Thinkific pricing in 2026: Start is $109 a month, and five features only arrive on Grow at $219
Thinkific's pricing page lists three public plans, Start at $109 a month, Grow at $219 and Expand at $499, or $82, $164 and $374 billed yearly. It lists no $54 Basic plan, and no plan has a free tier.
- The prices: Start $109, Grow $219, Expand $499 a month on monthly billing; $82, $164 and $374 a month billed yearly, which Thinkific says saves $330, $660 and $1,500 a year.
- The jump: remove branding, reporting and analytics, bulk email, B2B invoicing and the API are all missing on Start and all present on Grow, which costs $110 a month more.
- The trial: there is no free plan, and Thinkific offers a 30-day free trial of the whole platform.
- The catch: payments are 2.9% on Thinkific Payments, and a third-party gateway fee applies if you use Stripe or PayPal. We did not read those amounts.
Lattice finding
Moving from Start to Grow costs $110 a month on monthly billing, or $82 a month billed yearly, and it is the step that unlocks five features Start lacks: branding removal, reporting, bulk email, B2B invoicing and the API.
Read October 2026 Every price and limit on this page is from Thinkific's own pricing page. The differences and totals are our arithmetic.
What does Thinkific cost, at a glance?
Thinkific sells three public plans and a fourth by quote. Billing yearly takes about a quarter off, and every plan includes unlimited courses.
A month on monthly billing; $82 a month billed yearly, which Thinkific says saves $330.
A month; $164 billed yearly, which Thinkific says saves $660.
A month; $374 billed yearly, which Thinkific says saves $1,500.
There is no free plan. Plus is quoted by sales.
How much does each Thinkific plan cost a month?
What does each Thinkific plan include?
The rows below are the ones Thinkific's own compare table lists. Every plan has unlimited courses, downloads and coaching products.
| Feature | Start | Grow | Expand | Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited courses, downloads and coaching | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Current students | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Custom |
| Communities | 1 | 3 | 10 | Unlimited |
| Community spaces | 10 | 20 | 200 | Unlimited |
| Course video bandwidth, GB a month | 200 | 400 | 1,000 | From 7,500 |
| Max group size | 50 | 100 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Administrators | 2 | 6 | 15 | By plan |
| Revenue share partners | 1 | 3 | 10 | Unlimited |
| Remove Thinkific branding | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Reporting and analytics | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Bulk email to students | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| B2B sales and invoicing | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| API and webhooks | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Email white-labeling | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Custom SSL certificates | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Exams | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Single sign-on | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| SCORM compliant | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Support | Email and chat | Phone and priority chat | Phone and priority chat | Dedicated team |
Filled dot: the plan includes it. Open dot: it does not. Source: thinkific.com/pricing, October 28, 2026. Start also lists live cohorts and coaching, quizzes and certificates, bundles, upsells and payment plans, memberships and subscriptions, and a custom domain.
How much video bandwidth does each plan allow?
Course video bandwidth is the limit most likely to matter for a growing library: 200 GB a month on Start, 400 on Grow and 1,000 on Expand, and from 7,500 on Plus.
Which Thinkific plan fits which stage?
Start suits a creator who needs courses, cohorts, certificates, payment plans and memberships on their own domain and can live without reporting, branding removal, bulk email and the API. Grow is the plan for a business that sells to companies by invoice, sends bulk email, connects other tools through the API or wants Thinkific's name off its pages. Expand adds the white-label email, custom SSL, 10 communities and the larger bandwidth for an established team. Plus is for single sign-on, SCORM and exams. We have not built a school on Thinkific, so this page covers price and structure, not how well it works.
What does Thinkific charge on payments?
Thinkific's plan table lists no transaction fee row. Its payments FAQ says Thinkific Payments is priced in line with Stripe and PayPal at 2.9%, and that a third-party processor adds a payment gateway fee that varies by plan. We did not read those gateway amounts, so ask Thinkific before choosing Stripe or PayPal over Thinkific Payments.
Is there a free trial, and what else costs extra?
There is no free plan. Thinkific says the platform can be explored in a 30-day free trial. A Branded Mobile App add-on is $199 a month, and Thinkific says it is included on select Plus plans.
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Plans and limits change, and older guides, including an earlier version of this one, listed a $54 Basic plan that Thinkific's pricing page no longer shows. Read the page on the day you buy. Thinkific says the trial lasts 30 days with no free plan, so test the features you need inside it, and ask Thinkific for the payment gateway fee on your plan if you plan to use Stripe or PayPal.
Frequently asked
How much does Thinkific cost in 2026?
Thinkific's pricing page, read October 28, 2026, lists Start at $109 a month, Grow at $219 and Expand at $499 on monthly billing. Billed yearly they are $82, $164 and $374 a month, which Thinkific says saves $330, $660 and $1,500 a year. Plus is for enterprises and has no public price.
Is there a Thinkific Basic plan at $54 a month?
Not on Thinkific's pricing page as we read it on October 28, 2026, which lists Start, Grow, Expand and Plus. A $54 Basic plan appears in older guides, including an earlier version of this one, so check the pricing page before relying on it.
Does Thinkific have a free plan?
No. Thinkific's pricing page says you can explore the whole platform with a 30-day free trial instead, and that the trial lasts a full month before you pay.
What does the Start plan leave out?
Start has no Thinkific branding removal, reporting and analytics, bulk email to students, B2B sales and invoicing, or API and webhooks. All five arrive on Grow, which is $110 a month more on monthly billing and $82 more billed yearly. Email white-labeling and custom SSL need Expand, and exams, single sign-on and SCORM need Plus.
What does Thinkific charge on payments?
The plan table on Thinkific's pricing page has no transaction fee row. Its payments FAQ says Thinkific Payments is priced at 2.9%, in line with Stripe and PayPal, and that using a third-party processor adds a payment gateway fee that varies by plan. We did not read those gateway amounts, so confirm them before you choose a processor.
Is the Thinkific mobile app included?
No plan includes it by default. Thinkific lists a Branded Mobile App add-on at $199 a month, included on select Plus plans.
How this page was built
We read Thinkific's pricing page in a browser on 28 October 2026: the plan cards on both billing views, the compare table and the free plan, cancellation and payment FAQs. Prices are as displayed; the yearly savings are Thinkific's own figures. We did not buy a plan, start a trial or read the gateway fee amounts. This page replaces an earlier version that listed a $54 Basic plan, which the pricing page no longer shows. We have no affiliate relationship with Thinkific.
Bottom line
Thinkific is $109, $219 or $499 a month, and the step that matters is Start to Grow, where five features arrive for $110 more. Test inside the 30-day trial, then read Thinkific's pricing page on the day you buy.
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