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Dokan is a multi-vendor marketplace system for WordPress. It provides vendor dashboards, commission rules, payouts, vendor management and reporting. Its own Udemy-style marketplace implementation specifically supports instructor commissions and automated payouts through integrations such as Stripe Connect. Dokan

You'd typically combine it with an LMS/course system.

Dokan = marketplace engine
LMS = course engine

That's a powerful architecture if you eventually want creators selling other digital products in addition to courses.

3. Mentor LMS — worth looking at

Mentor LMS specifically markets a multi-instructor Udemy-style marketplace, including creator registration, course publishing, commissions and instructor payouts. Mentor LMS

This is interesting if you want something more purpose-built rather than assembling several WordPress plugins.

4. LearnDash

LearnDash is a very mature LMS. It supports instructor commissions, including percentage-based commissions and commission reporting. Liquid Web

The catch is that you generally need additional components to turn it into a polished open marketplace where hundreds of independent creators can sign up and sell courses.

I'd choose LearnDash when the learning experience is more important than marketplace functionality.

What I would choose for your startup

If you're trying to launch an actual business rather than just build a demo, I'd narrow it down to:

Option A — Fastest MVP

WordPress + Tutor LMS

Good if you want to launch quickly and test:

Will creators join?
Will students buy?
What commission percentage works?
Which course categories work?
How do you acquire instructors?

You can avoid spending months building technology before you've validated the marketplace.

Option B — More marketplace-oriented

WordPress + Dokan + LMS

I'd consider this if your vision is closer to:

"Shopify/Amazon marketplace, but for courses."

You have more explicit vendor/commission infrastructure.

Option C — Build your own platform

If you already expect this to become a substantial startup, I'd eventually consider a custom application:

Frontend: Next.js
Backend: Node/NestJS or Laravel
Database: PostgreSQL
Video: Mux or Vimeo
Payments: Stripe Connect
Search: Algolia/Typesense/Elastic
Storage: S3
Email: Resend/SendGrid
Analytics: PostHog

Stripe Connect is particularly important because you don't merely want to calculate the creator's commission—you want to handle creator onboarding, KYC, payment splitting and payouts properly.

One important distinction

Don't confuse Udemy with software that lets you create a Udemy-like marketplace.

Udemy itself is a marketplace where you become one of the instructors. It isn't normally something you license to create your own branded marketplace.

Udemy's current model illustrates exactly the economics you're describing: instructors receive a percentage of course revenue, with the percentage varying according to how the sale was generated. Udemy Support Udemy Support

What you want is the software infrastructure behind a marketplace, where you are Udemy.

My recommendation

If you're at the idea/MVP stage, I'd start with Tutor LMS or Mentor LMS, rather than commissioning a custom platform immediately.

If you tell me your expected number of creators (e.g. 50 vs 10,000), commission percentage, whether courses are one-time purchases or subscriptions, and your budget, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 platforms and the exact tech stack I'd use.

LearnDash is a very mature LMS. It supports instructor commissions, including percentage-based commissions and commission reporting. learndash.com

The catch is that you generally need additional components to turn it into a polished open marketplace where hundreds of independent creators can sign up and sell courses.

I'd choose LearnDash when the learning experience is more important than marketplace functionality.

What I would choose for your startup

If you're trying to launch an actual business rather than just build a demo, I'd narrow it down to:

Option A — Fastest MVP

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a Udemy-style multi-vendor course marketplace:

Creators/instructors create accounts.
They upload and sell their own courses.
Students buy courses through your marketplace.
You keep, say, 20–30%.
The creator receives the remainder.
You need creator onboarding, course ownership/permissions, commissions, payouts, refunds, reviews, and ideally Stripe Connect.

There are several ways to build this.

Best options

Platform	Multi-creator	Commission splitting	Creator payouts	Best for
Learnomy + WordPress	✅	✅	✅ Stripe Connect	Best turnkey WordPress option
Tutor LMS + WordPress	✅	✅	✅	Affordable / flexible
Masteriyo + WordPress	✅	✅	✅	Simple marketplace
Mentor LMS	✅	✅	✅	Dedicated Udemy-style marketplace
LearnDash + WooCommerce	✅	Via add-ons	Via add-ons	More established LMS ecosystem
LifterLMS + WooCommerce + Siren	✅	✅	✅/custom	Highly customizable
Custom-built marketplace	✅	✅	✅	Large/scalable business

1. Learnomy — probably the closest fit

learnomy.app

This is particularly interesting for your model because it is specifically designed for multi-instructor course marketplaces on WordPress.

It supports:

Public creator/instructor applications
Admin approval of creators
Each creator managing their own courses
Platform-wide commission
Per-instructor commission overrides
Per-course commission overrides
Instructor earnings
Withdrawal management
Stripe Connect for direct creator payouts on Pro

Its default example is 70% instructor / 30% platform, but the commission is configurable. Learnomy Learnomy

I'd put this at #1 if you're comfortable with WordPress.

2. Mentor LMS

Mentor LMS is explicitly positioned for building a Udemy-like multi-instructor marketplace.

It supports multiple instructors, independent course publishing, commission rates, instructor payouts and a shared course catalog. Mentor LMS

This could be a good choice if you want something that's architected around the marketplace concept rather than assembling a bunch of WordPress plugins.

3. Masteriyo

Masteriyo is another WordPress-based option that has a specific Revenue Sharing feature.

You can configure something like:

Course sells for $100 → $30 platform commission → $70 instructor

It also supports minimum payout amounts, maturity periods before withdrawal, and payout methods. Themeisle

That's useful because you probably don't want to immediately pay a creator before the student's refund period has expired.

4. Tutor LMS

Tutor LMS is worth considering if you want a more conventional WordPress LMS.

It has built-in multi-instructor functionality and commission/withdrawal features. A recent comparison of marketplace-oriented LMS products lists Tutor LMS as having built-in instructor registration, commission percentages and withdrawal requests. Wbcom Designs

The advantage is the broader WordPress ecosystem. The disadvantage is that you'll probably spend more time configuring the overall marketplace experience than with something specifically designed around your business model.

5. LifterLMS + WooCommerce + Siren

This is the "assemble a powerful WordPress stack" approach.

You can use:

LifterLMS → courses/learning
WooCommerce → commerce
Siren → instructor royalties/commission logic

Siren has a specific recipe for course marketplaces where instructors receive royalties based on the courses they own. It can even handle an order containing courses from multiple instructors and calculate each instructor's share independently. Siren Siren

This is more flexible but also more complicated.

What I would choose for your idea

If you're starting from scratch, I'd narrow it down to:

Option A — Fastest/cheapest MVP

WordPress + Learnomy + Stripe

You could build:

Marketplace
→ Creator signup
→ Admin approval
→ Creator dashboard
→ Course creation
→ Course marketplace
→ Student checkout
→ 30% marketplace commission
→ 70% creator earnings
→ Stripe Connect payout

This gets you quite close to the business model you're describing without having to develop the entire marketplace yourself.

Option B — More control

WordPress + Tutor LMS/Masteriyo + WooCommerce + Stripe

More moving parts, but you have considerable control over the site and customer experience.

Option C — Serious startup

Custom marketplace + Stripe Connect + LMS/video infrastructure

If your goal is eventually something like:

"Udemy, but for [your specific niche]"

I'd seriously consider custom development once you've validated demand.

You can build the architecture around:

Creators → Courses → Marketplace → Checkout → Stripe Connect → Creator payouts

and have your commission engine calculate:

Course price:        $100
Platform commission: 30%
Creator share:       $70

Platform revenue:    $30
Creator earnings:    $70

Stripe Connect is particularly useful here because you can connect creator accounts and automate marketplace payouts rather than manually paying hundreds of instructors.

One important distinction

Don't confuse multi-instructor LMS with a true multi-vendor marketplace.

A lot of LMS software lets you have 50 instructors teaching courses, but that doesn't necessarily mean it can handle:

Creator A owns Course A → Student buys it → platform takes 25% → Creator A automatically gets 75%

That's the functionality I'd make your #1 selection criterion.

For your business, I'd prioritize:

Creator onboarding
Course ownership/permissions
Commission rules
Stripe Connect/direct payouts
Refund handling
Creator dashboard
Marketplace search/catalog
Reviews/ratings
Coupons/discounts
Tax/VAT/sales-tax handling
Video hosting/DRM
Admin moderation

My initial recommendation: start by evaluating Learnomy and Mentor LMS. Learnomy looks particularly compelling if you want a WordPress-based marketplace with configurable commissions and Stripe Connect, while Mentor LMS is worth evaluating if you want something more purpose-built around the Udemy marketplace model. Mentor LMS Learnomy

If you tell me your budget (e.g. <$1k, $5k, $20k+), whether you want WordPress or SaaS, and whether creators need to upload their own videos, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 architectures for your marketplace.

Option A — Fastest/cheapest MVP

WordPress + Learnomy + Stripe

You could build:

Marketplace
→ Creator signup
→ Admin approval
→ Creator dashboard
→ Course creation
→ Course marketplace
→ Student checkout
→ 30% marketplace commission
→ 70% creator earnings
→ Stripe Connect payout

This gets you quite close to the business model you're describing without having to develop the entire marketplace yourself.

Option B — More control

WordPress + Tutor LMS/Masteriyo + WooCommerce + Stripe

More moving parts, but you have considerable control over the site and customer experience.

Option C — Serious startup

Custom marketplace + Stripe Connect + LMS/video infrastructure

If your goal is eventually something like:

"Udemy, but for [your specific niche]"

I'd seriously consider custom development once you've validated demand.

You can build the architecture around:

Creators → Courses → Marketplace → Checkout → Stripe Connect → Creator payouts

and have your commission engine calculate:

Course price:        $100
Platform commission: 30%
Creator share:       $70

Platform revenue:    $30
Creator earnings:    $70

Stripe Connect is particularly useful here because you can connect creator accounts and automate marketplace payouts rather than manually paying hundreds of instructors.

One important distinction

Don't confuse multi-instructor LMS with a true multi-vendor marketplace.

A lot of LMS software lets you have 50 instructors teaching courses, but that doesn't necessarily mean it can handle:

Creator A owns Course A → Student buys it → platform takes 25% → Creator A automatically gets 75%

That's the functionality I'd make your #1 selection criterion.

For your business, I'd prioritize:

Creator onboarding
Course ownership/permissions
Commission rules
Stripe Connect/direct payouts
Refund handling
Creator dashboard
Marketplace search/catalog
Reviews/ratings
Coupons/discounts
Tax/VAT/sales-tax handling
Video hosting/DRM
Admin moderation

My initial recommendation: start by evaluating Learnomy and Mentor LMS. Learnomy looks particularly compelling if you want a WordPress-based marketplace with configurable commissions and Stripe Connect, while Mentor LMS is worth evaluating if you want something more purpose-built around the Udemy marketplace model.

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

For a marketplace where multiple creators upload and sell courses and you keep a commission from each sale (like Udemy), you need more than a normal LMS. You need:

Multi-instructor/vendor accounts
Creator dashboards
Course submission and approval workflow
Marketplace commissions (percentage or fixed)
Automatic creator payouts
Reviews/ratings
Payment splitting (Stripe Connect, PayPal Payouts, etc.)
Admin control over creators and content

Here are the main software options:

Platform	Best for	Multi-vendor?	Commission support?
WordPress + LMS plugins	Lowest cost, maximum customization	Yes	Yes
Moodle + marketplace customization	Large education institutions	With customization	Yes
Sharetribe	General marketplaces adapted for courses	Yes	Yes, but needs LMS integration
Kajabi	Premium creator businesses	Limited	Not designed for multi-vendor
Teachable	Individual creators	No true marketplace	No
Thinkific	Academies and schools	Limited	No native creator marketplace

Best choices for a Udemy-style marketplace

1. WordPress + LMS + Marketplace plugins (most common startup route)

A typical stack:

WordPress — website foundation
LearnDash or Tutor LMS — course engine
WooCommerce — payments/store
Dokan or similar marketplace plugin — vendors/commissions

Advantages:

You own the platform
Flexible commission rules
Thousands of integrations
Good for launching an MVP

A course marketplace plugin such as Learnomy is specifically designed around multi-instructor course marketplaces, including instructor onboarding, commissions, and payouts on WordPress. Learnomy

2. Moodle (for serious education platforms)

Good if you want:

Universities
Corporate training
Certifications
Large student numbers

It is powerful but usually requires development work to become a creator marketplace.

3. Custom marketplace build

For a serious competitor to Udemy, Coursera, or MasterClass, you eventually may want:

Creator portal
Course CMS
Video processing
Subscription system
Recommendation engine
Mobile apps
Automated payouts

Custom platforms can support instructor storefronts, revenue sharing, payouts, subscriptions, and marketplace workflows. Webority Technologies

My recommendation by stage

If you are validating the idea ($0–$50k revenue)

Use:

WordPress
Tutor LMS / LearnDash
WooCommerce
Marketplace commission plugin

Expected build time: weeks

If you already have creators waiting

Use:

Custom Laravel/Node/React marketplace
Stripe Connect for creator payouts
Dedicated video hosting

Expected build time: 3–6+ months

If you want a no-code approach

Look at:

Sharetribe for marketplace logic
A separate LMS/video platform for course delivery

Features I would prioritize for your business model

Creator signup + approval
Creator profile pages
Course upload dashboard
Platform commission settings (example: you keep 30%, creator gets 70%)
Automated payouts
Coupon/referral system
Affiliate tracking
Student reviews
Analytics dashboard

For a first version, I would usually build this with WordPress + Tutor LMS + WooCommerce + a vendor/commission system because it gets you closest to a Udemy-style marketplace without spending hundreds of thousands on custom development. Mentor LMS

If you tell me your expected scale (e.g., 100 creators vs 10,000 creators, and whether courses are video, live classes, or PDFs/coaching), I can narrow this down to the best architecture.

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a Udemy-style multi-vendor course marketplace:

Creators/instructors → create courses → students buy courses → your platform processes the sale → you keep a commission → creator receives the remainder.

There are several ways to build this, but they differ significantly in how well they support true independent vendors.

Best options

Platform	Multi-vendor courses	Creator commissions	Creator dashboard	No-code/low-code	Best for
Tutor LMS + WordPress	✅	✅	✅	⚠️	Best overall for a custom Udemy-style marketplace
WCFM + WooCommerce + LMS	✅	✅	✅	⚠️	Complex marketplace/e-commerce
LearnWorlds	⚠️	✅	✅	✅	Managed LMS with instructors
LearnDash + marketplace plugins	⚠️	Via integrations	✅	⚠️	Highly customized WordPress platform
WooCommerce Product Vendors + LMS	✅	✅	✅	⚠️	Flexible WordPress architecture
Build custom SaaS marketplace	✅	✅	✅	❌	Serious scalable startup

1. Tutor LMS + WordPress — probably my first choice

If your goal is something like:

Your marketplace
→ Creator signs up
→ Creator creates course
→ You approve course
→ Student purchases
→ Platform takes 20%
→ Creator gets 80%

I'd seriously consider Tutor LMS on WordPress.

It's specifically designed around multiple instructors creating and selling courses, rather than simply giving several employees "instructor" permissions. A marketplace setup can include instructor dashboards, course creation, earnings, withdrawals and revenue sharing. Stack Harbor

You can then combine it with WooCommerce/payment infrastructure for more sophisticated marketplace functionality.

Example:

Course price: $100
Your commission: 20%
Creator: $80
Marketplace: $20

This is much closer to what you're describing than something like Teachable or Thinkific.

2. WCFM Marketplace + WooCommerce + an LMS

docs.wclovers.com is another powerful approach.

WCFM turns WooCommerce into a multi-vendor marketplace where vendors have their own stores and you can configure vendor commissions. WCFM Documentation WordPress.org

You could build:

WordPress

WooCommerce
WCFM Marketplace
Tutor LMS / LearnDash / another LMS

This gives you considerably more control over:

Vendor registration
Creator dashboards
Commission percentages
Coupons
Refunds
Vendor payouts
Orders
Reviews
Marketplace administration
Subscriptions
Other products/services later

The downside is that you're assembling several components, so it requires more technical setup and maintenance.

3. LearnWorlds

learnworlds.com is worth considering if you want something much more managed.

LearnWorlds supports instructor accounts and lets you assign instructors to courses and specify their revenue percentage. LearnWorlds Help Center

However, there's an important distinction:

LearnWorlds is better suited to an online school with multiple instructors than a completely open Udemy-style marketplace.

For example:

You own the school → 50 instructors teach courses inside it → you control the platform.

That's different from:

5,000 independent creators → each operates their own storefront → they sign up themselves → you automatically split payments.

So I'd put it below Tutor LMS for your particular business model.

4. WooCommerce Product Vendors

WooCommerce itself has a woocommerce.com that converts a WooCommerce store into a multi-vendor marketplace. Vendors can have their own products and you control the commission they receive. WooCommerce

You'd then layer an LMS on top.

