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Thinkific
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Create, market and sell online courses with Thinkific

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Thinkific product overview

Price starts from

49

Per month

Flat Rate

What is Thinkific?

Thinkific is an online course platform that is designed for entrepreneurs and trusted by enterprise. Share your knowledge, scale your business and bring your vision to life with the most robust and intuitive course and website builder.

Key benefits of using Thinkific

  • Users can include audio content, video content, and directly downloadable files within courses, such as student handouts.

  • Mass emails can be targeted to relevant groups of students using Thinkific’s user segmentation, for example those who participated in the free trial of a course but did not go on to purchase.

  • Student reviews can be enabled for courses, allowing users to receive feedback on course content and student satisfaction. Users control which reviews are approved to appear on the course landing page, and which remain private.

  • Sales widgets let users to embed a branded button or card on third-party sites, giving potential students the opportunity to enroll on courses without needing to visit the course page.

  • Custom form fields enable users to collect additional information from students on signup, such as company, school, and Twitter handle.
  • Typical customers

    Freelancers
    Small businesses
    Mid size businesses
    Large enterprises

    Platforms supported

    Web
    Android
    iPhone/iPad

    Support options

    Email/Help Desk
    Phone Support
    Knowledge Base
    Chat
    FAQs/Forum

    Training options

    Live Online
    Videos
    Webinars
    Documentation

    Thinkific pricing information

    Value for money

    4.3

    /5

    164

    Starting from

    49

    Per month

    Flat Rate

    Pricing options

    Free plan
    Subscription
    Free trial
    Pricing range

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    Thinkific features

    Functionality

    4.3

    /5

    164

    Total features

    88

    15 categories

    Most valued features by users

    Activity Dashboard
    Reporting & Statistics
    Learning Management
    Assessment Management
    Reporting/Analytics
    Third Party Integrations
    Alerts/Notifications
    Progress Tracking

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    Thinkific users reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.5

    /5

    164

    Positive reviews

    Rating breakdown
    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend8.57/10
    Rating distribution

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    3

    2

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    44

    10

    5

    2

    Pros
    Thikific is really easy to use even if you are not a technological boffin. It has great features and the support is awesome.
    My experience has been fantastic to be honest and I intend to continue using it further.
    I'm not tech savy so this program fit like a glove. Thank you so much for your committment to helping others by creating an incredibly user friendly and highly functional program.
    Cons
    But the uploading can be quite slow and my speed is 160mbps. So, I doubt it's my problem.
    I have given them all of the feed back given here but they do not take any action. Waiting at least a day for an answer is totally unacceptable.
    There's nothing that stands out as a real negative.

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    Jonathan T.

    Co-Founder

    E-Learning, 1-10 employees

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    Overall Rating

    Great for Online Courses

    Reviewed 2 years ago

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    Jonathan T.: I'm Jonathan. We teach personal finance online and I give Thinkific four out of five stars....

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    Shawn B.

    Coach

    Health, Wellness and Fitness, self-employed

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    Overall Rating

    Budget Friendly Software for developing your program

    Reviewed 4 months ago

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    Shawn B.: Hey, my name is Shawn. I'm a professional life coach. I give think Thinkific a 4 out of 5....

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    Michelle G.

    Marketing and Advertising, self-employed

    Used daily for 2+ years

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    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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    Outstanding course-hosting platform that makes your life easy

    Reviewed 2 years ago

    Overall the experience has been excellent over the past four years. I have to add that the Thinkific Helpdesk is genuinely helpful, and their response time is lightning fast. They have an option for "how urgent is your issue?" when you submit your help ticket, and if you select "urgent," they actually get back to you very quickly, as in, within a few hours. This is essential when your income comes from your course website and you need help updating or fixing something!

    Pros

    I love that Thinkific is comprehensive so I get to focus on content creation and student outreach. Thinkific manages the payment portal and moves students smoothly through the course experience. In a lot of ways, it's set-it-and-forget-it, meaning - once you have a course set up the way you want inside Thinkific, students move through it beautifully and all you have to worry about is getting new students!

    Cons

    My only suggestion for Thinkific would be to provide a few more options for testimonials layouts on the sales/landing pages. I'd like more flexibility and options to showcase or emphasize certain student experiences... but otherwise, I wouldn't change anything.

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    Karen C.

