SamCart vs Teachable

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

Teachable

$348/yr

63% less than SamCart

Who has a free plan
  • SamCartno free plan
  • Teachableno free plan
Easiest to rebuild

Teachable

With trade-offs

multi-day

On price, Teachable wins. If you would rather build it, Teachable is the simplest to rebuild.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONSamCartCreator commerceTeachableCreator commerce
Monthly billing$79/moLaunch$39/moStarter
Per year$948/yr$348/yrannual plan · −26%
Billing modelFlat subscriptionFlat subscription
Free tierno free tier; 7-day trialno free tier; 7-day trial only
Additional costsSamPay is 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction; tax calculation and collection adds 0.50% on Core or 0.35% on Pro; third-party processors are Pro-only and keep their own fees.Starter adds a 7.5% platform fee; payment processing is 2.9%+$0.30 US cards, 3.9%+$0.30 international cards, 3.49%+$0.49 US PayPal, and 4.99%+$0.49 international PayPal; $15 chargebacks; optional BackOffice adds 2%–2.8%. Student caps are removed only after $10,000 in direct annual sales.
Can you rebuild it?Worth subscribingnot a true replacement; consolation build in one to two daysWith trade-offsmulti-day
Free alternatives+3
Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
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