On Teachable, community and your own domain start at $139 a month. MemberSpace adds courses, community forums and memberships to the website you already have, from $39 a month.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
$350 million
earned by customers using MemberSpace
Entrepreneurs, creators and businesses manage paid communities, courses and content on their own websites with MemberSpace.
4.7 / 5 on G2 4.9 / 5 on Capterra 4.8 / 5 on Trustpilot Teachable is a well-known course platform. But when creators look for a Teachable alternative, the same few frustrations come up.
With Teachable Teachable's community starts on its Growth plan, at $139/mo billed annually.
MemberSpace Community forums come with every MemberSpace plan, from $39/mo. See community.
With Teachable A custom domain for your school also starts on the Growth plan.
MemberSpace MemberSpace runs on your own website and domain from day one.
With Teachable Teachable's Starter plan takes 7.5% of every sale.
MemberSpace MemberSpace Starter takes 5%, and Growth takes 2%. See pricing.
With Teachable Capterra reviewers say paid plans are costly and key features are limited on cheaper ones.
MemberSpace Every MemberSpace plan includes unlimited members, community, courses and real human support.
Based on public Teachable reviews on Capterra and teachable.com/pricing, checked October 2026.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
Community on every plan
Community forums
Members post, comment and get to know each other without ever leaving your site. Every conversation builds your brand and your website, not a third‑party platform.
Your brand
Your membership sits inside the website you've already designed. Members join in one click, pay in one tap, and come back to your site every time.
Both help you sell online courses. Here's where they're different.
| Feature | MemberSpace | Teachable |
|---|---|---|
| Where your courses live | On your own website | On Teachable's school site |
| Community | Every plan | Growth plan and up |
| Your own custom domain | Every plan | Growth plan and up |
| Starting price (billed annually) | $39/mo | $29/mo |
| Transaction fee on the starter plan | 5% | 7.5% |
| Price with community (billed annually) | $39/mo | $139/mo |
Teachable details from teachable.com/pricing and public reviews on Capterra, checked October 2026.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
On Teachable, community starts on the Growth plan. Here's a year on each platform.
MemberSpace Starter
$468 /year
Teachable Growth
$1,668 /year
Save $1,200 a year compared with Teachable
MemberSpace Starter
$1,068 /year
Teachable Starter
$1,248 /year
Save $180 a year compared with Teachable
Prices billed annually, from each company's pricing page in October 2026, before payment processing. Teachable's Builder and Growth plans have no Teachable fee with Teachable Payments; MemberSpace Growth has a 2% fee.
Teachable is built around courses. MemberSpace gives you the flexibility to sell courses, community, content and coaching, all from one dashboard and all on your own website.
Online courses
Build courses however you like. Members get new-lesson alerts and can search and bookmark anything.
Online courses Content library
Lesson plans, videos, downloads and more, with search, bookmarks and new-content alerts built in.
Content library
Sell online courses your way, with new-lesson alerts, search and bookmarks for members.
Online coursesPut a paywall around your blog or newsletter, and email members with built‑in Member Messages.
Paid newslettersSell coaching programs and client-only resources straight from your own website.
Sell coachingProtect downloads like ebooks, templates and worksheets so only members can get them.
Digital downloadsAny website works. Free for 7 days.
Human support and growth help
Switching platforms is a big decision, so you shouldn't have to figure it out alone. Every MemberSpace plan comes with real human help, plus weekly sessions to grow your membership business.
Our team moves your members over for free, so you can switch without starting from scratch.
Fill in the spreadsheet our support team sends you.
Keep members' current billing dates, or start fresh cycles.
Each member gets an invite to activate their membership.
Give your members one place to learn, talk and belong: your website.
Try for freeAny website works. Free for 7 days.
