Teachery

What Teachery does

Teachery is a bootstrapped, founder-operated online course creation platform built and serviced from Jacksonville, Florida, operating under the legal entity Really Awesome Company, Inc. (dba Teachery, founded 2013). The platform enables individual creators, solopreneurs, coaches, and creative professionals to build, brand, and sell online courses, digital downloads, membership hubs, coaching programs, client portals, templates, and related digital products through a self-serve web application. Core product capabilities include a live drag-and-drop course editor with embed blocks (video, audio, quizzes, Canva, Disqus), a Style Editor offering Global Color Palettes, custom fonts, and custom CSS for full brand customization, and integrated Payment Pages supporting fixed and recurring payments, upsells, bundles, promo codes, and course gifting. Underlying infrastructure runs on AWS (hosting, email delivery, analytics, data warehouse, DNS) with Cloudflare for CDN/DNS, Stripe and PayPal for payments, and a documented integration layer spanning email marketing (Mailchimp, Kit, MailerLite, Flodesk), design (Canva), and automation (Zapier, Pabbly, Make).

The business model is product-led and self-serve, with a 14-day free trial and pricing structured as $49 per month, $470 per year, or a $550 one-time lifetime tier (the latter being positioned as the platform's defining differentiator with zero transaction fees on top of standard Stripe processing). Distribution is primarily direct via teachery.co, augmented by an 80+ article SEO-driven blog targeting comparison intent against Teachable, Kajabi, Thinkific, Kartra, and Thrivecart, plus a community Template Marketplace (teachery.co/marketplace) where third-party theme creators sell pre-made course designs at $20-$40 with Teachery retaining a 25% commission. The company has no external investors, retains founder ownership (Jason Zook and Gerlando Piro), and explicitly prioritizes customer experience over scale, with all support requests handled personally by the founders.

Revenue mechanics rest on three pillars: (1) subscription income from monthly and annual plans; (2) one-time lifetime license revenue ($550 per customer, scheduled to rise to $990 on the next major version release); and (3) marketplace commissions and ancillary add-ons. The lack of transaction fees is structurally important: competitor platforms commonly charge 5%+ per-sale fees, whereas Teachery retains only Stripe processing (approximately 3%), allowing the company to compete on price for high-volume creators while sustaining a flat, usage-independent revenue model that insulates it from individual merchant performance. Customer concentration is diffuse across individual creators (micro-business / solo segment), with named testimonial customers across coaching, art education, graphic design, and digital products. Forward product surface includes the Magic AI-assisted creation tool (magic.teachery.co), which extends the platform into generative workflows, and a forthcoming PayPal integration tied to a planned next-generation release.

Name

Teachery

Legal name

Really Awesome Company, Inc

Website

https://teachery.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Teachery is a bootstrapped, Jacksonville-based online course creation platform serving solopreneurs, course creators, and creative professionals with unlimited courses, zero transaction fees, full brand customization, and a unique one-time $550 lifetime pricing tier.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Course Creation Platform

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAFACAA

Core Digital Curriculum & Courseware (Full Programs & Units)

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Digital Curriculum, Courseware & Interactive Learning Content

SECONDARYEDAFACAL

Teacher-Led Digital Lesson Packages & Instructional Resources

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Digital Curriculum, Courseware & Interactive Learning Content

SECONDARYEDAFAIAD

Instructor Marketplaces (Find-a-Teacher / Book-a-Class)

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Education Marketplaces & Course Platforms (MOOCs, Cohort-Based, Creator Platforms)

Keywords

• Online course platform
• Course creation software
• Digital product builder
• Membership site hosting
• Lifetime deal SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Monthly Subscription: Monthly subscription plan at $49/month for users who prefer recurring billing over one-time payment.
2. Annual Subscription: Annual subscription at $470/year (equivalent to approximately $39/month), offering savings compared to monthly billing.
3. Lifetime Deal: One-time payment of $550 for lifetime access to all features. This is the primary unique selling proposition with no ongoing fees ever. Price increases to $990 after next version release.
4. Zero Transaction Fees: Platform charges zero additional transaction fees on sales. Only standard payment processor fees (Stripe ~3%) apply to sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Teachery is a self-serve online course creation and digital product platform that lets individual creators build, brand, and sell unlimited online courses, memberships, digital downloads, client portals, templates, and coaching products. The platform emphasizes full design customization (colors, fonts, custom CSS), zero transaction fees, and a distinctive one-time pricing option ($550 lifetime) alongside monthly ($49) and annual ($470) subscriptions. It is sold directly online to solopreneurs, coaches, artists, and small creators without a sales team.

