Kourses
Kourses is a web platform for creating and selling online courses, communities and digital products.
What Kourses is
Kourses is a web platform for creating and selling online courses, communities and digital products. Its drag-and-drop builder supports course creation, while community tools include private spaces, direct messaging, moderation and member profiles. Creators can also sell downloads such as ebooks, templates, workbooks and audio files, delivered through secure branded pages with access controls. Checkout supports one-time payments, subscriptions, instalments, free trials, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Klarna; order bumps and one-click upsells are also included. Kourses charges 0% transaction fees, though Stripe processing fees still apply. Plans start at $9 per month when billed annually, and a 14-day trial is listed; there is no permanent free plan. The Starter plan allows 100 members, one published product and 20GB of file storage. Plans also include email and live chat support, while Unlimited includes migration assistance. Annual billing offers two months free and locks in the early adopter rate for a year.
Good
- Supports courses, communities and digital products.
- Offers a drag-and-drop course builder.
- Charges 0% transaction fees; Stripe fees still apply.
- Includes email and live chat support on every plan.
- Checkout supports subscriptions and instalments.
Watch out
- No permanent free plan is listed.
- The 14-day free trial is time-limited.
- Starter is limited to 100 members and one published product.
- Stripe processing fees still apply.
Who it suits
Kourses suits creators who want to offer courses, communities or downloadable products through a web platform. It may fit businesses that need subscriptions, instalments, gated course content or community features.
Verdict
Kourses combines course creation, community features and digital product sales with several payment options. Its annual starting price is $9 per month, and buyers should account for plan limits and separate Stripe processing fees.
Plans and prices
From Kourses's own pricing page, checked 28 Sep 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $9 a month | Annual billing; saves $72/year · 100 members · 1 published product · 1 business website · 20GB file storage · $15 billed monthly |
| Pro | $49 a month | Annual billing; saves $120/year · 1,000 members · 10 published products · 1 business website · 100GB file storage · $59 billed monthly |
| Unlimited | $79 a month | Annual billing; saves $240/year · Unlimited members · Unlimited products · 2 business websites · 500GB file storage · $99 billed monthly |
The facts
Each one read from Kourses's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- Annual billing
- Annual billing gives two months free and locks in the early adopter rate for a year.checked 28 Sep 2001
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2001
- Free tier
- The page lists paid plans and a free trial, but no permanent free plan.checked 28 Sep 2001
- Free trial
- The platform offers a 14-day free trial.checked 28 Sep 2001
- Starting price
- Plans start at $9 per month when billed annually.checked 28 Sep 2001
- Subscription billing
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2001
What it does
- Community features
- Private spaces, direct messaging, moderation, and member profiles are included.checked 28 Sep 2001
- Content gating
- coursechecked 20 Sep 2001
- Content protection
- Digital products can be delivered through secure branded pages with access controls.checked 28 Sep 2001
- Course creation
- Users can build professional courses with a drag-and-drop builder.checked 28 Sep 2001
- Custom domain
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2001
- Customer support
- Every plan includes email and live chat support, including the Starter plan.checked 28 Sep 2001
- Digital products
- Users can sell ebooks, templates, workbooks, audio files, and other downloadable files.checked 28 Sep 2001
- Drip content
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2001
- Member limit
- 100checked 20 Sep 2001
- Migration support
- Unlimited includes migration assistance, and Kourses supports migration from several platforms.checked 28 Sep 2001
- Order bumps and upsells
- Checkout includes multiple order bumps and one-click upsells.checked 28 Sep 2001
- Paid from
- 9checked 20 Sep 2001
- Payment options
- Checkout supports one-time payments, subscriptions, instalments, free trials, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Klarna.checked 28 Sep 2001
- Refund policy
- A 30-day money-back guarantee is offered after payment.checked 28 Sep 2001
- Transaction fee
- 0checked 20 Sep 2001
- Transaction fees
- Kourses charges 0% transaction fees; Stripe processing fees still apply.checked 28 Sep 2001
The company
- Company identity
- The footer identifies the company as Kourses Ltd for 2025-2026.checked 28 Sep 2001
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