This is attractive if you eventually want creators to sell more than courses—for example:

Courses
Ebooks
Templates
Coaching
Downloads
Memberships
Events

What I would build

If this is a real startup rather than just a website for a handful of instructors, I'd look at the architecture like this:

                    YOUR MARKETPLACE
                           │
             ┌─────────────┴─────────────┐
             │                           │
        STUDENTS                    CREATORS
             │                           │
       Browse courses              Creator dashboard
             │                           │
       Buy course                  Create course
             │                           │
             └─────────────┬─────────────┘
                           │
                       PAYMENT
                           │
                    Stripe Connect
                           │
                 ┌─────────┴─────────┐
                 │                   │
            YOUR 20%             CREATOR 80%

The payment splitting/payout architecture is actually one of the most important things to decide early.

You don't want a system where students pay you and then you're manually sending hundreds of creators money every month.

Ideally:

Student pays → payment platform calculates split → your commission retained → creator receives their share.

For a marketplace, I'd therefore investigate Stripe Connect or an equivalent marketplace-payment system alongside the LMS.

My recommendation

If I were starting this business today, I'd shortlist these three:

🥇 Tutor LMS + WooCommerce/WCFM

Best if you want a genuine multi-creator marketplace.

You own the platform, control the branding, control commissions, and can customize the marketplace substantially.

🥈 Custom marketplace

Best if you expect this to become a major business.

You could build the frontend/backend specifically around:

Creator onboarding
Course publishing
Moderation
Stripe Connect
Automatic payouts
Reviews
Search
Creator profiles
Coupons
Affiliate/referral system
Subscriptions
Analytics

More expensive initially, but far fewer architectural constraints later.

🥉 LearnWorlds

Best if you want to launch quickly with less technical work, but I'd verify that its instructor model matches your desired independent vendor model before committing. LearnWorlds' current instructor commission system calculates instructor revenue, but payouts are handled outside the platform. LearnWorlds Help Center

One important distinction: If you tell me that you want something specifically like “Udemy, but I own the marketplace and 1,000 independent creators can sign up and sell their own courses”, I would narrow the choices considerably.

I can also give you a side-by-side comparison of 5–10 actual platforms, including pricing, Stripe Connect/payout support, creator onboarding, commissions, subscriptions, mobile apps, and how difficult each is to launch, and recommend the best stack for your budget.

🥇 Tutor LMS + WooCommerce/WCFM

Best if you want a genuine multi-creator marketplace.

You own the platform, control the branding, control commissions, and can customize the marketplace substantially.

🥈 Custom marketplace

Best if you expect this to become a major business.

You could build the frontend/backend specifically around:

Creator onboarding
Course publishing
Moderation
Stripe Connect
Automatic payouts
Reviews
Search
Creator profiles
Coupons
Affiliate/referral system
Subscriptions
Analytics

More expensive initially, but far fewer architectural constraints later.

🥉 LearnWorlds

Best if you want to launch quickly with less technical work, but I'd verify that its instructor model matches your desired independent vendor model before committing. LearnWorlds' current instructor commission system calculates instructor revenue, but payouts are handled outside the platform.

One important distinction: If you tell me that you want something specifically like “Udemy, but I own the marketplace and 1,000 independent creators can sign up and sell their own courses”, I would narrow the choices considerably.

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a multi-vendor / multi-instructor course marketplace: creators upload courses, students buy them, and your platform automatically keeps a commission while paying the creator the remainder.

Here are the main software approaches I’d consider:

Platform	Best for	Multi-instructor	Your commission	Course/LMS features	Technical effort
Learnomy	WordPress course marketplace	✅	✅	✅	Low–Medium
Mentor LMS	Self-hosted Udemy-style site	✅	✅	✅	Low–Medium
Sharetribe	Marketplace-first approach	✅	✅	⚠️ Requires LMS/course layer	Low–Medium
WordPress + LMS + Dokan/WCFM	Maximum flexibility	✅	✅	✅	Medium
Custom platform	Serious scalable business	✅	✅	✅	High

1. learnomy.app — probably the closest fit

Learnomy specifically markets itself for course marketplaces. Instructors can apply, publish courses, you take a commission on sales, and payouts can be automated, all on your own WordPress site. Learnomy

This is attractive if your vision is:

Creator signs up → creates course → you approve it → student purchases → platform takes 20–30% → creator gets the rest.

I'd investigate this first if you want to launch without building the entire system yourself.

2. mentor-lms.com

Mentor LMS is explicitly positioned around building a Udemy-like multi-instructor marketplace. It supports multiple instructors, instructor profiles, course creation, commissions, payouts and multiple payment gateways. Mentor LMS

This is another strong option if you want to own/self-host the platform rather than build your business on a hosted marketplace.

3. sharetribe.com — excellent marketplace infrastructure, but not a complete LMS

Sharetribe is interesting if the marketplace mechanics are more important than sophisticated LMS functionality.

It already supports marketplace providers, transactions, Stripe payments, automatic payouts and commissions. You can charge a percentage commission from sellers, customers, or both. Sharetribe Sharetribe

However, I'd treat Sharetribe as the marketplace/commerce layer, not the complete course-learning system. You'd likely need to add a dedicated LMS/video/course-delivery component.

4. WordPress + LMS + marketplace plugin

You can also assemble your own stack:

WordPress
→ LMS (Tutor LMS / LearnDash / etc.)
→ multi-vendor plugin
→ Stripe
→ instructor payouts + commissions

This gives you considerably more control over things like:

Instructor dashboards
Course approval
Your commission percentage
Instructor-specific commission rates
Coupons
Affiliate programs
Subscriptions
Bundles
Certificates
Quizzes
Reviews
Student progress
Video hosting
Instructor analytics

The downside is that you're responsible for integrating and maintaining more pieces.

What I'd choose

If your goal is "I want to build the next Udemy, but smaller/niche-specific", I'd shortlist:

#1 Learnomy → fastest path to validating the idea
#2 Mentor LMS → good self-hosted Udemy-style approach
#3 WordPress + LMS + multi-vendor stack → best flexibility
#4 Sharetribe + LMS → best if marketplace functionality is the core product

One important consideration is payments/payouts. You don't just need a shopping cart—you need a system capable of splitting a $100 course purchase, for example, into $80 to the creator + $20 to you, while handling creator onboarding/KYC, refunds, disputes and payouts. Sharetribe, for example, uses Stripe for marketplace payments and automatic provider payouts. Sharetribe Sharetribe

If you tell me your budget (e.g. <$5k, $5–20k, $20k+) and whether you want no-code, WordPress, or a custom-built platform, I can narrow this down to the best 3 options and give you the exact tech stack + estimated monthly costs + commission/payment flow.

Mentor LMS is explicitly positioned around building a Udemy-like multi-instructor marketplace. It supports multiple instructors, instructor profiles, course creation, commissions, payouts and multiple payment gateways. Mentor LMS

This is another strong option if you want to own/self-host the platform rather than build your business on a hosted marketplace.

3. sharetribe.com — excellent marketplace infrastructure, but not a complete LMS

Sharetribe is interesting if the marketplace mechanics are more important than sophisticated LMS functionality.

It already supports marketplace providers, transactions, Stripe payments, automatic payouts and commissions. You can charge a percentage commission from sellers, customers, or both. sharetribe.com sharetribe.com

However, I'd treat Sharetribe as the marketplace/commerce layer, not the complete course-learning system. You'd likely need to add a dedicated LMS/video/course-delivery component.

4. WordPress + LMS + marketplace plugin

You can also assemble your own stack:

WordPress
→ LMS (Tutor LMS / LearnDash / etc.)
→ multi-vendor plugin
→ Stripe
→ instructor payouts + commissions

This gives you considerably more control over things like:

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a Udemy-style multi-vendor course marketplace:

Creators/instructors → upload courses → students purchase → your platform takes a commission → creator receives the remainder.

There are several ways to build this, and the best choice depends heavily on whether you want no-code/low-code or a platform you completely control.

Best options

Software / stack	Multi-vendor courses	Your commission	Creator payouts	Customization	Best for
Tutor LMS + WordPress	✅	✅	✅	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Best overall for your model
WCFM + WooCommerce + LMS	✅	✅	✅	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Complex marketplace
Mentor LMS	✅	✅	✅	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Dedicated Udemy-style marketplace
Learnomy	✅	✅	✅	⭐⭐⭐	Faster WordPress marketplace
Sharetribe + LMS/custom course system	⚠️	✅	✅	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Marketplace-first architecture
LearnWorlds	⚠️	✅	✅	⭐⭐⭐	More traditional LMS/business use

1. tutorlms.com — my first choice

For your specific idea, I'd seriously consider Tutor LMS + WordPress.

Tutor LMS supports multiple instructors, instructor registration, instructor earnings/commissions, and withdrawals. It can also use WooCommerce for course payments. Elementor Themeum Docs

You could structure it like:

Student pays $100

Your marketplace: 20% = $20
Creator: 80% = $80

You can then have different commission rates—for example:

New creators → 70/30
Established creators → 80/20
Premium creators → 90/10
Platform-promoted courses → custom rate

This is particularly attractive because you're not merely creating an LMS; you're creating a marketplace where instructors are vendors.

2. wclovers.com + Tutor LMS

If you want more sophisticated marketplace functionality, look at WCFM Marketplace + WooCommerce + Tutor LMS.

WCFM specifically supports multi-vendor marketplaces and lets you configure commissions globally, by vendor, category, product, or membership. It also supports vendor withdrawals and multiple payment mechanisms. WCFM Documentation WCFM Documentation

This gives you something closer to:

Marketplace
→ Creator accounts
→ Creator dashboard
→ Course listings
→ Student checkout
→ Orders
→ Commission calculation
→ Creator balance
→ Withdrawals
→ Reviews
→ Coupons
→ Admin approval

It's more complicated to set up, but considerably more flexible.

3. mentor-lms.com

Mentor LMS is interesting if you specifically want a dedicated Udemy-like marketplace rather than assembling a marketplace from several WordPress plugins.

It advertises multi-instructor support, custom commission rates, payment gateways, instructor payouts, and the ability for educators to independently create and sell courses. Mentor LMS

I'd investigate this one if your priority is getting the marketplace model working without stitching together as many components.

4. learnomy.app

Learnomy is another interesting WordPress-oriented option specifically targeting course marketplaces. Its marketplace offering includes instructor onboarding, commissions, and automated payouts. Learnomy

It's worth looking at if you want something more purpose-built than a generic WooCommerce marketplace.

5. sharetribe.com + a course/LMS layer

Sharetribe is excellent marketplace infrastructure. It supports marketplace commissions and Stripe-powered payments/payouts. Sharetribe

However, I wouldn't choose it as the core of a course marketplace unless you're planning a more custom application. Sharetribe is fundamentally marketplace infrastructure rather than a complete LMS/course-delivery system.

What I would build

If you're trying to launch this as a real business, I'd start with:

WordPress
+
Tutor LMS
+
WooCommerce
+
WCFM Marketplace
+
Stripe Connect

Conceptually:

                    YOUR MARKETPLACE
                           │
          ┌────────────────┴────────────────┐
          │                                 │
      STUDENTS                           CREATORS
          │                                 │
     Browse courses                  Creator dashboard
          │                                 │
     Buy course ────────────────→   Course management
          │                                 │
          ▼                                 │
    WooCommerce                            │
          │                                 │
          ▼                                 │
    Stripe Connect                         │
          │                                 │
          ├──── Your 20% ──────────────────┤
          │                                 │
          └──── Creator 80% ────────────────┘

The important thing is that you don't want creators manually requesting money from you every time they make a sale. Ideally, your payment architecture handles the creator's share and your platform fee automatically.

One important distinction

There are actually two different businesses you could build:

A. Marketplace like Udemy

Creators sell courses directly to students through your marketplace.

You take 10–30% of every sale.

B. SaaS platform for creators

Creators get their own branded school/site and pay you a monthly subscription, perhaps with a smaller transaction fee.

Those require substantially different software architectures.

From your description, A is what you want.

If you're serious about building it, I can also lay out the exact tech stack and architecture I'd use for a $0 → $10k/month course marketplace, including creator onboarding, Stripe Connect payouts, commission rules, course hosting/video protection, student accounts, refunds, taxes, subscriptions, and the admin dashboard.

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is a multi-vendor course marketplace:

Creators join your platform → upload/sell courses → students buy from your marketplace → you automatically keep a commission → the creator receives the remainder.

There are several ways to build this, but they differ substantially in how much marketplace functionality you get out of the box.

My top options

Platform	Multi-vendor	Courses/LMS	Your commission	Creator payouts	Best for
WordPress + WooCommerce + Dokan	✅	✅ with LMS	✅	✅	Maximum flexibility
WordPress + WooCommerce + Product Vendors	✅	⚠️ Add LMS	✅	✅	Simpler marketplace
Sharetribe	✅	⚠️ Custom course functionality	✅	✅ Stripe	Fast marketplace MVP
LearnWorlds	⚠️ Limited marketplace model	✅ Excellent	✅	Stripe	Education-first platform
Custom app + Stripe Connect	✅	✅	✅	✅	Serious scalable startup

1. WordPress + WooCommerce + Dokan — probably the best starting point

dokan.co is specifically designed to turn WooCommerce into a multi-vendor marketplace. Vendors get their own storefront/dashboard, while you control vendors, orders, commissions and payouts. Dokan explicitly supports marketplaces for digital products and courses. Dokan

You could build:

Your marketplace
→ Creator signup
→ Creator dashboard
→ Course creation
→ Course approval
→ Student checkout
→ 20% platform commission
→ 80% creator earnings
→ Creator payout

For example:

$100 course

Creator: $80
Your marketplace: $20
Payment processing: handled separately according to your payment setup

The big advantage is that you can combine Dokan with an LMS such as LearnDash, Tutor LMS, or LifterLMS to make the actual courses sophisticated.

I'd seriously consider this if you're trying to launch without building the entire platform from scratch.

2. WooCommerce Product Vendors

WooCommerce also has an official woocommerce.com that turns a WooCommerce store into a multi-vendor marketplace.

It supports percentage or fixed commissions, vendor-specific commissions, vendor reporting, vendor dashboards and payouts. WooCommerce

You'd then add an LMS on top.

A typical stack would be:

WordPress
+
WooCommerce
+
Product Vendors
+
Tutor LMS / LearnDash
+
Stripe

This gives you considerably more control than using an all-in-one course platform.

3. Sharetribe — excellent for validating the marketplace idea

sharetribe.com is worth looking at if your primary challenge is building the marketplace, rather than building a sophisticated LMS.

It has multi-vendor marketplace functionality, seller profiles, listings, payments, KYC, automatic payouts and marketplace commissions through Stripe. Sharetribe

You could essentially treat a course as the marketplace's "product/listing."

The downside is that you'd likely need to build/integrate much of the actual course-learning experience yourself.

So I'd choose Sharetribe if your product is more:

"A marketplace connecting instructors and students"

rather than:

"A full LMS with advanced quizzes, certificates, learning paths, SCORM, etc."

4. LearnWorlds — excellent LMS, but different marketplace model

learnworlds.com is very good if the learning experience is the core of the business.

Interestingly, LearnWorlds now has a Course Hub where creators can publish courses for other LearnWorlds schools to license, with Stripe-connected payments and a 10% LearnWorlds commission. LearnWorlds Help Center LearnWorlds Help Center

However, that's not exactly the same thing as your desired model.

You want something like:

Udemy marketplace model: thousands of independent creators sell directly to students through your marketplace.

LearnWorlds is more naturally suited to:

"Each educator/business operates their own branded school."

So I wouldn't make it my first choice for your particular business model.

5. Custom marketplace + Stripe Connect — best long-term architecture

If you expect this to become a serious startup, another approach is to build your own marketplace around Stripe Connect.

Your architecture could look something like:

                    YOUR MARKETPLACE
                           │
          ┌────────────────┼────────────────┐
          │                │                │
       Students         Creators          Admin
          │                │                │
          ▼                ▼                ▼
       Browse          Upload courses    Approve courses
       Purchase        See earnings      Set commissions
          │                │
          └───────┬────────┘
                  ▼
             Stripe Connect
                  │
          ┌───────┴────────┐
          ▼                ▼
     Your commission   Creator payout

This gives you complete control over things such as:

20% commission
Different commission rates for different creators
Creator subscriptions
Featured-course fees
Affiliate commissions
Coupons
Refund rules
Creator onboarding/KYC
Automatic payouts
Course approval
Revenue sharing
Promotional campaigns
Bundles
Subscriptions
Certificates
Reviews
Ratings

The tradeoff is development cost and complexity.

What I'd choose for your idea

If you're testing the idea, I'd go:

MVP

WordPress + WooCommerce + Dokan + Tutor LMS/LearnDash + Stripe

That gives you a surprisingly capable marketplace without having to build:

creator accounts
vendor dashboards
product management
commissions
orders
payouts
checkout
course delivery

from zero.

