Teachable Fee Calculator

    Model one sale or a month of Teachable sales with the plan and payment setup you use. Starter begins with a visible 7.5% platform-fee assumption, while Builder, Growth, and Custom begin at 0% base platform fee in the researched model. Processing, plan prices, BackOffice, currency conversion, and custom gateway charges vary, so every material cost stays editable.

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    Estimate what Teachable keeps from each sale before you set a price or list a product. It covers Break down Teachable plan, platform, processing, BackOffice, and other fees for a course or membership sale.

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    Inputs

    Values update results instantly. Adjust fee assumptions to match your seller dashboard.

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    Plan

    A planning label. Keep the plan cost and fee fields editable.

    Use the cadence behind your editable monthly plan equivalent.

    Payment setup

    Teachable:pay, Monthly Payment Gateway, or a custom Stripe arrangement.

    Sales

    USD

    Average course, membership, coaching, or digital-product charge.

    Completed paid sales or renewals in the month.

    Plan cost

    USD

    Enter 39, 89, or 189 monthly, or the annual-billing monthly equivalent. Edit for your account.

    Platform fees

    %

    Starter starting assumption is 7.5%; Builder, Growth, and Custom start at 0%. Edit when your plan or agreement differs.

    Payment fees

    %

    Editable estimate. Country, card, currency, and payment method can change it.

    USD

    Fixed payment fee per transaction.

    Optional fees

    %

    Leave at 0% when you do not use it. Research puts the optional allowance around 2% to 2.8%, which remains editable.

    %

    Editable allowance for cross-border currency conversion.

    %

    Any other percentage fee you want to test.

    USD

    Fixed optional service or gateway allowance per sale.

    Results

    Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.

    Gross monthly sales

    $1,980.00

    Average sale price times monthly sales.

    Teachable platform fee

    $148.50

    Based on your visible platform rate.

    Payment processing

    $63.42

    Percentage plus fixed fees.

    BackOffice fee

    $0.00

    Optional service allowance.

    Conversion and other fees

    $0.00

    Currency conversion and other editable allowances.

    Monthly plan cost

    $39.00

    Fixed plan cost in the month.

    Plan cost per sale

    $1.95

    Monthly plan cost spread across modeled sales.

    Total fees and plan cost

    $250.92

    All modeled deductions.

    Estimated net payout

    $1,729.08

    Gross sales less modeled fees and plan cost.

    Effective fee rate

    12.7%

    Fees and plan cost as a share of gross sales.

    What this means

    Teachable:pay leaves an estimated 1729.08 after 250.92 of modeled deductions on 1980.00 gross sales.

    Teachable monthly fee breakdown

    Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.

    8%87%

    Distribution

    • Platform fee
      $148.50
      7.5%
    • Processing
      $63.42
      3.2%
    • Plan cost
      $39.00
      2.0%
    • Net payout
      $1,729.08
      87.3%

    Total $1,980.00 · 4 segments · interactive

    Line-item breakdown

    Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.

    Gross monthly sales
    $1,980.00
    Teachable platform fee
    $148.50
    Payment processing
    $63.42
    BackOffice fee
    $0.00
    Conversion and other fees
    $0.00
    Monthly plan cost
    $39.00
    Plan cost per sale
    $1.95
    Total fees and plan cost
    $250.92
    Estimated net payout
    $1,729.08
    Effective fee rate
    12.7%

    Assumptions used

    • • starter plan, monthly billing, teachable pay context
    • • Platform fee 7.5% and BackOffice 0.0%
    • • Processing 2.9% + 0.30 per sale
    • • Plan cost 39.00 per month across 20 sales
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    How it works

    Methodology & formulas

    This calculator is transparent by design. Review the steps and formulas so you can trust the estimate and adjust assumptions when your dashboard differs.

    Calculation steps

    1. 1GrossSales = salePrice × salesPerMonth.
    2. 2PlatformFee = GrossSales × platformFeePercent.
    3. 3ProcessingFee = GrossSales × processingPercent + processingFixed × salesPerMonth.
    4. 4BackOfficeFee = GrossSales × backOfficePercent.
    5. 5OtherFees = GrossSales × (currencyConversionPercent + otherFeePercent) + otherFeePerSale × salesPerMonth.
    6. 6TotalFees = platform + processing + BackOffice + other fees + monthly plan cost.
    7. 7NetPayout = GrossSales − TotalFees and EffectiveFeeRate = TotalFees ÷ GrossSales × 100.

    Formulas

    • Gross sales = average sale price × monthly sales
    • Platform = gross sales × platform fee %
    • Processing = gross sales × processing % + fixed fee × sales
    • BackOffice = gross sales × BackOffice %
    • Other = gross sales × (conversion % + other %) + other fixed fee × sales
    • Net payout = gross sales − platform − processing − BackOffice − other − plan cost

    Important assumptions

    • Starter is shown as 39 monthly or 29 monthly equivalent on annual billing, Builder as 89 or 69, and Growth as 189 or 139. Custom is a contact-sales context. These are editable starting assumptions, not guarantees.
    • Starter uses a visible 7.5% base platform-fee starting assumption. Builder, Growth, and Custom use 0% base platform fee starting assumptions in the researched model.
    • A 0% base platform fee does not mean payment processing is free. Processing percentage and fixed fees stay separate and editable.
    • BackOffice is optional. The researched allowance is around 2% to 2.8%, but this calculator starts at 0% so the fee is never hidden when you do not use the service.
    • Currency conversion, other fees, plan prices, and custom gateway costs vary by country, account, payment method, and time.
    • Processing fees may not be returned when a sale is refunded. Check the applicable payment policy before using this as a cash forecast.

    Sources & review

    Know what this estimate is built on

    Use these official references to locate the policy, plan, or help details behind the editable inputs.

    Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026

    Use the current terms

    These official references are starting points for published policies, pricing, or help. They do not validate every default in this calculator. Rates, plans, eligibility, regions, and account terms can change, so compare the editable fields with your account before relying on the result.

    Defaults are editable estimates. Match them to your current account, provider statement, official authority, lender, or adviser before making a pricing or investment decision.

    Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026. This date covers the page and calculator guidance, not a guarantee that every live platform rate or term was re-audited on that date.

    Worked example

    Starter plan with 20 monthly sales

    20 sales at 99, Starter monthly plan at 39, Teachable:pay context, 7.5% platform fee, 2.9% plus 0.30 processing, and no optional fees.

    Gross sales are 1,980. Platform fee is 148.50, processing is 63.42, plan cost is 39, total modeled deductions are 250.92, and estimated net payout is 1,729.08. The effective deduction rate is about 12.7%.

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