Best LMS platform in 2022 | Best learning management software
Hello friends, today we are going to discuss the 4 LMS platforms. In today's discussion, we will majorly talk about 4 LMS platforms Graphy, Kajabi, Teachable, and Thinkific. We will try to find which LMS platform is best for you. And this we will do by comparing each platform on 4 basic parameters. In the end, we will put all 4 LMS platforms on a graph to see a more clear picture.
So this is a graph of interactiveness. Where the vertical line shows the attractiveness of the platform and the horizontal line shows the cost of the line.
Our 4 parameters define 4 major factors that any course creator should take care of for a smooth and successful business.
How many signups do you think you are going to get?
NOW this is very important and you should be realistic about it. Unless you don't care about your pocket. Each LMS platform has different plans and cost goes parallel to the features. And of course the bigger the number of features, the more costly the package. We will compare the basic plan of each platform.
you can click on the name of the platform. To get more details about pricing.
Graphy
Graphy basic plan comes for 99 dollars+ 3% of our every sale. Graphy also gives a 14-day free trial.
Kajabi
Kajabi's basic plan costs 119 dollars monthly if you go for an annual subscription. The same plan costs 149 dollars monthly if you take a monthly subscription. Kajabi also gives 14 day free trial
Teachable
The teachable basic plan costs 29 dollars monthly for an annual subscription and 39 dollars monthly for annual subscription and in both subscriptions teachable also takes 5% per transaction with processing and back office fees. Teachable also has a free plan. which you can upgrade at any time.
Thinkific
Thinkific also has a free plan and their basic plan costs 39 dollars monthly when you take an annual package and some plans cost 49 dollars a month when you take a monthly subscription.
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All 4 LMS platforms provide all basic functions in their basic plan. But some of them have really interesting features so don't forget to check the plan in detail.
Now we have looked at their pricing it makes sense to look at what they are offering in their basic plan.
Let's start with Kajabi.
Kajabi gives - # 3 Products
- # 3 Funnels
- # Unlimited Landing Pages
- # Unlimited Marketing Emails
- # 10,000 Contacts
- # 1,000 Active Customers
- # 1 Website
- # 1 Admin Use
- # Kajabi University
- # 0% Transaction Fee
- # Webinars & Events
- # Ready to Use Templates
- # Assessments (Quizzes & Surveys)
# 1 Welcome Call with a Kajabi Expert
# 1 Check-in Call with a Kajabi Expert
# Chat Support
# Automations
Look like Kajabi gives a full bucket. Now let's see what Graphy has for us in their basic plan.
Graphy give-
# No-code website builder with beautiful templates
# Your Android app and iOS app, with your branding
# Custom domain
# Host and teach unlimited courses
# Host and teach unlimited learners
# Host up to 500 participants live with our native player, one session at a time
# Unlimited live sessions
# Offer certificates to your learners
# Add unlimited admins, instructors, and team members
# Custom roles for all team members
# Collect payments with Razorpay, Stripe, or a gateway that suits you
# Sell globally with country-specific pricing
# Option to remove Graphy branding from your website
# Keep track of your sales with real-time reporting
# Offer exclusive paid memberships to your audience
# Offer discounts and run promotions on your platform
# Gather deep insights into your marketing with a conversion tracking
# In-built tracking for Affiliate marketing
# Live chat and email support
# Secure your platform with SSL certificates
# Enable single sign-on for your platform
# Power up your workflows with integrations including Zapier, Pabbly, Webhooks, Zoom, Facebook pixel, Google Tag Manager, Mailchimp, API access, and more
WoW WoW Graphy has impressive features and it gives you an edge from the business point of view.
Now its Thinkific turn -
# Unlimited courses, students, and content
# 1 site admin account
# Live Chat support
# Custom domain
# Coupons & Promotions
# Drip (scheduled) content
# One-to-One Student Email
# Thinkific Academy Basic Courses
Pricing of Thinkific and Kajabi/Graphy have major gaps; here you saw why. But it looks like value for money.
Now it's the last and our cheapest LMS platform Teachable.
Teachable gives-
# Unlimited Courses
# 2 Admin users
# Unlimited students
# Custom domain
# Integrated website and builder
# Direct integrations
# Tax handling
# Integrated payment processing
# Referral marketing
# Email marketing
# Email support
# Launch accelerator
# Private community
# Unlimited hosting
Teachable being the cheapest LMS platform among all 4 platforms gives quite impressive features. But don't forget it also takes 5% of your sales.
How you are going to connect with your fellow learners/ How will you engage with your community.
Definitely, you are going to need this. To communicate with learners and also it's good for your learners if they can share some thoughts. It can be one-on-one communication or a group chat. Graphy and Kajabi both provide you with the feature of building your own community. Not sure about others.
Ease of doing business
Still, there are many things you need to take care of as a business owner. And the LMS platform that you choose should help you with them.
Things you should check in your LMS platform for a smooth and successful course website
*Payment gateways
All 4 LMS platforms give you the feature of accepting payment through international payment gateways like Paypal and Stripe. LMS platform like Kajabi and Graphy also gives you the option to add some local payment gateways like Instamojo, Razorpay
*Marketing sales support
*Support Services
*Security of your content
Hope you understand why these parameters are important to choose the best LMS platform.
But if you still have doubts. The graph will help you to find the best LMS platform for you.
Graph Explanation
Blue is for Kajabi. Black is for Graphy. Navy blue is for Thinkific and Green is for Teachable.
Now a very important thing for you to understand.
You must be thinking Graphy and Kajabi have the same attractiveness level but Graphy is 20 dollars less expensive than Kajabi. Well, that's not true in every case. Graphy also charges 3% of your every sale along with 99 dollars in their basic plan. Graphy is cheap compared to Kajabi until your sale exceeds 666 dollars. This is what I tried to explain by the Grey color. The more you sell more the platform costs you. And the difference in the cost between Kajabi and Graphy gets covered when you sell for more than 666 dollars.
Same for teachable. Teachable also charges a 5% commission.
Hope this clears everything. Still, have doubt? Put your question in the comment box.
All 4 platforms are very big. I cannot explain every feature in a single blog. if you want a separate blog on any platform. Please make the comment I will make a separate blog for it.
Note* Above information is my observation from the official website of all 4 LMS platforms. If found any mistakes pls correct me in the comment.