Dokan specifically supports commission splits and vendor storefronts, while WooCommerce's marketplace ecosystem handles the commerce side. Dokan WooCommerce

Once you have traction

Move toward:

Custom frontend + custom marketplace backend + Stripe Connect + dedicated LMS/course infrastructure

That lets you eventually build something closer to Udemy / Skillshare / MasterClass marketplace architecture rather than being constrained by WordPress.

One important distinction

I'd first decide whether your creators are selling:

A. Individual courses

Creator uploads "Complete Python Bootcamp" → student buys it → creator gets 80%.

or

B. Creator memberships

Student pays $20/month → gets access to courses from multiple creators → you distribute revenue among creators.

or

C. Both

The third model is considerably more interesting but also more complicated because you need to determine how subscription revenue gets allocated among creators.

If you tell me your intended model (e.g. "creators keep 80%, I keep 20%, students buy individual courses"), I can lay out the exact software stack, estimated monthly cost, payment/payout setup, and how I'd build the MVP step-by-step.

learnworlds.com is very good if the learning experience is the core of the business.

Interestingly, LearnWorlds now has a Course Hub where creators can publish courses for other LearnWorlds schools to license, with Stripe-connected payments and a 10% LearnWorlds commission. LearnWorlds Help Center LearnWorlds Help Center

However, that's not exactly the same thing as your desired model.

You want something like:

Udemy marketplace model: thousands of independent creators sell directly to students through your marketplace.

LearnWorlds is more naturally suited to:

"Each educator/business operates their own branded school."

So I wouldn't make it my first choice for your particular business model.

5. Custom marketplace + Stripe Connect — best long-term architecture

If you expect this to become a serious startup, another approach is to build your own marketplace around Stripe Connect.

Your architecture could look something like:

                    YOUR MARKETPLACE
                           │
          ┌────────────────┼────────────────┐
          │                │                │
       Students         Creators          Admin
          │                │                │
          ▼                ▼                ▼
       Browse          Upload courses    Approve courses
       Purchase        See earnings      Set commissions
          │                │
          └───────┬────────┘
                  ▼
             Stripe Connect
                  │
          ┌───────┴────────┐
          ▼                ▼
     Your commission   Creator payout

This gives you complete control over things such as:

20% commission
Different commission rates for different creators
Creator subscriptions
Featured-course fees
Affiliate commissions
Coupons
Refund rules
Creator onboarding/KYC
Automatic payouts
Course approval
Revenue sharing
Promotional campaigns
Bundles
Subscriptions
Certificates
Reviews
Ratings

The tradeoff is development cost and complexity.

What I'd choose for your idea

If you're testing the idea, I'd go:

MVP

WordPress + WooCommerce + Dokan + Tutor LMS/LearnDash + Stripe

That gives you a surprisingly capable marketplace without having to build:

creator accounts
vendor dashboards
product management
commissions
orders
payouts
checkout
course delivery

from zero.

Dokan specifically supports commission splits and vendor storefronts, while WooCommerce's marketplace ecosystem handles the commerce side.

Once you have traction

Move toward:

Custom frontend + custom marketplace backend + Stripe Connect + dedicated LMS/course infrastructure

That lets you eventually build something closer to Udemy / Skillshare / MasterClass marketplace architecture rather than being constrained by WordPress.

One important distinction

I'd first decide whether your creators are selling:

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a Udemy-style multi-vendor course marketplace:

Creators/instructors create their own courses
You approve/manage creators
Students purchase courses from different creators
Your platform keeps a commission, e.g. 20–30%
The creator receives the remainder
Ideally, payouts are automated
You control the marketplace brand, customer relationship, and catalog

There are several ways to build this.

Best options

Software	Multi-vendor courses	Commission splits	Automated payouts	Best for
Learnomy	✅	✅	✅ Stripe Connect	WordPress / fastest launch
Masteriyo	✅	✅	Depends on setup	WordPress + LMS
Mentor LMS	✅	✅	✅/payment integrations	Self-hosted Udemy-style site
LearnDash + WooCommerce + add-ons	✅	✅	✅ with integrations	Flexible/custom WordPress
Custom marketplace	✅	Fully customizable	✅	Serious scalable startup
SubSchool	✅	✅	Platform-managed	Hosted marketplace

1. Learnomy — probably the simplest starting point

learnomy.app

This is particularly close to your business model. It runs on WordPress and specifically supports a course marketplace where instructors apply, you approve them, and your commission is automatically separated from instructor earnings. It supports global commissions, per-course overrides, and per-instructor rates on Pro. Stripe Connect can handle direct creator payouts. Learnomy Learnomy

For example:

Course price: $100
Your commission: 25%
Creator: $75
You: $25

That's essentially the model you're looking for.

2. Masteriyo

masteriyo.com

Another WordPress-based option. Its revenue-sharing functionality lets you define the admin/instructor split, minimum payout, maturity period, and withdrawal methods. Themeisle

This could be attractive if you want a more traditional WordPress LMS with marketplace functionality added.

3. Mentor LMS

Mentor LMS explicitly supports building an Udemy-like multi-instructor marketplace, with instructors creating courses, the platform setting commission rates, and students purchasing from a shared catalog. Mentor LMS

4. LearnDash + WooCommerce + marketplace/royalty extensions

This is the more modular approach. You can combine a serious LMS such as LearnDash with WooCommerce and extensions for instructor/vendor management and revenue sharing.

It's more work to configure, but gives you considerably more control if your marketplace will eventually have unusual pricing, memberships, bundles, affiliate commissions, etc.

5. Custom-built marketplace

If your goal is to build a large company rather than simply launch a course website, I'd seriously consider a custom marketplace once the business model is validated.

For example, a custom platform can have:

Creator side

Creator application
Identity/payment verification
Course builder
Video upload
Pricing
Coupons
Sales dashboard
Earnings dashboard
Payout requests

Student side

Marketplace catalog
Search/filtering
Creator profiles
Course reviews
Wishlist
Checkout
Student dashboard
Certificates

Your admin side

Creator approval
Course approval
Commission rules
Refund management
Payout management
Featured courses
Dispute handling
Analytics

And, importantly, you can have Stripe Connect split the money between your platform and creators rather than manually calculating and paying everyone.

Custom marketplace providers also exist that build this type of system with configurable instructor revenue sharing and payouts. Webority Technologies

What I'd choose

If you're testing the idea, I'd start with:

WordPress + Learnomy + Stripe Connect

It's much cheaper and faster than building an entire marketplace from scratch, while giving you the fundamental marketplace mechanics: creators, courses, commissions, and payouts. Learnomy

If you're already confident this will become a large marketplace with hundreds/thousands of creators, I'd lean toward a custom application from the beginning.

One important distinction

There are two very different businesses:

A. "Creators sell courses through my website"

You provide the technology and take a commission.

B. "I am building the next Udemy"

You need marketplace discovery, creator acquisition, reviews/rankings, search, recommendations, refunds, fraud prevention, creator analytics, automated payouts, tax handling, content protection, etc.

If you're aiming for B, I can map out the exact software stack I'd use—including frontend, LMS/course engine, Stripe Connect, creator payouts, video hosting, database, marketplace commission logic, and estimated monthly cost.

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a multi-vendor course marketplace: creators/instructors have their own storefronts, upload/manage courses, students buy from the marketplace, and you automatically keep a commission.

There are several good ways to build it:

Platform/stack	Multi-creator courses	Your commission	Creator payouts	Best for
Learnomy + WordPress	✅	✅	✅ Stripe Connect	Fastest purpose-built option
Masteriyo + WordPress	✅	✅	✅	Simpler WordPress setup
Tutor LMS + WooCommerce/Dokan	✅	✅	✅	Flexible WordPress marketplace
LearnDash + WooCommerce/Siren	✅	✅	✅	More advanced LMS
Mentor LMS	✅	✅	✅	Dedicated Udemy-style marketplace
Bubble + Stripe Connect	Custom	✅	✅	Custom SaaS/product
Custom development	✅	✅	✅	Large/scalable marketplace

1. Learnomy — probably the closest match

learnomy.app

This is specifically designed for multi-instructor course marketplaces. Creators can apply to become instructors, manage their own courses, and you can set commission rules. Its documented default is 30% platform / 70% instructor, with per-course and per-instructor overrides on Pro. It also supports Stripe Connect for instructor payouts. Learnomy Learnomy

For example:

Creator sells a $100 course → Creator gets $70 → You get $30.

It also handles refunds by reversing the corresponding commission, which is important for a real marketplace. Learnomy

2. Masteriyo

masteriyo.com

Masteriyo is another WordPress LMS option that has multiple instructors + revenue sharing. You can configure the admin/instructor percentage, minimum payout, maturity period, and payout methods. Themeisle

This is attractive if you want to build the marketplace on WordPress without developing the entire LMS yourself.

3. Tutor LMS + WooCommerce/Dokan

tutorlms.com

This gives you more of a modular marketplace stack:

WordPress → Tutor LMS → WooCommerce → Dokan → Stripe

Dokan handles the vendor/marketplace side, including global, vendor-specific, category and product-level commissions. Dokan

This is a good choice if you eventually want creators to sell things besides courses—ebooks, templates, coaching, downloads, etc.

4. Mentor LMS

Mentor LMS explicitly positions itself around building a Udemy-like multi-instructor marketplace, with instructor accounts, independent course management, custom commission rates and instructor payouts. Mentor LMS

5. Bubble + Stripe Connect

bubble.io

If you're thinking of this as a startup/product rather than a WordPress website, Bubble is worth considering.

You could build:

Creator registration
Creator dashboard
Course builder
Course marketplace
Student accounts
Reviews
Coupons
Search/filtering
Commission engine
Creator earnings
Stripe Connect payouts
Admin dashboard
Subscriptions
Affiliate/referral system

Bubble can handle the multi-role marketplace structure and Stripe Connect split payments; you'd define the business logic yourself. LOW/CODE Agency

What I'd choose

If your goal is "I want to launch this marketplace quickly and validate the business", I'd shortlist:

Option A — easiest:
WordPress + Learnomy + Stripe

Option B — more flexible:
WordPress + Tutor LMS + WooCommerce + Dokan + Stripe

Option C — build a real SaaS marketplace:
Bubble + Stripe Connect

The important distinction is that you don't just need an LMS. You need marketplace functionality.

Your software needs to handle this flow:

Creator signs up
       ↓
You approve creator
       ↓
Creator creates course
       ↓
You approve/publish course
       ↓
Student buys course
       ↓
Payment collected
       ↓
Your commission ──────→ Your account
       ↓
Creator's share ──────→ Creator's Stripe account
       ↓
Student gets course access

I'd also make sure the platform supports refunds, chargebacks, creator tax information, payout delays, multiple commission rates, coupons, subscriptions, and ownership permissions before choosing it.

If you tell me your expected setup—e.g. 10 creators vs. 1,000 creators, one-time courses vs. subscriptions, and whether you want no-code/WordPress/custom—I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 platforms and give you an estimated cost/architecture for each.

tutorlms.com

This gives you more of a modular marketplace stack:

WordPress → Tutor LMS → WooCommerce → Dokan → Stripe

Dokan handles the vendor/marketplace side, including global, vendor-specific, category and product-level commissions. dokan.co

This is a good choice if you eventually want creators to sell things besides courses—ebooks, templates, coaching, downloads, etc.

4. Mentor LMS

Mentor LMS explicitly positions itself around building a Udemy-like multi-instructor marketplace, with instructor accounts, independent course management, custom commission rates and instructor payouts.

5. Bubble + Stripe Connect

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a multi-vendor course marketplace: creators/instructors upload courses, students buy them, and your platform automatically keeps a percentage of each sale.

There are several ways to build it, and the best choice depends on whether you want fast/no-code, WordPress, or a fully custom marketplace.

Best options

Platform	Multi-vendor courses	Creator commissions	Payments/payouts	Best for
Tutor LMS + WordPress	✅	✅	✅	Best flexible/affordable option
LearnWorlds	⚠️ Some marketplace functionality	✅	✅	Professional LMS
Sharetribe	✅ Marketplace	✅	✅ Stripe	Marketplace-first approach
Custom + Stripe Connect	✅	✅	✅	Serious scalable startup
WooCommerce + WCFM + LMS	✅	✅	✅	WordPress marketplace

1. Tutor LMS — probably the first one I'd investigate

Tutor LMS specifically supports creating a course marketplace with unlimited instructors, instructor earnings, commission rates, deductions, and instructor withdrawals. WordPress.org

You could build something like:

Your marketplace
↓
Creator A → Course $49
Creator B → Course $99
Creator C → Course $29
↓
Student purchases
↓
Platform takes 20%
↓
Creator receives 80%

For example, on a $100 course:

Student pays: $100
Your platform: $20
Creator: $80
Payment processor fees: handled according to your payment setup

This is attractive because you get a full LMS rather than having to build video lessons, quizzes, student dashboards, instructor dashboards, etc. from scratch.

2. Sharetribe — excellent if the marketplace is the priority

Sharetribe is designed around multi-vendor marketplaces, rather than primarily being an LMS.

It supports seller/provider accounts, listings, payments, commissions, Stripe-powered payouts, and automatic splitting of transactions. Sharetribe Sharetribe

It even lets you configure provider commissions and customer fees. Sharetribe

The catch is that you'd need to build/customize the course/LMS layer yourself. So I wouldn't choose Sharetribe if you want something close to Udemy out of the box.

3. LearnWorlds

LearnWorlds is much more LMS/course-focused.

Interestingly, its current Course Hub allows courses to be published for other LearnWorlds schools to license/resell, with LearnWorlds taking a commission. LearnWorlds Help Center

However, that's not quite the same architecture as:

"Anyone can become a creator → upload a course → students buy it on our marketplace → we take 20%."

So I'd investigate it carefully before committing.

4. WordPress + WooCommerce + WCFM + LMS

This is another potentially powerful approach.

WCFM Marketplace turns WooCommerce into a multi-vendor marketplace and supports vendor commissions and vendor management. WCFM Documentation

You can combine that with an LMS such as Tutor LMS.

The architecture would be:

WordPress
→ Tutor LMS = courses/lessons/students
→ WooCommerce = checkout
→ WCFM = creators/vendors
→ Stripe/PayPal = payments/payouts

This gives you a lot of control, but also creates more moving parts.

What I'd choose for your idea

If you're trying to launch an "Udemy but niche" type of business, I'd narrow it down to:

🥇 Fastest MVP

WordPress + Tutor LMS

Good if you want to launch relatively quickly and validate whether people will actually buy courses.

🥈 Marketplace-first

Sharetribe + custom course/LMS functionality

Good if your differentiator is the marketplace/community/creator ecosystem, rather than sophisticated LMS functionality.

🥉 Long-term startup

Custom application + Stripe Connect

If you envision hundreds/thousands of creators, sophisticated revenue sharing, subscriptions, bundles, affiliate commissions, coupons, creator analytics, refunds, tax handling, etc., I'd seriously consider building the marketplace architecture yourself.

A typical architecture would be:

Next.js / React
→ marketplace frontend

Node.js / Python
→ marketplace backend

PostgreSQL
→ users, creators, courses, enrollments, orders

Stripe Connect
→ creator onboarding + split payments + payouts

Mux / Bunny Stream / Vimeo
→ protected course video

Custom LMS
→ lessons, quizzes, progress, certificates

This gives you much more control over the business model.

One important thing to decide

Before picking software, I'd define exactly how you want the money to flow.

For example:

Creator sets course price: $79

Student pays:

$79

Your marketplace:

20% = $15.80

Creator:

80% = $63.20

Then you might add:

20% marketplace commission
5% affiliate commission
Creator promotions/coupons
Subscription plans
Featured-course fees
Corporate/team licensing
Creator membership fees

That's where Stripe Connect becomes particularly interesting for a serious marketplace because the payment infrastructure can handle connected accounts and payouts rather than you manually paying every creator.

If you tell me your expected number of creators (e.g. 10, 100, 10,000), whether you want video courses, and whether you want no-code/low-code or custom development, I can narrow this down to the 3 best platforms for your exact business model and compare their costs, commissions, creator payouts, and limitations.

The catch is that you'd need to build/customize the course/LMS layer yourself. So I wouldn't choose Sharetribe if you want something close to Udemy out of the box.

3. LearnWorlds

LearnWorlds is much more LMS/course-focused.

Interestingly, its current Course Hub allows courses to be published for other LearnWorlds schools to license/resell, with LearnWorlds taking a commission. LearnWorlds Help Center

However, that's not quite the same architecture as:

"Anyone can become a creator → upload a course → students buy it on our marketplace → we take 20%."

So I'd investigate it carefully before committing.

4. WordPress + WooCommerce + WCFM + LMS

This is another potentially powerful approach.

WCFM Marketplace turns WooCommerce into a multi-vendor marketplace and supports vendor commissions and vendor management. WCFM Documentation

You can combine that with an LMS such as Tutor LMS.

The architecture would be:

WordPress
→ Tutor LMS = courses/lessons/students
→ WooCommerce = checkout
→ WCFM = creators/vendors
→ Stripe/PayPal = payments/payouts

This gives you a lot of control, but also creates more moving parts.

