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Podia review
Creator platform for courses, community, digital downloads, coaching and a website with built-in checkout.
By the TopToolAdvisor research desk · Updated November 11, 2026
- Features (35%)
- 8.2
- Ease of use (35%)
- 8.6
- Value (30%)
- 7.6
Podia is a lighter, cheaper route to the same creator stack Kajabi offers. Its pricing page says every plan includes community, online courses, digital downloads, coaching, events, a website and blog, a custom domain, landing pages, built-in checkout, sales tax handling for 230 countries and 20+ currencies, and email and chat support. Mover costs $42 per month billed yearly and suits a creator testing a first membership, but it charges 5% fees and caps the plan at 100 email subscribers, 50 products and 25 spaces. Shaker at $84 per month billed yearly removes fees, raises limits to 500 email subscribers and 150 products, and adds affiliate marketing, upsells, PayPal and Zapier. The 14-day trial needs no credit card. The low email caps are the main drawback for a subscription business, since a growing membership usually needs a larger list than Mover allows.
Who it is for
solo creators selling courses and community memberships
Price
Mover $42 per month billed yearly ($504) with 5% fees; Shaker $84 per month with no fees; 14-day free trial.
Mover Just getting started $42 /mo $504 billed annually
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.
Key features
- Community, online courses, digital downloads, coaching and events on every plan
- Website, blog, custom domain and landing pages included
- Built-in checkout with sales tax handling for 230 countries and 20+ currencies
- Unlimited customers on every plan
- Shaker adds affiliate marketing, upsells, PayPal and Zapier
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: 14-day free trial with no credit card needed
- Strength: Shaker and Earthquaker charge no Podia transaction fees
- Strength: Podia lists migration help and email and chat support for everyone
- Weakness: Mover charges 5% fees and caps email subscribers at 100
- Weakness: Mover limits you to 50 products and 25 spaces
- Weakness: No partial refunds on annual plans
Key facts
- Entry plan: Mover, $42 per month billed yearly
- Fees: 5% on Mover, none on Shaker and Earthquaker
- Customers: Unlimited on every plan
- Free trial: 14 days
Where it ranks
Podia is No. 6 in our Best Website Builders for Subscription Businesses verdict.
Alternatives we scored
- Wix8.8
- Squarespace8.6
- Ghost8.5
- Kajabi8.4
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