    Nonprofit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

    Used daily for less than 6 months

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    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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    Thinkific Learning Management System

    Reviewed 2 years ago

    Amazing! I highly recommend the software and the team. For the money, you cannot do any better!

    Pros

    I love the customer support and training. I was able to launch my program in two hours with no assistance. The Quick Start program is an amazing example of what we should all aspire to in our online training videos. The software is easy to navigate and has some beautiful templates to help jumpstart user progress.

    Cons

    I was a little limited with the amount and layout of content on the course sales pages. Wish options here were more flexible. Also, the reporting at my subscription level is a little time-consuming requiring exports to Excel to confirm actual totals each time. It's easy enough to work around, however, and I have found customer support to be exceptional at helping me with some of my more creative workarounds.

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    Korinne L.

    Education Management, 1-10 employees

    Used weekly for 1-2 years

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    • Likelihood to recommend1/10

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    Customer Service Very Disappointing

    Reviewed 4 years ago

    Very frustrating! Not a customer-friendly service. While they are friendly and say they hope you are having a nice day, they do not answer questions (or apparently read email chains). There is no support for European customers I fed this back to them when I first signed up around 2 years ago and nothing has changed. I have given them all of the feed back given here but they do not take any action. Waiting...

    Pros

    I was so excited to find this product and thought it would be ideal for my needs

    Cons

    The software is not user-friendly. I was hoping that it would be more straightforward and my staff have also commented that is it not user-friendly. There is nobody to call when you have a query and can only email. It takes them a day to get back to you. And we are based in the UK and with the time difference, we have to wait at least a day for an answer. What makes it even more frustrating is that,...

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    Ana M.

    E-Learning, self-employed

    Used daily for less than 6 months

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    • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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    Empowering me to impact more entrepreneurs!

    Reviewed 2 years ago
    Pros

    Building the sales page was ridiculously simple. The templates kept the process streamlined and allowed for simple edits as needed. Love the opportunity to build my course with so many options for various types of learners and delivering content in different ways to keep students engaged.

    Cons

    In the course management page, I would love the ability to map out the various elements within each section, even if I don’t have the content ready to upload yet (ie, I want a video to go here and a worksheet to go there, but they aren’t complete yet)

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    Anne Z.

    Used weekly for 6-12 months

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    • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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    Thinkific is everything you need to publish online courses. There are different levels , even FREE!

    Reviewed 6 years ago

    It allows a person to publish an online course and customize everything, including the price you sell it for. Thinkific has everything you need to be successful. AND they offer lots of webinars and training as you need! I look forward to using it more as I grow my online publishing business!

    Pros

    I like that it is customizable. I like that Thinkific offers lots of webinars and help with all aspects of publishing online courses. It allows a couple ways to collect money for your courses. They spell out exactly what to do! For a newbie like me, I began setting things up months ago while I was working on my course. As I completed it, I began uploading the lectures and made some changes to my text...

    Cons

    As expected the free version is basic, so in order to get to some of the good stuff, you have to upgrade. Not a big deal really, since I am producing my first course and need to go slowly.

    Thinkific FAQs

    Does Thinkific have an app?

    No, Thinkific does not offer an app. However, the Thinkific Course Player is mobile responsive, so you can watch classes on a tablet or mobile device.

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    How does Thinkific work?

    Thinkific helps users set up an online education business. You can design a website with your branding and create courses using pre-built templates.

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    How much is Thinkific?

    Thinkific offers a free plan, which supports limited courses and unlimited students. The basic plan costs $49 per month and includes unlimited courses, students, and content plus one site admin account. The pro plan costs $99 per month and includes unlimited courses, students, and content plus two site admin accounts. The premier plan costs $499 per month and supports unlimited courses, students, and content plus five site admin accounts. Each plan can be paid annually for a 20% discount.

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    Who uses Thinkific?

    Thinkific is designed for entrepreneurs or users that want to sell their expertise in the form of online courses.

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    Is Thinkific free?

    Yes, Thinkific offers a free plan, which supports limited courses and unlimited students.

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    How do I download a video from Thinkific?

    Select "Manage Learning Content" from the left-hand menu and then click on "Video Library." Choose a video to download from the library, click the ellipses on the right side of the video, and select "Download."

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    How do I find courses on Thinkific?

    You can find courses by selecting "All Courses," or you can search for a specific course in the search bar on the main student dashboard.

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