What I'd choose for your idea

If you're trying to launch an "Udemy but niche" type of business, I'd narrow it down to:

🥇 Fastest MVP

WordPress + Tutor LMS

Good if you want to launch relatively quickly and validate whether people will actually buy courses.

🥈 Marketplace-first

Sharetribe + custom course/LMS functionality

Good if your differentiator is the marketplace/community/creator ecosystem, rather than sophisticated LMS functionality.

🥉 Long-term startup

Custom application + Stripe Connect

If you envision hundreds/thousands of creators, sophisticated revenue sharing, subscriptions, bundles, affiliate commissions, coupons, creator analytics, refunds, tax handling, etc., I'd seriously consider building the marketplace architecture yourself.

A typical architecture would be:

Next.js / React
→ marketplace frontend

Node.js / Python
→ marketplace backend

PostgreSQL
→ users, creators, courses, enrollments, orders

Stripe Connect
→ creator onboarding + split payments + payouts

Mux / Bunny Stream / Vimeo
→ protected course video

Custom LMS
→ lessons, quizzes, progress, certificates

This gives you much more control over the business model.

One important thing to decide

Before picking software, I'd define exactly how you want the money to flow.

For example:

Creator sets course price: $79

Student pays:

$79

Your marketplace:

20% = $15.80

Creator:

80% = $63.20

Then you might add:

20% marketplace commission
5% affiliate commission
Creator promotions/coupons
Subscription plans
Featured-course fees
Corporate/team licensing
Creator membership fees

That's where Stripe Connect becomes particularly interesting for a serious marketplace because the payment infrastructure can handle connected accounts and payouts rather than you manually paying every creator.

If you tell me your expected number of creators (e.g. 10, 100, 10,000), whether you want video courses, and whether you want no-code/low-code or custom development, I can narrow this down to the 3 best platforms for your exact business model and compare their costs, commissions, creator payouts, and limitations.

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

For a Udemy-style marketplace where many creators upload courses, students buy them, and you keep a commission, you need more than a normal LMS. You need:

Multi-instructor/vendor accounts
Creator dashboards
Course publishing workflow
Revenue split rules (e.g., creator 70% / you 30%)
Automated payouts
Reviews, ratings, coupons, analytics
Payment marketplace support (Stripe Connect, PayPal Payouts, etc.)

Here are the main software options:

1. WordPress + LMS + Marketplace Plugins (best for MVP)

WordPress + WooCommerce + LMS plugins

Best for: launching quickly with control over branding.

Typical stack:

LearnDash — course creation and learning management
Tutor LMS — built-in instructor marketplace features
Masteriyo — multi-instructor LMS with revenue sharing
WooCommerce — payments and checkout
Marketplace add-ons for commissions/payouts

For example, Masteriyo supports revenue sharing where you can configure admin/instructor percentages and payout rules. Themeisle

Pros

Lower cost
Huge plugin ecosystem
You own the website
Easy to customize

Cons

More maintenance
Scaling to millions of students may require custom engineering

2. Sharetribe (best marketplace framework)

Best for: building a true marketplace rather than just an LMS.

You would combine it with:

Video hosting
LMS components
Payment splitting

Pros

Designed for multi-vendor marketplaces
Handles users, listings, transactions

Cons

Not course-specific out of the box
Requires development

3. Moodle + Marketplace Customization

Best for: education institutions and large learning platforms.

Moodle can handle:

Courses
Teachers
Students
Assessments
Certificates

With customization, you can create:

Instructor storefronts
Commission tracking
Vendor payouts

Pros

Very powerful LMS
Open source

Cons

Usually needs developers for marketplace behavior

4. Open edX

Best for: enterprise-scale education marketplaces.

Used by large education providers.

Pros

Extremely scalable
Powerful learning features

Cons

Expensive to customize
Heavy infrastructure

5. Ready-made Udemy Clone Software

Some companies sell prebuilt multi-instructor course marketplace systems.

Examples:

Mentor LMS — designed specifically for Udemy-like marketplaces with multiple instructors, commissions, and payouts. Mentor LMS
Custom-built course marketplace solutions can include instructor onboarding, revenue shares, payout automation, and storefronts. Webority Technologies

Pros

Faster launch
Marketplace logic already exists

Cons

Vendor lock-in risk
Quality varies

6. SaaS Course Platforms (usually NOT ideal for marketplaces)

Platforms like:

are excellent for one creator selling their own courses, but they generally are not built for thousands of independent instructors selling through your marketplace.

My recommendation by stage

If you want to validate the idea (0–100 creators)

Use:

WordPress + Tutor LMS/Masteriyo + WooCommerce

Estimated build:

2–8 weeks
Low cost
Enough for an MVP

If you expect 100–5,000 creators

Use:

Custom marketplace backend + LMS integration

Consider:

React/Next.js frontend
Stripe Connect for creator payouts
Video hosting (Mux, Vimeo OTT, Bunny Stream, etc.)
LMS/content service

If you are building the next Udemy

Build custom.

You will eventually need:

Creator ranking algorithms
Search/recommendations
Fraud prevention
Affiliate systems
Subscription revenue sharing
Mobile apps
Enterprise licensing

A good starting architecture would be:

Creators → upload courses → approval → students purchase → payment split → creator payout

with:

You keep 20–40%
Creator receives 60–80%
Platform controls refunds, promotions, and quality

For a first version, I would choose WordPress + Tutor LMS/Masteriyo unless you already have funding for a custom build. Themeisle themealley.com

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

For a Udemy-style marketplace where many creators upload courses, students buy them, and you keep a commission, you need more than a normal LMS. Look for:

Multi-instructor / vendor accounts
Creator dashboards
Course approval workflow
Revenue split rules (e.g., 70% creator / 30% platform)
Automated payouts
Reviews, ratings, coupons
Payment split support (Stripe Connect, PayPal Payouts, etc.)

Here are the main software options:

Platform	Best for	Multi-vendor capability	Notes
WordPress + LMS plugins	Low-cost MVP	Yes	Most flexible; combine LMS + marketplace plugins
LearnDash + marketplace addons	Serious education businesses	Yes	Strong LMS features; needs marketplace layer
Tutor LMS	Udemy clone MVP	Yes	Built-in instructor dashboards and commission features
Masteriyo	Simpler WordPress marketplace	Yes	Supports instructor revenue sharing and payouts. Themeisle
Moodle + custom development	Universities / enterprise	Possible	Powerful but requires more engineering
Sharetribe	Marketplace framework	Partial	Great marketplace engine; you add course delivery
Bubble	Custom MVP	Yes	Can build instructor/student roles and Stripe split payments. LOW/CODE Agency
Custom-built marketplace	Large scale	Yes	Best if you want your own Udemy competitor

My recommended choices by stage

1. Fast MVP ($500–$5,000 range)

Use:

WordPress
Tutor LMS or LearnDash
WooCommerce
Multi-vendor/revenue-sharing addon
Stripe Connect for creator payouts

This lets you launch with:

Creator signup
Course upload
Admin approval
Student checkout
Automatic commission split

2. More professional startup build ($5,000–$30,000)

Use:

Bubble + Stripe Connect

or

Custom React/Next.js frontend + backend marketplace

Good if you need:

Creator analytics
Mobile apps later
Subscription memberships
AI recommendations
Better search/discovery

3. Enterprise Udemy-style platform

Build custom:

Frontend:

React / Next.js

Backend:

Node.js, Django, or Laravel

Services:

Stripe Connect (payments)
Vimeo/Mux/Bunny Stream (video)
Elasticsearch/Algolia (course search)
Cloud storage/CDN

Software specifically built around course marketplaces

Some platforms are closer to your exact model:

Mentor LMS — designed for Udemy-like multi-instructor marketplaces with instructor dashboards and commission settings. Mentor LMS
Webority — builds custom multi-vendor course marketplaces with creator storefronts, commissions, and payouts. Webority Technologies

Features I would not compromise on

For your business model, make sure the platform supports:

Creator onboarding

Profile page
Verification
Tax/payment details
Commission engine

Global commission (e.g., 30%)
Different rates by creator/category
Promotional splits
Automated payouts

Don't manually calculate creator earnings once you scale
Content protection

Video streaming instead of downloadable files
Watermarking if premium content
Marketplace discovery

Categories
Search
Reviews
Ratings
Featured creators

If you are trying to build "Udemy but niche-focused" (for example cooking, fitness, coding, business, etc.), I would usually start with WordPress + Tutor LMS/LearnDash or Bubble + Stripe Connect, validate demand, and only custom-build after you have enough creators and students.

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is not just an LMS—you need a multi-vendor course marketplace, essentially a “Udemy where you own the platform.”

The important capabilities are:

Multiple independent instructors/creators
Each creator can create and manage their own courses
Students browse courses from all creators
You set a commission, e.g. 20% platform / 80% creator
Automatic creator payouts
Creator dashboards with sales/earnings
Reviews/ratings
Admin approval/moderation of courses
Coupons and promotions
Stripe Connect or equivalent marketplace payments
Ideally subscriptions, bundles, affiliates, certificates, etc.

Platforms worth looking at

Platform	Multi-instructor marketplace	Commission/payouts	Best for
Mentor LMS	✅	✅	Closest to an out-of-the-box Udemy-style marketplace
LearnWorlds	⚠️	✅	High-quality LMS, but its marketplace model is different
WordPress + LMS plugins	✅	✅	Maximum flexibility / lower software cost
Custom marketplace	✅	✅	Building a serious scalable business
Perfectum	✅	✅	Newer platform focused on multi-party licensing/payouts

Mentor LMS is particularly relevant to your idea. Its marketplace offering specifically describes multiple instructors selling courses while the platform owner sets commission rates and manages instructor payouts. Mentor LMS

One important distinction: LearnWorlds

LearnWorlds has recently introduced Course Hub, but it's not quite the same business model you're describing. Course Hub allows creators/schools to license courses to other LearnWorlds schools. LearnWorlds currently charges a 10% Course Hub commission, with publisher payments handled through connected Stripe accounts. LearnWorlds Help Center LearnWorlds Help Center

support.learnworlds.com

So I wouldn't choose LearnWorlds as my first choice if your core business is:

Creator joins → uploads course → you approve it → students buy → you automatically keep 20% → creator gets 80%.

What I'd recommend

If you're trying to launch this as a real startup, I'd narrow it down to three approaches:

1. Fastest/cheapest MVP:
WordPress + multi-vendor LMS + Stripe Connect

You get considerable customization without having to build the entire marketplace from scratch.

2. Closest to your concept out of the box:
Mentor LMS

Good option if you want to launch something resembling Udemy without developing everything yourself. Mentor LMS

3. Best long-term:
Custom marketplace + Stripe Connect + LMS/course infrastructure

This is what I'd consider if you're expecting hundreds/thousands of creators and want complete control over commissions, payouts, subscriptions, search, recommendations, creator analytics, etc. There are also companies offering custom-built multi-vendor course marketplaces with configurable revenue-share rules. Webority Technologies

The architecture I'd use

For your business, I'd design it roughly like:

Creator
→ creates course
→ submits for approval
→ course goes live
→ student purchases
→ Stripe Connect splits payment
→ 80% creator / 20% marketplace
→ creator dashboard shows earnings

And your admin dashboard would control:

Commission percentage globally
Custom commission per creator
Course approval
Creator verification
Refunds
Payouts
Featured courses
Coupons
Categories
Reviews
Revenue reports

If you tell me your budget (e.g. <$500, $5k, $20k+) and whether you want no-code, WordPress, or a custom SaaS, I can narrow this to the 3 best platforms for your exact marketplace and compare their pricing, commissions, Stripe payouts, creator dashboards, and scalability.

One important distinction: LearnWorlds

LearnWorlds has recently introduced Course Hub, but it's not quite the same business model you're describing. Course Hub allows creators/schools to license courses to other LearnWorlds schools. LearnWorlds currently charges a 10% Course Hub commission, with publisher payments handled through connected Stripe accounts. LearnWorlds Help Center LearnWorlds Help Center

support.learnworlds.com

So I wouldn't choose LearnWorlds as my first choice if your core business is:

Creator joins → uploads course → you approve it → students buy → you automatically keep 20% → creator gets 80%.

What I'd recommend

If you're trying to launch this as a real startup, I'd narrow it down to three approaches:

1. Fastest/cheapest MVP:
WordPress + multi-vendor LMS + Stripe Connect

You get considerable customization without having to build the entire marketplace from scratch.

2. Closest to your concept out of the box:
Mentor LMS

Good option if you want to launch something resembling Udemy without developing everything yourself. Mentor LMS

3. Best long-term:
Custom marketplace + Stripe Connect + LMS/course infrastructure

This is what I'd consider if you're expecting hundreds/thousands of creators and want complete control over commissions, payouts, subscriptions, search, recommendations, creator analytics, etc. There are also companies offering custom-built multi-vendor course marketplaces with configurable revenue-share rules.

The architecture I'd use

For your business, I'd design it roughly like:

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a Udemy-style multi-vendor course marketplace:

Creators/instructors create accounts.
They upload and manage their own courses.
You approve/manage creators and courses.
Students buy courses from different creators.
You keep, say, 20–30% commission.
The creator receives the remainder.
Ideally, payments and creator payouts are automated.

There are several ways to build this.

Best options

Platform	Multi-instructor	Commission/revenue share	Creator payouts	Best for
Tutor LMS + WordPress	✅	✅	✅/integration	Best overall DIY option
Masteriyo + WordPress	✅	✅	✅	Simpler WordPress marketplace
CourseGlade	✅	✅	Withdrawal system	Newer all-in-one WordPress option
Mentor LMS	✅	✅	✅	Dedicated Udemy-style marketplace
Custom marketplace	✅	Fully customizable	Fully customizable	Serious startup/business

1. themeum.com — probably where I'd start

Tutor LMS is particularly interesting for your model because it's designed around multiple instructors selling courses, rather than simply allowing multiple teachers to edit courses.

You can build:

Your Marketplace → Creator A / Creator B / Creator C → Courses → Student purchases → Commission → Creator payout

You'd use WordPress + Tutor LMS, then configure the payment/payout infrastructure around it. Current marketplace-oriented implementations commonly pair the LMS with a payment gateway and a payout system such as Stripe Connect. Stack Harbor

Good if: you want to launch relatively quickly without developing the entire platform from scratch.

2. masteriyo.com

Masteriyo is another WordPress LMS that supports a marketplace model.

Its Revenue Sharing functionality lets you specify the admin/instructor split—for example:

$100 course

Marketplace: $30
Creator: $70

It also supports minimum payout amounts and a maturity period before instructors can withdraw, which is useful because you don't necessarily want to pay a creator immediately before the student's refund period has expired. Themeisle

Good if: you want a WordPress-based solution with relatively straightforward marketplace functionality.

3. courseglade.com

This is worth looking at if you want something more purpose-built.

It currently advertises:

Multiple instructors
Commission per instructor
Earnings ledger
Withdrawal approval queue
Automatic sale attribution
Course marketplace/catalog
Checkout
Student dashboards
Reviews
Course builder

CourseGladeGood if: you want an all-in-one WordPress LMS rather than assembling several plugins.

4. Mentor LMS

mentor-lms.com specifically markets itself around building a Udemy-like multi-instructor marketplace.

Its model is basically exactly what you're describing: instructors create courses, students purchase them, and the marketplace owner establishes commissions and instructor payouts. Mentor LMS

Good if: your primary product is the marketplace itself rather than a normal company website with some courses.

5. Custom-built marketplace

If you're thinking bigger—e.g. hundreds/thousands of creators, subscriptions, mobile apps, sophisticated discovery, affiliate programs, creator analytics, etc.—I'd seriously consider a custom marketplace.

For example, a custom system can have:

                    YOUR MARKETPLACE
                          │
          ┌───────────────┼───────────────┐
          ↓               ↓               ↓
      Creator A       Creator B       Creator C
          │               │               │
      Course 1         Course 2         Course 3
          └───────────────┼───────────────┘
                          ↓
                     STUDENT
                          │
                     $100 purchase
                          │
                  ┌───────┴───────┐
                  ↓               ↓
             You: $25        Creator: $75

You can then implement things like:

Different commission rates for different creators
Creator-specific promotions
Marketplace-wide coupons
Affiliate commissions
Subscriptions
Course bundles
Creator memberships
Refund handling
Automatic creator payouts
Creator analytics
Reviews/ratings
Course approval workflow
Video DRM
Mobile apps
Multiple currencies
Corporate/B2B purchases

There are also companies offering custom-built course marketplaces with instructor storefronts, configurable revenue sharing, automated payouts, subscriptions, affiliates, etc. Webority Technologies ByteAnt

What I would choose

It depends heavily on your stage.

