Who Uses Thinkific?
Everyone from small businesses, creatives, consultants, coaches, authors, speakers, and trainers to professional associations, larger companies and universities use Thinkific today.
What Is Thinkific?
Thinkific is an all-in-one online course platform that empowers anyone to quickly create and deliver stunning courses on their own branded site. Whether your goal is to educate your customers, to sell courses to earn revenue or to simply grow your brand and engage your audience, Thinkific makes it easy.
Join thousands of consultants, experts, authors, speakers, trainers, teachers, coaches, professional associations, and companies, and start selling courses on Thinkific today.
Thinkific Details
Thinkific
http://www.thinkific.com
Founded 2012
Thinkific pricing overview
See pricing plansThinkific has a free version and offers a free trial. Thinkific paid version starts at US$49.00/month.
Starting Price
US$49.00/month See pricing details
Free Version
Yes
Free Trial
Yes, get a free trial
Thinkific deployment and support
Support
- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- Chat
Deployment
- Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
Training
- Live Online
- Webinars
- Documentation
- Videos
Thinkific Features
Classroom Management Software
- API
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Management
- Activity Tracking
- Alerts/Notifications
- Assessment Management
- Assignment Management
- Attendance Management
- Attendance Tracking
- Blended Learning
- Block Websites/Applications
- Built-in LMS
- Calendar Management
- Chat/Messaging
- Class Scheduling
- Collaboration Tools
- Content Library
- Content Management
- Course Authoring
- Course Management
- Customisable Reports
- Data Import/Export
- Discipline Management
- Email Management
- Enrollments/Onboarding
- Event Calendar
- For Classroom
- For Labs
- Gradebook
- Internet Usage Monitoring
- Learning Management
- Live Chat
- Progress Reports
- Progress Tracking
- Real Time Monitoring
- Real Time Notifications
- Real-Time Chat
- Records Management
- Remote Access/Control
- Report Cards
- Reporting & Statistics
- Skills Assessment
- Student Information/Records
- Student Management
- Student Portal
- Support Audio/Images/Video
- Tests/Assessments
- Third Party Integrations
- Transcripts
- View Student Monitors
Course Authoring Software
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Assessment Management
- Assignment Management
- Asynchronous Learning
- Audio/Video Recording
- Blended Learning
- Certification & Licensing
- Collaboration Tools
- Compliance Management
- Content Library
- Content Management
- Course Authoring
- Course Publishing
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Questions
- Customisable Reports
- Customisable Templates
- Data Import/Export
- Drag & Drop
- Gamification
- Interactive Content
- Interactive Learning
- Learning Management
- Media Import
- Mobile Access
- Multi-Language
- Progress Reports
- Progress Tracking
- Question Library
- Real Time Data
- Reporting & Statistics
- Role-Based Permissions
- SCORM Compliance
- Self-Learning
- Single Sign On
- Storyboarding
- Surveys & Feedback
- Synchronous Learning
- Template Management
- Tests/Assessments
- Third Party Integrations
- Training Management
- User Management
- VR/AR Compatibility
- Video Management
- Video Streaming
- Video Support
Employee Engagement Software
- 360 Degree Feedback
- API
- Action Management
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Alerts/Notifications
- Benchmarking
- Chat/Messaging
- Commenting/Notes
- Communication Management
- Content Management
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Questions
- Customisable Reports
- Customisable Templates
- Employee Database
- Employee Management
- Employee Onboarding
- Employee Portal
- Employee Profiles
- Employee Recognition
- Employee Reward Programs
- Engagement Tracking
- Feedback Management
- Gamification
- Goal Management
- Goal Setting / Tracking
- Mobile Access
- Negative Feedback Management
- Performance Appraisal
- Performance Management
- Performance Metrics
- Progress Tracking
- Pulse Surveys
- Question Library
- Real Time Analytics
- Real Time Data
- Real Time Notifications
- Real Time Reporting
- Real-time Updates
- Reminders
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Search/Filter
- Single Sign On
- Survey/Poll Management
- Surveys & Feedback
- Third Party Integrations
