--- description: Review of Thinkific Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Thinkific | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Learning Management Systems](/directory/4584/lms/software) > [Thinkific](/software/347024/thinkific) # Thinkific Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/347024/thinkific Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/347024/thinkific?page=2) > Thinkific is an online course platform designed for creating, managing, and delivering learning products through a centralized system. It is used by individuals, academies, and organizations to develop structured learning experiences for various purposes, including training and education. The platform includes a drag-and-drop course builder with AI-powered tools that do not require coding knowledge. Users can create courses, digital downloads, memberships, and online communities while customizing learning paths. TCommerce, the built-in selling and payment system, offers features such as multiple payment options, group orders, invoicing, and automatic tax collection for specific regions. Advanced analytics dashboards provide insights into student engagement and revenue performance. Additional features include SCORM-compliant LMS functionality, a built-in AI teaching assistant, branded mobile app options, and support for unlimited websites with custom domains. Thinkific allows for unlimited students and bandwidth, supporting scalability. It also includes automated email tools for tasks such as cart recovery and sales campaigns. The platform provides role-based permissions for team management and automated reporting features. > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 205 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 205 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Thinkific - **Location**: Vancouver, Canada - **Founded**: 2012 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$49.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - @mentions - API - Academic/Education - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Assessment Management - Assignment Management - Asynchronous Learning - Audio/Video Recording - Billing & Invoicing - Bite-Sized Learning - Blended Learning - Built-in Course Authoring - Business Coaching - Certificates - Certification & Licensing - Class Scheduling - Classroom Management - Client Management ## Integrations (34 total) - AWeber - Accredible - ActiveCampaign - Brillium Solution - CartStack - Constant Contact - Google Analytics 360 - Google Tag Manager 360 - HubSpot CRM - Intercom - Invoicebus - Keap - Kit - Lessonspace - Mailchimp ... and 19 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Learning Management Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4584/lms/software) ## Related Categories - [Learning Management Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4584/lms/software) - [Computer Based Training Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3695/computer-based-training/software) - [Classroom Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4152/classroom-management/software) - [Training Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1232/online-training/software) - [Learning Experience Platform (LXP) Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1487/learning-content-management-system/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[360Learning](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/32204/360learning) — 4.7/5 (484 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Top course builder that is simple to use yet offer complex functionality for individualized course building" — 5.0/5 > **Rachael** | *29 January 2026* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Still a go-to course builder that remains one of the best offering an even simpler interface for designing courses with recent updates as well as more opportunities for creating an immersive and communicative experience for everyone participating in a course. Mobile updates have also allowed for greater efficiency as so many more users are utilizing mobile phones more now so these have been critical changes that have kept it in the top tier for course builders. > > **Cons**: The interface has greatly improved so now I would say just continuing to add more advanced features and functions that are easy to select are next areas of improvements I would like to see. > > A great experience overall as it is one of the simplest course builder platforms that has so many options for customizability yet is easy to navigate. I also love the changes and improvements with management course monetary success overall and over a period of time. ----- ### "Updated our old LMS to Thinkific" — 5.0/5 > **Nina** | *26 September 2025* | Professional Training & Coaching | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: What stood out the most to us with Thinkific is the ease of use for the user and our admin team. We liked how we could easily rebuild our courses, but now have more flexibility when building new courses. We have found the building process to be easy with our current systems and editing old courses is rather smooth. We also liked the ability to move our old Slack Groups into a Community Group so we help encourage more conversations amongst our members. > > **Cons**: One issue we had with the platform was the fact that our e-Learnings needed to be uploaded as multimedia files to meet a similar structure to how we used to manage our courses in our old system. Luckily we were able to work with the Thinkific team to use some custom code to ensure that students will navigate through the content properly. A small extra step is needed when we add in these materials, so that was a slight downside, but we are able to build that into our workflow. > > Our company was looking for a new LMS to manage our enablement offerings and Thinkific ended up being the best fit for us\! We needed a platform that could easily manage both on-demand and live courses, and the course builder in Thinkific gave us the felxibility that we needed to scale. The customer success team was super helpful with helping us get up to speed and launched within a couple of months. ----- ### "I Think Not" — 4.0/5 > **Hamood** | *18 July 2024* | E-Learning | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: Interface is modern and is easy to navigate. Easy to remove and add content. No lagging with video and other features which provide an excellent end user experience. Is a proven learning system used by millions globally. It is easy to move away from Thinkific. > > **Cons**: Have to use a lot of 3rd party vendors due to product limitations. So you can not add a blog page, have to use Thinkifics recommended providers, they are very expensive. Recently Thinkific announced Stripe and other payment terminals can not be used, again you have you their providers. Setting up meta tags for social media marketing was easy, and support couldnt help. So I had pay someone to sort this out. They need more custom options building website, currently too basic. > > Its a good software with friendly support, but if you're a small business launching its first course there are better value products in the market. ----- ### "Typical Corporate Money Machine With Zero Customer Service Focus Long Term." — 3.0/5 > **Matthew** | *5 November 2025* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: Customer support was great when I first began using Thinkific. Although there is no free account option publicly, I asked if they had a free plan and they set me up with one so I could test the features indefinitely because sites like this can take a while to learn. This was great\! I had time to relax and tweak until I couldn't tweak any more\! > > **Cons**: It's virtually impossible to cancel a subscription\! I tried closing my account by contacting support multiple times and they just don't get it\! I disconnected my domain before closing the account leading me to not be able to access my account. I have contacted them several times and they just don't get it\! I'm sorry - thinkific support has this coming - collectively they are dumb as tree stumps\! Actually trees have more consciousness than Thinkific support. They deserved that... Maybe you'll listen more in the future\! Next will be BBB. > > I've had several similar experiences with companies like Thinkific. There's something about these platforms when they grow to a certain size, the personalized support gets lost to a corporate machine model that has no ability to focus on individual requests. They're one primary focus is MONEY. And yes, it's all about commerce at the end of the day. But if they don't deal with the end user as a human they have no place being in business. They deserve to be penalized for being an over priced money machine. ----- ### "I Love the Thinkific Course Creator Platform" — 5.0/5 > **PHYLLIS** | *26 January 2026* | E-Learning | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The thing I like most about Thinkific is the overall simplicity of creating your course. The help files' ability to walk me through every one of my problems or mistakes without needing to speak with a person is a real timesaver\! The options for designs using the templates are versatile enough to create a beautiful course layout with almost any of the templates. Most of all—it is a good value for the cost. > > **Cons**: I would like to see a better option on how the multiple courses are listed. A simple drag and drop image. > > I am quite pleased with the many updates to the site since I started in November 2022. 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