360Learning vs Podia

360Learning is a corporate learning platform from Paris, founded in 2013 and led by co-founder and CEO Nicolas Hernandez. It raised a $200 million round in 2021 co-led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Its core idea is collaborative learning: instead of a small L&D team producing every course, subject-matter experts across the company write and update content while L&D keeps oversight, and learners can comment and request courses.

The product combines an LMS, an LXP layer, customer and partner academies, skills management and AI tools. The AI Content Builder turns existing documents into interactive courses, AI translation localizes them, and recommendations connect learners with courses and internal experts. The Team plan costs $8 per user per month for up to 100 users with no annual commitment; Business and Enterprise are quoted and add flexible user models, advanced integrations and dedicated support. A 30-day trial is available.

It suits mid-sized and large companies with knowledge spread across teams: onboarding, sales enablement, compliance and frontline training. It is not built for selling courses to the public. Docebo is the closest enterprise rival with broader extended-enterprise options, TalentLMS is cheaper and simpler for SMBs, and Thinkific or LearnWorlds fit creators selling courses.

In October 2025 360Learning launched AI Companion, an in-platform assistant that starts with a search mode answering questions from company knowledge. Buying tip: pilot one use case on the monthly Team plan before negotiating a Business contract with HRIS integrations.

Podia is an all-in-one platform for creators and small businesses to sell online courses, digital downloads, webinars, coaching and community memberships from a single storefront. It was founded by Spencer Fry, originally under the name Coach, and has built its reputation on simplicity and friendly customer support rather than on advanced marketing features.

Everything sits behind one checkout: you can bundle products, offer coupons and payment plans, run an affiliate program, and send newsletters and automated email sequences from the built-in email marketing tool. A website builder creates the storefront, landing pages and blog, and the community can be free or paid. There is no free plan, only a 14-day free trial; Mover charges a 5 percent transaction fee, while Shaker and Earthquaker remove it and add more products, affiliates and email subscribers.

Podia fits coaches, educators and creators who want to sell a handful of products and run an email list without integrating several tools. Design customisation is limited, reporting is basic, and creators who need sales funnels, advanced automation or deep course interactivity outgrow it. Kajabi offers more marketing depth at a higher price, Teachable and Thinkific focus on courses, Gumroad is lighter for simple digital products, and Stan Store targets selling straight from a link in bio.