Bitty Course vs Podia
Podia and Bitty Course both pay you straight into your own Stripe account, include quizzes, certificates and drip, and connect to AI assistants. Podia sells more kinds of things, with email and community built in. Bitty Course focuses on video courses and costs less to start without a cut of sales.
Choose Bitty Course if
- You sell video courses and want automatic captions on every lesson, included.
- You want no cut of sales for $29 a month, instead of 5% on a $49 plan.
- You want a team to help without moving up to a higher plan.
Choose Podia if
- You also sell downloads, webinars or coaching, not just courses.
- You want email marketing and a community in the same tool.
- You need affiliates or PayPal checkout.
- You're outside the United States. Bitty Course signs up US creators only for now.
A year, before card fees
What you’d pay in a year
The cheapest plan on each for that much in sales, billed yearly, with the platform’s own cut of each sale. Card processing is extra on both. Plan limits differ, so check the tables below too.
| Sales in a year | Bitty Course | Podia |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | $100 on Free | $554 on Mover |
| $5,000 | $290 on Starter | $754 on Mover |
| $10,000 | $290 on Starter | $1,004 on Mover |
| $25,000 | $290 on Starter | $1,008 on Shaker |
| $50,000 | $290 on Starter | $1,008 on Shaker |
Podia’s prices as listed on November 5, 2026. Plans whose price isn’t listed are left out.
Price and fees
Monthly prices in US dollars. Card processing fees from Stripe or another processor are charged on top on both, unless noted.
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Fee on each sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitty Course | |||
| Free | $0 | – | 10% |
| Starter | $29 | $290 a year ($24 a month) | None |
| Plus | $49 | $490 a year ($41 a month) | None |
| Podia | |||
| Mover | $49 | $504 a year ($42 a month) | 5% |
| Shaker | $99 | $1,008 a year ($84 a month) | None |
| Earthquaker | $179 | $1,800 a year ($150 a month) | None |
- Stripe or PayPal processing (2.9% + 30¢) is extra on every Podia plan, as Stripe’s fees are on Bitty Course.
Side by side
| Feature | Bitty Course | Podia |
|---|---|---|
| Products you can sell | Video courses: 1 on Free, unlimited on Starter and Plus | Courses, downloads, webinars, coaching: 50, 150 or unlimited |
| Video | 1, 10 or 25 hours stored by plan | 500, 1,000 or unlimited videos; 5 GB per file |
| Students | Unlimited, with monthly viewing hours by plan | Unlimited |
| Your own domain | Starter and Plus | Every plan |
| Quizzes, certificates, drip and coupons | Every plan | Every plan |
| Captions | Automatic on every plan | Upload your own subtitles |
| Email marketing and community | Course announcements and lesson comments | Included, with subscriber limits by plan |
| Affiliates | Not offered | Shaker and up |
| Teammates | No limit | None, 1 or unlimited by plan |
| AI assistant connection (MCP) | Every plan | Offered |
| How you’re paid | Straight to your own Stripe account | Straight to your own Stripe or PayPal account |
| Where you can sign up | United States for now | Not limited to the US |
Your course, under your own name.
Students buy through your own Stripe account and watch on a course site in your colors, on your subdomain or your own domain.
Moving from Podia
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1
Create a Bitty Course workspace and connect Stripe under Settings → Payments.
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2
Download your course videos and drop them into a new course. Each file becomes a lesson with automatic captions.
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3
Copy lesson text, quizzes and files across.
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4
Import your students with a CSV so they keep access without paying again.
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5
Point your domain at Bitty Course once you've published.
Questions
Is Bitty Course cheaper than Podia?
To sell with no cut, yes. Bitty Course Starter is $29 a month with no fee on sales. Podia Mover is $49 a month with a 5% fee, and Podia's no-fee plan, Shaker, is $99 a month ($84 billed yearly).
Who holds the money?
Neither platform does. On Bitty Course, each sale is a charge on your own connected Stripe account, you're the seller, and Stripe pays out to your bank on your schedule.
Sources, checked November 5, 2026
Podia is a trademark of its owner. Bitty Course isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Podia.