“1. Teachable Best overall for international tax automation”
“VAT/GST: Automatically calculates, collects and remits in 45+ markets through Teachable Payments.”
“Multiple currencies: Yes, with local-currency student checkout.”
“US sales tax: Automated.”
“Best for: Independent course creators who want a relatively hands-off international checkout.”
“Important: Full tax handling requires Teachable Payments, not its Custom Payment Gateway.”
“Multiple currencies: Yes, localized marketplace pricing.”
“VAT/GST: Handled by Udemy for applicable marketplace transactions.”
“Best for: Instructors who want to reach an existing international student marketplace.”
“Trade-off: You sacrifice control over pricing, branding, customer relationships and revenue share compared with running your own course website.”
“VAT: Merchant-of-record handling for EU/UK sales, subject to its current coverage.”
“Best for: Community-based courses, memberships and coaching.”
“Other international taxes: More limited; don't assume worldwide coverage.”
“Trade-off: Less comprehensive international tax coverage than Teachable.”
“Podia | International payments through supported gateways | Tax calculation, but you handle filing and remittance”
“Podia | International payments through supported gateways | Tax calculation, but you handle filing and remittance”
“LearnWorlds | Depends on payment integration | Stripe Tax or Quaderno can calculate tax; you handle filing/remittance”
“LearnWorlds | Depends on payment integration | Stripe Tax or Quaderno can calculate tax; you handle filing/remittance”
“Hotmart Particularly interesting for international course sales.”
“Particularly interesting for international course sales.”
“Supports 22 currencies, local payment methods and automatic currency conversion.”
“It collects and remits certain taxes, but its responsibility varies by country and product classification.”
“It is not a universal tax solution.”
“Paddle Worth considering if you want a Merchant of Record for digital products and are happy to connect it to a separate learning management system.”
“Worth considering if you want a Merchant of Record for digital products and are happy to connect it to a separate learning management system.”
“It is a payment and tax infrastructure solution rather than a complete course-hosting platform.”
“Thinkific | Local currency display; one base currency and payout currency | US/Canada remittance; EU/UK/Swiss VAT calculation, but you handle remittance”
“Thinkific: Good if you want more control over your course business and are comfortable managing VAT compliance yourself.”
“Thinkific | Local currency display; one base currency and payout currency | US/Canada remittance; EU/UK/Swiss VAT calculation, but you handle remittance”
“Kajabi | International payment support | You remain responsible for international VAT filing”
“Kajabi | International payment support | You remain responsible for international VAT filing”