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Nialtus vs Thinkific

Thinkific is a platform for creators and businesses selling online courses. Nialtus sells courses too, and adds compliance, skills and frontline training, so one platform can serve your staff and your customers. Here is an honest comparison.

At a glance

An honest, high-level look. The best way to judge is to see Nialtus on your own example.

Thinkific is known for
A platform for creators and businesses selling online courses
Plans from $54 a month, each for up to 10,000 current students
Communities and memberships for course sellers
Nialtus brings
Compliance, recertification and a live skills matrix
SCORM and xAPI on every plan, including Free
No percentage of your course sales; you use your own payment account
Frontline sign-in with employee numbers, PINs and shared terminals

Which is the right fit?

Thinkific may fit if
You are a creator selling courses to the public
You want communities and memberships around your courses
You sell to thousands of students on a flat monthly plan
Nialtus is a strong fit if
You train employees, partners and customers, not only sell courses
You need SCORM, certificates and assessments without a custom plan
You do not want to pay extra per learner for corporate features
You want your own brand on the whole platform

What it costs

Monthly cost at the same team sizes, side by side.

LearnersThinkific Start (monthly)Thinkific Grow (monthly)Nialtus, full priceNialtus, first month
100
$109
Nialtus costs more
$219
Nialtus 32% less
$149
Launch
$74
50% off the plan
500
$109
Nialtus costs more
$219
Nialtus costs more
$499
Growth
$249
50% off the plan
1,000
$109
Nialtus costs more
$219
Nialtus costs more
$944
Growth + 5 packs of 100 people
$694
50% off the plan
2,500
$109
Nialtus costs more
$219
Nialtus costs more
$1,999
Scale
$999
50% off the plan

See all Nialtus plans and prices →

Monthly cost for the whole organization, in US dollars. Nialtus: our published plan prices for your region, exactly as on the Nialtus pricing page, using the lowest-cost plan plus extra packs of 100 active people (Nialtus counts every active person, in any role); the first month includes the introductory discount on the plan, and every month after is at the full price. Thinkific: published prices of $54 (Basic), $109 (Start) and $219 (Grow) a month, or $40, $82 and $164 billed annually, each for up to 10,000 current students; certificates and assignments start on Start, removing Thinkific branding and the API on Grow, and SCORM and SSO on the custom Plus plan. Payment processing is extra, checked 17 September 2026. Source. Prices change and quotes vary, so confirm with each vendor.

Disclaimer. The prices and features of Thinkific shown on this page are based on information published at thinkific.com/pricing, as checked on 17 September 2026. Vendors change their prices, plans and features at any time, and actual quotes, discounts, taxes and contract terms vary. This comparison is provided only as a general guide to help you. It is not an offer or a guarantee, and Nialtus is not responsible for its accuracy or completeness, or for any decision made on the basis of it. Please do your own comparison of pricing and features, and confirm current details directly with each vendor, before making a decision. All product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

What makes Nialtus different

The capabilities teams tell us tip the decision.

AI course authoring
Draft a full, editable course from a topic, a document, or a job role, then shape it and publish when you are ready.
A real competency matrix
Define the skills each role needs and see, live, where every person stands against the target.
White-label your platform
Run it on your own domain, in your colors, with mail from your address. Included on Growth and above, and an add-on on Launch.
Sell courses if you want
Sell courses and bundles in multiple currencies with tax and branded invoices, on paid plans.
Learning in their own language
Run the platform in English plus a growing list of language packs, with more added regularly, including right-to-left Arabic. Each learner picks their own language.
Built by a training company
Nialtus is made by Learning Everest, with 14,000+ hours of learning delivered for 100+ clients.

Thinkific is built for selling courses online. Nialtus sells courses too, and adds compliance, skills and frontline training, so one platform can serve your staff and your customers.

Common questions

Straight answers about Nialtus and Thinkific.

Thinkific publishes plans at $54, $109 and $219 a month, or less billed annually, each for up to 10,000 current students, plus payment processing. Nialtus prices depend on the number of learners, so for large public audiences Thinkific’s flat plans can cost less. The table above compares both at the same team sizes.

No. Nialtus does not charge a percentage of your sales. Customers pay through your own Razorpay, Stripe or PayPal account, which charges its own processing fees. Selling courses is available on Launch and above.

Yes, on every plan including Free: upload SCORM, xAPI, cmi5 and AICC packages and track completions and scores. On Thinkific, SCORM is part of its custom Plus plan.

If your current system can export people and completion records to a CSV file, you can bring that history into Nialtus. Add people with the People CSV import, then use Import history to bring in completions, progress, scores, and expiry dates, matched to each person by email or employee number. Course content comes across as SCORM, xAPI, cmi5, or AICC packages or an IMS Common Cartridge, or is rebuilt in Nialtus. Certificate files from the old system are not imported, but Nialtus can issue its own certificates dated to the original completion. See how switching to Nialtus works.

See Nialtus for yourself

The fairest comparison is a demo on your own example. Book one and decide with your own eyes.