Replacement Guide

How to Build Your Own Teachable

Replace Teachable with a custom build. The platform for experts and businesses who take education seriously

Weekend Project
6 features18 integrationsOne weekend

Estimated Timeline

Based on 6 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.

1
Setup & scaffolding
2 hours
2
Core features
4-6 hours
3
Polish & deploy
2 hours

Recommended Tech Stack

Next.js 14

Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components

Supabase

PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions

Tailwind CSS

Utility-first styling for rapid UI development

Key Features to Replicate

Top features across 2 categories. See all 6 features

Core(4 features)

Course creation

Create and sell online courses

Marketing tools

Tools to help market and promote courses and products

Payment processing

Process payments for courses and other products

Quiz generator

Generate quizzes to engage students

AI(2 features)

AI-powered course starterAI

Generate a ready-to-use curriculum in seconds

Automatic subtitles and translationsAI

Automatically generate subtitles and translations for video content

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Teachable

Monthly$29/mo
Yearly$348/yr
5-Year Total$1.7k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~0 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $108
SaaS
$348
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $324
SaaS
$1k
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $540
SaaS
$1.7k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 6 features at very easy complexity.

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