Podia keeps a creator's storefront in one place: courses, a blog you can send to subscribers, email campaigns, community spaces, a custom domain on every plan and sales tax collected in 230 jurisdictions. Its Podia Agent can run on your own AI key. Scholaxy goes further into teaching and selling: assignments with review, quizzes with a timer, surveys, webinars, a CRM and a shared support inbox.
Every row of our comparison table for these two platforms. A question mark means we could not confirm a feature, not that it is missing.
| Feature | Scholaxy | Podia |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching | ||
| Courses, modules and lessons | ✓Course, modules, lessons; drag to reorder; copy a course in one click | ✓Sections and lessons; duplicate lessons, quizzes and products Source |
| Guided course setup | ✓9-question wizard builds the course skeleton with assignments, quizzes, certificate | ✓Podia Agent drafts a course with lessons from your notes Source |
| Lesson editor | ✓About 20 blocks: text, video, audio, files, accordion, slider, form, poll, SCORM | ◐Text, video, audio, files, buttons, embeds; no accordions or forms Source |
| Protected video | ✓Streaming via expiring links, watermark with the viewer's email, copy protection | ◐Own player, downloads off by default; no watermark or DRM Source |
| Scheduled and drip lessons | ✓Open on a date, N days after start or strictly in order; deadline reminders | ✓By days after purchase, by date, start date or quiz progress Source |
| Cohorts with dates, a curator and seat limits | ✓Dated cohorts with their own curator and seat limit; status follows the dates | ◐Start dates and a shared sign-up limit; no curator per cohort Source |
| Assignments with feedback | ✓Submit, get feedback, revise and resubmit until the teacher accepts | ◐No native assignments; open quiz answers or embedded forms Source |
| Quizzes | ✓10 question types, timer, attempt limits, shuffling, tab-switch tracking | ✓2 types, pass mark, retakes; no timer Source |
| Surveys and NPS | ✓NPS, scales, ratings, dates, file uploads; results dashboard and export | ✕Not built in; embed Typeform or similar Source |
| Certificates | ✓Manual or automatic; design gallery, signature, QR code and public verification | ✓Automatic and branded, on every plan Source |
| Group gradebook and reviewer workload | ✓Group gradebook: latest submissions, reviewer workload, deadlines; cohort rosters | ◐Progress per learner and quiz answers; no group gradebook Source |
| SCORM, xAPI and cmi5 | ✓SCORM 1.2/2004, cmi5 and xAPI player with learner reports; enabled on request | ✕Not supported Source |
| Points, badges and leaderboards | ◐XP on lessons, chat leaderboards, raffles for active webinar viewers; no levels or badges | ◐Community badges; no points Source |
| Community | ◐Moderated group chats with forum topics, polls and reactions; no feed or profiles | ✓Spaces: 25 on Mover, 100 on Shaker; paid tiers, DMs Source |
| Mobile app | ◐Installable web app (PWA) with push notifications today; native iOS and Android apps are coming soon, as soon as the stores approve them | ✕Browser only Source |
| Learner support chat and help center | ✓Private chat between each learner and your team, plus a help center with your articles | ◐Site chat widget and Podia Chat inbox; no help articles Source |
| Learner notifications: email, messengers, push | ✓In-app feed, email, Telegram, WhatsApp (your Meta account), push; per-event settings | ◐Email and in-app only Source |
| Website and marketing | ||
| Website and landing pages | ✓30+ blocks, starter templates, version history and rollback, shared header and footer | ✓Site, landing pages, 10 themes; custom domain on every plan Source |
| Free-layout canvas with its own mobile layout | ✓Place elements anywhere, set a separate mobile layout, add animations | ✕Sections and columns only Source |
| A/B tests of pages | ✓Traffic weights per variant, leads compared by variant | ✕Not offered Source |
| Popups and custom code | ✓Popups on click, timer, exit intent or scroll; HTML block and sandboxed JS widget | ◐No popups of its own; custom scripts via third-party apps Source |
| SEO and ad pixels | ✓Meta tags, sitemap, schema.org; GA4, GTM, Meta, TikTok, Reddit, Clarity | ◐Meta tags, sitemap; GA4, Meta Pixel, Pinterest; no GTM or TikTok Source |
| Lead quizzes with branching | ✓Multi-step quizzes with branching and a contact step; leads go to the CRM | ✕Lead magnet as a free product; no quizzes Source |
