CourseLit

8.0easy start · #22 of 281
in Online course platforms

Free to practise onyes
Free trialyes
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on api, self-hosted, Web. Paid plans from $12/mo.

CourseLit is ranked #22 of 281 in online course platforms on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $12/mo.

CourseLit plans and pricing

All plans

Self-Hosted Free billed monthly 1 school courselit.app · 21 Sept 2026

Pro $12/mo Unlimited schools, products, communities, web pages, and file storage · Chat and email support · Always updated courselit.app · 2 Oct 2026

Enterprise $20/mo Everything in Pro · SSO · API access · Premium support · Always updated courselit.app · 2 Oct 2026

Self-Hosted Free One school · Unlimited products, communities, and web pages · Unlimited storage requires additional AWS S3-compatible storage · No chat or email support · No automatic updates or maintenance courselit.app · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on online course platforms

Free plan: Yes
Paid from: $12/mo
Transaction fee: 0 %
Custom domain: Yes
Course formats: text, video, audio, PDF, file, embed, quiz, SCORM
Payment options: integrated
Email marketing: Yes

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The record

Product: CourseLit is an open-source platform for building, selling, and marketing courses, memberships, and digital downloads.
Courses: Courses can include sections, lessons, quizzes, drip schedules, and learner journeys.
Digital downloads: The platform supports selling files, delivering lead magnets, and controlling pricing and download access.
Website and blog: Its website builder supports sales pages and school websites, and its blog publishes under the same brand and domain as courses and downloads.
Communities: Communities can be free or paid and include memberships, moderation tools, and bundled access to other products.
Payment integrations: The documented payment providers are Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, and Razorpay.
Other integrations: Third-party analytics and chatbot tools can be integrated by injecting code snippets.
Open source and hosting: CourseLit is open-source and can be self-hosted for control over data, including behind a firewall for internal use.
API: CourseLit provides an API for managing a school programmatically, using a school-level API key.
Trial: The cloud-hosted service offers a 14-day trial with no credit card required.
Support: The documentation directs users to Discord for help, and the Pro plan lists chat and email support.
Privacy: The privacy policy says signup may collect an email address, name, and basic profile, and says personal data is disclosed only when required by law.
Intended users: The documentation describes solo creators such as marketing coaches and small businesses with 1–50 employees as its intended audience.
Price from: $12/mo

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Online Course Platforms in 2026#22 of 281

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Sources

docs.courselit.app· checked 2 Oct 2026
docs.courselit.app/getting-started/features/· checked 2 Oct 2026
docs.courselit.app/self-hosting/introduction/· checked 2 Oct 2026
docs.courselit.app/developers/introduction/· checked 2 Oct 2026
courselit.app/p/privacy· checked 2 Oct 2026
courselit.app· checked 21 Sept 2026