PayPal 3.49% + 49¢ in the US. 7-day free trial, 30-day money-back guarantee
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	3 days	7 days
Users	1 staff on Basic	1 admin on Starter and Builder, 5 on Growth
Both connect to	Mailchimp, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign, GetResponse, Kit
Also connects to	QuickBooks Online, Xero, Klaviyo, Campaign Monitor, Hello Bar, Freshmarketer, Akaunting, Bench +3 more	No others on record
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Plus only	None listed
Live chat	Every paid plan	Every plan
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7 · Phone: 24/7	Live chat: People Monday to Friday, 10am to 8pm Eastern; an AI agent outside those hours
Incidents posted	0 incidents posted on Shopify's status page, which covers all Shopify products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page	7 incidents posted on Teachable's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 7 marked major or critical by Teachable. Status page
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 6,722 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	80	10
Fit: Restaurant or café	30	5
Fit: Service business	30	80
Fit: Agency or studio	25	45
Fit: Trades or contractor	15	15
Fit: Online store	97	60
Why people pick it	Everything for selling online in one place Largest app store	Courses, coaching, and memberships in one school Sales tax and VAT handled at checkout
Where it falls short	App costs add up Extra fee without Shopify Payments	7.5% fee per sale on Starter Human support on weekdays only
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. Card sales costs include the plan price and card fees at US rates, at a $75 average sale. How we calculate prices

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