Earn recurring revenue with Memberships
Whether you're looking to create a paid membership site, manage a course community, or nurture student engagement, our all-in-one membership and community platform gives you everything you need to succeed.
No coding required
Fully branded
Easy to set up
1 Million+
courses published
$1.9 Billion
earned by creators on Thinkific
378 Million+
course enrollments
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All in one place - courses, community, and engagement.
Your courses, memberships, and discussions all live in Thinkific, creating a seamless experience for you and your students.
Own your audience
No social media distractions
Full control over branding & content
Drive meaningful interactions with built-in engagement tools.
Spark discussions, host live events, and increase student participation with polls, challenges, and exclusive content. Keep your learners motivated and connected.
Discussions
Live Events
Polls & Challenges
Turn engagement into revenue with flexible monetization options.
Offer paid memberships, subscriptions, and exclusive content to build recurring revenue while providing premium value to your audience. Keep 100% of your revenue - no hidden fees.
Subscriptions
Create exclusive memberships
Course & community bundles
What can you include in your memberships?
Courses
Include a selection of your courses that you can update and add to on a regular basis.
Communities
Grant exclusive access to your online community where members can connect, ask questions, and learn from like-minded peers.
Digital Downloads
Offer downloadable products like eBooks, guides, templates, and more as part of your membership.
Live Events
From interactive Q&A sessions to coaching workshops, webinars, and more, your membership can include exclusive access to engaging live events.
How it works:
Set up Thinkific Payments to accept recurring payments (and unlock a suite of selling features on TCommerce)
Add and name your new membership from your Thinkific dashboard
Add the content (courses, communities, digital downloads, and/or live events) you want to include in your membership
Set your subscription price and click “Publish!”
Gain access to core features and essential tools you need to successfully launch your online learning business.
Get BasicFree access to our Accelerator Program
Unlimited Courses
1 community
5 spaces per community
5 Digital Downloads
5 Coaching & Webinar sessions
1 administrator
Unlimited Students
Email and live chat support
Branded Mobile (Add on)
Deliver your course content and communities to your audience with your own white-labeled mobile app.
Includes all Free features
Custom domain
Coupons & discounts
Affiliate selling
Unlock additional features designed to help drive student engagement and create an amazing student experience.
Start Your 30-Day TrialFree access to our Accelerator Program
Unlimited Courses
1 community
10 spaces per community
Unlimited Digital Downloads
Unlimited Coaching & Webinars
1 administrator
Unlimited Students
Email and live chat support
Branded Mobile (Add on)
Deliver your course content and communities to your audience with your own white-labeled mobile app.
Includes all Basic features
Assignments
Bundles and add on packages
Memberships & payment plans
Live lessons
Advanced course-building options
Advanced website code editing
Grow your online business with more advanced tools that will help you sell more and expand into multiple learning products.
Start Your 30-Day TrialFree access to our Accelerator Program
Unlimited Courses
3 communities
20 spaces per community
Unlimited Digital Downloads
Unlimited Coaching & Webinars
2 administrators
Unlimited Students
Phone and priority email support
Branded Mobile (Add on)
Deliver your course content and communities to your audience with your own white-labeled mobile app.
Includes all Start features
Remove Thinkific branding
Thinkific Analytics
Bulk student emailer
Bulk enrollments
API access
A trusted, proven all-in-one platform to build, market, and sell learning experiences
“Courses are awesome. They provide knowledge, insight and inspiration. But I've long held - and witnessed - that everything comes to LIFE in community. Being able to connect with like-minded folks who are exploring the same thing as you offers camaraderie, accountability, and support”
FAQs
A membership is a way to offer your users access to multiple courses, communities, digital downloads, and/or live events — all in one package.
A membership site is a subscription website with gated content that members can sign up for and/or pay to access. It’s typically educational, and new content is expected on a regular basis.
A membership site performs a mix of several functions for the user:
- Access to an exclusive community
- Access to members-only content
- Allows learners to complete a project or program over a longer time where the content is being created/dripped over time
Absolutely! You can create memberships and product bundles, which can be a great way to generate recurring revenue and keep your audience engaged on an ongoing basis.
To see if memberships and bundles are included in your plan, check our feature comparison.
A Product Bundle is a package of multiple courses sold as a single product, while a membership site contains other offerings like access to private products, live Q&A sessions with you, and/or other exclusive, members-only content.
Yes. You can cancel, upgrade or downgrade your account at any time from within your site dashboard.
Thinkific is an all-in-one platform allowing anyone to create, market and sell their digital learning products. Whether you're a coach, podcaster, author, consultant, influencer, musician, instructor, or entrepreneur! Share your unique genius.
Your site is fully hosted with Thinkific; you don’t need anything else. Secure hosting and e-commerce are included.
Absolutely! You always own your student data and your content. We’ll never market to your students, and you can export your data at any time.
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