Which course and membership platforms are free?

Patreon, Whop, Buy Me a Coffee, Hotmart and Systeme.io have a free plan.

Which course and membership platforms work with Claude or ChatGPT?

Kajabi, Teachable, Whop, Circle and Mighty Networks have an official Claude connection.

How do I post what I make to Instagram, TikTok and YouTube?

Ask Claude or ChatGPT to post it with Ghostedit. It goes to every platform at your best time, checked against each platform's rules first.

Creator Tools Library

Best course and membership platforms for creators

Sell a course, run a paid community or launch a membership.

Short answer

Popular course and membership platforms: Kajabi, Skool, Patreon and Teachable. Patreon, Whop and Buy Me a Coffee have a free plan. Kajabi, Teachable and Whop work with Claude.

Top picks

Verified makers first, then the names creators know best.

KajabiExperts selling courses and memberships

Hosts courses, coaching, communities, podcasts and email in one branded site, with checkout and payments built in.

Works with Claude 2

SkoolPaid communities with courses attached

Combines a community feed, course area, calendar and leaderboard so members learn and stay engaged in one place.

Free trial 3

PatreonArtists and creators earning from fans

Lets fans pay monthly for membership tiers, exclusive posts and perks, with no upfront cost to the creator.

Free plan

Compare course and membership platforms

Prices from each tool's own pricing page on October 31, 2026, monthly billing where offered.

Tool	Best for	Free plan	Paid from	Claude / ChatGPT
Kajabi	Experts selling courses and memberships	Trial	$179/mo	Claude
Skool	Paid communities with courses attached	Trial	$9/mo	No
Patreon	Artists and creators earning from fans	Yes	10% of income	No
Teachable	First-time course sellers	Trial	$39/mo	Claude
Whop	Selling access and memberships with low upfront cost	Yes	2.7% + $0.30 per sale	Claude
Circle	Creators building a branded community	Trial	$89/mo billed yearly	Claude
Mighty Networks	Community-first course and membership businesses	Trial	$95/mo	Claude
Buy Me a Coffee	Small creators wanting easy fan support	Yes	5% of sales	No
Hotmart	Selling digital products to global buyers	Yes	Not shown	No
Systeme.io	Beginners wanting funnels and courses cheaply	Yes	$17/mo	No
Kartra	All-in-one funnels plus courses	Trial	$59/mo	No
LearnWorlds	Interactive courses and branded schools	Trial	$49/mo	No
Memberful	Publishers monetizing an existing website	Trial	$49/mo	No
Podia	Solo creators selling several product types	Trial	$42/mo billed yearly	No
Thinkific	Course businesses that want to scale	Trial	$109/mo	No
Uscreen	Video-based memberships and subscriptions	Trial	$49/mo	No

Verified makers first, then the names creators know best, then tools that work with Claude or ChatGPT.

Every tool in one line

Kajabikajabi.com

Hosts courses, coaching, communities, podcasts and email in one branded site, with checkout and payments built in.

Free trialFrom $179/moClaude

Skoolskool.com

Combines a community feed, course area, calendar and leaderboard so members learn and stay engaged in one place.

Free trialFrom $9/mo

Patreonpatreon.com

Lets fans pay monthly for membership tiers, exclusive posts and perks, with no upfront cost to the creator.

Free planFrom 10% of income

Teachableteachable.com

Creates and sells online courses, coaching and digital products with checkout, student tracking and marketing tools.

Free trialFrom $39/moClaude

Whopwhop.com

Sells digital products, memberships and communities with built-in checkout and app integrations, with no monthly fee.

Free planFrom 2.7% + $0.30 per saleClaude

Circlecircle.so

Runs a branded member community with spaces, events, live streams, courses and paid memberships in one place.

Free trialFrom $89/mo billed yearlyClaude

Mighty Networksmightynetworks.com

Hosts a branded community with courses, events and memberships, plus an AI helper and optional branded mobile apps.

Free trialFrom $95/moClaude

Buy Me a Coffeebuymeacoffee.com

Collects tips, memberships and digital product sales from fans through a simple creator page.

Free planFrom 5% of sales

Hotmarthotmart.com

Sells courses and other digital products with built-in checkout and no monthly fee, only a cut of each sale.

Free plan

Systeme.iosysteme.io

Combines funnels, email, courses, memberships and affiliate tools in one low-cost platform with a free starter plan.

Free planFrom $17/mo

Kartrakartra.com

Bundles funnels, email, courses, memberships, checkout and affiliate tools into one all-in-one business platform.

Free trialFrom $59/mo

LearnWorldslearnworlds.com

Creates an online school with interactive video courses, quizzes, certificates and AI course-building help.

Free trialFrom $49/mo

Memberfulmemberful.com

Adds paid memberships and gated content to your own website, with plans, billing and member accounts handled for you.

Free trialFrom $49/mo

Podiapodia.com

Sells courses, downloads, coaching, communities and memberships from a single storefront with email tools included.

Free trialFrom $42/mo billed yearly

Thinkificthinkific.com

Builds and sells courses, communities and memberships from a branded site with live cohorts and student analytics.

Free trialFrom $109/mo

Uscreenuscreen.tv

Runs a video membership site with live streaming and an on-demand video library, plus optional mobile apps.

Free trialFrom $49/mo

Questions

What is the best platform for creators to sell courses or memberships?: Popular course and membership platforms: Kajabi, Skool, Patreon and Teachable. Patreon, Whop and Buy Me a Coffee have a free plan. Kajabi, Teachable and Whop work with Claude.
Which course and membership platforms are free?: Patreon, Whop, Buy Me a Coffee, Hotmart and Systeme.io have a free plan.
Which course and membership platforms work with Claude or ChatGPT?: Kajabi, Teachable, Whop, Circle and Mighty Networks have an official Claude connection.
How do I post what I make to Instagram, TikTok and YouTube?: Ask Claude or ChatGPT to post it with Ghostedit. It goes to every platform at your best time, checked against each platform's rules first.