Podia
A simple storefront for digital products
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Podia is the simplest way to start selling digital products properly, and its simplicity is a deliberate ceiling rather than an oversight.
Where it wins. Everything is in one place with almost no setup — storefront, checkout, email, and product delivery work out of the box. Courses, downloads, memberships, coaching, and webinars all sell from the same account, so a creator with a mixed catalogue is not juggling platforms. No transaction fees on paid plans. Email marketing is included and adequate for a creator list. Support has a consistently strong reputation, which matters when you are selling alone.
Where it falls short. Course delivery is basic next to Thinkific — lighter quizzing, weaker drip and prerequisite logic, less granular student tracking. Design customisation is limited to the theme options provided. Reporting is thin. As a business grows past a few products, the constraints that made it pleasant start to bind, and migration becomes the conversation.
Our call. The best starting point for selling digital products, and the platform most likely to be outgrown. That is a reasonable trade at the beginning.
Best for
Creators selling a small mixed catalogue of downloads, courses, and memberships who value simplicity over depth.
Key takeaways
- 1Simplest storefront setup in the category
- 2No transaction fees on paid plans
- 3Courses, downloads, memberships, and coaching in one account
- 4Email marketing included
- 5Course delivery is basic next to Thinkific
- 6Limited design customisation and thin reporting
Podia competes on restraint. It does fewer things than [Kajabi](/tool/kajabi) and does them with far less configuration, which for a creator who wants to sell an ebook and a small course this month is exactly the right trade. There are no transaction fees on paid plans and the whole product can be understood in one sitting.
What we like
- Very easy to set up and run
- No transaction fees
- Wide product-type support
- Email included
- Well-regarded support
Worth noting
- Basic course delivery features
- Limited design control
- Thin analytics
- Outgrown as the catalogue expands
Plans
Pricing
Mover
per month
- Unlimited products
- No transaction fees
- Online courses and downloads
- Email marketing
- Website and blog
Shaker
per month
- Everything in Mover
- Memberships
- Affiliate programme
- Blog and embedded checkout
- Third-party code
Pricing verified Aug 13, 2026. Prices shown are billed annually where available and may change — always confirm on the vendor site.
Capabilities
Features
Content
- Certificates
- Drip schedulingBasic
- Quizzes & assessmentsVery limited assessment tooling
Channels
- Built-in email marketingAdequate for a creator list
Monetisation
- Built-in affiliate programmeShaker plan
- Global tax handling
- Memberships & subscriptionsShaker plan
- No transaction feesZero fees on paid plans
Design
- Website builderSimple storefront and blog
Collaboration
- Student communityIncluded communities
Platform
- Mobile appMobile web only
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Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Does Podia charge transaction fees?＋
Not on paid plans. You pay the subscription plus standard payment processing, with no percentage taken by Podia itself.
What can I sell on Podia?＋
Online courses, digital downloads, memberships, coaching, and webinars, all from the same storefront. That breadth with no setup complexity is the platform's main argument.
Is Podia's email marketing enough on its own?＋
For a creator list, generally yes — broadcasts, basic segmentation, and simple automations are included. Anyone running sophisticated lifecycle campaigns will still want a dedicated platform.
How does Podia compare on course features?＋
It is deliberately simpler. Quizzing, prerequisites, and completion tracking are basic next to Thinkific. If pedagogy matters — assessments, structured progression, certificates — Podia will feel thin.
Will I outgrow Podia?＋
Quite possibly, and that is a fair trade for how quickly you can start. Creators who scale past a handful of products typically move to Thinkific or Kajabi. Podia's job is getting you selling, not being your last platform.
Podia
From $33/mo