OneSignal vs Teachable: Complete Comparison (2026)
An in-depth comparison of OneSignal and Teachable to help you choose the right tool for your business.
Last updated: November 2026
OneSignal
7.1/10
OneSignal is a customer messaging platform for sending mobile push, web push, in-app messages, email and SMS to app and website users.
Teachable
5.4/10
Teachable is a hosted platform where creators and small businesses build, market and sell online courses, coaching and digital products under their own brand.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.1/10 | 5.4/10 |
| Scalability | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Customization | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Security | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Cost | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Integration | 8/10 | 5/10 |
| Analytics | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $19/mo Growth | $39/mo Starter |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free | Contact for pricing |
| Features | ||
| Segmentation | ||
| Email Marketing | ||
| A/B Testing | Not listed | |
| E-commerce Features | Not listed | |
| SMS Marketing | Not listed | |
OneSignal vs Teachable cost by team size
OneSignal costs less up to 5 users.
| Team size | OneSignal | Teachable |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree | $39/moStarter |
| 5 users | FreeFree | $189/moGrowth |
| 10 users | FreeFree | Contact for pricing |
| 25 users | FreeFree | Contact for pricing |
| 50 users | FreeFree | Contact for pricing |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose OneSignal
- Has a free plan (Teachable does not)
- Higher Integration score (8/10 vs 5/10)
- Higher Scalability score (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for enterprise (7/10 vs 3/10)
- Better fit for marketing teams (7/10 vs 3/10)
Why choose Teachable
- Better fit for content creators (9/10 vs 3/10)
Pros & Cons
OneSignal
Pros
- A free plan with unlimited push up to 1,000 MAU and 10,000 emails a month makes it cheap to start.
- Push, in-app, email and SMS run from one platform with cross-channel journeys.
- Reviewers on G2 and PeerSpot say the dashboard is easy for non-technical marketers to use.
- A broad integration catalog covers CDPs such as Segment, RudderStack and Hightouch, data warehouses, and analytics tools.
Cons
- PeerSpot reviewers call it expensive for large subscriber bases.
- Free and Growth plans cap segments at 6 and 10, and reporting history at 30 and 90 days.
- SMS pricing is not published and requires a sales conversation.
- Reviewers mention unclear documentation for advanced cases and limited in-app design options.
Teachable
Pros
- Builder and Growth charge no Teachable transaction fee when you use Teachable Payments.
- Teachable Payments handles sales tax and VAT for creators.
- Abandoned cart recovery, one-click upsells and coupons are built in.
- Every plan includes branded iOS and Android student apps and up to 1TB of video storage.
- A 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee lower the risk of trying it.
Cons
- Built-in email is basic, with no visual automation builder or advanced segmentation.
- Starter takes a 7.5% cut per sale and limits you to 5 products.
- There is no free plan, and the 2025 pricing changes raised costs for many creators.
- Reviewers report slow support replies on lower plans.
- Plans allow only a few Zapier or webhook connections, and API access starts on Growth.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
OneSignal scores higher on our Marketing criteria: 7.1/10 against 5.4/10 for Teachable. The largest gap is in Integration: 8/10 for OneSignal and 5/10 for Teachable.
OneSignal has a free plan; Teachable does not list one.
Teachable is the better fit for content creators: we rate it 9/10 for them, against 3/10 for OneSignal.
OneSignal has Segmentation, which Teachable lacks.
