Go from Thinkific to Payhip
The job: Course platform (Courses, quizzes and discussions, Checkout and Thinkific Payments, Site builder and landing pages). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
Every way to do this job · pick one
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The money
$109/mo today , then $0/mo
Thinkific Start
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 3 of 3 covered
- Covered: Courses, quizzes and discussions
- Covered: Checkout and Thinkific Payments
- Covered: Site builder and landing pages
The work
- Setup
- About 1 h
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Check first: You only rely on: Courses, quizzes and discussions, Checkout and Thinkific Payments, Site builder and landing pages
Make the move in four steps
Export from Thinkific
User report (students and other users, with sign-up custom-field answers). Format: CSV
Export stepsSet up Payhip
Solo creators: courses with certificates, memberships and downloads on Payhip's free plan for 5% plus processing; no community.
DetailsSwitch links and integrations
Point links, embeds and integrations at Payhip, then send a test through every one.
Cancel Thinkific
Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: The end of the billing cycle for paid features; add-ons end immediately.
How to cancel Thinkific
The whole recipe: 3 ways out, best first
What you use
- Courses, quizzes and discussions
- Checkout and Thinkific Payments
- Site builder and landing pages
Not covered
- Community
- Digital downloads
- Coaching and webinars
- Memberships and subscriptions
- Completion certificates
Check before switching
- You only rely on: Courses, quizzes and discussions, Checkout and Thinkific Payments, Site builder and landing pages
- Export your data from Thinkific before canceling
Agents: get_recipe("replace-thinkific") on the Stackcut MCP server.
3 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: Thinkific Start | flat price | $109/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Payhip (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $109 − $0 | +$109/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$109 × 12 | +$1,308 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$1,308 − $50 | +$1,258 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $1,308 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Thinkific Start | flat price | $109/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Teachable | Builder plan | $89/mo |
| Difference each month | $109 − $89 | +$20/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$20 × 12 | +$240 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$240 − $50 | +$190 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $240 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Thinkific Start | flat price | $109/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Podia | Shaker plan | $99/mo |
| Difference each month | $109 − $99 | +$10/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$10 × 12 | +$120 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$120 − $50 | +$70 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $120 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
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