Online course platforms, October 2026: 1 open gap — 0 closed, 2 opened.

What was read

7 companies placed; 0 read during October 2026.

• TeachableSep 30, 2026
• ThinkificSep 30, 2026
• KajabiSep 30, 2026
• PodiaSep 30, 2026
• MavenSep 30, 2026
• Course completionSep 30, 2026
• Experts packaging what they knowSep 30, 2026

Gaps closed and opened

5 themes were raised about two or more of 7 read companies; 1 shares no word with anything a company declares. Against the previous month: 2 gaps opened and 0 closed (0 now share a word with a declared capability, 0 no longer raised about two companies). Themes are compared by their words, so a theme the reading reworded counts as one closed and one opened.

Opened · 2

Customer support, Usage limits and caps

Now answered in the declared names · 0

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No longer raised about two companies · 0

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• ● Billing, fees and cancellationraised about 6 of 7
• ● Customization and brandingraised about 4 of 7
• ● Price levelraised about 4 of 7
• ◌ Customer supportraised about 3 of 7 · no declared match
• ◌ Usage limits and capsraised about 3 of 7 · no declared match

Who entered

0 companies placed; 1 product sighted by a search and not yet read (Crevio).

• Crevio — sighted Oct 5, 2026 · source

Pricing moves

4 of 7 read companies have a pricing entry on record; none recorded a pricing change this month.

• Teachable [FACT] Sep 30, 2026Teachable 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. source
• Kajabi [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026Kajabi restructured its pricing under a program called "Kajabi Evolved," beginning September 16, 2025, with new signups going straight onto new plans/pricing, and existing customers facing the new pricing on their first billing date on or after January 13, 2026. source
• Maven [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026Maven's guidance sets course prices in tiers based on live hours and project intensity: 6-8 live hours with 1+ project runs $800-$1,200; 8-12 hours with multiple projects/capstone runs $1,200-$1,800; 12-20 hours with multiple projects and capstone runs $1,800-$2,450, with a stated minimum price option of $200. source
• Experts packaging what they know [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026Maven operates a revenue-sharing model that removes upfront costs for experts creating cohort-based courses, unlike most self-paced platforms that charge a monthly subscription fee. source

What users raised

20 themes raised by users; the most raised: Billing, fees and cancellation (6 of 7), Customization and branding (4 of 7), Price level (4 of 7).

• Billing, fees and cancellation 6/7
• Customization and branding 4/7
• Price level 4/7
• Customer support 3/7
• Usage limits and caps 3/7
• Account lockouts without warning 1/7
• Accuracy and output quality 1/7
• Bugs and reliability 1/7
• fixed cohort schedules causing enrollment delays 1/7
• Free tier, trial and paywalled features 1/7
• Integrations and API 1/7
• lack of structure and accountability in self-paced courses 1/7
• loss of customer ownership on marketplaces 1/7
• Loss of direct Stripe account control 1/7
• low course completion / engagement 1/7
• Manual work and automation 1/7
• missing SMS/phone/calendar features vs. newer all-in-one competitors 1/7
• paying for unused bundled features 1/7
• Price increases 1/7
• too many payment option configurations 1/7

Funding by quarter

Withheld: something was read in 1 of the last 8 quarters. A series needs at least 2 to say anything a single reading does not.

The ledger this month

0 observed claims recorded this month.