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Integrations and API access across the platforms

An integration logo on a marketing page is not a working pipeline. Thinkific publishes API access from Grow and CRM integrations with HubSpot and Salesforce on Plus. LearnWorlds advertises API and integrations on upper plans, with exact endpoints per plan to confirm. Podia has Zapier from Shaker. LearnDash lives in the WordPress REST ecosystem. Teachable does not itemize per-plan API access publicly.

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What each platform publishes

Where API access drives reporting pipelines specifically, cross-read the reporting and learner progress page, since Thinkific opens both its API and its engagement reports at Grow.

Why an integration logo is not a pipeline

A logo wall tells you a connection exists somewhere; it does not tell you the specific records you need flow the way you need them. A CRM integration might sync new signups but not course completions, or push contacts one way with no return. Zapier coverage depends on which triggers and actions the platform actually exposes, which is often narrower than the presence of a Zapier app suggests.

The gap between a named integration and a working data flow is where projects stall after signing. So test the exact record you depend on, rather than trusting the badge.

The rule: map one record end to end before signing

Pick the single most important record for your business, a new enrollment, a course completion, a paid order, and in the trial or demo map it end to end into the destination system you care about. Confirm the field you need arrives, in the right place, with the right value, and on the trigger you expect.

For LearnWorlds, use that same exercise to pin down which endpoints your specific plan includes, since the public pages advertise API and integrations without itemizing them per plan. For Teachable, the one-record test is how you learn whether the API you need exists at all on your plan. Weigh any integration-driven tier upgrade with the cost calculator.

Published commitments only. Partial means the capability lives inside one shared school. Nothing here claims tested isolation: cross-client access must be verified with test accounts in a demo.
What you need separateThinkificLearnWorldsTeachablePodiaLearnDash
Custom branding per clientPartial, shared school
Branding removal from Grow applies to one school, one brand. Per-client branding is a Plus conversation.		Partial, shared school
Full white label from Learning Center covers your school; client groups share that brand unless you go Corporate.		Partial, shared school
Branding removal on Growth; no per-client branding as published.		Not published, ask in a demo
Branding terms are not itemized on the pricing page.		By construction, separate installs
Each WordPress install is fully the client's brand; one license covers one site.
Custom domain per clientPartial, shared school
One custom domain per school. Per-client domains are not published below Plus.		Partial, shared school
One school domain; per-group domains are not published.		Partial, shared school
One custom domain from Builder.		Partial, shared school
One custom domain per account.		By construction, separate installs
One install per domain, so per-client domains are structural.
Separate catalog per clientPartial, shared school
Group selling from Grow shares one catalog; you scope access, not the catalog itself.		Partial, shared school
Client groups (1 on Pro Trainer, up to 10 on Learning Center) receive assigned courses from one catalog.		Not offered as published
No published client portal or group concept.		Not offered as published
Spaces are communities, not client portals.		By construction, separate installs
Separate installs mean separate catalogs; within one install, groups share the catalog.
Separate user pool per clientPartial, shared school
Groups segment one shared student base inside the school.		Partial, shared school
Groups are segments of one user base, not separate schools.		Not offered as published
One student base per school.		Not offered as published
One customer base per account.		By construction, separate installs
Separate installs keep user pools apart; within one install, groups share the user table.
Client admin rightsNot published, ask in a demo
Delegated client-admin rights below Plus are not documented publicly.		Not published, ask in a demo
Per-group admin delegation is not itemized publicly.		Not published, ask in a demo
Only admin seat counts are published.		Not offered as published
Assistants are staff seats, not client admins.		Partial, shared school
Group leader role exists within one install; rights depend on tier and setup.
Separated client dataNot published, ask in a demo
No public commitment on per-client data separation; confirm the multi-account scenario in a demo.		Not published, ask in a demo
No public isolation commitment; verify cross-group access with test accounts in a demo.		Not published, ask in a demo
Not documented.		Not published, ask in a demo
Not documented.		By construction, separate installs
Separate installs mean separate databases; one shared install does not separate data.

Frequently asked questions

When does Thinkific include API and CRM integrations?
Thinkific lists API access from the Grow plan. CRM integrations with HubSpot and Salesforce are listed on the quote-based Plus plan, so a deep sales or marketing sync points toward a Plus conversation rather than a self-serve tier. If you only need the API to move records into your own tools, Grow is the published entry point. Confirm the specific endpoints and objects you need in a demo, since a plan line does not detail every call.
Does Podia have an API?
Podia does not itemize a public API, but it documents Zapier from the Shaker plan, which reaches many other tools indirectly through Zapier's triggers and actions. Whether that covers your case depends on which events Podia exposes to Zapier, which can be narrower than the integration's presence implies. Before relying on it, build the specific automation you need in a trial and confirm the trigger and the fields you depend on actually fire.
How does LearnDash handle integrations?
LearnDash lives in the WordPress REST ecosystem, so integrations depend on your own WordPress stack and the plugins you run rather than a fixed vendor list. That means broad flexibility if you have WordPress capability, and responsibility for building and maintaining the connections yourself. There is no single published integrations grid to read; instead, scope the specific plugins or REST calls your workflow needs and confirm they work in your own install before committing.
What should the one-record test actually check?
Pick the record your business depends on most, a new enrollment, a completion or a paid order, and map it end to end into the destination system during the trial. Confirm the exact field you need arrives, in the right place, with the right value, on the trigger you expect. Run it on each shortlisted platform. This turns a logo on a marketing page into evidence that the pipeline you will rely on actually works.

Keep deciding

LearnWorlds and Salesforce: what actually syncs, and how

LearnWorlds has no native Salesforce connector. What syncs through Zapier or the API, what Salesforce SSO carries, which plan you need, and the test to run.

Reporting and learner progress: what you can actually export

A training company must export per-client completion, scores and timestamps. What Thinkific and LearnDash publish, what LearnWorlds leaves to a demo.

SSO and client admin access: a procurement checklist

SSO, provisioning and delegated rights are three different things vendors blur. A procurement questionnaire and the demo scenario to demand before you sign.

Customer education LMS: decide on CRM integration and SSO first

Customer education on a course platform: LearnWorlds Learning Center vs Thinkific Plus on Salesforce and HubSpot integration, SSO and progress exports.

Course platform pricing calculator: Thinkific vs LearnWorlds vs Teachable, Podia and LearnDash

Selling courses? Compare the yearly cost of Thinkific, LearnWorlds, Teachable, Podia and LearnDash from your sales, students, admin seats and transaction fees.