ThriveCart alternative
The ThriveCart alternative
that builds the course for you.
In July 2026 ThriveCart started leading with monthly plans: Standard is $47 a month, or $564 a year on monthly billing. Its $495 lifetime option still hosts courses you build yourself.Knola builds your course, slides, narrated video lessons, sales page and checkout with AI, and sells your ebooks and downloads too.Pay once and your course stays online.
One paymentYour course stays online30-day money-back
ThriveCart Standard · a year of bills
Every year$564
Knola Studio · your receipt
One payment
$197
Next bill: none
Your course stays online.
The short answer
Knola vs ThriveCart in 30 seconds
If you only read one part of this page, read this.
- Knola is an AI course platform that you pay for once: $97 for Solo or $197 for Studio. ThriveCart now leads with monthly plans: Standard from $47 a month ($37 a month billed yearly) and Pro+ from $87 a month. A lifetime option is still sold for $495 one-time. Knola costs less than that, once, and builds the course for you.
- ThriveCart is a checkout first. Its checkout, funnels, affiliate centre and sales tax tools are very strong, and every plan now includes ThriveCart Academy for courses and communities. Knola is a course platform first: it drafts the whole course from your notes, turns each lesson into slides with a speaker script, and narrates them into a video lesson, so you never have to record anything.
- You do not have to choose. Keep your ThriveCart checkout, point buyers to your Knola course with an external checkout link, and Knola takes 0%. You set up how buyers get access once, with a Knola join link in your ThriveCart receipt.
Knola vs ThriveCart, side by side
Start with what each one costs. Then see what each one does.
| Cost | Knola | ThriveCart |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | KnolaOne payment. Solo $97, Studio $197. | ThriveCartNow leads with monthly plans. From $47/mo, or $37/mo billed yearly. Or $495 one-time for a lifetime licence. |
| Keeping your course online | KnolaPay once and your course stays online. No monthly fee to keep it there. | ThriveCartYour plan keeps your products live, month after month. |
| Fees on your sales | Knola0% with your own checkout. 7.5% on Knola checkout, or 0% on Knola Pro ($37/mo). | ThriveCartNo ThriveCart fee on sales. New accounts pay 0.35–0.5% when ThriveCart handles sales tax. |
| AI for building the course | KnolaAI drafts the lessons, slides and narrated videos. Credits included every month. | ThriveCartMarkets an AI outline generator; the AI in its plans (moderation, quizzes, tutor) is marked coming soon. No AI lessons, slides or video lessons. |
ThriveCart prices and fees are from ThriveCart’s own pages, checked 24 Sept 2026. See every ThriveCart plan.
What you get
Everything a course business needs, and what each platform includes.
| Feature | Knola | ThriveCart |
|---|---|---|
| Create your course | ||
| AI course outline | Marketed; not in any plan list | |
| AI writes every lesson | ||
| AI slides with a speaker script | ||
| Narrated video lessons, nothing to record | ||
| Narration in your own voice | ||
| AI ebooks, worksheets and checklists | ||
| Video hosting | ||
| Sell your course | ||
| No monthly fee | $495 lifetime option | |
| Sell ebooks and digital downloads | ||
| AI-written sales pages | ||
| Sales funnels | ||
| Checkout | ||
| Order bumps and upsells | ||
| Coupons and payment plans | ||
| Teach your students | ||
| Quizzes | ||
| Completion certificates | ||
| Drip lessons | ||
| Student progress tracking | ||
| Included in full | 18 of 18 | 11 of 18 |
IncludedLimited or higher plans onlyNot included
From ThriveCart’s public product and pricing pages, checked 24 Sept 2026. Tell us if something changes.
ThriveCart pricing in 2026: what you actually pay
ThriveCart now leads with two monthly plans, and each one includes a ThriveCart Academy plan. Enterprise is priced on request. Prices from ThriveCart’s own pricing and checkout pages, in US dollars.
ThriveCart Standard
$47 /month
$37/month billed yearly · $564 a year monthly
1 order bump · 2,000 community members · 100 GB video
ThriveCart Pro+
$87 /month
$67/month billed yearly · $1,044 a year monthly
Multiple order bumps · affiliate centre · 10,000 members · 500 GB video
- Billed yearly, Standard is $444 a year and Pro+ is $804 a year. Both have a 30-day free trial.
- ThriveCart says “0% fees on sales”. Card processing through Stripe is extra, plus 0.7% on recurring charges (Stripe Billing).
- Accounts created after May 2026 pay a 0.5% (Standard) or 0.35% (Pro+) sales tax surcharge on sales where ThriveCart calculates and collects tax.
