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Kourses
What Kourses is
Kourses is a web platform for creating and selling online courses, communities, and downloadable products. Its drag-and-drop builder supports course creation, while community features include private spaces, direct messaging, moderation, and member profiles. Sellers can offer ebooks, templates, workbooks, audio files, and other downloads through branded pages with access controls. Checkout supports one-time payments, subscriptions, instalments, free trials, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna, order bumps, and one-click upsells. Kourses charges 0% transaction fees, although Stripe processing fees still apply. Plans start at $9 per month billed annually, with a 14-day trial and no permanent free plan. Starter allows 100 members, one published product, one business website, and 20GB of storage. Pro costs $49 per month billed annually; Unlimited costs $79 per month billed annually. Every plan includes email and live chat support. Unlimited adds migration assistance, while annual billing gives two months free and holds the early adopter rate for a year.
Who it suits
Kourses suits creators selling courses, communities, and digital downloads from a web platform. It is also relevant to sellers needing subscriptions, instalments, gated content, or migration help on the Unlimited plan.
What it does well
- Drag-and-drop course builder
- 0% transaction fees; Stripe fees still apply
- Supports courses, communities, and digital downloads
- Multiple checkout payment formats
- Email and live chat support on every plan
What to know first
- No permanent free plan
- Starter is limited to 100 members
- Stripe processing fees still apply
- Pro and Unlimited cost more than Starter
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $15 billed monthly · 100 members · 1 published product · 1 business website · 20GB file storage | $9 a month |
| Pro | $59 billed monthly · 1,000 members · 10 published products · 1 business website · 100GB file storage | $49 a month |
| Unlimited | $99 billed monthly · Unlimited members · Unlimited products · 2 business websites · 500GB file storage | $79 a month |
As kourses.com lists them, read 28 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Kourses combines course publishing, community spaces, digital sales, and varied checkout options. The main decision points are the paid-only structure, member and product limits, and the annual billing prices.
Facts from Kourses's own pages
- Annual billing
- Annual billing gives two months free and locks in the early adopter rate for a year. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Community features
- Private spaces, direct messaging, moderation, and member profiles are included. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Company identity
- The footer identifies the company as Kourses Ltd for 2025-2026. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Content gating
- course · kourses.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Content protection
- Digital products can be delivered through secure branded pages with access controls. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Course creation
- Users can build professional courses with a drag-and-drop builder. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Custom domain
- Yes · kourses.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Digital products
- Users can sell ebooks, templates, workbooks, audio files, and other downloadable files. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Drip content
- Yes · kourses.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · kourses.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Free tier
- The page lists paid plans and a free trial, but no permanent free plan. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free trial
- The platform offers a 14-day free trial. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Member limit
- 100 · kourses.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Migration support
- Unlimited includes migration assistance, and Kourses supports migration from several platforms. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Order bumps and upsells
- Checkout includes multiple order bumps and one-click upsells. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Payment options
- Checkout supports one-time payments, subscriptions, instalments, free trials, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Klarna. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Refund policy
- A 30-day money-back guarantee is offered after payment. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Starting price
- Plans start at $9 per month when billed annually. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Subscription billing
- both · kourses.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Customer support
- Every plan includes email and live chat support, including the Starter plan. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Transaction fee
- 0 · kourses.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Transaction fees
- Kourses charges 0% transaction fees; Stripe processing fees still apply. · kourses.com, 28 Sept 2026
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