When a coach tells me they’re comparing TCC and Teachable, I know they’re at a crossroads: “Do I expand what I’m already using, or add a dedicated course tool?”

Good question. But Teachable probably isn’t the answer.

Last updated November 2026.

Short answer: For most coaches, Teachable isn’t the right add-on to The Coaches Console. It’s built to sell self-paced courses: its coaching products are one-on-one, Starter takes 7.5% of every sale, and there are no built-in video meetings. Start with the Console’s own course builder. If your group programs outgrow it, look for a course platform built for live sessions and lesson discussions, such as Ruzuku.

A note: The Coaches Console and Ruzuku work together. Prices and limits below come from each platform’s own pages, with dates.

What’s the difference between TCC and Teachable?

TCC runs your coaching business, and Teachable sells courses.

TCC gives you the coaching business layer: CRM, scheduling, billing, and business management in one place, plus a course builder with group start dates, drip content and discussion blocks.

Teachable gives you a course sales platform: sales pages, video hosting, checkout, student access. It was built for creators selling online courses as digital products — “$47 to 5,000 people,” not “6-week group coaching program for 20.”

Why doesn’t Teachable work well for coaches?

Teachable is built for self-paced courses, so the things group coaching needs are limited or cost extra.

One schedule per course. Teachable can release sections on a calendar date, but each course has one set of dates.

Coaching is one-on-one. Teachable’s coaching products are built for individual clients (milestones, intake forms, Calendly), not groups.

Thin discussion. You get comments under lessons. Teachable has paused its Community feature, and new schools can’t create one.

Transaction fees on the cheap plan. Teachable’s Starter ($29/month billed annually, $39 month to month) charges 7.5% of your revenue. For a $500 program with 20 participants: $750 per cohort. This Teachable pricing guide with the Starter fee worked out shows when the $69 Builder plan, which has no fee, pays for itself (prices as of October 2026).

No built-in video meetings. For a live call you paste a Zoom link or embed a stream in a lesson.

Support concerns. Trustpilot 3.3/5 across 1,099 reviews (August 2026). Suzanne Feinberg, a Ruzuku customer, tried Teachable and switched back, naming Ruzuku’s customer service as one reason. Coaches underestimate how much responsive support matters until they don’t have it.

What should coaches look for in a course platform instead?

Look for a course platform built around groups:

The Console’s course builder already covers group start dates, drip content, discussion blocks and course copies, so start there. It doesn’t run video calls. When you want those inside the course, Ruzuku is the one I’d look at: its built-in meetings hold 60 people on camera with breakout rooms, and it takes no cut of your sales. See Ruzuku and Teachable compared on cohorts, live video and fees.

Ruzuku’s data backs up the group format: across 1.3 million enrollments, courses on a shared schedule completed at 53.4%, against 41.9% for self-paced courses. That’s an observational pattern (see the completion rates for scheduled and self-paced courses).

Already selling a course on Teachable?

You don’t have to move everything at once. Keep your self-paced course where it sells. Build your first group program in the Console, or in a group course platform if you need live calls inside it. Then decide what to move.

What’s the best alternative to Teachable for coaches?

For most coaches, the best alternative is the Console for the business plus a course platform built for groups.

On annual billing the pair is about $250 a month, against $29 for Teachable Starter. But at $750 in Starter fees per round, four groups a year cost more than the gap, and the Console half also runs your clients, scheduling, billing and email.

Run the business in the Console, and put your group programs where groups can meet, talk and finish together.

Melinda Cohan is the co-founder of The Coaches Console and author of The Confident Coach, The Professional Coach, and Sustainable Success. Since 2004, she’s helped 50,000+ coaches build businesses they love — without burning out. She believes business is a spiritual playground and that behind-the-scenes systems are what give coaches the confidence to shine. Hear her discuss the elements every coaching program needs on the Course Lab podcast.