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Pricing and fees

Podia plan comparison: Mover vs Shaker vs Earthquaker

Podia prices by email subscribers, not learners. Mover ($42 per month) takes a 5% transaction fee and caps your email list at 100. Shaker ($84) drops the fee, adds affiliates, upsells and one assistant, and lifts the list to 500. Earthquaker ($150) removes most caps. Your email list size, more than your student count, drives the upgrade.

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The three plans at a glance

Podia is a simple all-in-one storefront for courses, downloads and communities, with website and email built in. There is no B2B, SCORM or SSO layer, so the plan choice is about caps and the Mover fee.

Podia plans in USD. Card processing fees are always separate.
PlanMonthly billingAnnual billingAdminsFeesHighlights
Mover$42/mo$42/mo5% transaction feewebsite builder and custom domain included; unlimited customers
Shaker$84/mo$84/moNo platform feeaffiliate marketing; upsells; PayPal
Earthquaker$150/mo$150/moNo platform feeunlimited products and videos; unlimited assistants; affiliate marketing

One practical note: Podia listed no annual discount at our last check. The yearly price is twelve times the monthly price, so annual billing buys commitment, not a saving.

The email list, not students, drives upgrades

The counterintuitive part of Podia pricing is that customers are unlimited on every plan, but email subscribers are capped: 100 on Mover, 500 on Shaker, 1,000 on Earthquaker. Because Podia bundles email marketing, your list size is what pushes you up the tiers, not how many students you teach.

If you run an active email list, plan around that number first. A creator with 400 subscribers has already outgrown Mover regardless of course sales. If your list is small or you market elsewhere, the subscriber cap may never bind and product caps or the fee decide instead.

The 5% Mover fee and other caps

So Shaker is the plan you reach for three separate reasons: escaping the 5% fee, wanting affiliates or upsells, or needing a teammate. Any one of them can justify it.

When Podia is the wrong shape

Podia publishes no B2B seat selling, no SCORM and no SSO. Its spaces are communities, not client portals, and assistants are staff seats, not client admins. If you sell training to companies or deliver compliance content, Podia is the wrong tool and you should look at Thinkific vs Podia or Podia alternatives.

For a solo creator who wants site, email, products and a community in one calm tool, Podia is a strong fit once you have priced your email list correctly. Compare it head to head in Teachable vs Podia.

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Frequently asked questions

Why does Podia charge by email subscribers?
Because email marketing is built into Podia, your subscriber list is a metered resource: 100 on Mover, 500 on Shaker, 1,000 on Earthquaker. Customers who buy from you are unlimited on every plan. This means a growing email list can force an upgrade even if your course sales are flat. Price your plan around your list size first, then check the other caps.
How much does Podia's 5% fee cost me?
Mover takes 5% on sales, while Shaker and Earthquaker take none. At $840 per month in sales, 5% is $42, which is exactly the monthly price gap between Mover and Shaker. Above that volume, Shaker costs the same or less once you account for the fee, and it adds affiliates, upsells and an assistant. Card processing of about 2.9% plus 30 cents applies separately on every plan.
Does Podia offer an annual discount?
Not at our last check. Podia listed each plan at the same effective price whether billed monthly or yearly, so annual billing is a commitment choice rather than a way to save money. That is unlike Thinkific, LearnWorlds and Teachable, which each discount annual billing meaningfully. Factor this in when you compare Podia's yearly total against those platforms.
Can Podia sell training seats to companies?
No published workflow does that. Podia's spaces are communities and its assistants are staff seats, not client admins or client portals. There is no published B2B seat selling, SCORM or SSO. If selling seats to corporate clients is your goal, Podia is the wrong shape and Thinkific Grow or LearnWorlds client groups are better starting points.

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