Kohortly vs EducateMe
EducateMe trains teams by the seat. Kohortly runs programmes people apply to.
EducateMe is a learning platform for academies, bootcamps and company training: scheduled, recurring and self-paced courses, group channels and messaging, events with Zoom, AI practice and assessment, and reports. It's priced per user: Pro is $239 a month for 80 users, Premium $399 for 100 and Scale $999 for 200, with 10% off yearly. Kohortly is built for training organisations that recruit learners into intakes, take fees offline or from employers, and track attendance online and in person.
The short answer
Choose EducateMe if
- You train a known group of staff or customers and pay per seat.
- You want AI role-play practice and AI assessment.
- You need HR system provisioning and enterprise SSO.
Choose Kohortly if
- Learners apply or register, and you admit them into intakes with seats.
- Learners pay by bank transfer, mobile money, in instalments or through an employer.
- You need attendance for in-person days and certificates with a public check page.
- Reminders need to reach people on WhatsApp or SMS.
EducateMe and Kohortly at a glance
- Price
- EducateMe: $239/month for 80 users, $399 for 100, $999 for 200; Enterprise on quote; 10% off yearly
- Kohortly: From $49 a month ($41 billed yearly). Every feature on every plan, 0% on what learners pay.
- Priced by
- EducateMe: Users ($3–$5 each)
- Kohortly: Learners, from $49 a month
- Best for
- EducateMe: Academies and company training teams
- Kohortly: Organisations running cohorts with offline fees
- Free trial
- EducateMe: 14 days, no card
- Kohortly: We set up your community with you
Feature by feature
| Feature | Kohortly | EducateMe |
|---|---|---|
| Community feed, categories and polls | Group channels and comments | |
| Courses, lessons and progress | Scheduled, recurring and self-paced courses | |
| Points, levels and leaderboards | ||
| Live sessions | Live rooms in the browser, with breakout groups and recording | Zoom meetings and events |
| Admissions | Application forms with a review queue | |
| Cohorts | Intakes with seats, dates and class times | Scheduled and recurring courses |
| Attendance | Online and in person, with QR check-in | |
| Certificates | Issued on completion, with a public check page | |
| Small groups | Squads inside each cohort | Groups |
| Impact reporting | Impact reports and follow-up surveys | Reports |
| Payments made outside a card checkout | Bank transfer, M-Pesa, UPI, Pix, card and cash recorded, with receipts and balances | |
| One payer for many learners | An employer or sponsor pays for several learners | |
| WhatsApp and SMS | WhatsApp and SMS reminders and announcements | |
| Email broadcasts and automatic sequences | Custom email sender from Premium | |
| Phone app | Installable web app under your own name and logo, plus the Kohortly phone app | Mobile version |
| Web address | kohortly.com/yourname, or your own domain | Custom domain from Premium |
| Developer access | Public API, MCP server and CLI | Basic on Pro, advanced from Premium |
| Fee on what learners pay | 0% | Not a checkout for learners |
EducateMe details as of November 2026, from EducateMe pricing, EducateMe for academies and bootcamps and published reviews. Prices and fees change, so check EducateMe's site before you decide.
What EducateMe really costs
The plan price is only part of the bill. Here is what each platform costs a month when 200 learners each pay $50 ($10,000 a month), on the cheapest plan that can sell memberships, billed yearly where offered: the plan, the platform's fee, and card processing where it is charged separately. EducateMe's fees vary by plan, so it isn't in this table.