- A lifetime option is still sold: $495 one-time for Standard, linked from the pricing page rather than shown in the plan table. Older Learn and Learn+ lifetime holders keep their courses; community features need a subscription.
- Checked 24 Sept 2026 on ThriveCart pricing.
What ThriveCart costs you, against Knola
Move the sliders to match your business. Knola’s own fees are included.
ThriveCart Standard
$47 a month
$1,128
Knola Studio
One payment, your own checkout (0% to Knola)
$197
Knola Studio + Pro
One payment + $37 a month, 0% platform fee
$1,085
Over 24 months, Knola costs you $931 less than ThriveCart Standard.
Illustration using public prices checked 24 Sept 2026. Card processing (about 2.9%) applies on every platform and is not included. Per-sale fees assume a $100 average order. Knola prices are today’s prices.
From an idea to a course that sells
ThriveCart gives you a great place to sell. Knola also builds the thing you sell. You bring the knowledge and review each step.
01
Describe what you teach
Type a few lines, or upload your notes, PDFs or videos. Knola drafts the outline and every lesson.
How the AI course builder works
02
Turn a lesson into slides
One click makes a branded deck with a speaker script for every slide.
See the AI presentation maker
03
Let Knola narrate the video
Review the narration, hear a preview, then Knola makes the video lesson. Nobody records anything.
04
Turn lessons into ebooks
Make an ebook, worksheet or checklist from your lessons. Sell it on its own, or add it to the course.
See the AI ebook creator
05
Get your sales page written
AI writes the sales page from your actual course. Rewrite any section in one click.
See the AI sales page builder
06
Build the funnel
Join your pages, checkout and follow-up offers into one buying journey.
Explore course sales funnels
07
Take payments, or keep ThriveCart
Use Knola checkout with order bumps, upsells, coupons and payment plans. Or keep your ThriveCart checkout and link it to your course.
How Knola checkout works
08
Check what stuck
Knola writes quiz questions from each lesson. Students finish with a certificate.
See quizzes and certificates
09
Follow every student
See who is watching, how far each student got and who has finished.
Explore student analytics
The AI is optional
Already made your course? Just host it on Knola.
The AI is there when you want it, never required. Bring the course you built, arrange it your way and sell it, for the same one-time fee, with no monthly ThriveCart bill.
- Upload your own videos, PDFs and files
- Write and arrange every lesson yourself in the editor
- Add quizzes, certificates and drip release
- Sell it with a checkout, order bumps and upsells
- Pay once and your course stays online.
Nothing missing
Everything you use ThriveCart Academy for is here too.
Moving your course to Knola does not mean giving up the basics.
- Course hosting and brandingYour school, with your logo and colours.Included
- Video lessons with transcriptsHosted video, captions and clickable transcripts.Included
- Quizzes and certificatesGraded quizzes and completion certificates.Included
- AI sales pagesWritten from your course, edited by you.Included
- Sales funnelsPages, checkout and follow-up offers, joined up.Included
- Ebooks and digital downloadsSell them on their own, or bundle them with a course.Included
- Checkout, bumps and upsellsPlus coupons and payment plans.Included
- Student progressSee who is stuck and who has finished.Included
- Sales and funnel analyticsRevenue, conversions and the offers that earn.Included
Stay with ThriveCart if…
- you need its advanced checkout tools, like A/B tests, multiple bumps and subscription dunning,
- you run an affiliate programme through its affiliate centre and automated payouts,
- you want ThriveCart to calculate and collect sales tax for you.
Even then, you can keep ThriveCart as your checkout and let Knola build and host the course.
Knola is built for you
Join other creators building & selling courses
People just like you turning what they know into a sellable course they own with Knola.
“I believe Knola is the future platform of online education: powerful, intelligent, accessible, and created with both the teacher and the learner in mind.”
Joy Hauʻoli Sutherland
Co-Founder of LVH Brands
“What I love most about Knola is how easy it makes the course-creation process, but even more importantly, the support. When I have a question or need help figuring something out, I feel like there are real people who want to help, not just a support ticket system.”
Lori Kantor
Universal Educational Services“What sold me wasn’t just the platform, it was the people. I asked a question expecting to wait days and got a real, helpful answer within the hour. You can tell Knola is built by people who actually want you to succeed, not just take your money.”
Sophie Richards
PeaceLoveSerenity
“I’d been sitting on my course idea for nearly two years, convinced I’d get around to it one day. I’d written a couple of books before but never sold an online course. I came across the Knola offer and my experience so far has been great. I wish I had found it sooner.”
Richard A
Business Owner
Moving your course from ThriveCart takes an afternoon.
Most of the work is done for you. Your checkout can stay where it is.
- 1
Download your files
Export your videos, PDFs and lesson text from ThriveCart Academy.