- Training Management
- Visual Analytics
Higher Education Software
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Ad hoc Reporting
- Admissions Management
- Alerts/Notifications
- Alumni Management
- Assessment Management
- Attendance Management
- Attendance Tracking
- Calendar Management
- Chat/Messaging
- Class Scheduling
- Collaboration Tools
- Communication Management
- Content Management
- Course Authoring
- Curriculum Management
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Forms
- Customisable Reports
- Customisable Templates
- Document Management
- Drag & Drop
- Event Calendar
- Faculty/Staff Management
- Financial Aid Management
- Forms Management
- Fundraising Management
- Housing Management
- Learning Management
- Performance Metrics
- Progress Reports
- Progress Tracking
- Real Time Analytics
- Records Management
- Registration Management
- Reporting & Statistics
- Scheduling
- Search/Filter
- Self Service Portal
- Single Sign On
- Status Tracking
- Student Information/Records
- Student Management
- Student Portal
- Surveys & Feedback
- Third Party Integrations
- Workflow Management
Learning Experience Platform (LXP) Software
- API
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Assessment Management
- Assignment Management
- Asynchronous Learning
- Blended Learning
- Built-in Course Authoring
- Collaboration Tools
- Content Library
- Content Management
- Content Sharing
- Course Authoring
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Reports
- Customisable Templates
- Data Import/Export
- Employee Engagement Software
- Employee Onboarding
- Employee Portal
- Engagement Tracking
- Gamification
- Interactive Content
- Learning Management
- Microlearning
- Mobile Learning
- Multi-Language
- Multi-User Collaboration
- Progress Reports
- Progress Tracking
- Recommendations
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- SCORM Compliance
- Self Service Portal
- Self-Learning
- Self-Service Content Curation
- Single Sign On
- Skills Assessment
- Skills Tracking
- Social Learning
- Student Portal
- Surveys & Feedback
- Synchronous Learning
- Third Party Course Library
- Third Party Integrations
- Training Management
- Training Record Management
- Video Conferencing
- Video Support
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Learning Management Systems (LMS)
- API
- Academic/Education
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Assessment Management
- Assignment Management
- Asynchronous Learning
- Blended Learning
- Built-in Course Authoring
- Certification & Licensing
- Certification Tracking
- Compliance Management
- Compliance Tracking
- Content Library
- Content Management
- Corporate/Business
- Course Authoring
- Course Management
- Course Tracking
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Reports
- Employee Portal
- Gamification
- Gradebook
- Learner Portal
- Learning Management
- Learning Paths/Tracks
- Mobile Learning
- Multi-Language
- Performance Metrics
- Progress Reports
- Progress Tracking
- Reporting & Statistics
- SCORM Compliance
- Self Service Portal
- Self-Learning
- Single Sign On
- Skills Assessment
- Skills Tracking
- Social Learning
- Surveys & Feedback
- Synchronous Learning
- Talent Management
- Tests/Assessments
- Third Party Integrations
- Training Management
- User Management
- Video Conferencing
- eCommerce Management
- eLearning Companies
Microlearning Software
- API
- Activity Dashboard
- Adaptive Learning
- Alerts/Notifications
- Assessment Management
- Asynchronous Learning
- Blended Learning
- Built-in Course Authoring
- Collaboration Tools
- Communication Management
- Content Library
- Content Management
- Course Authoring
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Questions
- Customisable Reports
- Data Import/Export
- Email Invitations & Reminders
- Employee Onboarding
- Employee Portal
- Engagement Tracking
- Evaluation Management
- Gamification
- Interactive Content
- Leaderboards
- Learning Management
- Mobile Access
- Performance Metrics
- Progress Reports
- Progress Tracking
- Quizzes
- Real Time Analytics
- Real Time Reporting
- Registration Management
- Reporting & Statistics
- Rewards Management
- SCORM Compliance
- Self Service Portal
- Self-Enrollment
- Self-Learning
- Single Sign On
- Skills Assessment
- Skills Tracking
- Student Portal
- Surveys & Feedback
- Synchronous Learning
- Third Party Integrations
- Training Management
- User Management
- Video Management