| Blog | ◐Article pages with the site builder; no automatic blog feed yet | ✓Blog with SEO, scheduling, sending to subscribers, imports Source |
| Email campaigns | ✓Visual or HTML emails, templates, scheduling, opens and clicks; your own domain or SMTP | ✓Built in; 100, 500 or 1,000 subscribers by plan Source |
| Telegram, WhatsApp and SMS campaigns | ✓Telegram via your bots, WhatsApp templates by opt-in, SMS via your Twilio | ✕Not offered Source |
| Automations | ✓Visual builder: conditions, delays, waits, A/B splits, webhooks, CRM steps | ◐Email automations built in; Zapier on Shaker and up Source |
| Live webinars | ✓Webinar room with chat, polls and offers for YouTube Live streams; Zoom meetings too | ◐Webinar sales and replays; streams via Zoom, Meet or YouTube Live Source |
| Automated webinars | ✓Recorded webinars on a schedule with scripted chat, offers, banners and polls | ✕Live events only; pre-recorded as a workaround Source |
| Sales and payments | ||
| Checkout: promo codes, order bumps, upsells | ✓Promo codes; order bump on the payment page; upsell and downsell on the thank-you page | ✓Cart, coupons, upsells from Shaker, payment plans, BNPL Source |
| Payment gateways, Latin America included | ✓Stripe, PayPal, Mercado Pago, PagBank, EBANX on your own accounts, plus regional pay-later | ◐Stripe and PayPal (PayPal from Shaker); no Mercado Pago or Pix Source |
| Subscriptions and memberships | ✓Stripe subscriptions: access stays open while paid; learners manage them themselves | ✓Subscriptions, payment plans and free trials Source |
| Multiple currencies | ✓Base currency from 29; each order and payment keeps its own currency | ✕One currency per account Source |
| Affiliate programme | ✓Affiliate links and partner promo codes, commissions, payout tracking, partner dashboard | ◐Shaker and up: rates, partner coupons, PayPal payouts Source |
| CRM and support | ||
| CRM with deal pipelines | ✓Several pipelines, stages, fields, loss reasons, stage history, deal card with chat | ◐Contact cards: tags, purchases, MRR, notes; no deal pipelines Source |
| Shared inbox: email, Telegram, site chat | ✓One queue for email, Telegram, site chat and learner chat; reply by SMS too | ◐Podia Chat: site widget and DMs in one inbox; no email Source |
| Support desk: routing, SLA, ratings | ✓Departments, keyword routing, SLA timers, snooze, auto-close, 1–5 ratings | ✕Not offered |
| Calls and telephony | ✓Call log, click-to-call, recordings: Twilio, Aircall or any phone system via API | ✕Not offered Source |
| Lead distribution to the sales team | ✓Leads split by channel quotas and shifts, SLA timers, duplicate merge | ✕Owner and assistants only Source |
| Analytics | ||
| Reports and analytics | ✓Webinar funnels vs your usual level; money received vs last month and year; hints | ✓Revenue, MRR, instalment balance Source |
| Ad-to-revenue analytics | ✓UTM attribution, 5 models, Meta, Google, TikTok and Reddit ad spend imported hourly | ✕No UTM reports or ROAS; GA4 and pixels only Source |
| Page analytics: click maps, session recordings | ✓Visits, sources, scroll depth by block, click maps, session recordings | ◐Hotjar via third-party code Source |
| Own dashboards: forecasts, cohorts, LTV | ✓Watman Data: forecasts, cohorts, LTV, plan vs actual, anomalies, plain-language questions | ✕Fixed dashboard and reports only Source |
| AI | ||
| AI assistants on your own key | ✓Your OpenAI, Claude or Gemini key with spend limits; knowledge base, generators, AI in CRM | ✓Podia Agent; own OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini or xAI key; MCP on all plans Source |
| AI draft of assignment feedback | ✓AI tutor drafts the grade and feedback, on request or automatically; your own AI key | ✕No native assignments to review Source |
| Team workspace | ||
| Team tasks and projects | ✓Projects, tasks, subtasks, Kanban, calendar, Gantt with dependencies, column robots | ✕Not offered Source |
| Team chat | ✓Channels and direct messages: polls, pins, forwarding, scheduled posts | ✕Podia Chat is for members, not the team Source |
| Collaborative whiteboard | ✓Watman: sticky notes, voting, timer, history, Miro import, AI diagrams, data widgets | ✕Not offered Source |
| Internal team wiki | ✓Team knowledge base with categories, helpful votes and article templates | ✕Not offered Source |
| Platform and data | ||
