Bitty Course vs Thinkific
Thinkific is a full learning platform with communities, memberships and admin tools for larger teams. Bitty Course is a smaller, simpler way to sell video courses, for about a quarter of Thinkific's entry price.
Choose Bitty Course if
- You want to sell video courses without paying $109 a month to start.
- You'd like automatic captions on every lesson, included.
- You want to build and manage courses from an AI assistant as well as the studio.
- Your team is small, but you don't want to pay per admin seat.
Choose Thinkific if
- You need communities, memberships or several community spaces.
- Your course is large and video-heavy. Thinkific meters bandwidth rather than hours of video.
- You need SCORM, SSO or exams (on Thinkific Plus).
- 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 | Thinkific |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | $100 on Free | $984 on Start |
| $5,000 | $290 on Starter | $984 on Start |
| $10,000 | $290 on Starter | $984 on Start |
| $25,000 | $290 on Starter | $984 on Start |
| $50,000 | $290 on Starter | $984 on Start |
Thinkific’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 |
| Thinkific | |||
| Start | $109 | $984 a year ($82 a month) | None with Thinkific Payments |
| Grow | $219 | $1,968 a year ($164 a month) | None with Thinkific Payments |
| Expand | $499 | $4,488 a year ($374 a month) | None with Thinkific Payments |
| Plus | Talk to sales | – | None with Thinkific Payments |
- Thinkific's pricing page says using another payment gateway adds a fee that varies by plan. Processing is extra on every plan.
Side by side
| Feature | Bitty Course | Thinkific |
|---|---|---|
| Courses you can sell | 1 on Free, unlimited on Starter and Plus | Unlimited |
| Students | Unlimited, with monthly viewing hours by plan | 10,000 on Start, Grow and Expand |
| Video | 1, 10 or 25 hours stored; 20, 150 or 300 viewing hours a month | 200, 400 or 1,000 GB of bandwidth a month |
| Your own domain | Starter and Plus | Every plan |
| Quizzes, certificates, drip and coupons | Every plan | Every plan |
| Admins | No limit on teammates | 2, 6 or 15 by plan |
| Communities and memberships | Lesson comments only | Every plan |
| Remove the platform’s branding | Starter and Plus | Grow and up |
| Automatic captions | Every plan, free | Not stated on the pricing page |
| Mobile app | Installable web app | Branded app, a $199 a month add-on |
| API and automation | AI assistant connection (MCP) and a command line, every plan | API and webhooks on Grow and up |
| 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 Thinkific
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1
Create a Bitty Course workspace and connect your own Stripe account.
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2
Download your videos from Thinkific and drop them into a new course. Each file becomes a lesson with automatic captions.
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3
Recreate quizzes in the quiz editor, and add files as lesson attachments.
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4
Import your students with a CSV so they keep access.
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5
Publish, connect your domain, and keep Thinkific running until students have moved.
Questions
Is Bitty Course cheaper than Thinkific?
Yes, at the entry level. Bitty Course Starter is $29 a month ($290 a year) and Plus is $49. Thinkific Start is $109 a month ($82 a month billed yearly).
Does Bitty Course limit students?
No. Plans limit hours of video stored and hours watched each month instead, so a course with many students needs a plan with enough viewing hours.
Sources, checked November 5, 2026
Thinkific is a trademark of its owner. Bitty Course isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Thinkific.