One-time purchase with lifetime updates vs monthly subscription that grows with your revenue.
Mentor LMS vs Teachable
Teachable is a popular hosted course platform. You pay every month — and on lower plans, they also take a cut of every sale. Mentor LMS is a self-hosted Laravel script you purchase once, own forever, and get lifetime updates included.
A self-hosted Laravel LMS. Buy once (~$59), own it forever. No monthly fees, no transaction fees, no revenue cuts. Lifetime updates and premium support included. Full control over your data, your students, and your branding.
A hosted SaaS course platform. Easy to start, but $39–$299/month depending on your plan. Lower tiers include a 5% transaction fee on every sale you make.
Feature by Feature
A direct comparison of what each platform offers.
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Where Each Platform Wins
An honest look at the strengths of both sides.
No Monthly Fees — Ever
Teachable charges $39–$299/month. With Mentor LMS, you pay once and own the platform forever. No subscriptions, no renewals. Over three years, that's a difference of thousands of dollars that stays in your business.
Zero Transaction Fees — You Keep Every Dollar
Teachable's Basic plan takes 5% of every sale you make. On a course priced at $200, that's $10 per student going to Teachable. Mentor LMS takes nothing — 100% of every sale is yours.
Lifetime Updates & Premium Support
Every Mentor LMS purchase includes lifetime updates and a dedicated support team. With Teachable, you're paying monthly but your feature access depends entirely on your subscription tier.
You Own Your Data and Your Students
With Teachable, your student data lives on their servers. With Mentor LMS, your database is on your own hosting. Export, migrate, or back up everything at any time — no permission needed.
Multi-Instructor Marketplace
Mentor LMS has a built-in marketplace mode where instructors can join your platform, create courses, and sell — with you earning a commission on every sale. Teachable has no equivalent.
Full Design Freedom with Built-in Page Builder
Mentor LMS includes a visual drag-and-drop page builder with 40+ pre-built sections. Customize every page of your course platform freely. Teachable locks you into their templates.
Zero Setup — Start in Minutes
Teachable is fully managed. Sign up, add your course, publish. No server to provision, no installation, no configuration. If you want the absolute fastest path to your first sale, Teachable wins on initial convenience.
Native Mobile App for Students
Teachable has iOS and Android apps so students can watch lessons on mobile. Mentor LMS is mobile-responsive but does not have a dedicated native app.
Built-In Email Marketing
Teachable includes basic email tools and native integrations with Mailchimp and ConvertKit. Mentor LMS integrates with email services via webhooks and third-party APIs.
Managed Infrastructure
You never have to think about server uptime, backups, or performance. Teachable handles all of that. Mentor LMS requires you to manage (or pay for managed) web hosting.
The Verdict
Both have a place. Here's how to choose.
Choose Mentor LMS if…
Choose Mentor LMS if you're serious about your online course business long-term. You want to own your platform, keep 100% of your revenue, get lifetime updates, and never pay a growing monthly subscription. One purchase gives you everything — forever.
Choose Teachable if…
Choose Teachable if you want the fastest possible path to publishing a course with zero technical setup. It's a great starting point — but budget for monthly fees and transaction cuts that compound as your revenue grows.
Not sure yet? See Mentor LMS in action first.
View Live DemoFrequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Mentor LMS vs Teachable.
It depends on your Teachable plan. On the Basic plan at $39/month, you'd save $468/year — plus recover the 5% transaction fee on every sale. On the Pro plan at $119/month, the savings are $1,428/year. Mentor LMS costs ~$59 one-time and includes lifetime updates.
Mentor LMS requires a server and about 15 minutes for the initial setup. Teachable requires zero setup on your part. If you're comfortable with basic web hosting, the difference is minimal — and you regain full control over your platform.
Mentor LMS matches or exceeds Teachable on most features — quizzes with 7 question types, certificates, payments, marketplace, live classes, drip content, and more. Teachable has a native mobile app and simpler initial setup. Mentor goes further with a standalone exam system, offline payments, a full page builder, and no transaction fees.
Yes. You connect your own Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, or another supported account. The money goes directly to your bank — no waiting for Teachable to pay out, and no percentage taken.
With Teachable, you'd lose access to your platform and student data. With Mentor LMS, everything is on your own server — fully under your control regardless of what happens to any third-party service.
One-time purchase · Lifetime access
Own your platform.
Keep every dollar you earn.
No monthly fees. No revenue cuts. No vendor lock-in. Buy Mentor LMS once on CodeCanyon, install it on your own server, and it's yours forever.