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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Thinkific

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AThinkific Plus is a scalable learning platform that’s designed to be easy to use for teams and customers. Thinkific Plus offers enterprise-grade features that scale with the needs of enterprises, and the service includes a people seriously dedicated to helping users to reach their goals.N/A

    ThriveCart

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AThriveCart is a content and funnel builder, cart and checkout for small and medium businesses. Its cost is a one-time, lifetime fee.

    $495

    one-time fee Lifetime Account

    Pricing
    ThinkificThriveCart
    Editions & Modules
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    Standard Plan
    $495
    one-time fee
    Pro Plan
    $690
    one-time fee
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ThinkificThriveCart
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Thinkific
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    ThriveCart
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    46 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    40 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    49 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    87%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    39 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    40 Answers
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    Features
    ThinkificThriveCart
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Thinkific and ThriveCart
    Feature
    Thinkific
    -
    Ratings
    ThriveCart
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Product catalog & listings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Product management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Bulk product upload00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Branding00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile storefront00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Product variations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Website integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Visual customization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    CMS00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Thinkific and ThriveCart
    Feature
    Thinkific
    -
    Ratings
    ThriveCart
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Checkout user experience00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Thinkific and ThriveCart
    Feature
    Thinkific
    -
    Ratings
    ThriveCart
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    eCommerce security00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Thinkific and ThriveCart
    Feature
    Thinkific
    -
    Ratings
    ThriveCart
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Promotions & discounts00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    SEO00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Thinkific and ThriveCart
    Feature
    Thinkific
    -
    Ratings
    ThriveCart
    9.8
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Multi-site management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Order processing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Inventory management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Shipping00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Custom functionality00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    ThinkificThriveCart
    Small Businesses
    iSpring Suite
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Articulate 360
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Articulate 360
    Score9.2 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ThinkificThriveCart
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (54 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (44 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    ThinkificThriveCart
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Thinkific
    I think Thinkific is very well suited if you want more control and not a ton of competition. It is very well suited if you want to create courses because it does an amazing job with providing course outline examples for you to stay organized and so forth. The only thing I would say where the courses might be less appropriate is if someone is expecting it to be like an udemy where people can see a ton of different course creators all in one place with course recommendations. Thinkific is not that type of platform and I LOVE that. On Thinkific, it almost feels like our site is our own ya know. I tried out other platforms and it just felt like you were competing with so many other people and could see other courses. Felt like being on a platter served with others. Thinkific just feels more unique in the sense it feels like when people come to your page, they are only seeing your page.
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    ThriveCart
    ThriveCart is a great platform and product for entreprenuers looking to easily and effortlessly incorporate digital products into their suite. One of our favorite features is that we can do a sales page AND a checkout page all in one, on one single page. It's streamlined and clean and effective. The aesthetics are also solid.
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    Pros
    Thinkific
    • Enables course creators to deliver high quality courses very fast
    • Offers unlimited hosting for videos included in the subscription price
    • Provides an easy to use administration interface that's powerful and accessible
    • Easy to scale subscription tiers on B2C plans, cost effective highly scaleable B2B plans (Thinkific Plus) ideal for companies who want to start a customer education program
    • Amazing support and account management team - great mindset and people in the teams.
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    ThriveCart
    No answers on this topic
    Cons
    Thinkific
    • auto formatting of some course building content, does not format well on phone vs desktop
    • filter by group functionality for website based content, it's mostly filter by enrollments
    • the plug and play web building is convenient but really we need a UX/UI designer to build a super good looking website. Plug and play builder works but doesnt look SUPER sharp if done by someone with no dev skills or coding ability
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    ThriveCart
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    Thinkific
    I'm very likely to renewal as long as Thinkific stays focused on helping small businesses like myself to stay in the know of new and more effective ways to use digital learning tools to help our students get better success. I will also stay with Thinkific if they do not intend to hike up the prices and keep the different price plans suit all businesses regardless of the size.
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    ThriveCart
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    Usability
    Thinkific
    Under Site Builder, when trying to add a new section, so many templates appear; however, preview is not shown, which makes it super difficult and time consuming to identify a template that suits the purpose. Customization of certification designs is a bit difficult too. There are limitations to the type of quiz questions I can create - for example, there's no option to have fill in the blank questions.
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    ThriveCart
    I gave ThriveCart the rating of a ten for overall usability because it's perfect for someone who is not tech savvy at all and has been very easy to use, figure out and navigate. I've been able to get things live and up and running in a single day. Not days or week or months. It's really a great option for selling digital products!
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    Reliability and Availability
    Thinkific
    I've never had any issues with accessing Thinkific but I can see when it has been a problem for others. When I get updates on when they are doing maintenance to their platform I tend to make sure that is not the day I plan to be working on my school so as not to get frustrated
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    ThriveCart
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    Performance
    Thinkific
    When it comes to the performance of Thinkific for me I find that it's good but could be better. I tend to think that the larger the files and videos you upload on your courses may add to the impact of it's uploading (not sure if that's actually true or not). But overall the performance of Thinkific via my tablet and desktop is very good when I have a fast speed broadband speed
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    ThriveCart
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    Support Rating
    Thinkific
    I rate Thinkific a ten because of its excellent customer service, ease of use, high-quality product, fair price with excellent ROI, and because they keep making improvements. Using Thinkific solved the problems of piecing together our course with various WordPress plugins, iframes, and payment processing software. It's easy to create a course website for people who can't write code.
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    ThriveCart
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    Online Training
    Thinkific
    It was good and easy to understand
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    ThriveCart
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    Implementation Rating
    Thinkific
    I highly recommend utilizing the bulk importer for video content early on, as it saves a massive amount of time during the initial setup phase. Another insight is to set up your custom domain and email integrations (like Mailchimp or HubSpot) at the very beginning of the implementation
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    ThriveCart
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    Alternatives Considered
    Thinkific
    ClickFunnels is great for funnels, but as of now, it does not do well with e-learning. Maybe they'll change that in ClickFunnels 2.0. But for now, I use Thinkific because I need a place where the students can come into their own dashboard, find all the courses they have purchased on a single place and be able to track their progress.
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    ThriveCart
    No answers on this topic
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Thinkific
    Great use easy and simple
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    ThriveCart
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    Scalability
    Thinkific
    The opportunities to scale your online course business with Thinkific is endless. They provide a great range of plans with features, integrations and support to suit the needs of any business as different levels. The key here is knowing where to start with the budget you have and then knowing when it's time to scale up and the tools and resources it will require.
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    ThriveCart
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    Return on Investment
    Thinkific
    • No email marketing makes it more difficult to collect leads.
    • Price can be a barrier at time for small businesses who don't have revenue.
    • Easy to use and helps with my business needs vs platforms like Squarespace.
    • Community building through workshops and webinars Thinkific host.
    • Access to educational resources and mobile app.
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    ThriveCart
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