If you're validating the idea:
→ WordPress + Tutor LMS or Masteriyo

If you're trying to build a polished MVP specifically for a course marketplace:
→ Mentor LMS / CourseGlade

If you already have funding and want to build the "next Udemy" rather than just test the idea:
→ Custom marketplace

One important distinction: "multi-instructor LMS" isn't necessarily the same thing as a true multi-vendor marketplace. You want to make sure the software handles the entire money flow—creator ownership, commissions, refunds, balances, and payouts—not merely multiple people being able to upload courses. That's where many LMS products become awkward at scale. ThemeAlley

If you tell me your budget (e.g. <$500, $5k, $20k+) and whether you want no-code/WordPress/custom, I can narrow this down to the 3 best platforms for your specific marketplace and compare their actual costs, commissions, payment processing, and creator payout setup.

Different commission rates for different creators
Creator-specific promotions
Marketplace-wide coupons
Affiliate commissions
Subscriptions
Course bundles
Creator memberships
Refund handling
Automatic creator payouts
Creator analytics
Reviews/ratings
Course approval workflow
Video DRM
Mobile apps
Multiple currencies
Corporate/B2B purchases

There are also companies offering custom-built course marketplaces with instructor storefronts, configurable revenue sharing, automated payouts, subscriptions, affiliates, etc.

What I would choose

It depends heavily on your stage.

If you're validating the idea:
→ WordPress + Tutor LMS or Masteriyo

If you're trying to build a polished MVP specifically for a course marketplace:
→ Mentor LMS / CourseGlade

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a Udemy-style multi-vendor course marketplace:

Creators/instructors create and manage their own courses
Students purchase courses through your marketplace
You keep a percentage commission
Creators receive the remainder
You need creator dashboards, course approval, payouts, reviews, etc.

There are several ways to build it.

My top choices

Platform/stack	Multi-vendor	Creator commissions	Course/LMS	Difficulty	Best for
Tutor LMS + WooCommerce	✅	✅	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Medium	Best WordPress-native option
LearnDash + WCFM/Dokan	✅	✅	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Medium–High	More customizable/premium LMS
LearnWorlds	Partial	Instructor revenue share	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Low	Hosted, polished LMS
WooCommerce + WCFM Marketplace	✅	✅	Via LMS plugin	Medium	Maximum flexibility
Custom marketplace	✅	✅	Custom	High	Large-scale startup

1. Tutor LMS — probably the first one I'd investigate

themeum.com

Tutor LMS is particularly interesting because its architecture is already oriented around multiple instructors creating and selling courses. You can combine it with WooCommerce/payment infrastructure and handle instructor earnings and withdrawals. Stack Harbor

A typical setup would look like:

Your marketplace
→ Tutor LMS
→ WooCommerce
→ Stripe
→ instructor dashboards
→ commission/payout system

For example:

Course sells for $100
→ Your marketplace: $20
→ Creator: $80

You can also build different commission rates, such as 20% for normal creators and 10% for premium creators.

2. LearnDash + WCFM Marketplace

wclovers.com

This is a very powerful WordPress combination.

LearnDash handles the actual learning experience—courses, lessons, quizzes, progress, certificates, etc.—while WCFM handles the marketplace side.

WCFM specifically supports vendor commissions, vendor dashboards, withdrawals and payment splitting. It supports percentage/fixed commission models and Stripe Split Pay. WCFM Documentation WordPress

The architecture would be:

LearnDash = education
WCFM = marketplace
WooCommerce = commerce
Stripe = payments/payouts

This is a good choice if you eventually want a very customized marketplace.

3. WooCommerce + WCFM + an LMS

woocommerce.com

If your priority is building a marketplace rather than simply an LMS, WCFM is worth serious consideration.

WCFM gives you the vendor infrastructure: creator registration, vendor dashboards, commissions, withdrawals, vendor stores, etc. WCFM Documentation WordPress

You then add an LMS such as Tutor LMS or LearnDash.

This gives you a modular architecture:

                    YOUR MARKETPLACE
                           │
             ┌─────────────┴─────────────┐
             │                           │
        Marketplace                   Learning
          WCFM                    Tutor LMS/LearnDash
             │                           │
             └─────────────┬─────────────┘
                           │
                       WooCommerce
                           │
                         Stripe
                           │
                    Creator payouts

4. LearnWorlds

learnworlds.com

LearnWorlds is attractive if you don't want to maintain WordPress/plugins yourself.

It supports instructor revenue calculations based on assigned percentages. However, there's an important distinction: its normal instructor commission functionality calculates revenue shares, but payouts are handled outside the platform. LearnWorlds Help Center

LearnWorlds also now has Course Hub, which is a marketplace for licensing courses between LearnWorlds schools. That's somewhat different from the consumer marketplace you're describing. LearnWorlds Help Center LearnWorlds Help Center

So I wouldn't choose LearnWorlds specifically because of Course Hub if your goal is:

"Thousands of creators list courses, students browse them, buy them, and I take 20%."

I'd look harder at Tutor LMS or a WordPress marketplace stack for that.

What I'd choose for your idea

If you're starting the business now, I'd narrow it to these three:

🥇 Easiest path: Tutor LMS + WooCommerce

Good if you want to launch an MVP without building everything from scratch.

🥈 Most flexible: LearnDash + WCFM

Good if you expect the marketplace to become a serious platform and want extensive customization.

🥉 Most control: Custom application

If you're envisioning something closer to Udemy, Skillshare, or MasterClass, with sophisticated creator analytics, recommendations, subscriptions, revenue sharing, coupons, affiliates, refunds, creator tiers, etc., I'd eventually consider a custom application.

For example:

Frontend
Next.js / React

Backend
Node.js / Laravel

Database
PostgreSQL

Video
Mux / Vimeo / Cloudflare Stream

Payments
Stripe Connect

Marketplace
Custom creator + course + order system

Commission
Platform keeps 20%
Creator receives 80%

Authentication
Auth0 / Clerk / custom

Search
Algolia / Elasticsearch

Stripe Connect is particularly important for your model because you aren't simply selling your own courses—you need to onboard creators and route money to them while retaining your platform fee.

One important distinction

There are actually two different marketplace models, and the software choice changes considerably:

Model A — Udemy-style

Creator → uploads course → student buys course → you take commission → creator gets paid.

Model B — Shopify-style

Creator → operates their own storefront → you provide marketplace infrastructure → you take commission.

For what you wrote, Model A sounds like what you want.

If you tell me your expected number of creators (e.g. 50 vs. 10,000), whether courses are one-time purchases or subscriptions, and whether you want to use WordPress or build a standalone SaaS, I can recommend the exact software stack and show you how the commission + Stripe payout flow should work.

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a multi-vendor course marketplace: creators upload/manage their own courses, students purchase from different creators, and your platform takes a percentage while paying the creator the remainder.

There are several ways to build it, and the best choice depends heavily on whether you want no-code, WordPress, or a custom marketplace.

My shortlist

Platform	Multi-creator	Courses/LMS	Commission	Creator payouts	Best for
Sharetribe + LMS integration	✅	⚠️ Requires integration	✅	✅ Stripe	Marketplace-first
LearnWorlds	✅/⚠️	✅ Excellent	✅	⚠️ Some limitations	Course-first
WordPress + WooCommerce + Dokan + LMS	✅	✅	✅	✅	Maximum flexibility
Custom app + Stripe Connect	✅	✅	✅	✅	Building your own Udemy
Tutor LMS + WooCommerce/Dokan	✅	✅ Excellent	✅	✅	WordPress course marketplace

1. sharetribe.com — best marketplace foundation

Sharetribe is particularly interesting because it is designed around the marketplace business model, rather than around running a single instructor's LMS.

It supports:

Multiple sellers/providers
Seller profiles
Listings
Marketplace checkout
Stripe payments
Automatic seller payouts
Platform commissions
Percentage or minimum/flat commissions
Seller onboarding/KYC through Stripe

For example, if a course costs $100 and you take 20%, the marketplace can handle the transaction so the creator receives $80 and you receive $20, subject to payment-processing fees. Sharetribe Sharetribe

The catch: Sharetribe isn't primarily an LMS. You'd need to integrate the actual course-delivery system—video, lessons, quizzes, student progress, certificates, etc.

So I'd consider Sharetribe if your vision is:

"Airbnb/Udemy marketplace infrastructure + a separate course-learning system."

2. learnworlds.com — best course/LMS platform

LearnWorlds is much more course-centric.

It supports instructor accounts and can calculate instructor revenue based on an assigned percentage. However, its instructor commission system has an important limitation: LearnWorlds says instructor payouts are handled outside the platform for its standard instructor setup. LearnWorlds Help Center

Interestingly, LearnWorlds now also has Course Hub, which is an actual marketplace for course content. Creators can publish courses and other schools can license them. LearnWorlds currently charges a 10% commission on Course Hub revenue. LearnWorlds Help Center LearnWorlds

But that's somewhat different from what you're describing.

You want something closer to:

"Build our own Udemy where independent instructors sell directly to students."

I wouldn't make LearnWorlds my first choice for that architecture.

3. WordPress + WooCommerce + Dokan + an LMS

This is probably the most practical no/low-code route if you want to build your own branded marketplace.

dokan.co turns WooCommerce into a multi-vendor marketplace, with vendor storefronts, commissions, vendor dashboards, orders, etc. Dokan

You can combine it with an LMS such as:

Tutor LMS
LearnDash
LifterLMS
Masteriyo

The architecture would look something like:

                    YOUR MARKETPLACE
                           │
              ┌────────────┴────────────┐
              │                         │
          STUDENTS                   CREATORS
              │                         │
              ▼                         ▼
        Browse courses            Create courses
              │                  Set price/content
              │                         │
              └────────────┬────────────┘
                           ▼
                    WooCommerce
                           │
                     Marketplace
                           │
                     Commission
                    ┌──────┴──────┐
                    ▼             ▼
                Platform       Creator
                  20%            80%

For example:

Creator sets course price: $149

Student pays:

$149

Your marketplace:

$29.80 (20%)

Creator:

$119.20 (80%)

You can also add things like:

Creator subscription fees
Featured course fees
Coupons
Affiliate commissions
Platform-wide promotions
Creator-specific commission rates
Refund management
Instructor dashboards
Reviews/ratings
Course bundles
Certificates

This is probably the route I'd investigate first if you're trying to launch without spending six figures on custom development.

4. Custom marketplace + Stripe Connect

If your ultimate goal is genuinely "the next Udemy", this is the architecture I'd eventually recommend.

You build:

Frontend

Next.js/React

Backend

Node.js/NestJS/etc.
PostgreSQL

Video

Mux, Vimeo OTT, Cloudflare Stream, Bunny Stream, etc.

Payments

Stripe Connect

Marketplace

Your own creator/student/admin system

Stripe Connect handles the important marketplace payment infrastructure: collecting money from the student and routing funds to the creator while allowing your platform to take its fee.

You then have complete control over:

Creator commission rates
Different commissions by creator
Different commissions by course
Promotional pricing
Affiliates
Refunds
Creator balances
Payout schedules
Taxes
Subscriptions
Bundles
Memberships
Course access
Student accounts

There's even a common Udemy-clone architecture using Stripe Connect + instructor payouts + platform fees, which is essentially the model you're describing. Udemy

What I'd choose for your idea

I'd narrow it down to three options:

🟢 Option A — Fastest MVP

WordPress + WooCommerce + Dokan + Tutor LMS

Best if you want to launch quickly and validate whether creators and students actually want the marketplace.

🟡 Option B — Marketplace-first

Sharetribe + course/LMS integration

Best if your most important feature is the marketplace infrastructure—creators, listings, commissions, payments, payouts, reviews, etc. Sharetribe already has strong marketplace commission/payment functionality. Sharetribe Sharetribe

🔵 Option C — Serious long-term platform

Next.js + custom LMS + Stripe Connect

Best if you want to build a real competitor to Udemy rather than simply operating a WordPress marketplace.

One important question

The course-delivery side is actually what makes your decision important.

If your marketplace needs creators to be able to:

Upload videos
Create modules/lessons
Create quizzes
Track student progress
Issue certificates
Set course prices
Have their own instructor dashboard
See sales/revenue
Receive automatic payouts
Offer coupons
Sell bundles
Have subscriptions
Have reviews
Have affiliates

then I'd approach the software selection differently than if you simply need to sell downloadable video courses.

If you tell me your approximate budget (e.g. <$1k, $1–5k, $5–20k, or $20k+) and whether you want no-code/WordPress/custom, I can give you a concrete stack—including the exact plugins/software, expected monthly cost, payment/commission flow, and what I'd use to build the MVP.

WordPress + WooCommerce + Dokan + Tutor LMS

Best if you want to launch quickly and validate whether creators and students actually want the marketplace.

🟡 Option B — Marketplace-first

Sharetribe + course/LMS integration

Best if your most important feature is the marketplace infrastructure—creators, listings, commissions, payments, payouts, reviews, etc. Sharetribe already has strong marketplace commission/payment functionality.

🔵 Option C — Serious long-term platform

Next.js + custom LMS + Stripe Connect

Best if you want to build a real competitor to Udemy rather than simply operating a WordPress marketplace.

One important question

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a Udemy-style multi-vendor course marketplace:

Creators/instructors create accounts.
They upload and manage their own courses.
Students buy courses through your marketplace.
You keep, for example, 20–30% commission.
The creator receives the remainder.
You control approvals, pricing rules, refunds, commissions, and payouts.

There are several ways to build this.

Best options

Platform	Multi-vendor courses	Creator commissions	Creator dashboard	Payouts	Best for
Tutor LMS + WordPress	✅ Native	✅	✅	Withdrawal system	Best WordPress option
Mentor LMS	✅ Native	✅	✅	✅	Simple self-hosted marketplace
LearnDash + Dokan/WooCommerce	✅ Via plugins	✅	✅	✅	Powerful/custom WordPress
MasterStudy LMS	✅	✅	✅	✅	Budget-friendly WordPress
Custom marketplace	✅	✅ Fully customizable	✅	✅	Serious startup / scale
Webority custom marketplace	✅	✅ Configurable	✅	✅	Fully custom/white-label

1. Tutor LMS — probably my first choice for a startup

themeum.com

Tutor LMS is particularly interesting because its marketplace functionality is built around multiple instructors, rather than simply being an LMS where you happen to have several teachers.

It supports instructor dashboards, frontend course creation, commissions, earnings, and withdrawal management. The Mealley

A typical stack would be:

WordPress + Tutor LMS Pro + WooCommerce + Stripe

Your architecture would look something like:

Student → Marketplace → Course → Payment → Your 25% commission + Creator's 75%

This is probably the route I'd investigate first if you want to launch relatively quickly without building the entire platform from scratch.

2. Mentor LMS — good if you don't want WordPress

Mentor LMS is a self-hosted Laravel/React platform specifically offering a multi-instructor course marketplace. It supports instructor accounts, course creation, commissions and marketplace functionality. Mentor LMS Mentor LMS

This is attractive if your goal is:

"I want my own Udemy, but I don't want to assemble 10 WordPress plugins."

3. LearnDash + Dokan

Webority course marketplace

This is a more modular approach:

WordPress + LearnDash + WooCommerce + Dokan

LearnDash handles the actual learning experience, while Dokan provides the marketplace/vendor functionality—vendor accounts, commissions and payouts. The Mealley

The downside is complexity: you're combining multiple systems, so maintenance and compatibility become more important.

4. Build a custom marketplace

If you're planning something that could become a real venture-backed marketplace, I'd seriously consider custom development rather than trying to force a traditional LMS into marketplace functionality.

A custom system can give you:

Creator side

Creator registration/application
Identity verification
Course builder
Video uploads
Course pricing
Coupons
Creator analytics
Earnings dashboard
Payout history

Student side

Course marketplace
Search/filtering
Reviews
Wishlists
Course previews
Checkout
Student dashboard
Certificates
Progress tracking

Marketplace owner side

Approve/reject creators
Approve/reject courses
Set commission per creator
Set commission per category
Manage refunds
Manage disputes
Revenue analytics
Creator payouts
Promotions
Featured courses

A custom marketplace provider such as Webority specifically offers multi-vendor course marketplaces with configurable revenue sharing, creator storefronts, payouts, subscriptions and payment integrations. Webority Technologies

The important part: payment splitting

This is the piece I'd pay the most attention to.

You don't really want:

Customer pays you → you manually calculate creator's share → you manually send money to 500 creators.

Instead, you want a marketplace payment system such as Stripe Connect where creators onboard themselves and payments/revenue sharing can be handled programmatically.

For example:

$100 course

Creator: $75
Your marketplace: $25
Payment processing: handled according to your payment architecture
Refund: automatically adjusts the appropriate balances

That becomes extremely important once you have dozens or hundreds of instructors. The WordPress marketplace ecosystem also commonly uses Stripe Connect for this type of marketplace payout architecture. The Mealley

What I'd choose

If you're validating the business:

Option A — Cheapest/faster MVP

WordPress + Tutor LMS + WooCommerce + Stripe

If you want something more self-contained:

Option B — Self-hosted

Mentor LMS

If you're building a serious platform intended to compete with Udemy / Skillshare / MasterClass-style marketplaces:

Option C — Custom

React/Next.js + backend + Stripe Connect + video hosting + custom LMS

The key distinction is that Teachable, Kajabi, Thinkific, etc. are primarily designed for one creator/business selling courses, whereas your business is itself the marketplace. You need the creators to be vendors, not merely instructors inside your own school.

