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Unlimited learners, no pricing shock
Unlimited learners make OpenMirai feel safer for growth: customers can sell to more learners without worrying that student count alone will force a pricing shock
A school in your brand.
0% fees on every plan.
OpenMirai gives you cohorts, certificates, drip, and built-in invoicing, with 0% platform fees on every plan, including starter
ACADEMY
OpenMirai
38/43
Features matched
- AI-assisted course studio
- 0% transaction fees
- Branded mobile-friendly academy
- Per-lesson and revenue analytics
- Bundles, memberships, subscriptions
- Built-in invoicing + PromptPay
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CREATOR COMMERCE PLATFORM
Podia
24/43
Features matched
- Build your own branded academy website
- No-code academy website builder
- Custom domain for academy
- Remove platform branding
- Online course creation
- Video lessons
What you actually get with OpenMirai
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Block-based pricing that grows with you
Blocks create a fairer scaling story: customers pay for real platform usage and can top up blocks instead of jumping into expensive fixed tiers too early
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0% platform fee from day one
0% platform-fee positioning from the start is easier for course sellers to trust than platforms that remove fees only after an upgrade or use marketplace revenue share
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Academy-first, end to end
OpenMirai is academy-first: site, courses, learner management, payments, receipts, certificates, analytics, content protection, and multi-language support are connected in one flow
Every feature, side by side
Feature
OpenMirai
Podia
Branded academy & website
Academy-first platform
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Build your own branded academy website
No-code academy website builder
Custom domain for academy
Remove platform branding
Full white-label academy positioning
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AI website generation
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AI Brand Kit / brand identity matching
Course building
Online course creation
Video lessons
Text/article lessons
File resources/attachments
Course modules/chapters
Quizzes
Assignments and grading
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Automated certificates
Learner experience
Learner management system
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Learner progress / insight data
Learner-instructor Q&A
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Mobile-friendly learner experience
Community features
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Pricing & commerce
Permanent free plan
Integrated course payments
Automated receipts / invoice workflow
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PromptPay / SEA payment workflow
0% platform fee / no revenue shareMover has a 5% transaction fee; Shaker removes Podia transaction fees
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0% fee without upgrading to high tier0% Podia transaction fee requires Shaker, not the starting paid Mover plan
Direct pricing control
Block-based pay-as-you-grow cost controlFixed Mover/Shaker tiers plus email subscriber scaling, not blocks
Unlimited learners / students
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No learner-seat growth anxietyLearner caps are not the main issue, but academy depth and Mover transaction fees are
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Block add-ons instead of forced tier jumpsNo OpenMirai-style usage block top-ups
Revenue margin stays strong on entry tierMover’s 5% fee reduces early course revenue until the customer upgrades
Analytics & operations
Sales analytics for academy owners
Multi-language UI / cultural support
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Enterprise customization
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API / custom integrations
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Specialized onboarding / support
Live, AI & protection
Advanced watermarking / anti-leak protectionStandard access control may exist, but advanced watermarking is not the competitor’s main public promise
Live class / hybrid class management
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AI assistant for instructors
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AI assistant for learners
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Course marketplace discovery
Podia is a trademark of its respective owner. OpenMirai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Podia. Comparison based on publicly available information as of May 4, 2026
What you'll actually pay
Plan
OpenMirai
Podia
Free / starter plan
Free forever (80 blocks, unlimited learners)
Free (8% txn)
Mid tier monthly
Lite $27/mo (200 blocks, no watermark)
Mover $39/mo (5% txn)
Pro tier monthly
Pro $126/mo (1,000 blocks, custom domain)
Shaker $89/mo (0% txn)
Enterprise / scale
From $194/mo (custom blocks + support)
Earthquaker $199/mo
Transaction / revenue cut
0% platform fee positioning
0% on Shaker+, 5-8% on lower tiers
Don't take our word for it. Take theirs
“I've never seen a course-selling platform this complete and end-to-end. Highly recommend”
Migrating from WordPress used to mean fighting plugins, PHP updates, and slow support. With OpenMirai I customize what I need, ship fast, and the platform handles payments and security for me, so I can focus on the product
+20%course sales efficiency
+30%easier student learning
15-20%less admin and ops work
1 dayto launch a new course
Built and launched on OpenMiraiEvery page below is a live Pixelmath surface running on OpenMirai's website builder
“OpenMirai is the sweet spot, fair monthly fee, zero commission, and the platform takes care of everything I'd normally have to babysit”
I spent weeks wrestling with WordPress, and Google Classroom still did not fit. With OpenMirai, I can focus fully on the product and content.
3 daysfrom signup to first published course
0%platform commission on every sale
From WordPress headaches to the course-selling sweet spot
Both teams moved from messy LMS stacks to one OpenMirai plan, and keep every baht.
- AI website editor
- Automated payments
- Content protection
- Built-in analytics
Common questions about switching to OpenMirai
See OpenMirai side by side with Podia
Spin up a free OpenMirai workspace, import a sample course from Podia, and run the same lesson on both platforms in an afternoon
