Subbly vs Teachable

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

Short version

  • Teachable costs less for a six-person team.
  • Subbly fits retail shop, restaurant or café, online store.
  • Teachable fits service business, agency or studio.
  • Subbly suits teams past ten people.
CompareSubblySubblyTeachableTeachable
In one lineA storefront built around subscription boxes and membershipsSell courses, coaching, and memberships from your own school site
Starting priceFrom $51/moFrom $29/mo
Six-person team$51/mo$29/mo
On $10,000 of card salesYour own card processor$399/mo
PlansSubbly $51/mo billed annually ($69 monthly); Max $111/mo ($149 monthly); Subbly X from $499/mo; fees 1% + 12¢ on Stripe, 1.25% on other gatewaysBilled 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 modelFree trialFree trial
Free trial—7 days
UsersUnlimited1 admin on Starter and Builder, 5 on Growth
Both connect toMailchimp
Also connects toKlaviyoMailerLite, ActiveCampaign, GetResponse, Kit
Team sizeJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 peopleJust me · 2–10 people
Available inUS · UK · CA · AUUS · UK · CA · AU
Phone supportNone listedNone listed
Live chatNone listedEvery plan
Support hoursNot publishedLive chat: People Monday to Friday, 10am to 8pm Eastern; an AI agent outside those hours
Incidents posted5 incidents posted on Subbly's status page, which covers all Subbly products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 2 marked major or critical by Subbly. Status page7 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 score4.8 / 5 from 220 reviewsNot listed
Trustpilot score3.2 / 5 from 5 reviews (few reviews)Not listed
Fit: Retail shop5010
Fit: Restaurant or café405
Fit: Service business4580
Fit: Agency or studio1545
Fit: Trades or contractor1015
Fit: Online store8860
Why people pick it
  • Subscription logic is native
  • Checkout surveys and box builders
  • Courses, coaching, and memberships in one school
  • Sales tax and VAT handled at checkout
Where it falls short
  • Transaction fee on top of processing
  • Smaller app ecosystem than Shopify
  • 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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