If you tell me your budget (e.g. $1k, $5k, $20k+) and whether you want no-code/WordPress/custom, I can narrow this down to the 3 best platforms and give you the exact tech stack + estimated monthly cost + commission/payout setup.

This is a more modular approach:

WordPress + LearnDash + WooCommerce + Dokan

LearnDash handles the actual learning experience, while Dokan provides the marketplace/vendor functionality—vendor accounts, commissions and payouts. The Mealley

The downside is complexity: you're combining multiple systems, so maintenance and compatibility become more important.

4. Build a custom marketplace

If you're planning something that could become a real venture-backed marketplace, I'd seriously consider custom development rather than trying to force a traditional LMS into marketplace functionality.

A custom system can give you:

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is not just a normal LMS—you need a multi-vendor course marketplace where:

Creators/instructors can create accounts.
Each creator can upload and manage their own courses.
Students browse and purchase courses from different creators.
Your platform takes, say, 20% commission.
The remaining 80% is attributed/paid to the creator.
Ideally, creator onboarding, payments, refunds, and payouts are automated.

There are a few ways to build this.

Best options

Platform	Multi-vendor	Creator commissions	Course/LMS features	My take
sharetribe.com	✅	✅ Excellent	⚠️ Not LMS-focused	Best marketplace foundation
learnworlds.com	⚠️/✅	✅	✅ Excellent	Best if education is the priority
WordPress + Tutor LMS	✅ with extensions/customization	✅	✅ Excellent	Good balance/control
WordPress + LearnDash	✅ with additional marketplace plugins/custom development	✅	✅ Excellent	Powerful but more technical
Custom app + Stripe Connect	✅	✅ Excellent	✅	Best for a serious scalable startup

1. Sharetribe — best marketplace architecture

sharetribe.com is particularly interesting because its core product is designed around marketplaces, rather than around being an LMS.

It supports provider/creator accounts, transactions, Stripe-powered payouts, and commissions. You can charge a percentage commission to providers and have the system automatically deduct your commission from the provider's transaction. Sharetribe Sharetribe

For example:

Course price: $100

Student pays: $100
Your marketplace: $20
Creator: $80

Sharetribe can automate the payment/commission mechanics through Stripe. Sharetribe

The catch is that you'd need to add the actual learning-management functionality—video lessons, quizzes, progress tracking, certificates, etc.—rather than getting all of that from Sharetribe itself.

I'd consider this if your primary product is a marketplace.

2. LearnWorlds — very interesting for your specific idea

learnworlds.com has recently introduced Course Hub, which is essentially a marketplace for course content.

It allows creators to publish courses that other schools can license, and creators earn revenue per enrollment. LearnWorlds Help Center LearnWorlds Help Center

LearnWorlds also supports instructor revenue shares. You can assign an instructor a percentage of course revenue, and LearnWorlds calculates the instructor's revenue automatically. LearnWorlds Help Center

However, there's an important distinction:

LearnWorlds is primarily built around schools/academies, not necessarily around you operating an Udemy-style public marketplace.

So I'd investigate this carefully before choosing it for your model.

3. WordPress + Tutor LMS — probably the option I'd investigate first

If you want something closer to:

"I want to build my own Udemy."

then WordPress + Tutor LMS + a multi-vendor/commission setup can be a very practical approach.

You can have:

Your website

→ Creator signup
→ Creator dashboard
→ Course creation
→ Course approval by you
→ Student marketplace
→ Checkout
→ Commission calculation
→ Creator earnings/payouts
→ Reviews
→ Course progress
→ Quizzes
→ Certificates

The major advantage is control. You're not locked into the marketplace structure of a SaaS platform.

The disadvantage is that you're responsible for putting several components together and maintaining them.

4. Custom marketplace + Stripe Connect

If you're planning to build a substantial company, this is ultimately the architecture I'd favor.

For example:

                    YOUR MARKETPLACE
                           │
        ┌──────────────────┼──────────────────┐
        │                  │                  │
     Students           Creators           Admin
        │                  │                  │
        │             Creator Dashboard      │
        │                  │                  │
        └────────────── Course Catalog ───────┘
                           │
                         Checkout
                           │
                      Stripe Connect
                           │
                 ┌─────────┴─────────┐
                 │                   │
             Your 20%             Creator 80%

You could build:

Frontend: Next.js
Backend: Node.js / Laravel / Django
Database: PostgreSQL
Video: Mux or Vimeo
Payments: Stripe Connect
Search: Algolia / Typesense
Email: Resend/Postmark
Authentication: Clerk/Auth0/custom
Storage: AWS S3
Analytics: PostHog
AI: OpenAI API

This gives you complete control over your marketplace economics.

What I'd choose for your idea

I'd narrow it down to three paths:

🟢 Fastest MVP

WordPress + Tutor LMS + marketplace/commission functionality

You could potentially launch without building the entire technology stack yourself.

🟡 Marketplace-first MVP

Sharetribe + an LMS/course delivery system

Great if the most important part of your product is:

"Many independent creators sell things through one marketplace."

Sharetribe already has the marketplace/payment/commission concepts built in. Sharetribe Sharetribe

🔵 Serious startup

Custom marketplace + Stripe Connect

This is what I'd choose if your vision is essentially:

"Udemy, but for a specific niche/community, with our own brand and economics."

You aren't constrained by what an LMS considers an "instructor."

One important distinction

Before choosing software, I'd decide which of these you actually want:

A. "A school with multiple instructors"

Your Academy
   ├── Instructor A
   ├── Instructor B
   └── Instructor C

or

B. "A marketplace where independent businesses sell courses"

                  YOUR MARKETPLACE
                        │
        ┌───────────────┼───────────────┐
        ↓               ↓               ↓
   Creator A       Creator B       Creator C
   10 courses      5 courses       20 courses
        │               │               │
        └───────────────┼───────────────┘
                        ↓
                    Students

B is much closer to Udemy and requires true marketplace functionality.

If that's what you're building, I would not simply buy a normal "multi-instructor LMS." I'd prioritize creator onboarding + Stripe Connect + automated commissions/payouts + marketplace discovery, and then layer the LMS functionality on top.

If you tell me your budget (e.g. <$5k, $5–20k, or $20k+) and whether you want no-code/low-code or custom development, I can narrow this down to the best 3 platforms and give you the exact stack I'd use, including estimated monthly costs and how the 20% commission/payment flow would work.

🟢 Fastest MVP

WordPress + Tutor LMS + marketplace/commission functionality

You could potentially launch without building the entire technology stack yourself.

🟡 Marketplace-first MVP

Sharetribe + an LMS/course delivery system

Great if the most important part of your product is:

"Many independent creators sell things through one marketplace."

Sharetribe already has the marketplace/payment/commission concepts built in.

🔵 Serious startup

Custom marketplace + Stripe Connect

This is what I'd choose if your vision is essentially:

"Udemy, but for a specific niche/community, with our own brand and economics."

You aren't constrained by what an LMS considers an "instructor."

One important distinction

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is a multi-vendor / multi-instructor course marketplace: creators upload and sell their own courses, students buy from the marketplace, and your platform automatically keeps a commission and pays the creator the remainder.

There are several ways to build it, depending on how much control you want.

Best options

Platform	Multi-vendor courses	Your commission	Creator payouts	Best for
Mentor LMS	✅	✅ Custom rates	✅	A dedicated Udemy-style marketplace
Masteriyo + WordPress	✅	✅ Revenue sharing	✅	Lower-cost WordPress build
CourseGlade	✅	✅ Per-instructor commission	✅ Withdrawal system	Modern WordPress LMS
LearnDash + WooCommerce + marketplace plugins	✅	✅	✅	Maximum customization
Custom marketplace	✅	✅ Completely configurable	✅	Serious startup/business
Perfectum	✅	Marketplace/licensing	✅	More sophisticated B2B/education platform

1. mentor-lms.com — probably closest to what you're describing

Mentor LMS specifically positions itself as a Udemy-like multi-instructor marketplace. Instructors can create courses, students purchase them, and the marketplace owner can configure commission rates and instructor payouts. Mentor LMS

The basic model is:

Creator → uploads course → student buys → platform takes 20% → creator receives 80%

You can presumably change that split according to your business rules.

I'd investigate this first if your primary product is going to be "Udemy, but for a specific niche."

2. masteriyo.com + WordPress

This is an interesting lower-cost approach.

Masteriyo supports revenue sharing, including an admin commission percentage, instructor percentage, minimum payout amount, maturity period, and payout methods. Themeisle

So you could build:

WordPress + Masteriyo

→ Creator registration
→ Creator dashboard
→ Course creation
→ Course approval
→ Marketplace
→ Student checkout
→ Commission calculation
→ Creator balance
→ Creator withdrawals

This is attractive if you want to launch an MVP without building everything from scratch.

3. courseglade.com

CourseGlade is another WordPress-oriented option that explicitly supports multi-instructor courses with payouts, including per-instructor commissions, earnings ledgers and withdrawal approval. CourseGlade

I'd consider this if you want something more integrated than assembling a large collection of WordPress plugins.

4. LearnDash + WooCommerce + marketplace functionality

If you want maximum control, WordPress can be assembled into a marketplace using LearnDash or LifterLMS for course delivery and marketplace/payment plugins for the vendor side.

There's even an existing configuration using LifterLMS/LearnDash + WooCommerce + Siren specifically for a Udemy-style marketplace, with instructor royalties and revenue sharing. Siren

The downside is complexity: you're assembling several components rather than buying one marketplace product.

But there's an important distinction

I'd separate your requirements into two systems:

A. The marketplace

This handles:

Creator registration
Creator profiles
Course submission
Course approval
Course pricing
Marketplace search
Reviews
Coupons
Sales
Commission calculation
Creator earnings
Refunds
Payouts
Admin dashboard

B. The LMS

This handles:

Videos
Lessons
Quizzes
Progress
Certificates
Course completion
Drip content
Student dashboard

You need software that handles both, or a marketplace + LMS combination.

The biggest mistake I'd avoid is choosing a normal "sell online courses" platform and assuming that "multiple instructors" means "multi-vendor marketplace."

Those are different things.

If I were building your business

I'd shortlist these three approaches:

🥇 Fast MVP: WordPress + Masteriyo

Good if you want to validate the business cheaply.

Example:

Creator sells $100 course
→ Marketplace takes 25% = $25
→ Creator gets $75

You can have different commission rates:

New creator: 30%
Established creator: 20%
Premium creators: 10%
Platform-exclusive creators: 15%

Masteriyo's revenue-sharing functionality supports configurable commission/revenue-sharing mechanics and payout thresholds. Themeisle

🥈 Dedicated marketplace: Mentor LMS

If you already know you want a Udemy-style marketplace, I'd look seriously at this rather than trying to force a conventional LMS into a marketplace architecture.

🥇 Long-term startup: Custom platform

If you expect hundreds/thousands of creators and want to build a real company around this, I'd eventually consider a custom architecture.

For example:

Frontend

Next.js

Backend

Node.js / Laravel

Database

PostgreSQL

Course/LMS

Custom or integrated LMS

Video

Mux / Bunny / Vimeo

Payments

Stripe Connect

Marketplace payments

Stripe Connect handles creator onboarding, payment splitting and payouts

Search

Algolia / Typesense

Email

Resend / Postmark

This gives you complete control over the marketplace economics.

One particularly important thing: payments

For your business model, don't just look for software that says "commission."

You want marketplace payments / split payments / connected accounts.

Ideally:

Student pays $100

↓

Payment processor

├── $25 → Your marketplace
└── $75 → Creator

rather than:

Student → $100 to your bank → you manually pay creator $75

The second model creates a lot more operational, accounting and potentially regulatory complexity.

What I'd recommend for your idea

If you tell me:

What country you'll operate in
Whether courses are video, PDF, live classes, or all three
Whether creators can set their own prices
What commission you want to take (e.g. 20%)
Whether you want Stripe/PayPal
Your approximate budget — <$500, $500–$5k, $5k–$25k, or $25k+

I can narrow this down to 3 specific platforms, compare their actual pricing/features, and tell you which one I'd use to launch the marketplace.

For your business model, don't just look for software that says "commission."

You want marketplace payments / split payments / connected accounts.

Ideally:

Student pays $100

↓

Payment processor

├── $25 → Your marketplace
└── $75 → Creator

rather than:

Student → $100 to your bank → you manually pay creator $75

The second model creates a lot more operational, accounting and potentially regulatory complexity.

What I'd recommend for your idea

If you tell me:

What country you'll operate in
Whether courses are video, PDF, live classes, or all three
Whether creators can set their own prices
What commission you want to take (e.g. 20%)
Whether you want Stripe/PayPal
Your approximate budget — <$500, $500–$5k, $5k–$25k, or $25k+

I can narrow this down to 3 specific platforms, compare their actual pricing/features, and tell you which one I'd use to launch the marketplace.

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a Udemy-style multi-vendor course marketplace:

Creators/instructors → upload courses → students purchase → platform takes a commission → creator receives the remainder.

There are several ways to build it, and the best choice depends heavily on whether you want no-code, WordPress, or a fully custom platform.

Best options

Platform	Multi-instructor	Your commission	Creator payouts	Course/LMS features	Best for
Mentor LMS	✅	✅	✅	✅ Strong	Fastest Udemy-style setup
LearnDash + WooCommerce	✅	✅	✅	✅ Excellent	WordPress/customizable
Sharetribe	✅	✅	✅ Stripe	⚠️ Needs LMS integration	Marketplace-first approach
Bubble + Stripe Connect	✅	✅	✅	Custom	Highly customized startup
Custom development	✅	✅	✅	✅	Serious scalable marketplace

1. mentor-lms.com — probably the closest fit

Mentor LMS specifically supports building a Udemy-like multi-instructor marketplace, where instructors independently create and sell courses and the marketplace owner sets commissions and manages payouts. Mentor LMS

This is attractive if your concept is basically:

Creator signs up
Creator gets a dashboard
Creator creates courses
You approve/reject courses
Student purchases
Platform takes, say, 20%
Creator gets 80%
Creator sees sales/earnings
You manage the entire marketplace

I'd investigate this first if you want to launch quickly.

2. learndash.com + WooCommerce

This is a strong option if you want a WordPress-based business that you can customize extensively.

LearnDash supports instructors selling their own courses through WooCommerce, including instructor commissions and PayPal payouts. Liquid Web

The architecture would look roughly like:

WordPress + LearnDash + WooCommerce + multi-vendor marketplace functionality + payment/payout system

The advantage is that WordPress gives you an enormous ecosystem of plugins and developers. The downside is that you're assembling several components rather than getting one purpose-built marketplace.

3. sharetribe.com

Sharetribe is excellent if the marketplace mechanics are more important than sophisticated LMS functionality.

It supports seller/provider accounts, listings, Stripe payments, automatic commissions, and payouts. You can set a percentage commission and Stripe automatically splits the transaction between your marketplace and the provider. Sharetribe Sharetribe

It even has a tutorial specifically for creating a digital-product marketplace. Sharetribe

The catch: Sharetribe isn't primarily a course/LMS platform. You'd probably need to integrate a separate course delivery system or build the course-learning experience around it.

4. Bubble + Stripe Connect

If you're building a startup and want something that looks substantially different from Udemy, Bubble is interesting.

You can build your own:

Creator dashboard
Course builder
Student dashboard
Course player
Reviews
Search/discovery
Creator profiles
Commission rules
Coupons
Subscriptions
Affiliate system
Admin moderation

Bubble can be paired with Stripe Connect for marketplace-style split payments. A recent 2026 implementation guide specifically describes a multi-instructor course marketplace using Bubble and Stripe Connect. LOW/CODE Agency

This is more work, but gives you much more control.

What I'd choose

If your goal is "I want to launch a marketplace where 100+ creators can sell courses, without spending a year building the technology", I'd shortlist:

#1 Mentor LMS — if you're happy with a relatively conventional course marketplace.

#2 LearnDash + WooCommerce — if you want WordPress and lots of customization.

#3 Bubble + Stripe Connect — if you're building a differentiated startup and want your own UX/business logic.

#4 Sharetribe — if the marketplace itself is the priority and courses can be handled by another system.

There's also a custom-build route. For example, Webority currently offers a custom multi-vendor course marketplace with instructor storefronts, course builders, revenue sharing, automated payouts, subscriptions, coupons, reviews, certificates, and completion tracking. Webority Technologies

One important distinction

Before choosing software, I'd decide whether you want course sales or a true creator marketplace.

If it's the latter, I'd want the software to support this complete flow:

Creator applies → you approve creator → creator creates course → you approve course → course goes live → student buys → payment is split → creator gets payout → platform keeps commission → refunds/cancellations handled correctly.

The payment split/payout architecture is particularly important. You don't want to manually calculate and pay hundreds of creators every month. Stripe Connect or an equivalent marketplace-payment system should ideally handle onboarding, identity verification, split payments, and payouts.

