A proper home for independent teaching.

Built from the ground up for teachers, not shareholders. Create, host, and grow your online courses with no hidden fees and zero commission. Just straightforward tools that work.

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0%

commission on student payments

From £5

per month — no hidden fees

Your domain

included on every plan

Carefully crafted from the ground up.

Achene is built around what independent teachers and their students actually need — not around what looks good in a feature comparison. The result is a focused, well-made platform that’s straightforward to manage and a pleasure for students to use.

Course & lesson builder

Create structured courses with rich-text content, embedded images, and attached video. Drag and drop to reorder lessons, save drafts, and publish on your own schedule.

Reliable video hosting

High-quality, dependable playback for your students, wherever they are. Built on world-class open standards to ensure your content is always accessible and professional.

0% commission, always

Connect your Stripe account and payments go straight to you. Achene charges a flat monthly fee and takes nothing from your student revenue — not on any tier.

Student management

See every enrolled student, their subscription status, and recent activity at a glance. Import existing students via CSV when you migrate from another platform.

Community forums

A community forum for your whole site and optional per-course discussion spaces. Moderate posts, pin topics, and stay connected to your community — all built in.

Beautiful student experience

Students get a clean lesson player with progress tracking, personal notes tied to video timestamps, bookmarks, and a fully mobile-friendly interface.

Your own domain

Launch on your free Achene subdomain. When you're ready, point your own domain — custom domains are included on all paid plans, with no extra charge.

Meaningful connections

Keep in touch with your students directly. Send updates, newsletters, and welcome messages without needing separate, expensive email tools. It's about building a community, not just a mailing list.

Simple, honest pricing

Unlimited students on every plan. Tiers are based on what actually costs money — video storage, streaming bandwidth, and emails.

Currently in development — early access will be available shortly. Following are the estimated price tiers for the platform. These may be slightly adjusted before the platform is launched.

Seed
£5/month
A low-cost entry point while you find your feet.

1 published course

50 GB

storage

50 GB

bandwidth

1,000

emails/mo

  • Unlimited students
  • Community forums (global + per-course)
  • Stripe Connect payments
  • All authoring tools (video, rich text, files)
  • CRM contacts, broadcasts & automations
  • Basic analytics dashboard
  • Bulk student CSV import
  • Passkey + magic link sign-in
  • Custom domain
14-day free trial
Taking Root
£19/month
For those growing a steady, independent community.

Unlimited courses

200 GB

storage

200 GB

bandwidth

4,000

emails/mo

  • Unlimited students
  • Community forums (global + per-course)
  • Stripe Connect payments
  • All authoring tools (video, rich text, files)
  • CRM contacts, broadcasts & automations
  • Basic analytics dashboard
  • Bulk student CSV import
  • Passkey + magic link sign-in
  • Custom domain
Thriving
£49/month
Everything you need for a serious independent course creator.

Unlimited courses

1 TB

storage

500 GB

bandwidth

10,000

emails/mo

  • Unlimited students
  • Community forums (global + per-course)
  • Stripe Connect payments
  • All authoring tools (video, rich text, files)
  • CRM contacts, broadcasts & automations
  • Basic analytics dashboard
  • Bulk student CSV import
  • Passkey + magic link sign-in
  • Custom domain
Established
£99/month
Robust support for larger organisations and high-volume teaching.

Unlimited courses

2 TB

storage

1 TB

bandwidth

20,000

emails/mo

  • Unlimited students
  • Community forums (global + per-course)
  • Stripe Connect payments
  • All authoring tools (video, rich text, files)
  • CRM contacts, broadcasts & automations
  • Basic analytics dashboard
  • Bulk student CSV import
  • Passkey + magic link sign-in
  • Custom domain

Need a little more room?

Storage and bandwidth overage is charged at £0.10/GB. Email overage is £1.50 per 1,000 emails. We warn you at 80% of your limit and there are no hard cutoffs — usage continues and any overage is billed at month end. Questions? Get in touch →

Studio

Running a high-volume course site beyond the Established tier? Custom pricing based on your actual usage — get in touch to talk.

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All prices in GBP. No annual lock-in. No commission on student payments on any tier.

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We’re launching soon. Leave your details and we’ll let you know when you can get started. There will be a generous free trial for early access users.