Empyria vs. Teachable
A Teachable alternative with your brand, Mercado Pago and live classes.
Teachable is a mature course platform, designed for charging in dollars. Empyria is the complete academy in Spanish: payments with Mercado Pago with no commission, live classes with attendance, certificates with QR and your app with your brand.
The difference in a nutshell
Teachable costs USD 39 to 189 per month, with a 7.5% commission on the Starter plan and a limit of 5 to 50 products. Its built-in payments work in 41 countries; elsewhere you connect Stripe or PayPal.
Empyria has no course limit and no commission: you charge with Mercado Pago in each country's currency, PayPal or the gateway you use.
And you get what an institution does: attendance, assessments with a time window, live classes with Zoom inside the campus and certificates with QR.
Empyria and Teachable, point by point
| What you need | Empyria | Teachable |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Subscription from USD 99 per month, no commission per sale. | USD 39, 89 or 189 per month. 7.5% commission on the Starter plan. |
| Products | Unlimited. | 5, 10 or 50 depending on the plan. |
| Payments | Mercado Pago in each country's currency, PayPal or the gateway you use. | Its own payments in 41 countries; elsewhere, Stripe or PayPal. It does not publish Mercado Pago. |
| Your website | Included, with 15 designs and block editor. | Customizable school. |
| Assessments | Automatic grading, graded activities and opening time. | Self-grading quizzes and short-answer questions. |
| Live classes and attendance | Zoom inside the campus and attendance, also automatic. | It does not publish live classes or attendance. |
| Certificates | With a QR and a public page to verify them. | Included. It does not publish verification. |
| Memberships | Month by month, with a library and editions that release on their own on their date. | It does not publish memberships. |
| Marketing | CRM, automations, emails and private replies to Instagram comments. | Its own affiliate program from the Builder plan. |
| App | On the Full plan: your app with your brand on the App Store and Play Store. | Teachable app for students, on all plans. |
| Language | In Spanish, with direct support. | It does not publish a Spanish version. |
Teachable details taken from its public website and documentation, reviewed in October 2026. They may change: if something is out of date, let us know and we will fix it.
Which one is right for you?
It depends on how you work. We will tell you straight, even when the answer is not Empyria.
Choose Empyria if…
- Your students pay with Mercado Pago or in their currency.
- You have many courses and do not want to pay for each one.
- You teach live classes and take attendance.
- You need certificates that can be verified.
- You want the platform and the support in Spanish.
Choose Teachable if…
- You sell recorded courses to students in the United States or Europe.
- You want the platform's app included from the cheapest plan.
- You want others to sell your courses through an affiliate program.
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