Platform comparison
Empyria and the most used platforms, point by point.
Price, commission, your own brand, payments, attendance, certificates, live classes, app and marketing. Based on the data each platform publishes, so you can choose knowing what you get.
What changes when you choose Empyria
It is your academy, not an account on another platform
Your domain, your website with 15 designs, your app and your brand in the campus, the emails and the certificates. You charge with Mercado Pago, PayPal or the gateway you use, the money goes to your account and there is no commission per sale.
It does what an institution does
Attendance (also automatic), grades, assessments, live classes with Zoom inside the campus and certificates with QR that anyone can verify. Platforms for recorded courses do not take attendance or certify like this.
It sells on its own
Month-by-month memberships, CRM, automations, emails with opens and clicks, and private replies to Instagram comments. What on other platforms takes three separate paid tools.
We hand it over running
In 72 hours it is ready with your brand, and if you come from another platform we bring your whole academy: courses, videos, students and their access.
The full table
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| What you need | Empyria | Skool | Tiendup | Hotmart | Kajabi | Moodle | Podia | Teachable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per month | From USD 99 | USD 9 or 99 | ARS 24,900 to 123,200 | No subscription | USD 179 to 499 | Free + server (MoodleCloud from USD 170 per year) | USD 42 to 150 (yearly payment) | USD 39 to 189 |
| Platform commission per sale | 0% | 10% or 2.9% | 0% | 9.9% + USD 1 | 0% (plus the processor) | 0% | 5% or 0% | 7.5% or 0% |
| Courses | Unlimited | Unlimited | 3 to 30 depending on the plan | — | 5, 50 or unlimited | Unlimited | 50, 150 or unlimited | 5, 10 or 50 |
| Your domain and no platform branding | Yes, on everything | — | Domain yes | — | — | Installed by you, yes | Yes | — |
| Your website with designs | Yes, 15 designs | No: it is a community | Yes, simple editor | Sales pages | Yes, 1 to 3 sites | No | Yes, 10 themes | Customizable school |
| Payments with Mercado Pago | Yes, and PayPal or the gateway you use | — | Yes | Own processor | — | — | — | — |
| Class attendance | Yes, also automatic | — | — | — | — | With plugin | — | — |
| Certificates with verifiable QR | Yes | — | Certificate with no published QR | Certificate with no published QR | Certificate with no published QR | Certificate with no published QR | Certificate with no published QR | Certificate with no published QR |
| Live classes | Zoom inside the campus | Own calls | — | — | Yes, in cohorts | BigBlueButton | Events with Zoom | — |
| Content released by date | Yes, month-by-month memberships | By level | Access by time | — | Yes | Yes | By days since purchase | — |
| App with your brand | Full plan (USD 199 in total) | — | No | Hotmart app | USD 199 per month extra | Moodle app | No | Teachable app |
| Built-in marketing | CRM, automations, email, funnels and Instagram | — | — | Affiliate network | Email and funnels | No | — | |
| They bring your academy over | Yes, from the platform you use | — | — | — | — | Through partners | — | — |
| In Spanish | Yes, with direct support | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | — | — |
Data taken from each platform's website, pricing pages and help centers, reviewed in October 2026. «—» means the platform does not publish it. Prices can change: if you see something outdated, let us know and we will fix it.
Where each one is strong
No platform is the best at everything. This is what each one does well, and on its page you will see the detail.
Skool
Community with gamification and ranking, simple and with no member limit.
Tiendup
Payments in pesos with Mercado Pago, no commission and all in Spanish.
Hotmart
A huge affiliate network and payments in many currencies, with no subscription.
Kajabi
Very complete all-in-one, with funnels and email, for the United States market.
Moodle
Free academic standard, with deep quizzes and 160 languages.
Podia
Simple: courses, community, website and email with clear pricing.
Teachable
Mature course platform, with an app for students.
Want your academy with all of this?
You create your account in two minutes and in 72 hours your campus is running, with your brand.