Podia
Courses, community, coaching and email in one place
Podia is an all-in-one platform for creators to run an online business from a single place, replacing separate course, community, email and website tools. It supports selling online courses, digital downloads, memberships, coaching and events, with a connected site, store and audience.
Core modules include a drag-and-drop website builder with custom domains, landing pages and blogging; online courses with video, audio and text lessons, quizzes, drip scheduling and progress tracking; a community with group chat, direct messages, topic spaces and paid membership tiers; coaching with booking and payments; and events with ticketing and replays. Checkout supports payment plans, subscriptions, coupons, upsells and sales funnels, with Stripe and PayPal plus Apple Pay and Google Pay. Built-in email marketing handles newsletters and automations. Integrations cover scheduling tools (Calendly, SavvyCal), live sessions (Zoom, Google Meet, YouTube Live), email providers (Kit, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign), Google Analytics, Discord, Zapier and embeds, plus MCP support for AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude.
Podia is aimed at creators selling digital products, courses and memberships. It offers a 14-day free trial with full access and no credit card required, then three paid editions — Mover, Shaker and Earthquaker — with limits on email subscribers, products, videos and community spaces that increase by tier; higher tiers add features such as no transaction fees, PayPal, upsells, affiliate marketing, Zapier and assistants.
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