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Course platforms like Udemy in 9 slides

Create and sell online courses — open instructor sign-up.

14live course platforms
4.3%median cut
3open almost worldwide
How it works2 / 9

Earning on course platforms

How the money is made: selling digital products

  1. Make it once
  2. Upload and list it
  3. Buyers download it
  4. Royalties paid out

Against all 53 platform types

Skills needed
  1. None12 types
  2. Some34 types
  3. Specialist7 types
Startup cost
  1. None23 types
  2. Low14 types
  3. Medium10 types
  4. High6 types
First payout
  1. Days12 types
  2. Weeks14 types
  3. Months23 types
Typical earnings

Varies widely.

Best for: Experts and teachers who can package their knowledge into video courses

The leaders3 / 9

The best-known course platforms

Best documented first: researched listings, then those with a Wikipedia article, then web traffic. Open one to take its tour.

Fee spread4 / 9

What course platforms take

Guess first: roughly what is the median cut across these 6 course platforms?

4.3%median cut across 6 course platforms

Smallest cuts

The middle of each platform's published percentage fee, before payment or withdrawal charges.

Against other types5 / 9

How course platforms stack up

19largest of 53 platform types we list
4.3%median cut, against 12.5% across types

Live platforms by type

Marketplaces75Remote job boards68Freelance sites58Payment receiving…53Delivery platforms41Tutoring platforms39Task platforms3819. Course platfor…14
ItemLive platforms
Marketplaces75
Remote job boards68
Freelance sites58
Payment receiving platforms53
Delivery platforms41
Tutoring platforms39
Task platforms38
Course platforms14
The seven largest types, and course platforms at number 19.

Median cut by platform type

0%15%30%Payment receiving platforms: 1.7%Card processing platforms: 2.8%Course platforms: 4.3%Crowdfunding platforms: 5%Marketplaces: 9.3%Live shopping platforms: 9.8%Creator platforms: 10%Big marketplaces: 11.5%Freelance sites: 12.3%Mentorship platforms: 12.5%Ticket resale platforms: 12.5%Task platforms: 15%UGC marketplaces: 15%Rental platforms: 16.8%Ride platforms: 17.5%Website marketplaces: 17.5%Care platforms: 20%Tutoring platforms: 21.3%Tour platforms: 25%Course platforms 4.3%Median 12.5%LowestHighest
PlatformMedian cut
Payment receiving platforms1.7%
Card processing platforms2.8%
Course platforms4.3%
Crowdfunding platforms5%
Marketplaces9.3%
Live shopping platforms9.8%
Creator platforms10%
Big marketplaces11.5%
Freelance sites12.3%
Mentorship platforms12.5%
Ticket resale platforms12.5%
Task platforms15%
UGC marketplaces15%
Rental platforms16.8%
Ride platforms17.5%
Website marketplaces17.5%
Care platforms20%
Tutoring platforms21.3%
Tour platforms25%
Each column is one type with at least five published percentage fees.
Countries covered6 / 9

Where you can join

3with verified country rules
3open almost worldwide
0limited to some countries

How many of them accept each country

Up to a quarterUp to halfUp to three quartersMoreNone

193 countries and territories are accepted by all 3.

Hardest places to join from

Getting paid7 / 9

How course platforms pay out

The withdrawal methods listed by the 12 course platforms whose payout options we have verified. PayPal is offered by 8 of them.

12platforms
  • PayPal833%
  • Bank transfer833%
  • Stripe417%
  • Payoneer14%
  • Wise for shop sales14%
  • Other28%
Most platforms offer more than one method, so slices are shares of all the methods listed; the numbers are how many platforms offer each.
Best first platform8 / 9

Where to start

Our pick to start withSkillshareThe highest rated of the 6 course platforms that are free to join.3.9/ 5
  • Verified earnings
  • Open worldwide
  • Free to join
  • Payment protection
  • 10 years running
  • Fully documented

Top rated of the 6 free to join

Skillshare3.9Whop3.9Udemy3.4Domestika3.4Taling3.4Crehana3.3
ItemRating
Skillshare3.9
Whop3.9
Udemy3.4
Domestika3.4
Taling3.4
Crehana3.3

Picked by formula from verified facts, not paid placement. How the rating works

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