LearnDash 🧰 Platform Paid
The leading WordPress LMS plugin: courses, quizzes, drip, certificates and memberships on your own site.
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- #107k
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- Fee / share
- From $199/year; no per-sale cut
- Payout schedule
- Via your gateway
- Paid via
- Stripe, PayPal, WooCommerce
- Pricing
- Paid from $199/mo
- Type
- Course & cohort platforms
- Company
- Liquid Web
Methods LearnDash pays for
Niches accepted
Accepts 1 restricted niche that most networks refuse.
About LearnDash
LearnDash turns WordPress into a learning management system with courses, lessons, quizzes, drip schedules, certificates and group licensing, from $199 a year. It pairs with MemberPress or WooCommerce for checkout and requires your own video hosting. Best for publishers who already run WordPress and want zero revenue share.
Pros
- Full LMS on WordPress with no revenue share
- Integrates with MemberPress, WooCommerce and every payment plugin
Cons
- You host video and maintain the site
- Configuration-heavy
Latest from LearnDash
Blog feed ↗- How to convert a WordPress multisite to a single siteLearnDash · 2026-09-26
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- Signs you’ve outgrown a SaaS website platformLearnDash · 2026-09-26
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