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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Substack

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ASubstack is a subscription-based newsletter publishing platform.N/A

    Teachable

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ATeachable in New York offers what they describe as a powerful, easy-to-use online course creation platform, designed to provide course creators everything needed to create, market, and sell their course online. Teachable's platform includes unlimited courses and unlimited students, to site customization and personal branding.

    $39

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    SubstackTeachable
    Editions & Modules
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    Basic
    $39.00
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    Pro
    $119.00
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    Business
    $299.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SubstackTeachable
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    SubstackTeachable
    Considered Both Products
    Substack Inc.
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    Teachable
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    83%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    SubstackTeachable
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Substack and Teachable
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    Substack
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    Ratings
    Teachable
    7.4
    4 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    SubstackTeachable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    User Testimonials
    SubstackTeachable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Substack Inc.
    I think Substack is better for people who want to set up a personal-facing branded website vs people who just want to post random musings every so often. Monetization is better there than any other collective publishing platform as well as organic reach via email. Substack also allows you to build direct relationships with your readers via emails and own them 100% which is great long-term if you use it to pivot to another site or another form of writing/content creation. Substack would be less helpful for someone wanting to write as a part of a group, not individually, or someone who's unwilling to put their personal brand behind their content. It's less optimized for SEO (which other platforms allow you to do) and can be harder to curate content based on your interests (you really have to go in knowing what you want vs finding it on the fly).
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    Teachable
    Gets the job done and is easy to use. We've definitely made serious revenue with it, and it's worked well enough with our other systems to enable some handy automations. I'd say if you've got a course or courses you're looking to launch and they are fairly straightforward with up-front payments, Teachable can definitely get the job done. However, if you're running more of a membership model for access to your courses, Teachable by itself may not be the ideal solution, or you may want to use a different platform for the payments and just use Teachable for the actual courses.
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    Pros
    Substack Inc.
    • Because it has a very high Domain Authority ranking relevant backlinks in a published article will help make my store more searchable.
    • Substack is very easy to work in. The toolset they provide may not be as extensive as other platforms but it is certainly enough to create a meaningful, interesting post.
    • Substack is very focused on creating a community of writers that support each other. They run an ongoing email campaign that reinforces their focus on building a community of writers.
    Incentivized
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    Teachable
    • Hosting video-based training
    • Receiving and passing on payments and handling the slaes tax
    • Allowing me to work with affiliates
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Substack Inc.
    • editor is on the primitive side - it's wysiwyg, but missing some embed options
    • integrate with google analytics
    • percentage cut that Substack takes can become a burden as your revenue grows. Problems scaling.
    Incentivized
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    Teachable
    • They FALSELY ADVERTISE their services.
    • They kicked us off their "unlimited" plan b/c we were using serving too many downloads?
    • They were terribly rude, cursing at us, threatening us, deleting our forum questions.
    • They have no unlimited plan and need to be sued in a court of law for their misleadings.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Substack Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    Because we haven't had any major issues with it. The platform is really simple to use and the content can be uploaded and modified very easily. It has a drag and drop feature that makes everything fast and easy. Their support has always answered our questions or concerns and the cost is affodable. We will keep using it in the future.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Substack Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    Because it's easier to use both as administrators and both as user. We have never heard of any users having issues login in or going through the lectures or completing the course
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Substack Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    We haven't had any issues, it's always available. Even when they schedule a maintanance on their end, students still can access the courses
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Substack Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    Never had any issues with pages or videos not loading
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Substack Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    Their support is good overal. There are a couple of things that I would change, like answering faster. Sometimes they take a day to answer a concern and that's kind of annoying considering sometimes there are urgent issues we have to deal with. But the support has been good, they have answered properly.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Substack Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    I'd say: learn the system first, try it out and then publish the content with customers. There are a couple of features that will cause issues with customers (especially lazy ones) but I'd say it's easy to implement and modify if needed. People don't need to train much to use Teachable, but they should take their time to know it.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Substack Inc.
    Medium is not so good for running newsletter. I find the mail that a user gets is very easily readable. Also as a creator it's very easy for me to track the analytics and monetise my blogs unlike Medium. Blogger is a very old technology. The kind of integrations and the support for Markdown / different media is very great in Substack.
    Incentivized
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    Teachable
    It's honestly just worked really well for us in terms of serving the actual course content. Plus, our customers can maintain one profile and use that to access all of the courses and bonuses that they've acquired from us. And the cost of Teachable has been very reasonable in terms of our budget.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Substack Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    We wouldn't change anything. Everything seemed fine when we purchased
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Substack Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    We haven't had any issues with it. Their maintanance hours are always at times when we don't have students there, and even then, they still can access the platform
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Substack Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    All the implementation process was fast and easy.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Substack Inc.
    • I haven’t made any money from it
    • Can be disheartening when you realise you’re putting in maximum effort for minimum audience
    Incentivized
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    Teachable
    • This is the basis of my business.
    Incentivized
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