Compare
Podiavs
ThriveCart
Podia sells courses, downloads, coaching, and webinars from one simple site with email. ThriveCart is a lifetime-priced checkout with bumps, upsells, affiliates, and courses.
How Podia and ThriveCart compare
Podia is the all-in-one that stays friendly. Courses with drip and quizzes, digital downloads delivered the second someone pays, coaching products, events, a community with paid plans, a website with a real blog, and Podia Email with broadcasts and campaigns, all under one login and one bill. Sales tax across 230 jurisdictions, 20 plus currencies, coupons, bundles, and payment plans come standard, and Shaker and Earthquaker drop the transaction fee to zero. For a creator selling digital products, Podia removes a lot of glue.
ThriveCart is a cart that pays for itself once. A one-time price buys high-converting checkout pages, order bumps, one-click upsells, subscriptions, coupons, affiliate management, and a course platform through ThriveCart Learn. Digital sellers who hate monthly fees and love conversion rates have made it a cult favorite.
Where they are different
Podia
- Podia's coaching product takes payment and then hands booking to Calendly, SavvyCal, Acuity, or YouCanBookMe.
- Podia Email sends from Podia and includes 100 to 1,000 subscribers by plan.
- Podia's chat inbox gathers chat.
- Podia gives one assistant on Shaker with full access.
ThriveCart
- ThriveCart is the cart, not the site.
- ThriveCart hands buyers to your email tool.
- ThriveCart has no inbox or bookings.
Choose Podia when courses, downloads, and paid memberships are what you sell and you want checkout, tax, and delivery handled for you.
Choose ThriveCart when checkout conversion, bumps, and affiliates matter and you want to pay once.
Compare features
What's on Podia and ThriveCart
A check means that capability is available. Podia and ThriveCart are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace sitePodia: IncludedThriveCart: Not included
- Custom domainPodia: IncludedThriveCart: Included
- Theme and fontsPodia: IncludedThriveCart: Included
Public content
- BlogPodia: IncludedThriveCart: Not included
- Shop pagesPodia: IncludedThriveCart: Not included
Audience and email
- AudiencePodia: IncludedThriveCart: Included
- Marketing emailsPodia: IncludedThriveCart: Not included
- Campaign workflowsPodia: IncludedThriveCart: Not included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsPodia: IncludedThriveCart: Included
- Orders and fulfillmentPodia: IncludedThriveCart: Included
Team
- Admin usersPodia: IncludedThriveCart: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Podia or ThriveCart, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Podia or ThriveCart may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Podia vs ThriveCart pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Podia
Current plans and prices
See what Podia charges on their pricing page.
ThriveCart
Current plans and prices
See what ThriveCart charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Podia and ThriveCart
You don't pay until you publish.
Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own.
Common questions
Is Cardel an alternative to Podia or ThriveCart?
Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Podia or ThriveCart when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Podia and ThriveCart are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Podia or ThriveCart?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Podia or ThriveCart for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Podia and ThriveCart?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Podia and ThriveCart set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Podia or ThriveCart to Cardel?
Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.