What each week held
Withheld: something was read in 1 week of the last 12. A series needs at least 2 to say anything a single reading does not.
What it declares
- Drag-and-drop course builder
- Built-in payment processing
- AI course creation tools
- Custom domain and branding
- Affiliate marketing program
- Course completion certificates
- Unlimited video hosting
- Abandoned cart recovery
As the company’s own pages describe it. Forge did not test any of these.
What users raised
- Slow/unresponsive customer support
- Transaction fees on entry plan
- Checkout/payment outages during live launches
- Confusing billing and cancellation process
- Limited design/template customization
- Loss of direct Stripe account control
Themes people raised in public. A complaint is somebody’s opinion, not a measurement of the product.
Everything on record
6 observed claims. Newest first; the tag on each row is what kind of claim you are reading.
- COMPLAINTUSER OPINIONSep 30, 2026
Users report unexpected charges after trials, confusing cancellation processes, and in one case being charged $500 across repeated cancellation attempts before involving their bank.
Billing/cancellation friction is a trust and churn risk for prospective and current customers.
www.ruzuku.com/learn/articles/is-teachable-any-good - COMPLAINTUSER OPINIONSep 30, 2026
Teachable's shift to Stripe Express moved control of payment processing away from instructors, who previously managed their own Stripe accounts directly.
Reduces payout control and flexibility for established creators.
www.ruzuku.com/learn/articles/is-teachable-any-good - COMPLAINTUSER OPINIONSep 30, 2026
Unresponsive customer support is described as Teachable's most systemic weakness, appearing in the large majority of negative reviews across review platforms.
Support quality is a recurring purchase-decision factor for creators evaluating platforms.
checkthat.ai/brands/teachable/reviews - COMPLAINTUSER OPINIONSep 30, 2026
Users report platform reliability failures during live sales/launch events, including checkout and payment processing outages with no advance communication from Teachable.
Directly threatens revenue for creators running time-limited promotions.
www.ruzuku.com/learn/articles/is-teachable-any-good - PRICINGFACTSep 30, 2026
Teachable has eliminated its free plan; new users only get a 7-day free trial requiring a credit card before selecting a paid plan.
Removes a low-cost entry option, affecting budget-conscious first-time creators.
www.ruzuku.com/compare/teachable-pricing - PRICINGFACTSep 30, 2026
Teachable currently offers four core paid plans: Starter ($39/mo monthly, $29/mo annual) with a 7.5% transaction fee; Builder ($89/mo monthly, $69/mo annual) with 0% fee; Growth ($189/mo monthly, $139/mo annual); and Advanced ($399/mo monthly, $309/mo annual), plus a Custom enterprise tier priced on request.
Baseline pricing structure for tracking future changes; affects buyers choosing between Teachable tiers.
ddiy.co/teachable-pricing/
A record of what Forge read in public about Teachable — its own pages and what people wrote about it. Nothing here is a test of the product, a ranking or a score, and Forge has no relationship with this company.