# Creator Community Platforms

> Six platforms - Disciple, Podia, Thinkific, LearnWorlds, Kajabi and Open Social - are converging on the same promise: help a creator, coach or organization own their audience instead of renting it from a social network. In 2026 the course-first tools bolted on community and the community-first tools bolted on courses, blurring a category that used to have clean lines. This feature maps who actually wins on branded apps, pricing, course depth, and open-source control.

## Achievements

- Kajabi creators have generated over $6 billion in revenue collectively.
- Open Social powers communities for the United Nations, World Bank Group, European Commission, IATA, Greenpeace and the LEGO Foundation.
- Disciple pioneered a branded-app-first model where every community ships with its own mobile app.
- Podia offers a free tier and removes transaction fees on paid plans, undercutting premium rivals.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Kajabi restructures pricing for the first time in nearly a decade and launches an MCP integration connecting AI tools to creator accounts.
- **2026-06** — Podia relaunches as a community-first platform.

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Last updated: 2026-08-09