| Platform | Monthly cost | How it adds up |
|---|---|---|
| Skool Pro | $372 | $82 plan (yearly) + 2.9% Skool fee |
| SchoolMaker | $386 | $36 plan (yearly) + 0% + Stripe |
| Thinkific | $386 | $36 plan (yearly) + 0% + Stripe |
| LearnWorlds Pro Trainer | $429 | $79 plan (yearly) + 0% + Stripe |
| Podia Shaker | $434 | $84 plan (yearly) + 0% + Stripe (Mover adds 5%) |
| Kajabi Basic | $493 | $143 plan (yearly) + 0% + Kajabi Payments |
| Mighty Networks Launch | $629 | $79 plan (yearly) + 2% + Stripe |
| Whop | $630 | $0 plan + 3% community fee + 2.7% + $0.30 |
| Circle Professional | $639 | $89 plan (yearly) + 2% + Stripe |
| Disco | $749 | $399 Create plan (yearly, up to 250 active members) + 0% + Stripe |
| Teachable | $889 | $39 plan + 5% Teachable fee + card processing |
| Skool Hobby | $1,008 | $7.50 plan (yearly) + 10% Skool fee |
| Maven | $1,350 | $0 to list + 10% of each sale + Stripe |
| Patreon | $1,350 | 10% platform fee + 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Discord | $1,600 | 10% fee + about 6% desktop processing |
| Udemy | $6,300 | Free to publish; Udemy keeps 63% of marketplace sales |
| Kohortly | $56–$406 | Starter billed yearly ($41) plus 100 more learners ($15), and 0% on learner payments. $406 if all 200 pay by card through your own provider; $56 when they pay by bank transfer or mobile money. |
Worked from each vendor's published prices in November 2026. Fees change and card rates vary by country, so check before you decide.
Per-seat training versus programmes people apply to
EducateMe prices by user and is strongest when you already know who's learning: a company's staff, a customer base or a fixed class. Its AI role-play practice, AI assessment, HR provisioning and SSO are aimed at that.
Many training organisations work the other way round. People find the programme, apply or register, are admitted into an intake with seats and class times, and pay in instalments or through an employer. Kohortly handles that whole path, then runs the cohort with courses, live rooms, attendance, certificates and a community.
Getting paid the way your learners pay
EducateMe doesn't record fees or instalments for learners. Many of the organisations we work with are paid by bank transfer, mobile money such as M-Pesa, UPI or Pix, a company cheque, a card on their own machine (Visa, Mastercard, American Express) or cash at the first session, often in instalments.
Kohortly records each payment against the learner's fee account, issues a receipt, shows the balance and reminds people before an instalment is due, by email, WhatsApp or SMS. Nothing is taken from what your learners pay: Kohortly charges 0%.
When an employer pays for ten staff, one payer covers all ten seats and gets one invoice, while each learner still has their own place in the cohort.
Reaching people where they already are
EducateMe sends email and in-app notifications. Kohortly sends class reminders on WhatsApp with "I'll be there" and "Can't make it" buttons, and the answers appear on the attendance list. Announcements can go by email, WhatsApp, SMS and the in-app bell at once.
Learners can also add your community to their home screen as an app under your own name and logo, so they open your programme, not someone else's brand. The Kohortly phone app keeps all their communities under one sign-in.
Where EducateMe is the better choice
No platform suits everyone. EducateMe does these things better than Kohortly:
- AI role-play practice, AI assessment and transcription.
- Enterprise features: HR provisioning, SAML SSO and data retention.
- Published per-seat prices and a 14-day trial without a card.
Moving from EducateMe to Kohortly
- Request a community. We set it up with your name, logo and colours, at kohortly.com/yourname or on your own domain.
- Import your members from a CSV export, with their names, emails and phone numbers.
- Recreate your programmes and courses. Lesson videos can be uploaded or embedded, and we can help with the move when we agree your plan.
- Invite members to sign in. Their history starts in Kohortly from the next intake.
Questions
How much does EducateMe cost?+
EducateMe's Pro plan is $239 a month for 80 users, Premium $399 for 100 users and Scale $999 for 200 users, with Enterprise on quote and 10% off for yearly billing. There's a 14-day trial. Check educate-me.co for current plans.
Is EducateMe good for bootcamps?+
It runs scheduled and self-paced courses with channels and events. It doesn't handle applications, offline or instalment fees, in-person attendance or WhatsApp reminders, which Kohortly includes.
EducateMe or Kohortly: which should I choose?+
Choose EducateMe for per-seat training of staff or customers with AI practice. Choose Kohortly if you admit learners into intakes, take fees offline or from employers, and need attendance and WhatsApp reminders.
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