What Teachable really is (in plain English)

Teachable is a simple all‑in‑one place to create and sell what you know—courses, coaching, digital downloads, memberships, and now communities—without juggling a dozen tools. It handles the messy operational stuff (payments, taxes, refunds, affiliates, mobile access) so you can focus on teaching and growing the business. Think of it as your teaching front end plus a dependable back office in one. (teachable.com)

Why this matters for a solid back office

• Less tool chaos. Payments, tax handling, student management, and sales ops live under one roof, which keeps processes clean and audit‑friendly. (teachable.com)

• Built for compliance. Teachable automatically calculates, collects, and remits U.S. sales tax, VAT, and GST when you use teachable:pay—huge win for finance and risk. (teachable.com)

• Cleaner revenue ops. Refunds, chargebacks, and payouts are standardized, predictable, and documented—exactly what your finance team wants. (support.teachable.com)

• Connects to your stack. Plug Teachable into CRMs, email, analytics, and accounting (via Zapier, API, and webhooks) so data flows to the systems you already use. (teachable.com)

What you can sell (and how it ships)

• Courses, coaching, downloads, memberships, and communities—mix and match, bundle, and sell with subscriptions or one‑time payments. This keeps product ops flexible while finance stays consistent. (teachable.com)

• Mobile learning included. Students get free iOS and Android apps with offline viewing, so completion and retention don’t depend on Wi‑Fi. No extra setup for you. (teachable.com)

The commerce engine (payments, taxes, and payouts)

• Global payments, local compliance. With teachable:pay you accept payments and get payouts in over 80 supported countries, with automated handling of U.S. sales tax, VAT, and GST. That’s real back‑office relief. (support.teachable.com)

• Payouts on your cadence. Choose daily, weekly, or monthly. Recent updates reduced legacy reserve holds for faster access to funds (great for cash flow planning). (support.teachable.com)

• Refunds and chargebacks are standardized. Clear rules, documented fees, and email notifications make reconciliation straightforward and auditable. (support.teachable.com)

• BackOffice options. Turn on BackOffice to automate affiliate and author payouts, collect tax forms, and offer PayPal and Buy Now, Pay Later—all without custom scripts. (teachable.com)

Built‑in growth tools that don’t make ops messy

• Checkout that sells. Coupons, order bumps, upsells, abandoned‑cart emails, and student referrals are built in, so marketing wins don’t require extra apps or spreadsheets. (support.teachable.com)

• Affiliates you can actually manage. Track links, set commissions, and control payouts from the same dashboard—clean for finance and simple for partners. (support.teachable.com)

• Memberships and bundles. Recurring revenue and packaged offers are supported across plans, which stabilizes cash flow and simplifies forecasting. (support.teachable.com)

AI and accessibility that save real time

• Create with AI. Speed up course outlines, lesson scaffolding, and content polish directly inside Teachable, so creators produce more without piling work on ops. (teachable.com)

• AI captions and subtitle translations. On higher tiers, captions and translations are included, which improves accessibility and global reach without extra vendors. (support.teachable.com)

Integrations and data handoff (so your systems stay in sync)

• Zapier + public API + webhooks. Connect Teachable to email tools (Mailchimp, ConvertKit), CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce), analytics, and accounting (e.g., QuickBooks/Xero via Zapier). Result: fewer manual exports, fewer errors. (zapier.com)

Student experience that reduces support tickets

• Reliable delivery. Drip scheduling, assessments, certificates, community spaces, and mobile access cut “where’s my content?” tickets and boost completion. (teachable.com)

• Centralized identity. One login across courses and community means cleaner user records and simpler privacy requests. (teachable.com)

Plans that scale with your operations

• Starter, Builder, Growth, Advanced (with a 7‑day free trial and 30‑day money‑back guarantee). Higher tiers remove transaction fees and raise product and student limits, so finance can plan margins with fewer variables. There’s also an Unlimited/custom tier for bigger teams. (teachable.com)

• Recent plan updates lowered transaction fees and opened up more sales features across tiers—meaning fewer paywalls and more standardization in your workflows. (support.teachable.com)

How Teachable fits into a strong back office

• Revenue and tax compliance handled. Automated tax workflows and consistent payout logic reduce month‑end crunch and audit risk. (teachable.com)

• Operational clarity. Refunds, chargebacks, affiliates, and subscriptions are all tracked in one place, so finance, support, and marketing speak the same language. (support.teachable.com)

• Data where you need it. Use Zapier, API, and webhooks to push clean records into your CRM, analytics, or accounting tools for better reporting without CSV gymnastics. (zapier.com)

• Scale without re‑platforming. Go from one course to a full catalog with memberships and community, while keeping the same checkout, tax, and payout foundation. That’s real operational leverage. (teachable.com)

Bottom line

If you want to sell knowledge products without building your own finance, tax, and fulfillment stack, Teachable gives you a creator‑friendly front end with a serious back office behind it. It’s designed to keep compliance tight, cash flow predictable, and data flowing—so your team can spend more time on content and growth, and less time chasing spreadsheets. (teachable.com)