Mighty Networks

Mighty Networks puts the community first and hangs courses, events and paid memberships off it, which is the opposite order from a course platform that added a forum later. Members get a branded app rather than another tab. The transaction fee on the entry plan is small but real, and it disappears as the plans get dearer.

Launch is $79 a month with courses, events, badges and basic automations, at a 2 percent transaction fee. Scale is $179 and adds more integrations, paid events, intermediate automations and API and MCP access at 1 percent. Mighty Pro is quoted and covers branded apps, strategy services and a 0.5 percent fee. Two months are free on annual billing and a 14-day trial needs no card. The transaction fee is separate from payment processing.

Coaches and community builders whose product is the group rather than the content, and who want a paid membership with an app. Somebody selling a course that happens to have a comments section should look at Teachable or Podia.