Course builderBuild it once. Run it in any format.
Cademy’s course builder creates one course that can run in person, live online, on demand or blended, and be sold from your website the moment it is published.
A course is an outline, not a format. Mix on-demand lessons, a training day, a live session and an assessment, then publish once.
Formats
- In person, instructor-led
- Live online over Zoom
- On-demand, lesson by lesson
- Blended, in any order
Content
- AI first draft from your PDFs
- Video and SCORM 1.2, built in
- Quizzes with pass marks and retakes
- Attendance marked by the trainer
Rules
- Dates inherit price, capacity and venue
- Certificates issue automatically, expire on a date
- Drip feed and deadlines on your schedule
- Public or private, per client
Very easy to use platform, brilliant AI and someone is always on hand, instantly, if you need help.
One course. Five ways to run it.
Most systems do one of these well. A booking tool takes the date, an LMS hosts the video, a TMS runs the class. Cademy runs all five from the same course, so a blended programme is one record, not three logins.
In person
Dates on your website. Venue, facilitator and register on the date. Reminders a week, a day and an hour before.
Live online
Zoom meetings created for every date once the account is linked. Join link on the date and in the reminders. Record it and upload it as a lesson.
On demand
Lessons, video, downloads, SCORM. The AI course builder drafts it from your PDFs; Cademy hosts it. Quizzes with a pass mark, drip feed, deadlines, a forum.
Blended
Online modules before the day, the day itself, a live refresher after. One course, one record. The certificate needs both attendance and completion.
On request
One-to-one and private dates booked when the client asks. Price on enquiry or a range. Facilitator calendars synced to Google and Outlook, tasks that run themselves.
Course platforms sell videos.
Training providers run classes too.
Thinkific, Kajabi and Teachable are built for creators selling on-demand courses. Articulate builds beautiful SCORM you then have to host somewhere. Cademy builds the course once and runs it in every format, with the booking, the register and the invoice attached.
| Cademy | Thinkific | Kajabi | Teachable | Articulate 360 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Professional training providers | Creators and businesses selling online courses, communities and memberships | “One platform. All your business needs.” | Experts and businesses selling online courses | Instructional designers authoring courses |
| Entry price | Free plan. Pro £99 a month billed yearly, or £119 monthly | Basic US$40 a month billed yearly (US$54 monthly). No free plan | Basic US$143 a month billed yearly (US$179 monthly), 5 products | Starter US$29 a month billed yearly (US$39 monthly) | From US$1,449 per seat a year |
| Fees on sales | None on paid plans | Payment processing 2.9% | 2.9% + US$0.30 on Kajabi Payments (Basic) | 7.5% transaction fee on Starter | Does not sell courses |
| In-person and live online dates | Yes, with registers and calendar sync | Zoom sessions and bookable calendars from Start | Not listed on their site | Not listed on their site | No |
| Business bookings and invoices | POs, pay by invoice, Xero | Invoicing on Grow | Not listed on their site | Not listed on their site | No |
| Certificates and CPD | Automatic, with expiry dates and CPD | Certificates | Not listed on their site | Certificates | No |
| SCORM | Import SCORM 1.2 on Teams | Import | Not listed on their site | Not listed on their site | Exports SCORM for an LMS to host |
| AI first draft | From your PDFs, on every plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Not a course website. A training business, published.
Build once, run anywhere
- One course: in person, live online, on demand, blended or on request
- Dates inherit the course; change it once
It sells the moment you publish
- Dates and prices on your own website
- Card, PayPal, Klarna, or invoice with a PO
It certifies without you
- Attendance or completion issues the certificate
- Expiry dates, CPD, revocation, all on the record
Bring what you have
- Video, documents, quizzes, SCORM 1.2
- Or let the AI course builder draft from your PDFs
Coming from a course platform?
Their column comes from their own website. Your content, learners and progress move with you.
From Thinkific
- Online courses; classroom dates are not the point
- Thinkific alternative
From Articulate
- Authoring only; needs an LMS to host and sell
- Articulate alternative
From Kajabi
- Creator platform, from US$143 a month
- Kajabi alternative
From Teachable
- Creator platform, 7.5% fee on Starter
- Teachable alternative
Asked before every demo.
Anything else, ask a person.
Which formats can one course run in?
In person, live online over Zoom, on demand, blended, and on request. A course is an outline, not a format.
Can I reuse what I already have?
Yes. Upload video, documents and SCORM packages, or let the AI course builder draft from your PDFs.
Do dates inherit the course settings?
Yes. A new date starts from the course’s settings, and you can change the details on each date.
See it with your own courses.
A thirty-minute call, your courses, dates and learners on screen.
No card needed. Import a spreadsheet and run a course this week.