| Integrations: Zapier, API, webhooks, MCP | ✓Zapier/Make, REST API, webhooks; MCP server to run the school from Claude or ChatGPT | ◐Zapier from Shaker; no API or webhooks; MCP on all plans Source |
| Custom domain and email from it | ✓Your domain with automatic TLS; emails sent from your own domain | ✓Custom domain and SSL on all plans; one sender address Source |
| Own install and backups | ✓Own database, files and keys per school; backups every 6 h, full daily, tested weekly | ✕Shared SaaS; Podia is not meant as your primary backup Source |
| Roles, audit log, 2FA | ✓Roles and permission matrix, action log, log in as a user, 2FA with backup codes | ◐Owner and assistants with full access; email-code 2FA; no audit log Source |
| Interface languages and multilingual pages | ✓English and Spanish interface; linked language versions of pages and courses | ◐Learner interface in 13 languages; admin in English; no multilingual site Source |
| Data export and ownership | ✓Archive of learners, orders, courses, tests, site pages and inbox; ownership transfer | ◐CSV of contacts, sales, coupons; no course content export Source |
| Price and limits | ||
| Entry price, monthly billing | $79 a month | $49 ($42 yearly) Source |
| Platform fee on your sales | ✓0% on every plan; payment processor fees apply | ◐5% on Mover; 0% above Source |
| Features locked behind higher plans | ✓None: plans differ by learners and storage only; SCORM is switched on by request | ◐From Shaker: affiliates, upsells, PayPal, Zapier Source |
| Limits on the entry plan | Up to 1,000 active learners; 100 GB storage | Mover: 50 products, 500 videos, 100 email subscribers |
Podia fits better if:
• you write as much as you teach: Podia's blog has SEO settings, scheduling, sending to subscribers and imports from WordPress, Substack and Squarespace
• your members meet in community spaces: 25 on Mover, 100 on Shaker, with paid tiers and direct messages, and Discord roles given by purchase
• you want the platform to collect sales tax: Podia does it in 230 jurisdictions on every plan
• you want help moving in: Podia offers free migration on every plan
• you also sell physical products or want a link-in-bio page for social media
Scholaxy fits better if:
• learners hand in work: assignments with feedback and resubmission, a group gradebook and an AI draft of the feedback. Podia has no native assignments
• you test knowledge in depth: 10 question types with a timer and attempt limits, and surveys with NPS. Podia quizzes have 2 question types, and surveys are embedded from other tools
• webinars sell your course: a room with chat, polls and offers, and automated webinars. Podia sells webinar access and replays, while the stream runs on Zoom, Meet or YouTube Live
• you connect other systems: a REST API, webhooks, Zapier and Make. Podia has no API or webhooks
• you sell in several currencies or through Mercado Pago; Podia has one currency per account and takes Stripe and PayPal
Podia Mover costs $49 a month, or $42 a month billed yearly, and Podia keeps 5% of each sale. Shaker ($99, or $84 yearly) and Earthquaker ($179, or $150 yearly) take 0%. There is a 14-day trial and no free plan.
Mover includes 50 products, 500 videos and 100 email subscribers. Affiliates, upsells, PayPal and Zapier start on Shaker.
Scholaxy starts at $79 a month for up to 1,000 active learners and 100 GB of storage. The platform fee is 0% on every plan, no feature is held back for a higher plan, and your payment processor's own fees apply.
1. Export your contacts and sales from Podia as CSV files.
2. In Scholaxy, open Import students in the Students section and upload a CSV or XLSX file with the columns email, full_name and phone, up to 500 learners per file. Accounts that already exist are skipped, and new learners can go straight into a group.
3. The import sends no emails. Send learners an invitation link to their course or group, or ask them to set a password with "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in page.
4. Podia does not export course content, so download your videos and files and upload them into Scholaxy lessons. The guided course setup builds the skeleton first, with assignments, quizzes and a certificate.
5. Connect your own Stripe, PayPal or Mercado Pago account and set up your offers and promo codes.
6. Point your domain at Scholaxy with a TXT and a CNAME record; the TLS certificate is issued automatically.
