Course Platform Cost Calculator
Most pricing pages show the subscription fee. They don't show transaction fees, forced plan upgrades, or what your costs might look like in 2-3 years. This calculator does.
How We Calculate This
Subscription costs are based on current published pricing, verified against each platform's official pricing page in April 2026. Transaction fees are calculated against the monthly revenue you enter. Plan selection is automatic — the calculator picks the cheapest plan that accommodates your course count, student count, and contact count.
Year 2 and 3 projections apply documented price increase patterns from user reports on Trustpilot and Reddit (2020-2026). These are not predictions — they show what costs could look like if the documented patterns continue. Ruzuku shows stable costs because we have no documented price increases to model.
What's not included: Standard payment processing fees (Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30) apply equally to all platforms and don't affect the comparison. Feature differences, migration costs, and platform quality are not captured here — see our review articles for those dimensions.