Onboarding Software
- API
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Alerts/Notifications
- Applicant Tracking
- Approval Process Control
- Attendance Tracking
- Benefits Management
- Calendar Management
- Collaboration Tools
- Compliance Management
- Configurable Workflow
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Reports
- Customisable Templates
- Customizable Fields
- Data Import/Export
- Document Management
- Document Storage
- E-Verify/I-9 Forms
- Electronic Forms
- Electronic Signature
- Employee Database
- Employee Handbook
- Employee Management
- Employee Onboarding
- Employee Portal
- Employee Profiles
- Employee Self Service
- Feedback Management
- HR Management
- Job Description Management
- Learning Management
- Leave Tracking
- Mentorship
- Orientation Workflow Management
- Payroll Management
- Performance Management
- Real Time Reporting
- Recruitment Management
- Reminders
- Reporting & Statistics
- Role-Based Permissions
- Self Service Portal
- Sick Leave Tracking
- Task Management
- Third Party Integrations
- Time Off Requests
- Training Management
- Workflow Management
Student Engagement Software
- API
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Alerts/Notifications
- Assessment Management
- Attendance Management
- Blended Learning
- Calendar Management
- Chat/Messaging
- Class Scheduling
- Communication Management
- Community Management
- Content Management
- Course Authoring
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Reports
- Event Calendar
- Feedback Management
- Gamification
- Higher Education
- Information Hub
- Interactive Learning
- K-12
- Learning Management
- Location Tracking
- Mobile App
- Monitoring
- Orientation Workflow Management
- Performance Metrics
- Polls/Voting
- Progress Reports
- Progress Tracking
- Real Time Analytics
- Real Time Data
- Real Time Monitoring
- Real Time Notifications
- Real-time Updates
- Reminders
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Safety Management
- Self Service Portal
- Self-Learning
- Skills Assessment
- Student Group Management
- Student Management
- Student Portal
- Surveys & Feedback
- Third Party Integrations
- Video Support
Training Software
- API
- Academic/Education
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Assessment Management
- Assignment Management
- Asynchronous Learning
- Blended Learning
- Built-in Course Authoring
- Built-in LMS
- Certification & Licensing
- Compliance Management
- Contact Management
- Content Library
- Content Management
- Corporate/Business
- Course Authoring
- Course Management
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Reports
- Gamification
- Interactive Content
- Learner Portal
- Learning Management
- Learning Paths/Tracks
- Mobile Learning
- Modeling & Simulation
- Multi-Language
- Progress Reports
- Progress Tracking
- Real Time Reporting
- Reminders
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- SCORM Compliance
- Self-Learning
- Single Sign On
- Skills Assessment
- Skills Tracking
- Social Learning
- Surveys & Feedback
- Synchronous Learning
- Tests/Assessments
- Third Party Integrations
- Training Administration
- Training Companies
- Training Management
- Training Record Management
- Virtual Classroom
- eCommerce Management
Virtual Classroom Software
- API
- Activity Dashboard
- Assessment Management
- Assignment Management
- Attendance Management
- Attendance Tracking
- Blended Learning
- Breakout Rooms
- Chat/Messaging
- Class Scheduling
- Collaboration Tools
- Conferencing
- Content Library
- Content Management
- Course Authoring
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Reports
- Data Import/Export
- File Sharing
- Interactive Content
- Interactive Whiteboard
- LMS Integration (LTI)
- Learning Management
- Live Chat
- Polls/Voting
- Presentation Streaming
- Progress Reports
- Raise Hand
- Real Time Data
- Real-Time Chat
- Real-time Broadcasting
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Scheduling
- Screen Sharing
- Self-Learning
- Session Recording
- Student Management
- Student Portal
- Synchronous Learning
- Third Party Integrations
- Two Way Audio & Video
- Two-Way Audio & Video
- Video Call Recording
- Video Conferencing
- Video Management
- Video Streaming
- Video Support
- Virtual Classroom
- Whiteboard
eLearning Authoring Tools
- API
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Alerts/Notifications
- Assessment Management
- Assignment Management
