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Thinkific vs CourseStorm Comparison (2026)

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CourseStorm

Overview

Thinkific enables creators, educators, and businesses to design, build, and sell online courses. With intuitive tools for content creation, tracking, and learner engagement, users can transform knowledge into impactful courses. Thinkific Plus offers advanced customization, reporting, & integration.

CourseStorm is a powerful class registration and marketing platform built exclusively for online and in-person nonformal Arts, Enrichment, Community Ed, Corporate & Workforce Training, Health Education, and Kids programs.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

40

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

99

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.4

208

5

4

3

2

1

125

54

17

8

4

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
70%
would recommend this app

4.5

35

5

4

3

2

1

23

9

1

1

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
79%
would recommend this app

Pros

“The reporting and data export features are also helpful for monitoring course participation and integrating the data into our other internal systems and workflows.”
DC

Daphnie C.

Operations Manager

“The platform’s structure helps maintain a high-quality learning flow, and the flexibility to integrate videos, quizzes, and marketing elements makes it suitable for both institutional and individual learners.”
DC

Daniel C.

Corporate Advisor

“We often need to export data or use external tools to track enrollments, analyze course performance, and manage follow-up communications.”
DC

Daphnie C.

Operations Manager

Pros

“You could do what the software does with a Google form and a Venmo link, and save yourself the 7% plus credit card fees plus whatever usage cost they have.”
MD

Marge D.

Director

“The CourseStorm site was very easy to set up and any questions I had were immediately helped by the support team.”
KS

Katherine S.

Academic Program Specialist

“Offer an online training (especially for new users).”
DM

Denise M.

Administrative Assistant

Cons

“There has been a bug in one of their core features for almost a full month now, and customer service only sends templated responses with no details about when it will be fixed.”
CE

Chad E.

Owner

“I disconnected my domain before closing the account leading me to not be able to access my account.”
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Matthew G.

Coach

“They're one primary focus is MONEY. And yes, it's all about commerce at the end of the day. But if they don't deal with the end user as a human they have no place being in business.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Matthew G.

Coach

Cons

Not enoughreviews yet

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review14 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 years ago

Key features

  • Total features105
  • @mentions
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Academic/Education
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Assessment Management
  • Assignment Management
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Attendee Tracking
  • Audio/Video Recording
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Bite-Sized Learning
  • Blended Learning
  • Booking Management
  • Built-in Course Authoring
  • Business Coaching
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Certificates
  • Certification & Licensing
  • Class Management
  • Class Registration
  • Class Scheduling
  • Classroom Management
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Authoring
  • Course Management
  • Course Publishing
  • Course Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Discount Management
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Email Templates
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Portal
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Enrollment Confirmation
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Management
  • Event Registration
  • Event Scheduling
  • Feedback Management
  • Financial Analysis
  • For Higher Education
  • For Hospitality Industry
  • For Music Schools
  • For Summer Camps
  • Forms Management
  • Gamification
  • Gradebook
  • Group Management
  • Group Registration
  • Instructor-Led Courses
  • Interactive Content
  • Interactive Learning
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning Management
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Marketing Automation
  • Media Import
  • Medical Management
  • Medication Management
  • Membership Management
  • Microlearning
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Learning
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Onboarding
  • Online Booking
  • Online Forms
  • Online Payments
  • Online Registration
  • Onsite Registration
  • Parent Portal
  • Parent/Student Portal
  • Payment Plans
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Management
  • Personalization
  • Program Management
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Promotions Management
  • Quizzes
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-time Broadcasting
  • Recommendations
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Refund Management
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • SCORM Compliance
  • SMS Messaging
  • Scheduling
  • Self Service Portal
  • Self-Service Content Curation
  • Self-paced Learning
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Learning
  • Storyboarding
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Synchronous Learning
  • Template Management
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Training Administration
  • Training Companies
  • Training Management
  • Transaction History
  • User Management
  • Video Conferencing
  • Video Management
  • Video Streaming
  • Video Support
  • Virtual Classroom
  • Visitor Registration
  • Visual Analytics
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Integration
  • eCommerce Management
  • eLearning Companies
  • Total features77
  • @mentions
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Academic/Education
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Assessment Management
  • Assignment Management
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Attendee Tracking
  • Audio/Video Recording
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Bite-Sized Learning
  • Blended Learning
  • Booking Management
  • Built-in Course Authoring
  • Business Coaching
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Certificates
  • Certification & Licensing
  • Class Management
  • Class Registration
  • Class Scheduling
  • Classroom Management
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Authoring
  • Course Management
  • Course Publishing
  • Course Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Discount Management
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Email Templates
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Portal
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Enrollment Confirmation
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Management
  • Event Registration
  • Event Scheduling
  • Feedback Management
  • Financial Analysis
  • For Higher Education
  • For Hospitality Industry
  • For Music Schools
  • For Summer Camps
  • Forms Management
  • Gamification
  • Gradebook
  • Group Management
  • Group Registration
  • Instructor-Led Courses
  • Interactive Content
  • Interactive Learning
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning Management
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Marketing Automation
  • Media Import
  • Medical Management
  • Medication Management
  • Membership Management
  • Microlearning
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Learning
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Onboarding
  • Online Booking
  • Online Forms
  • Online Payments
  • Online Registration
  • Onsite Registration
  • Parent Portal
  • Parent/Student Portal
  • Payment Plans
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Management
  • Personalization
  • Program Management
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Promotions Management
  • Quizzes
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-time Broadcasting
  • Recommendations
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Refund Management
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • SCORM Compliance
  • SMS Messaging
  • Scheduling
  • Self Service Portal
  • Self-Service Content Curation
  • Self-paced Learning
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Learning
  • Storyboarding
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Synchronous Learning
  • Template Management
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Training Administration
  • Training Companies
  • Training Management
  • Transaction History
  • User Management
  • Video Conferencing
  • Video Management
  • Video Streaming
  • Video Support
  • Virtual Classroom
  • Visitor Registration
  • Visual Analytics
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Integration
  • eCommerce Management
  • eLearning Companies

Integrations

  • Total integrations28
  • AWeber
  • Accredible
  • ActiveCampaign
  • CartStack
  • ChatGPT
  • Constant Contact
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Calendar
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Invoicebus
  • Keap
  • Kit
  • Leap Patron Management
  • Lessonspace
  • Little Green Light
  • Meta for Business
  • Mixpanel
  • PayPal Payments
  • Poptin
  • ProveSource
  • Quaderno
  • Qualaroo
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Shopify
  • Spektrix
  • Stripe Payments
  • Sumo
  • ThingLink
  • Twilio Segment
  • Typeform
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • Zoom Workplace
  • eWebinar
  • Total integrations7
  • AWeber
  • Accredible
  • ActiveCampaign
  • CartStack
  • ChatGPT
  • Constant Contact
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Calendar
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Invoicebus
  • Keap
  • Kit
  • Leap Patron Management
  • Lessonspace
  • Little Green Light
  • Meta for Business
  • Mixpanel
  • PayPal Payments
  • Poptin
  • ProveSource
  • Quaderno
  • Qualaroo
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Shopify
  • Spektrix
  • Stripe Payments
  • Sumo
  • ThingLink
  • Twilio Segment
  • Typeform
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • Zoom Workplace
  • eWebinar