Teachable vs Volusion

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

Compare	TeachableTeachable	VolusionVolusion
In one line	Sell courses, coaching, and memberships from your own school site	Hosted store from $35 a month, capped by yearly sales
Starting price	From $29/mo	From $35/mo
Six-person team	$29/mo	$35/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	$399/mo	Not on record
Plans	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	Personal $35/mo ($50K sales/yr, 100 products); Professional $79/mo ($100K, 5,000 products); Business $299/mo yearly or $399 monthly ($400K); no transaction fee on Volusion Payments, 0.8-2% on other gateways; 14-day trial
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	7 days	14 days
Users	1 admin on Starter and Builder, 5 on Growth	1 on Personal
Both connect to	No shared connections on record.
Also connects to	Mailchimp, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign, GetResponse, Kit	Klaviyo, Constant Contact
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US
Phone support	None listed	Business and up; Professional only
Live chat	Every plan	Every plan
Support hours	Live chat: People Monday to Friday, 10am to 8pm Eastern; an AI agent outside those hours	Live chat: 24/7 · Phone: Monday-Friday, 8am-7pm Central
Incidents posted	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	12 incidents posted on Volusion's status page, which covers all Volusion products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 3 marked major or critical by Volusion. Status page
Capterra score	Not listed	3.8 / 5 from 48 reviews
Trustpilot score	Not listed	4.2 / 5 from 413 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	10	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	5	15
Fit: Service business	80	15
Fit: Agency or studio	45	15
Fit: Trades or contractor	15	15
Fit: Online store	60	70
Why people pick it	Courses, coaching, and memberships in one school Sales tax and VAT handled at checkout	Flat monthly price No fee on its own payments
Where it falls short	7.5% fee per sale on Starter Human support on weekdays only	Sales caps force upgrades No refunds
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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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