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Softbook
by Softbook
What Softbook is
Softbook is a web service for creating and selling online courses. Lessons can combine video, audio, text, images, PDF, DOC, XLS, slides, tests, assignments, and certificates. Integrated payment options, email marketing, custom domains, and zero transaction fees are included in its feature set. Softbook has no free plan but provides a 30-day trial. Monthly plans start at $39 a month for Mini, which includes unlimited students, courses, and lessons, 5 GB of storage, three AI course generations monthly, and 0 emails monthly. Pro costs $89 a month and adds 50 products, 10 workflows, 2,000 emails, five website pages, and 10 team members. Max costs $159 a month with unlimited products, workflows, pages, and team members plus 5,000 emails. Softbook was founded in 2018.
Who it suits
Softbook suits course creators who need varied lesson formats, integrated payments, email marketing, and custom domains. Its plans also fit teams needing products, workflows, website pages, or member allowances.
What it does well
- Supports video, audio, documents, tests, and certificates
- Integrated payments with zero transaction fees
- Custom domain support
- Email marketing included
- 30-day trial available
What to know first
- No free plan
- Mini includes 0 emails monthly
- Storage on Mini is limited to 5 GB
- Pricing starts at $39 a month
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mini | Monthly price shown on the pricing page · Unlimited students · Unlimited courses · Unlimited lessons · 5 GB storage · 3 AI course generations/month · 0 emails/month | $39 a month |
| Pro | Monthly price shown on the pricing page · Unlimited students · 50 products · 10 workflows · 2,000 emails/month · 5 website pages · 10 team members | $89 a month |
| Max | Monthly price shown on the pricing page · Unlimited students · Unlimited products · Unlimited workflows · 5,000 emails/month · Unlimited website pages · Unlimited team members | $159 a month |
As softbook.app lists them, read 21 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Softbook combines course publishing, payments, marketing, and website controls in one web service. Choose a plan by checking its storage, email, product, workflow, and team limits.
Facts from Softbook's own pages
- Course formats
- video,audio,text,images,PDF,DOC,XLS,slides,tests,assignments,certificates · softbook.app, 21 Sept 2026
- Custom domain
- Yes · softbook.app, 21 Sept 2026
- Email marketing
- Yes · softbook.app, 21 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2018 · softbook.app, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · softbook.app, 21 Sept 2026
- Payment options
- integrated · softbook.app, 21 Sept 2026
- Paid from
- 39 · softbook.app, 21 Sept 2026
- Transaction fee
- 0 · softbook.app, 21 Sept 2026
Where Softbook stands on Freedom251
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