- Asynchronous Learning
- Blended Learning
- Certification & Licensing
- Commenting/Notes
- Content Library
- Content Management
- Course Authoring
- Course Publishing
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Questions
- Customisable Reports
- Customisable Templates
- Data Import/Export
- Drag & Drop
- Engagement Tracking
- Gamification
- Instructor-Led Courses
- Interactive Content
- Learning Management
- Mobile Access
- Multi-Language
- Multimedia Support
- PowerPoint Conversion
- Progress Reports
- Progress Tracking
- Quizzes
- Real Time Analytics
- Real Time Data
- Reporting & Statistics
- SCORM Compliance
- Self-Learning
- Self-Paced Courses
- Single Sign On
- Skills Tracking
- Storyboarding
- Surveys & Feedback
- Synchronous Learning
- Template Management
- Third Party Integrations
- Training Management
- User Management
- Video Conferencing
- Video Management
- Video Support
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Thinkific Reviews for UK Users
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- Reviewed on 21/04/2020
"This is where I have my courses"
Comments: Anytime I have a problem their tech support is great. And I haven't had any tech problems with the platform - my students are happy and use it easily.
Pros: When I was researching all the different software for course hosting, I liked that this had a place to upload documents in the discussions. That might be really important for people teaching code or other products. Then I'm glad I choose this one because others take a % of income AND you have to wait longer for money.
Cons: The layout isn't as clean and modern as others - I'm hoping that will be updated at some point. It's a little ugly.
Alternatives Considered: Teachable
Reasons for Switching to Thinkific: Thinkific had the ability to upload docs in the discussion area of courses. And doesn't charge a transaction fee.
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- Reviewed on 21/04/2020
Yadah H.
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- Reviewed on 26/04/2021
"Beautiful Course Platform for Online Education"
Comments: A stunning product which I would have been happy to use (even with all the workarounds for certificates, email and quizzes). The support is quick with responses and the tutorials provided really are next-level amazing. A consistent and impressive LMS.
Pros: This is an absolutely beautiful platform. Thinkific has been in the elearning industry for years and it shows - the portal is easy to navigate and set up courses. The tutorials section is robust and detailed, giving step-by-step information on how to set up various course features and troubleshoot any issues that may come up. There is the ability to issue certificates of completion, add an assignment section for students to upload their work, basic quiz functionality, drip-scheduling as well as compulsory lessons which need to be completed before the student can move on. The lessons can consist of videos, text, PDF's (which can be downloadable or not), or quizzes. You can embed videos and links from other sites too. The course analytics allow you to see how much of a course/lesson was completed before a student drops off, giving valuable insight which enables the course creator to edit and adapt the courses to make them more engaging for the students. There is also a 'community' feature which gives students the chance to chat and give/feedback away from an external site (like a Facebook group). Thinkific does not take any of the course fees and allows the course creator to keep 100% of the profits earned. There is also a free version which has a lot of features included.
Cons: The certificates are quite basic and it's necessary to be design-savvy and tech-savvy to create a certificate which would be accepted in the upload process. The quizzes are very basic and do not support time-limits, limited retries or anything more robust than true/false or multiple choice. Should you want to integrate with a more robust quiz software, their native integrative party is quite pricey! There is no built-in email functionality aside from the notifications that can be sent to existing students. As email is becoming more popular among other learning management systems this is quite a big negative point against them. The option to whitelabel the site completely is only available on the 'Growth' plan which over and above the 'Pro' plan which is already $99.