- 2
Upload them to Knola
Knola transcribes each video and drafts the lesson text around it. You can also bulk-upload lessons.
- 3
Keep your checkout, or switch it
Paste your ThriveCart checkout link into the course and Knola takes 0%. Add a Knola join link to your ThriveCart receipt so buyers get access. Or use Knola checkout instead.
- 4
Bring your students with you
Export your customer list from ThriveCart and paste the emails into Knola. Knola enrols every student in your new course and emails each one an invite, in a couple of clicks.
Got a big course, or questions before you move?
Talk to us first. Tell us what you have on ThriveCart and we will help you plan the move.
Our promise
Pay once and your course stays online.
No monthly fee to keep it there. That is the whole deal.
- One paymentSolo $97 or Studio $197. No monthly bill, whether you sell or not.
- Your course stays onlineWe don’t take courses down from people who paid for a licence.
- Your work is never locked inExport your content as PDF, HTML or Markdown at any time.
- 30-day money-back guaranteeIf Knola is not for you, tell us within 30 days and we refund every penny.
Questions about Knola and ThriveCart
Is ThriveCart still a lifetime deal?
Yes, still. Since July 2026 ThriveCart leads with monthly plans (Standard at $47 a month, Pro+ at $87 a month), but a Standard lifetime licence is still sold for $495 one-time. Knola Studio is $197 one-time, and it also builds your course, slides and narrated video lessons with AI.
How much does ThriveCart cost per month?
Standard is $47 a month, or $37 a month billed yearly ($444 a year). Pro+ is $87 a month, or $67 a month billed yearly. Both include a ThriveCart Academy plan and a 30-day free trial.
Is there a ThriveCart alternative you pay for once?
Yes. Knola is a one-time payment: $97 for Solo or $197 for Studio, with no monthly fee to keep your course online. That costs less than 5 months of ThriveCart Standard.
Can I use ThriveCart with Knola?
Yes. Keep selling through your ThriveCart checkout and paste its link into your Knola course as an external checkout. Knola takes 0% on those sales. There is no automatic connection between the two, so you set up access once: put a Knola join link in your ThriveCart receipt, and buyers use it to open the course.
Does ThriveCart have AI course creation?
ThriveCart markets an AI outline generator for ThriveCart Academy, and the AI in its plans (moderation, quiz generation, a tutor) is marked coming soon. It does not write your lessons, make slides or turn them into narrated video lessons. Knola does all of that from your notes, PDFs or videos.
Does ThriveCart charge transaction fees?
ThriveCart says 0% fees on sales. Card processing is extra, plus 0.7% on recurring charges through Stripe Billing. Accounts created after May 2026 also pay 0.5% (Standard) or 0.35% (Pro+) on sales where ThriveCart handles sales tax. On Knola, your own checkout is 0%, Knola checkout is 7.5%, and Knola Pro removes the fee.
Can I sell ebooks and downloads, not just courses?
Yes. Knola is not only for video courses. Turn your lessons into ebooks, worksheets and checklists with AI, or upload your own files, then sell them on their own, as an order bump, or bundled with a course. Buyers get their download straight after checkout.
Can I move my ThriveCart Academy course to Knola?
Yes. Download your videos and files and upload them to Knola, and Knola transcribes the videos and drafts the lessons. Then paste in your student list: Knola enrols every student and emails them an invite. Got a big course? Get in touch through our help page and we will help you plan the move.
Do I have to use Knola’s AI?
No. The AI is there when you want it, never required. If you have already made your course, upload your videos, PDFs and files, write and arrange the lessons yourself, add quizzes and certificates, and sell it with Knola’s checkout. It is the same one-time licence, with no monthly ThriveCart bill: pay once and your course stays online.
Other ThriveCart alternatives worth knowing
Knola is our answer, but it is not the only one. Here is where the others fit.
Knola
One payment. AI builds the course, slides, narrated video lessons, ebooks and sales page.
Kajabi
Courses, email, community and a mobile app in one. Monthly plans, and it costs more than ThriveCart.
Knola vs KajabiPodia
Simple courses, downloads and email together. Monthly plans, with a 5% fee on Mover.
Knola vs PodiaStan Store
A link-in-bio store for selling from social media. Fine for small products, light for full courses.
Knola vs Stan StoreTeachable
Popular for selling courses with a mobile student app. Starter adds a 7.5% fee on every sale.
Knola vs TeachableThinkific
A strong course builder for teams and group sales. Monthly plans, with an AI tutor only on its enterprise plan.
Knola vs Thinkific
Pay once. Build it in days, not weeks.
Bring what you know. Knola builds the course, the slides, the video lessons, the ebooks and the sales page around it. Keep ThriveCart for checkout if you like.