If you tell me your approximate budget (e.g. $1k, $5k, $20k+) and whether you want no-code / WordPress / custom, I can narrow this down to the 3 best platforms and compare their actual pricing, commissions, creator payouts, and features.

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

If you want to build a Udemy-style marketplace where multiple creators upload courses, customers buy them, and you keep a commission, you need more than a normal LMS. You need:

Multi-instructor/vendor accounts
Creator dashboards
Course creation tools
Marketplace checkout
Commission rules (e.g., you keep 20%, creator gets 80%)
Automated payouts/split payments
Reviews, ratings, analytics
Content protection (video hosting/DRM)

Here are the main software options:

Platform	Best for	Multi-vendor capability	Notes
WordPress + LMS plugins	Lowest-cost MVP	Yes	Flexible but requires assembling plugins
WooCommerce + multi-vendor plugins + LMS	Marketplace + ecommerce	Yes	Good if you want control over commissions and payments
Moodle customized	Universities/large learning platforms	Possible	Powerful but usually needs development
Sharetribe + LMS integration	Marketplace-first businesses	Yes	Strong marketplace workflows
Kajabi	Individual creators	Limited	Not designed for a true multi-seller marketplace
Teachable	Single creator businesses	Limited	Better for one instructor/brand
Thinkific	Academies and memberships	Limited	Not a full creator marketplace
Custom marketplace build	Serious Udemy competitor	Yes	Maximum control

Some more marketplace-specific options:

Mentor LMS — designed around Udemy-style marketplaces with multiple instructors, commissions, and payouts. Mentor LMS
LaraLMS — a Laravel-based course marketplace script with instructor/course/payment functionality. CodeCanyon
ByteArbor — focused specifically on multi-vendor education marketplaces with vendor accounts and commission-based payments. ByteAnt
Custom-built course marketplaces can include creator storefronts, automated revenue sharing, subscriptions, and payout logic if you need a platform closer to Udemy/Coursera. Webority Technologies

My recommendation by stage

If you are testing the idea (MVP)

Use:

WordPress
LMS plugin
Multi-vendor marketplace plugin
Stripe Connect for payouts

You can launch quickly and validate whether creators and students actually use it.

If you expect hundreds/thousands of creators

Consider:

A dedicated marketplace framework
Custom development
Strong payment splitting architecture

Your biggest challenges will not be course uploads — they will be:

Creator onboarding
Payout compliance
Refund handling
Copyright/content protection
Search and discovery
Quality control

A typical revenue model

Example:

Course price: $100

Creator: $70 (70%)
Platform commission: $30 (30%)

You can also add:

Creator subscriptions
Featured course placements
Affiliate commissions
Enterprise licensing
Certification fees

If you tell me your target (e.g., "like Udemy," "like Skillshare," "AI courses marketplace," "fitness courses," "corporate training," etc.) and your budget, I can narrow this down to the best stack.

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a multi-vendor LMS/course marketplace:

Creators/instructors → create courses → students purchase → platform takes % commission → creator receives the remainder.

There are a few good approaches, depending on whether you want no-code, WordPress, or a fully custom marketplace.

Best options

Platform	Multi-vendor	Courses/LMS	Commission	Creator payouts	Best for
WooCommerce + LearnDash + Product Vendors	✅	✅ Excellent	✅	✅	Maximum control
Sharetribe	✅	⚠️ Basic digital products	✅	✅ Stripe	Fast marketplace MVP
WordPress + Tutor LMS + multi-vendor plugin	✅	✅ Excellent	✅	✅	Course-first marketplace
WordPress + LearnPress + multi-vendor	✅	✅	✅	✅	Lower-cost WordPress build
Custom marketplace + Stripe Connect + LMS	✅	✅	✅	✅	Serious scalable startup

1. WooCommerce + LearnDash + Product Vendors — my top choice

This is probably the strongest option if courses are the core of your business.

learndash.com gives you the actual LMS functionality: video lessons, courses, quizzes, progress, subscriptions, memberships, etc. LearnDash integrates with WooCommerce so courses can be sold as products. Liquid Web Liquid Web

Then woocommerce.com turns your store into a multi-vendor marketplace. Vendors can manage their own products, while you control their commissions. Commissions can be percentage-based or fixed, and you can have different rates for different vendors/products. WooCommerce WooCommerce

So your architecture could look like:

Your marketplace
→ Creator signup
→ Creator dashboard
→ Create course
→ Course gets approved
→ Student purchases
→ WooCommerce processes payment
→ LearnDash enrolls student
→ Platform keeps, say, 20%
→ Creator receives 80%

One caveat: you'll be assembling several WordPress components rather than buying one turnkey "Udemy clone."

2. Tutor LMS + WordPress multi-vendor

This is another one I'd investigate closely.

themeum.com is particularly oriented toward multiple instructors creating and selling courses.

This approach can be attractive if your vision is more:

"Udemy marketplace"

rather than:

"Marketplace that happens to sell digital courses."

You'd combine the LMS with a marketplace/e-commerce layer that handles vendors, commissions and payouts.

3. Sharetribe — excellent for the marketplace side

sharetribe.com is worth considering if your priority is getting the marketplace infrastructure up quickly.

It already supports seller/provider accounts, listings, payments, commissions and Stripe-powered payouts. You can charge a percentage commission to providers and/or customers. Sharetribe Sharetribe

Sharetribe even documents digital-product marketplaces and specifically gives course/educational materials as an example. Sharetribe

The downside is that it's not fundamentally an LMS. If you need sophisticated things like:

video course player
quizzes/exams
student progress
certificates
drip lessons
course prerequisites
instructor analytics
detailed learning paths

I'd favor an LMS-based solution instead.

What I'd choose for your idea

If you're building something genuinely similar to Udemy / Skillshare / Maven, I'd narrow it down to:

Option A — Best overall

WordPress + Tutor LMS + WooCommerce + multi-vendor functionality

Good balance between course functionality and marketplace functionality.

Option B — Most powerful

WordPress + LearnDash + WooCommerce Product Vendors

More modular and highly customizable. LearnDash is particularly mature for the LMS side, while WooCommerce Product Vendors handles the marketplace layer. WooCommerce Liquid Web

Option C — Fastest MVP

Sharetribe + external course/video infrastructure

Great if you want to validate the marketplace concept before investing heavily in an LMS. Sharetribe handles marketplace transactions, commissions and payouts for you. Sharetribe Sharetribe

Option D — If you expect this to become a large startup

Build a custom application around:

Next.js/React + PostgreSQL + Stripe Connect + video hosting + custom LMS

That gives you complete control over the marketplace, instructor economics, course experience, subscriptions, bundles, promotions, affiliate commissions, etc., but obviously costs substantially more to build.

The important part: don't just look for "multi-vendor"

For your business model, I'd make sure the software supports these specific workflows:

Creator registration
Creator verification/approval
Creator course builder
Course moderation before publication
Course pricing
Coupons/discounts
Student checkout
Automatic platform commission
Automatic creator payout
Refund handling
Creator dashboard
Student dashboard
Video hosting/streaming
Course progress tracking
Quizzes
Reviews/ratings
Revenue reporting
Subscription courses
Bundles
Affiliate/referral commissions

The payment split/payout architecture is particularly important. You don't want to build a system where students pay you and then you have to manually pay hundreds of instructors every month.

For example, Sharetribe uses Stripe for marketplace payments and automatically splits the transaction between marketplace and provider. Sharetribe Sharetribe

My recommendation

If you tell me your approximate budget (e.g. <$1k, $5k, $20k, $50k+) and whether you want no-code/WordPress/custom, I can narrow this down to the 3 best platforms for your specific marketplace, including actual pricing, commission/payout capabilities, creator dashboards, video hosting, and what the finished stack would look like.

WordPress + LearnDash + WooCommerce Product Vendors

More modular and highly customizable. LearnDash is particularly mature for the LMS side, while WooCommerce Product Vendors handles the marketplace layer. WooCommerce Liquid Web

Option C — Fastest MVP

Sharetribe + external course/video infrastructure

Great if you want to validate the marketplace concept before investing heavily in an LMS. Sharetribe handles marketplace transactions, commissions and payouts for you. Sharetribe Sharetribe

Option D — If you expect this to become a large startup

Build a custom application around:

Next.js/React + PostgreSQL + Stripe Connect + video hosting + custom LMS

That gives you complete control over the marketplace, instructor economics, course experience, subscriptions, bundles, promotions, affiliate commissions, etc., but obviously costs substantially more to build.

The important part: don't just look for "multi-vendor"

For your business model, I'd make sure the software supports these specific workflows:

Creator registration
Creator verification/approval
Creator course builder
Course moderation before publication
Course pricing
Coupons/discounts
Student checkout
Automatic platform commission
Automatic creator payout
Refund handling
Creator dashboard
Student dashboard
Video hosting/streaming
Course progress tracking
Quizzes
Reviews/ratings
Revenue reporting
Subscription courses
Bundles
Affiliate/referral commissions

The payment split/payout architecture is particularly important. You don't want to build a system where students pay you and then you have to manually pay hundreds of instructors every month.

For example, Sharetribe uses Stripe for marketplace payments and automatically splits the transaction between marketplace and provider.

My recommendation

It already supports seller/provider accounts, listings, payments, commissions and Stripe-powered payouts. You can charge a percentage commission to providers and/or customers.

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I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

For a multi-vendor course marketplace (think “Udemy but you own the platform”), you need more than a normal LMS. Look for:

Multiple instructor/creator accounts
Creator dashboards
Course submission and approval workflows
Revenue split / commission rules
Automated creator payouts
Reviews, ratings, coupons, affiliates
Payment marketplace support (Stripe Connect, PayPal payouts, etc.)

Here are the strongest options:

Software	Best for	Multi-vendor support	Commission model
WordPress + LMS plugins	Low-cost MVP, maximum customization	Yes (with plugins)	You control commission
Dokan + LearnDash	Udemy-style marketplace on WordPress	Yes	Vendor revenue splits
Tutor LMS Pro	Course marketplace startups	Yes	Instructor commissions
Moodle + marketplace extensions	Universities / large learning systems	Possible	Custom
Sharetribe	General marketplace engine	Yes, but needs LMS integration	Commission built in
Custom-built marketplace	Serious scale	Full control	Any business model

1. WordPress stack (best MVP choice)

A common build is:

WordPress (website)
WooCommerce (payments)
Dokan or similar multi-vendor plugin (creator stores)
LearnDash / Tutor LMS (course delivery)

This lets each creator:

Create a profile
Upload courses
Set pricing (or submit for approval)
See earnings

You keep, for example:

Platform: 30%
Creator: 70%

Some WordPress-based setups specifically combine LMS tools with instructor royalty and marketplace commission systems. www.sirenaffiliates.com

2. Tutor LMS Pro

Good if your main product is education rather than a general marketplace.

Features typically needed for your model:

Instructor dashboards
Frontend course creation
Withdrawals/payout workflows
Course reviews
Earnings reports

3. Custom “Udemy clone” platforms

If you expect thousands of creators, consider building custom.

Typical architecture:

Frontend: React / Next.js
Backend: Node.js, Django, Laravel
LMS/video: Mux, Vimeo OTT, Bunny Stream, AWS
Payments: Stripe Connect
Database: PostgreSQL

This gives you:

Custom commission rules
Subscription revenue sharing
Creator tiers
Affiliate programs
AI recommendations
Mobile apps

Some vendors also offer custom-built multi-instructor course marketplaces with creator storefronts, commissions, and automated payouts. www.webority.com

4. Marketplace SaaS platforms

If you want to launch quickly, some marketplace builders can handle vendor commissions, but you may need to integrate course functionality separately. www.storeoncloud.com

My recommendation by stage

Testing the idea (first 100 creators):
→ WordPress + Tutor LMS + Dokan/WooCommerce

Growing marketplace (100–10,000 creators):
→ Custom build or a highly customized LMS stack

Enterprise education marketplace:
→ Custom platform + dedicated video hosting + Stripe Connect

A few questions would change the recommendation:

Do you want recorded courses only, or also live classes/coaching?
Do creators upload their own courses automatically, or do you approve every course?
Are you aiming for a Udemy-style open marketplace or a curated marketplace like “only experts in a niche”?

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chatgpt.com

I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a Udemy-style multi-vendor course marketplace:

Creators → upload/manage courses → customers purchase → platform takes commission → creator receives the remainder.

There are several ways to build it, and the best choice depends on whether you want SaaS/no-code, WordPress, or a fully custom marketplace.

Best options

Platform	Multi-vendor courses	Creator commissions	Automated payouts	Best for
LearnWorlds	✅	✅	⚠️ Limited	Easiest professional LMS
Dokan + LMS	✅	✅	✅	WordPress marketplace
Mentor LMS	✅	✅	Depends on setup	Udemy-like marketplace
Custom marketplace	✅	✅	✅	Serious startup/business

1. LearnWorlds — easiest LMS-oriented option

LearnWorlds supports multiple instructors and lets you assign a percentage of course revenue to each instructor. It automatically calculates the instructor's share based on the sale price. support.learnworlds.com

However, there's an important distinction: its newer Course Hub is primarily a marketplace where LearnWorlds schools license courses from other schools, rather than exactly the consumer marketplace you're describing. support.learnworlds.com

So I'd investigate it if your model is more "online academy with multiple instructors" than "Udemy competitor."

LearnWorlds

2. WordPress + Dokan + an LMS — probably the most flexible low-code approach

This is an interesting option if you want to actually build your own marketplace website.

Dokan provides the marketplace layer:

Creator/vendor accounts
Individual vendor dashboards
Vendor storefronts
Commission percentages
Vendor-specific commissions
Category-based commissions
Payment splitting
Vendor withdrawals

Dokan specifically supports percentage/fixed commissions and payment splitting through gateways such as Stripe, PayPal, MANGOPAY and others. dokan.co

You'd pair it with a WordPress LMS such as Tutor LMS, LearnDash, LifterLMS, etc.

The architecture would look roughly like:

WordPress
→ Dokan = marketplace/vendors/commissions
→ LMS plugin = courses/video/quizzes/certificates
→ Stripe = payments/payouts
→ You = marketplace owner

This can get quite close to the business model you're describing without building everything from scratch.

3. Mentor LMS — specifically aimed at Udemy-style marketplaces

Mentor LMS is particularly interesting because it explicitly positions itself around building a multi-instructor Udemy-like marketplace. It supports multiple instructors, custom commission rates, instructor profiles, course publishing and the marketplace owner earning commissions. mentor-lms.com

Mentor LMS

I'd put this on your shortlist if your primary requirement is:

"I want my own Udemy, not an LMS for my company."

4. Custom-built marketplace — best if this is intended to become a major business

If you're envisioning something like:

Creator signs up → creates course → submits for approval → course goes live → student buys → money automatically splits → creator gets paid → you retain 20%

then a custom platform gives you much more control.

For example:

Creator onboarding
Creator verification/KYC
Course builder
Video hosting
Course marketplace
Search/categories
Reviews
Coupons
Affiliates
Subscriptions
Bundles
Creator analytics
Admin approval
10–30% configurable commissions
Automatic creator payouts
Refund handling
Tax/VAT handling
Stripe Connect
Multiple currencies

There are companies that build this type of custom marketplace; for example, Webority specifically offers custom multi-vendor course marketplace development with revenue sharing and automated payouts. www.webority.com

What I'd recommend for your idea

If you're testing the business, I wouldn't build a custom platform immediately.

I'd consider:

Option A — fastest launch

Mentor LMS

Option B — maximum flexibility without fully custom development

WordPress + Dokan + Tutor LMS

Option C — polished SaaS LMS

LearnWorlds

Option D — you're serious about building a large marketplace

Custom platform + Stripe Connect + dedicated LMS/video infrastructure

The critical thing I'd investigate before choosing is creator payouts. There is a big difference between software that merely calculates "creator gets 80%" and software that actually handles payment splitting, refunds, chargebacks, KYC, tax reporting and automated payouts.

If you're aiming to build a real Udemy competitor, I'd lean toward WordPress/Dokan for an MVP or custom + Stripe Connect for the long term.

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chatgpt.com

I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you're describing is essentially Udemy-style marketplace software: multiple independent instructors/creators upload courses, students buy them through your platform, and your platform keeps a percentage while paying the creator the remainder.

The important distinction is that many "online course platforms" support multiple instructors, but don't necessarily support a true multi-vendor marketplace with automated commissions and payouts.

Best options

Platform	Multi-creator	Course marketplace	Automatic commissions/payouts	Customization	Best for
Bubble + Stripe Connect	✅	✅	✅	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Custom MVP/startup
Spree Commerce + custom LMS	✅	✅	✅	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Serious custom marketplace
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor + LMS integration	✅	✅	✅	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Faster marketplace launch
Bazaar	✅	✅	✅	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Self-hosted marketplace
Thinkific	⚠️	Not really	Revenue sharing, but not a full marketplace	⭐⭐⭐	Course platform
LearnWorlds	⚠️	Not really	Limited for your use case	⭐⭐⭐	Your own academy

1. Bubble + Stripe Connect — probably the most interesting for your idea

If you're building a startup rather than simply launching a course website, I'd seriously consider Bubble + Stripe Connect.