Alternatives Considered: Kajabi, Ruzuku, Podia and LearnWorlds
Reasons for Choosing Thinkific: Option to do upsells and order bumps with Thinkific. Option for assignment uploads for students. All-round more robust LMS.
Switched From: Teachable and CourseCraft
Reasons for Switching to Thinkific: Value for money and number of features offered. It's an established product with years of market research and expertise.
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- Reviewed on 26/04/2021
Puneet T.
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- Reviewed on 08/08/2021
"Thinkific is a well polished Learning Management System"
Comments: Thinkific is an excellent platform for creating and selling online courses. It is really easy to use and offers a lot of features that make designing & delivering courses an absolute breeze...not to mention the other numerous benefits it offers. If you can bear the monthly subscription cost, definitely chose thinkific over other Learning Management Systems.
Pros:
The UI/UX is well developed and it feels premium.
- Ability to create memberships & Bundles
- Website Builder
- Affiliate Center
- Community feature is awesome (your can create your own Private community/space)
- Overall analysis (revenue, order, Student engagements etc.)
- Drip content is cool (Publish your content/material on specific day or time)
- Certificates after completion of the course
- Ability to create assignments, Quizes & Surveys
Cons:
- Lack of mobile app, It is handy to learn using mobile phone
- It's Expensive, Difficult to bear the cost if you are just starting
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- Reviewed on 08/08/2021
Farah A.
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- Reviewed on 07/02/2021
"Good overall with critical limitations for teaching online live"
Comments: Good. They have excellent customer support and they responded to me quickly even during busy times. I actually recommended them for a company that has recorded videos and could benefit from using a modern LMS to share their recorded lessons.
Pros: I think I like the idea of the software. There are alternatives. I think I picked Thinkific first because they have clear description about their software, seemed reputable and seemed like they have good customer service and responsiveness. Their website is nicely responsive for different screen sizes. Although the theme itself is limited, and you are on your own to customize it, I felt that the drag and drop choices for the editor covered everything I need.
Cons: There were critical limitations that I felt decreased the value of the software for my business. The first thing that made me feel uncomfortable is that the website you build for your business through their LMS software would publish to the public immediately as you save the changes. I look thoroughly through the website theme settings, but there was no way to keep the website as "password protected" or "private" before it is published. As a result, I felt I should hold on about sharing important details until I write the entire content of the website, then drag and drop the content for the layout, and then put the content. After that first issue, I felt less excited. There were other limitations that resulted in me losing interest. I didn't feel like I want to pay to customize my website with HTML and CSS. importing your own website website was not a convenient option. My courses were live online but their website had no way of sharing the time on the website based on the user local or system time. I would have to pay for their Pro plan and do it myself with javascript. I could look up and learn how to do it, but I didn't want to. I felt like the software was good for only recorded content. The price they were asking for was not convincing anymore. Slowly and slowly I lost interest. Finally, I saw that they charge a flat fee for each student plus their monthly fee, for any student after the 100th student. I decided not to move forward with them.
Alternatives Considered: Kajabi, TutorBird and Teachable
Reasons for Switching to Thinkific: I ended up not choosing Thinkific and went with an alternative.
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- Reviewed on 07/02/2021
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- Reviewed on 08/07/2021
"Best Training App"
Comments: Able to help healthcare virtual assistants like me when it comes to in-depth training. Very informative.
Pros: I loved that I'm able to learn with user-friendly features of the app. I'm able to watch informative videos that are included on certain topics everyday. I also loved the features when taking a quiz which makes me pay attention to details to pass it before proceeding to a next topic.
Cons: Not much least favorite. I'm satisfied with all the features.
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- Reviewed on 08/07/2021
