Kohortly vs Teachfloor
Teachfloor runs cohort courses. Kohortly also runs admissions, fees and attendance.
Teachfloor is a cohort-based learning platform: courses with cohorts, channels, group chat and direct messages, Zoom and Microsoft Teams sessions, certificates and a Stripe checkout. The Startup plan starts from $89 a month for 50 users; the Full Features plan, with instalment payments, white-labelling, a custom domain and the API, is priced on quote. Kohortly covers the cohort and community too, and adds admissions, offline fees, employer-paid seats, attendance and WhatsApp reminders.
The short answer
Choose Teachfloor if
- Learners pay by card through Stripe.
- You run cohort courses with Zoom or Microsoft Teams sessions.
- You need LTI 1.3 or SSO to connect with other learning systems.
Choose Kohortly if
- Learners apply and you admit them into intakes with seats and class times.
- Learners pay by bank transfer, mobile money, cash or through an employer.
- You run in-person days and need a register or QR check-in.
- Reminders need to reach people on WhatsApp or SMS.
Teachfloor and Kohortly at a glance
- Price
- Teachfloor: From $89/month for 50 users (Startup); Full Features on quote
- Kohortly: From $49 a month ($41 billed yearly). Every feature on every plan, 0% on what learners pay.
- Fee on payments
- Teachfloor: No platform fee; Stripe's card fees
- Kohortly: 0%
- Own brand and domain
- Teachfloor: On the quoted Full Features plan
- Kohortly: Included
- Discount
- Teachfloor: Up to 20% off for charities and nonprofits
- Kohortly: Agreed with you
Feature by feature
| Feature | Kohortly | Teachfloor |
|---|---|---|
| Community feed, categories and polls | Channels and group chat | |
| Courses, lessons and progress | ||
| Points, levels and leaderboards | ||
| Live sessions | Live rooms in the browser, with breakout groups and recording | Zoom and Microsoft Teams |
| Admissions | Application forms with a review queue | |
| Cohorts | Intakes with seats, dates and class times | Cohorts |
| 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 | Analytics |
| Payments made outside a card checkout | Bank transfer, M-Pesa, UPI, Pix, card and cash recorded, with receipts and balances | Stripe card checkout; instalments on Full Features |
| 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 | Email templates on Full Features | |
| Phone app | Installable web app under your own name and logo, plus the Kohortly phone app | |
| Web address | kohortly.com/yourname, or your own domain | Custom domain on Full Features |
| Developer access | Public API, MCP server and CLI | API, MCP and LTI on Full Features |
| Fee on what learners pay | 0% | No platform fee; Stripe fees |
Teachfloor details as of November 2026, from Teachfloor pricing and published reviews. Prices and fees change, so check Teachfloor's site before you decide.
What Teachfloor 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. Teachfloor'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.
Where Teachfloor and Kohortly overlap
Both run cohort courses with a community alongside: channels, group chat, direct messages, live sessions and certificates. Teachfloor connects to Zoom and Microsoft Teams for live classes; Kohortly has its own live rooms in the browser, with breakout groups and recording.
Teachfloor's Startup plan is capped at 50 users and leaves branding, the custom domain, instalments and the API for the quoted plan. Kohortly includes all of those in one plan, plus admissions, offline fee records, employer-paid seats, attendance and WhatsApp reminders.
Getting paid the way your learners pay
Teachfloor takes card payments through Stripe. 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.
Attendance and certificates that prove the work
Teachfloor runs live sessions through Zoom or Teams and has no attendance register for in-person days. In Kohortly, people who join a live session are marked present automatically, and for in-person days staff can tick a register or learners can scan a QR code at the door, even on a weak connection.
Completion rules can require attendance as well as lessons. When a learner finishes, their certificate is issued with a public check page, so an employer can confirm it is genuine.
Where Teachfloor is the better choice
No platform suits everyone. Teachfloor does these things better than Kohortly:
- LTI 1.3, SSO and an MCP server for connecting to other systems.
- A low entry price for a first small cohort.
- Up to 20% off for charities and nonprofits.
Moving from Teachfloor 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 Teachfloor cost?+
Teachfloor's Startup plan starts from $89 a month for 50 users. The Full Features plan, with white-labelling, a custom domain, instalments and the API, is priced on quote. Check teachfloor.com for current plans.
Does Teachfloor take a fee on sales?+
Teachfloor says it charges no platform fee; Stripe's card processing applies. Kohortly takes 0% of what learners pay, and also records payments made by bank transfer, mobile money or cash.
Teachfloor or Kohortly: which should I choose?+
Choose Teachfloor if your learners pay by card and you need LTI or SSO. Choose Kohortly if you admit learners, take fees offline or from employers, and need attendance and WhatsApp reminders.
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