Product overview

Teachery is an unlimited course creation platform with one-time pricing, designed for digital creators who want to build and sell online courses, memberships, coaching programs, client portals, digital downloads, and other digital products. The core product is the Teachery Platform itself, which includes the Course Builder, Style Editor (with Global Color Palettes and Global Font Selector), Payment Pages (supporting fixed/recurring payments, upsells, bundles), and Course Hubs & Memberships functionality. The platform is complemented by the Template Marketplace (a community marketplace for pre-designed themes), Style Files (design resources), and Magic (AI-assisted creation tool). Creators can start with a 14-day free trial or opt for a $550 lifetime deal. The platform emphasizes no transaction fees, unlimited products, and full design customization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Magic: AI-powered feature/tool offered by Teachery (magic.teachery.co)

Products and services

• Teachery Platform Self-serve SaaS platform that lets individual creators build, brand, and sell unlimited online courses, memberships, digital downloads, client portals, templates, and coaching products. Includes a course editor, a Style Editor with Global Color Palettes/Global Font Selector/custom CSS, branded payment pages, and course hubs, sold via monthly ($49), annual ($470), or one-time lifetime ($550) plans with zero platform transaction fees.
• Teachery Template Marketplace Community marketplace for pre-designed course themes — free and paid ($20–$40) — usable across courses, memberships, digital downloads, and client portals. Third-party sellers list and sell templates; Teachery takes a 25% commission on paid listings and uses Stripe for payment processing.
• Magic (Teachery AI Tool) AI-assisted creation tool offered by Teachery at magic.teachery.co to help creators build courses and digital products more quickly.

Quantifiable outcome

• Creators report keeping 100% of revenue minus ~3% payment processing vs 5%+ platform fees on competitors
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary payment processing partner. Handles all transaction processing for course sales, lifetime deals, and template marketplace purchases. Stripe Checkout is used for payment pages and lifetime deal purchases.
• PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationAlternative payment processing option for customers who prefer PayPal over credit card payments.
• CloudflarecoreTechnology or IntegrationDNS and CDN services provider for the platform infrastructure, ensuring fast and secure content delivery.
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationCloud infrastructure provider for email delivery, analytics, web hosting, data warehouse, DNS, and CDN services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kajabi: Direct competitor called out in Teachery's SEO/content marketing. Kajabi is an all-in-one platform for courses, memberships, and coaching; both serve the same creator economy with branded course delivery, though Kajabi is more expensive ($149+/month) and feature-laden.
• Thinkific: Direct competitor named in Teachery's comparison pages. Thinkific is a course creation and commerce platform with similar SMB/creator targeting, zero-transaction-fee entry tier, and branded storefronts — overlapping heavily with Teachery's positioning.
• Teachable: Direct competitor explicitly named in Teachery's comparison content ('Teachable vs Teachery'). Both target solopreneur course creators with self-serve platforms and similar feature sets (course builder, payment pages, custom domains); the core distinction is Teachable's subscription-plus-transaction-fee pricing vs. Teachery's lifetime/zero-fee model.
• Podia: Closely comparable creator platform offering courses, digital downloads, memberships, and webinars on a single plan with no transaction fees. Podia and Teachery both attack Teachable/Kajabi with simplified, flat-fee pricing for solo creators.
• ThriveCart: Direct competitor called out in Teachery's blog comparison pages. ThriveCart is a checkout/cart platform with course delivery built in; competes on the same no-fee creator-economy positioning, though with a different product emphasis (cart vs. course authoring).
• Kartra: Direct competitor named in Teachery's comparison content. Kartra is a broader all-in-one marketing/sales/course platform aimed at online businesses; competes with Teachery in the course-plus-funnel category but with much higher pricing tiers.

Emerging players

• Memberful: Membership and subscription billing platform used by independent creators to monetize gated content and communities. Adjacent peer — overlaps with Teachery's membership/hub functionality but emphasizes subscription billing over course authoring.
• Mighty Networks: Platform for creators to run paid communities, courses, and memberships in one branded space. Overlaps with Teachery on the membership/course hub functionality and the 'branded experience' value proposition, but with stronger community-engagement tooling.
• LearnDash: WordPress LMS plugin used by creators and small businesses to deliver online courses. LearnDash overlaps with Teachery on course delivery and customization but is self-hosted on WordPress rather than a hosted SaaS — appealing to more technical creators.
• Graphy (by Spayee): Course-creation platform originating in India and expanding globally, targeting individual creators with branded course sites. Competes head-to-head with Teachery on self-serve course authoring, payment processing, and zero/low transaction fees — emerging global challenger.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/teacheryco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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