Coursera for Business vs Podia

Name: Podia
Brand: Podia
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 2 (25 reviews)

LMS & E-Learning pricing comparison · 2026

Coursera for Business pricing ranges from $33.25–$33.25/user/month, while Podia ranges from $42–$150/month. Coursera for Business is typically 65% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.

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Coursera for Business

Coursera for Business pricing is custom-quoted and not publicly listed.

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$708 $10.0K

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Podia

Podia pricing starts at $42/month for the Mover plan, covering core course hosting and dig

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$708 $10.0K

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Annual license estimate

Podia costs $9.0K less than Coursera · 25 seats where applicable

Cheapest $1.0K

Spread 90%

Estimated license cost

at 25 seats

List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.

Team

$10.0K/yr

year 1 license · $33/seat

Shaker

$1.0K/yr

year 1 license · flat plan price

What buyers actually pay

median, annual

Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.

No Vendr data

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Not in Vendr's deal flow

Median annual

$708/yr

Vendr · n=53

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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from

Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs

Sources 3 sourced facts

2 hidden-cost · 1 contract

Last verified 1mo ago

Confidence High confidence

Sources 14 sourced facts

9 hidden-cost · 2 contract · Vendr median · 2 review platforms

Last verified 2mo ago

Confidence High confidence

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Plans at a glance

Every tier per product. Lock one to drive the cost row above and reveal a tier-specific outbound CTA.

Tier ladder

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker

Severity-ranked, sourced

2 documented

Certificate Fees After Free Audit

15-25% of base course costs

1 source
Confusing Pricing Structure

5-10% time cost in pricing research

1 source

5 documented

Transaction fees on paid plans

5-8% of license costs

1 source
Email sending fees

10-15% of license costs

1 source
Zapier integration costs for basic functionality

$20-$100/month

1 source
Third-party video hosting required

$7-$75/month

1 source
Additional User Seat Costs

5-15% of license costs

1 source

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Contract terms

The fine print, surfaced. Green = buyer-friendly. Each clause backed by a quoted source.

Coursera

Podia

Auto-renewal

Yes

Cancellation

—

Commitment

✓ Monthly or annual options available

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Price escalation

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Users report price increases year over year, including rising per-sale and per-email-send percentage charges

Can downgrade

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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews

TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2

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Best for

Small-to-mid teams up to 499 users wanting self-serve access to the full Coursera catalog

Watch out

Confusing pricing models

TrustRadius

7.7out of 5 (3)

Trustpilot

2out of 5 (25)

Best for

New creators just getting started with their first digital products

Watch out

Slow and unhelpful customer support, often limited to AI chatbot with long waits for human agents

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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.

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