Course Platform Pricing Calculator
Compare transaction fees, instructor seats, hosted video hours and email contacts for up to three course platform plans — privately, in your browser.
At a glance
For $1,500 in monthly course sales, 2 seats, 30 video hours and 6,000 contacts, Plan B costs $99.00/mo and $1,009.80 in year one — the cheapest now. Plan A wins below $461 in monthly sales; Plan C takes over from 33,001 contacts.
Gross course sales you process each month.
Instructors or admins who build and manage courses.
Hosted video hours in your course library.
Students and leads on your email list.
Example rates you can edit. These are starting points, not vendor quotes. Transaction fees apply to gross monthly sales; contact overage bills in whole 1,000-contact blocks; the annual discount applies to the subscription only. Prices are entered by you and never leave your browser.
Worked example loaded. Review the static table below, or press “Compare course costs”.
Worked example: $1,500 in sales, 2 seats and 6,000 contacts
The same inputs as the calculator above. Transaction fees apply to gross monthly sales; contact overage rounds up to whole 1,000-contact blocks; the annual discount applies to the subscription only. Every rate is user-entered; the table is calculated from your inputs, not a vendor quote.
| Plan | Base | Seats | Video | Contacts | Transaction fee | Monthly | % of sales | Year one |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan A | $29.00 | $12.00 (1 extra) | $10.00 (10 hrs) | $25.00 (5 blocks) | $75.00 (5.0%) | $151.00 | 10.1% | $1,629.60 |
| Plan B | $99.00 | included (3 seats) | included (100 hrs) | included (10,000) | $0.00 (0.0%) | $99.00 | 6.6% | $1,009.80 |
| Plan C | $169.00 | included (5 seats) | included (200 hrs) | included (50,000) | $0.00 (0.0%) | $169.00 | 11.3% | $1,825.20 |
Example figures from the inputs above. Plan B is cheapest now at $99.00/mo and $1,009.80 in year one; Plan A wins below $461 in monthly sales and Plan C overtakes from 33,001 contacts. At 2× sales ($3,000) and 4× sales ($6,000) Plan B still leads at $99.00/mo.
Your comparison
Ranked by monthly total (subscription plus transaction fee). Edit any input and compare again.
| Plan | Base | Seats | Video | Contacts | Transaction fee | Monthly | % of sales | Year one |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Why Use This Course Platform Pricing Calculator?
How to Use Course Platform Pricing Calculator
Describe your course business
Enter gross monthly course sales, instructor seats, hosted video hours and the email contacts you manage.
Fill in each plan
For up to three plans, enter the base price, transaction percentage, included seats and seat rate, included video hours and hour rate, included contacts and per-1,000 rate, and the annual discount.
Compare the verdict
Review the monthly subscription, transaction fee, monthly total, cost as a percentage of sales, year-one cost, the 2x/4x scale winners, both crossovers, then copy the summary.
$1,500 in monthly sales, 2 seats and 6,000 contacts
Calculated from the rates shown. Rates are examples you can edit. Contact overage uses whole 1,000-contact blocks; the annual discount applies to the subscription only.
Plan A: $29 base, 5.0% transaction fee, 1 seat included, $12/extra seat, 20 video hours included, $1.00/hour, 1,000 contacts included, $5.00 per 1,000 extra, 20% annual discount. Plan B: $99 base, 0% fee, 3 seats, $12/seat, 100 hours, $0.60/hour, 10,000 contacts, $3.00 per 1,000, 15% discount. Plan C: $169 base, 0% fee, 5 seats, $12/seat, 200 hours, $0.50/hour, 50,000 contacts, $2.00 per 1,000, 10% discount. Footprint: $1,500/month sales, 2 seats, 30 video hours, 6,000 contacts.
Plan B is cheapest now at $99.00/mo and $1,009.80 in year one; Plan A wins below $461 in monthly sales and Plan C overtakes from 33,001 contacts.
Technical Specifications & Engine Details
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Supported Formats | GROSS-MONTHLY-SALES, INSTRUCTOR-SEATS, HOSTED-VIDEO-HOURS, EMAIL-CONTACTS, BASE-MONTHLY-PRICE, TRANSACTION-PERCENT, INCLUDED-SEATS, EXTRA-SEAT-RATE, INCLUDED-VIDEO-HOURS, EXTRA-VIDEO-HOUR-RATE, INCLUDED-CONTACTS, EXTRA-CONTACTS-PER-1000, ANNUAL-DISCOUNT-PERCENT → MONTHLY-SUBSCRIPTION, TRANSACTION-FEE, MONTHLY-TOTAL, YEAR-ONE-TOTAL, PERCENT-OF-SALES, CONTACT-BLOCKS, COMPARISON-TABLE, COPIED-SUMMARY |
| Execution Mode | 100% Client-Side In-Browser (client) |
| Browser Requirements | Modern browser with JavaScript; the static worked example remains readable without JS. |
| Performance Constraints | Client-side only; maximum 3 plans; email contacts billed in whole 1,000-contact blocks; the annual discount applies to the subscription only; all rates are user-entered; no network calls or storage. |
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Methodology
Monthly total = plan base + seat and video-hour overage + whole 1,000-contact blocks + transaction fees on gross course sales; the annual discount applies to the subscription. All prices are user inputs.
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