Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Thinkful

Online, self-paced classes w/ 1:1 mentorship

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Thinkful launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Thinkful▲194

   Learn to code with a mentor.

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Thinkific▲73

   Create & sell your own online courses

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Teachery▲124

   Create and sell beautiful online courses in minutes

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Startup College▲86

   Startup skills as online courses

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Primed Mind▲91

   An immersive mindset coaching that provides personal growth

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Build An Online Course▲105

   A free course about, you guessed it, building a course!

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TheNextWeb Academy▲141

   Hand-picked online courses to improve your life

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Founders School▲85

   Online educational resource dedicated to entrepreneurship

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Teachable▲175

   Create and sell online courses on your own website

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Web Design Course▲84

    Learn Web Design With a Mentor

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Glassbreakers▲186

    A peer mentorship community for professional women

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Skillshare for Mobile▲93

    A learning community for creators with 1000+ online classes

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Profitable Course Idea▲102

    The free course to validate your online teaching idea

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Pathwright▲106

    Create and sell online courses

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Savvy▲175

    1-on-1 teaching and learning via live video

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Socratic▲83

    Learn and help others learn

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    In Hand▲77

    Bringing balance to everyday life

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Confident Communicator ▲98

    Public speaking course for techies.

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Skilljar▲69

    Teach online courses directly from your website

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Connect Mentors▲109

    Matching growth seekers with mentors

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Bloc▲134

    Online coding bootcamp - full stack, iOS, Android courses

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    EngineHere▲61

    Real-time instructor driven classroom for coders

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    CourseForward▲72

    Career skills curation

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Teachable Summit▲10

    Workshops to launch and grow an online business

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →