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ShopifyvsTeachable

Shopify is the commerce platform: storefront, checkout, inventory, POS, email, and inbox. Teachable runs courses, coaching, and downloads with checkout and tax handled.

How Shopify and Teachable compare

Shopify is what you use when the store is the business. World-class checkout, inventory and shipping, taxes, POS, thousands of apps, Shopify Email, Shopify Inbox, and a theme store make it the standard for merchants of every size. It scales from one product to a warehouse without changing platforms.

Teachable is a mature course platform. Curriculum, quizzes, certificates, coaching products, digital downloads, and a checkout that handles tax and payouts have carried a great many creators from first sale to real business. If teaching is your product, Teachable knows the job.

Where they are different

Shopify

  • Shopify's blog and pages serve the store.
  • Shopify Inbox handles chat.
  • Shopify doesn't manage scheduling natively.

Teachable

  • Teachable is a school with a few site pages around it.
  • Teachable coaching relies on a Calendly link.
  • Teachable emails students.

Choose Shopify when you sell products at volume and need inventory, shipping, tax, and apps.

Choose Teachable when you sell courses or coaching and want the checkout, tax, and student experience handled.

Compare features

What's on Shopify and Teachable

A check means that capability is available. Shopify and Teachable are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Included
  • Custom domain
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Included
  • Theme and fonts
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Included

Public content

  • Blog
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Not included
  • Showcase pages
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Included
  • Shop pages
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Included

Reach and quality

  • SEO
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Included
  • Marketing emails
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Included
  • Campaign workflows
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Not included

Messaging

  • Messaging Center
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Not included

Commerce

  • Shop payments
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Included
  • Orders and fulfillment
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Included

Team

  • Admin users
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Included
  • Per-admin permissions
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Included
  • AI Assistant
    Shopify: Included
    Teachable: Included

* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Shopify or Teachable, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Shopify or Teachable may add or remove features that are not shown here.

Shopify vs Teachable pricing

Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.

  • Shopify

    Current plans and prices

    See what Shopify charges on their pricing page.

  • Teachable

    Current plans and prices

    See what Teachable charges on their pricing page.

Cardel: An alternative to
Shopify and Teachable

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 Shopify or Teachable?

    Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Shopify or Teachable when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Shopify and Teachable are marked.

  • Can I use Cardel with Shopify or Teachable?

    Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Shopify or Teachable for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.

  • How much does Cardel cost compared with Shopify and Teachable?

    You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Shopify and Teachable set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.

  • How do I switch from Shopify or Teachable 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.