Bubble can handle the marketplace application—creator accounts, course creation, student accounts, catalog/search, reviews, enrollments, etc.—while Stripe Connect handles the money movement.

For example:

Student pays $100 → Stripe → $80 creator / $20 you

Stripe specifically supports marketplace payments where the platform collects money and pays connected sellers while retaining an application fee/commission. docs.stripe.com www.lowcode.agency spreecommerce.org docs.cs-cart.com docs.stripe.com

A recent implementation guide specifically describes using Bubble + Stripe Connect for a multi-instructor course marketplace, including instructor onboarding, course listings, commission logic, and payouts. www.lowcode.agency

This is attractive because you aren't forced into someone else's marketplace business model.

2. Spree Commerce — good if you want to own the platform

Spree Commerce has a multi-vendor marketplace solution with:

Vendor onboarding
Vendor accounts
Commission management
Stripe Connect payouts
Multi-vendor orders
Open-source core

spreecommerce.org

You'd add an LMS/course layer on top of it. This is more developer-heavy, but gives you considerably more control.

3. CS-Cart Multi-Vendor

CS-Cart is another established multi-vendor platform.

Its Stripe Connect integration can split a customer's payment between multiple vendors and transfer your marketplace commission to your platform account. docs.cs-cart.com

The downside is that CS-Cart is fundamentally ecommerce marketplace software, not course/LMS software. You'd need to integrate or build the course-delivery component.

4. Bazaar

Bazaar is an interesting newer option if you want something self-hosted.

It provides:

Vendor storefronts
Vendor dashboards
Commission tracking
Stripe Connect
Vendor onboarding
Customer/vendor/admin roles
Product and order management

It's built with Next.js and Prisma and is sold as source code rather than purely as a SaaS subscription. www.getbazaar.io

Again, you'd need to adapt the "products" architecture into courses → sections → lessons → videos → enrollments.

What about Thinkific?

Thinkific actually has a Revenue Partners feature that can assign a percentage of course sales to another person and track the commission owed. support.thinkific.com

But that's different from what you're describing.

Thinkific is primarily designed for one business selling its own courses, with revenue partners/co-instructors. You're looking for:

"Creators come to MY platform, create their own storefront/course, students buy from MY marketplace, and I automatically take 20%."

That's a substantially different architecture.

What I'd build for your business

If you're serious about creating a new marketplace, I'd structure it like this:

                    YOUR MARKETPLACE
                           │
             ┌─────────────┴─────────────┐
             │                           │
         STUDENTS                    CREATORS
             │                           │
       Browse courses              Creator dashboard
       Search/filter               Create courses
       Purchase                    Upload videos
       Watch lessons               Set prices
       Reviews                     See sales
             │                           │
             └─────────────┬─────────────┘
                           │
                    PAYMENT SYSTEM
                           │
                     Stripe Connect
                           │
                 ┌─────────┴─────────┐
                 │                   │
              CREATOR             YOU
               80%                 20%

For example, you could set:

Creator chooses $49 course
You take 20%
Creator receives $39.20
You receive $9.80
Stripe/payment costs handled according to your marketplace configuration

Stripe Connect is specifically designed for this type of marketplace money flow and supports application fees, connected seller accounts, onboarding, and payouts. docs.stripe.com

My recommendation

If you're at the idea/MVP stage, I'd rank them:

🥇 Bubble + Stripe Connect — fastest way to validate the marketplace idea without building everything from scratch.

🥈 Custom Next.js + Stripe Connect + LMS — best if you have developers and want a serious, scalable product.

🥉 Spree/CS-Cart + custom course functionality — good if you want to leverage an existing multi-vendor engine.

I wouldn't start with Thinkific or LearnWorlds for this particular business model. They're excellent course platforms, but you're trying to build a marketplace business, not merely a multi-instructor online school. LearnWorlds, for example, focuses on letting businesses/creators run their own branded learning businesses, memberships, subscriptions, and courses. www.learnworlds.com

If you tell me your budget (e.g. <$500, $5k, $20k+) and whether you want no-code or are okay with developers, I can narrow this down to the 3 best stacks and estimate what it would cost to launch.

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chatgpt.com

I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is a multi-vendor course marketplace: creators/instructors upload courses, students buy them, and your platform automatically keeps a percentage while paying the creator the remainder.

There are several good approaches:

Platform	Multi-vendor courses	Creator commissions	Automated payouts	Best for
LearnDash + WooCommerce + WCFM	✅	✅	✅	WordPress / maximum control
Sharetribe + custom course delivery	⚠️	✅	✅	Fast marketplace MVP
Bubble	✅	✅	✅	Custom SaaS/app without traditional coding
Custom-built	✅	✅	✅	Serious marketplace at scale

1. Best overall: LearnDash + WooCommerce + WCFM

This is probably the stack I'd investigate first if you want a real course marketplace rather than a generic marketplace.

LearnDash handles the LMS/course side. Its Instructor Role functionality lets multiple instructors create/manage courses, and it supports instructor commissions. learndash.com

Then use WCFM Marketplace for the marketplace layer. WCFM provides vendor dashboards, commission rules, and Stripe split payments. wordpress.org

The architecture would look roughly like:

Creator → creates course → Admin approves → Course goes live → Student purchases → Payment split → You keep 20% → Creator receives 80%

You could, for example, configure:

Creator commission: 80%
Your platform: 20%
Different commission rates for different creators
Creator dashboards
Course approval
Coupons
Reviews/ratings
Student accounts
Instructor profiles
Automated payouts

The downside is that you're assembling several WordPress/WooCommerce components, so it takes more configuration and maintenance.

2. Best for launching a marketplace quickly: Sharetribe

Sharetribe is specifically designed around marketplaces.

It supports sellers/providers, payments, Stripe Connect, automated payouts and marketplace commissions. You can take a percentage from the creator, the buyer, or both. www.sharetribe.com

However, Sharetribe isn't really an LMS. Its digital-product marketplace functionality is better suited to selling digital products/files than providing a sophisticated course experience. www.sharetribe.com

So I'd use it if your initial product is more like:

"Creators sell educational content"

rather than:

"Udemy-style platform with lessons, quizzes, progress tracking, certificates, etc."

3. Best for a custom startup: Bubble + Stripe Connect

Bubble is another interesting option.

You can build:

Creator accounts
Student accounts
Course builder
Course catalog
Search/filtering
Reviews
Creator dashboards
Admin approval
Commission calculations
Stripe Connect payouts
Subscriptions
Affiliate/referral systems

The advantage is that you aren't constrained by the structure of an existing LMS. A marketplace built with Bubble can have custom revenue-sharing and instructor workflows. www.lowcode.agency

The disadvantage is that you'll actually have to build much of the application.

What I'd choose

If your goal is something like "Udemy, but I recruit independent creators and take 20% of every course sale", I'd narrow it down to:

🥇 LearnDash + WooCommerce + WCFM

Best if you want to launch on WordPress and have a relatively conventional LMS.

🥈 Bubble + Stripe Connect

Best if you want to build a differentiated startup and expect custom functionality.

🥉 Sharetribe

Best if you want to validate the marketplace business model quickly, but you may eventually outgrow its course/LMS capabilities.

One important distinction

Before choosing software, I'd decide whether creators are selling:

A. Recorded courses

Videos + PDFs + quizzes + student progress + certificates

or

B. Any educational product

Courses + coaching + live classes + downloads + memberships + workshops

If it's A, I'd prioritize an LMS such as LearnDash.

If it's B, I'd prioritize a marketplace engine such as Sharetribe/Bubble and build the education functionality around it.

If you tell me your budget (e.g. <$500, $500–$5k, or $5k+) and whether you want no-code/low-code/custom, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 stacks and explain exactly how the creator → payment → commission → payout system would work.

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Moodle multi tenant marketplace instructors course marketplace commissionsSharetribe marketplace digital products courses multi vendor commissionWordPress LearnDash multi instructor marketplace commissions courses WCFM Dokanmulti vendor online course marketplace software creators commission courses marketplace 2026

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1	https://www.sharetribe.com/help/en/articles/9863699-how-to-set-up-a-marketplace-for-new-products?utm_source=chatgpt.com	not cited
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3	https://www.sharetribe.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com	not cited
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8	https://xscapacity.sharetribe.com/en/infos/how_to_use?utm_source=chatgpt.com	not cited
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Udemy LearnDash

Answer 30 of 40, 20th Aug 2026, gpt-5-6, mentions 3 tracked brands

chatgpt.com

I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a Udemy-style multi-vendor course marketplace:

Creators/instructors create accounts
Each creator publishes their own courses
Customers buy courses through your marketplace
You keep, say, 20%
The creator receives 80%
You handle the marketplace, discovery, payments, refunds, etc.
Ideally, creator payouts are automated

There are several ways to build this, and the best choice depends heavily on whether you want no-code, WordPress, SaaS, or a custom platform.

Best options

Platform	Multi-vendor courses	Your commission	Automated payouts	Best for
LearnWorlds	✅	✅ Instructor revenue sharing	⚠️ Limited for your exact marketplace model	Fast LMS
WordPress + LMS + multi-vendor plugin	✅	✅	✅ Depending on payment setup	Maximum flexibility
Sharetribe + LMS integration	⚠️ Requires customization	✅	✅ Stripe Connect	Marketplace-first approach
Custom + Stripe Connect	✅	✅	✅	Serious scalable marketplace
Mentor LMS	✅	✅	Depends on setup	Self-hosted Udemy-style site

1. WordPress — probably the most flexible starting point

You can combine a WordPress LMS such as LearnDash/LifterLMS with a multi-vendor marketplace system.

The architecture would look something like:

Creator → creates course → course marketplace → customer purchases → payment split → creator payout + your commission

This is attractive if you want creators to have their own dashboards, course management, coupons, reviews, analytics, etc.

The downside is that you're assembling several pieces rather than buying one purpose-built marketplace.

2. Sharetribe — excellent marketplace infrastructure

Sharetribe is interesting because it was built specifically around marketplace transactions rather than being primarily an LMS.

It supports Stripe Connect, provider onboarding, payouts, and marketplace commissions. You can charge a percentage commission to providers, customers, or both. www.sharetribe.com

For example:

$100 course

Customer pays: $100
Creator: $80
Your marketplace: $20
Stripe/payment fees: handled according to your payment configuration

The catch is that you'd need to integrate the actual course/LMS experience rather than relying on Sharetribe alone.

3. LearnWorlds — good if the LMS is the priority

LearnWorlds has instructor accounts and can calculate instructor revenue percentages. It supports assigning instructors to courses and specifying their percentage of course revenue. support.learnworlds.com

However, there's an important distinction: LearnWorlds' instructor revenue-sharing system calculates the instructor's share but doesn't automatically pay the instructor from within the platform; payments have to be handled separately. support.learnworlds.com

It also now has a Course Hub, which is a marketplace where schools can license courses from other schools/creators. That's somewhat different from the consumer marketplace you're describing. support.learnworlds.com

So I wouldn't make LearnWorlds my first choice if your core business is "many independent creators sell directly to consumers and we take a cut."

4. Custom platform + Stripe Connect — best long-term architecture

If you have a serious marketplace idea, this is probably what I'd consider.

Stripe Connect marketplace documentation specifically supports marketplace platforms where connected accounts receive payments and the platform keeps an application fee/commission. docs.stripe.com

You could build:

Your marketplace
→ Creator signup
→ Creator verification/KYC
→ Course creation
→ Course approval
→ Customer checkout
→ Stripe Connect
→ 20% platform fee
→ 80% creator payout
→ Course access automatically granted

This gives you much more control over things like:

Different commission rates for different creators
Featured courses
Creator subscriptions
Coupons
Affiliate commissions
Bundles
Course memberships
Refund rules
Creator analytics
Creator rankings
Moderation/approval
Promotional campaigns
B2B licensing
Multiple currencies
Tax handling

5. Mentor LMS

Mentor LMS is worth looking at specifically because it markets a multi-instructor Udemy-style marketplace, including instructor profiles, independent course publishing, platform commissions and instructor payouts. mentor-lms.com

This is closer conceptually to what you're asking for than a traditional "build my own online school" LMS.

What I'd recommend for your idea

If you're validating the business, I'd avoid building everything from scratch initially.

I'd shortlist:

Option A — Fastest launch:
WordPress + LMS + multi-vendor + Stripe

Option B — Marketplace-first:
Sharetribe + a dedicated LMS/course system

Option C — Serious startup:
Custom marketplace + Stripe Connect

And I'd design the business around something like:

Creator gets 80% / Marketplace gets 20%

with Stripe Connect handling the money movement.

The key question isn't really "which LMS supports multiple instructors?" It's which platform properly supports marketplace sellers + split payments + automated payouts + course delivery. That's a much narrower category.

If you tell me your budget (e.g. <$5k, $5–20k, or $20k+) and whether you want no-code/low-code or custom, I can narrow this down to the 3 best platforms for your specific marketplace, including estimated costs and exactly how the creator/payment flow would work.

Behind this answer: 4 searches, 30 results retrieved, 3 tracked brands mentioned

Searches ChatGPT ran

LearnWorlds marketplace multiple instructors revenue sharing coursesSharetribe digital products courses marketplace Stripe Connect commissionsWordPress multi vendor LMS marketplace commissions coursesmulti vendor online course marketplace software commissions instructors courses marketplace

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1	https://www.sharetribe.com/help/en/collections/8975361-integrations?utm_source=chatgpt.com	not cited
2	https://www.sharetribe.com/help/en/articles/8418316-setup-tutorial-5-set-your-commission?utm_source=chatgpt.com	not cited
3	https://www.sharetribe.com/help/en/articles/8413880-how-to-set-your-marketplace-commission-rates?utm_source=chatgpt.com	not cited
4	https://www.sharetribe.com/help/en/collections/10985004-commission?utm_source=chatgpt.com	not cited
5	https://www.sharetribe.com/help/en/collections/8975362-set-up-payments?utm_source=chatgpt.com	not cited
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7	https://www.sharetribe.com/service-marketplace/?utm_source=chatgpt.com	not cited
8	https://xscapacity.sharetribe.com/en/infos/how_to_use?utm_source=chatgpt.com	not cited
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LearnWorlds Udemy LearnDash

Answer 31 of 40, 19th Aug 2026, gpt-5-6, mentions 2 tracked brands

chatgpt.com

I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is a multi-vendor course marketplace: creators/instructors upload courses, students purchase them, and your platform automatically keeps a percentage while paying the creator the remainder.

There are several ways to build it, and the best choice depends heavily on whether you want no-code, WordPress, or a fully custom platform.

Best options

Platform	Multi-vendor	Courses	Commission	Creator payouts	Best for
LearnDash + WooCommerce + multi-vendor plugin	✅	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	✅	✅	WordPress / serious LMS
Sharetribe	✅	⚠️ Requires customization/integration	✅	✅ Stripe	Marketplace-first MVP
WooCommerce Multi-Vendor	✅	Via LMS integration	✅	✅	Flexible WordPress marketplace
Bubble + Stripe Connect	✅	✅	✅	✅	Custom SaaS-style marketplace
Custom-built platform	✅	✅	✅	✅	Large/unique business

1. LearnDash + WooCommerce — probably the strongest WordPress route

LearnDash is specifically designed for online courses. It supports selling courses, subscriptions, bundles, memberships, and Stripe/PayPal payments. www.learndash.com

You can combine it with WooCommerce and a multi-vendor system. LearnDash documents an instructor setup where instructors can create courses/products and receive commissions from their sales. learndash.com

For example:

Student pays $100 →

Creator gets $80
Your marketplace gets $20
Payment processor gets its processing fee

This is a good option if you want a conventional website that you control.

2. Sharetribe — excellent marketplace infrastructure

Sharetribe is very strong if your primary challenge is building the marketplace mechanics rather than the LMS itself.

It supports:

Multiple sellers/providers
Seller onboarding
Payments
Automatic payouts
Platform commissions
Customer fees
Stripe-powered payment splitting

Sharetribe can automatically deduct your commission and pay the provider through Stripe. www.sharetribe.com

The catch: it's not really a full-featured course LMS out of the box. You'd likely need to integrate course delivery/video/content functionality.

So I'd use Sharetribe if your marketplace is more like:

"Udemy for a particular niche"

and you're comfortable assembling the course-learning experience around the marketplace.

3. WooCommerce Multi-Vendor

WooCommerce has official multi-vendor marketplace functionality.

Its marketplace extension supports vendor registration and administrator commissions, including percentage or fixed commissions and configurable commission rules. woocommerce.com

You could build:

WordPress
→ WooCommerce
→ Multi-vendor marketplace
→ LearnDash
→ Stripe
→ Creator dashboard

This gives you considerably more control than an all-in-one SaaS product.

4. Bubble + Stripe Connect — interesting if you want your own SaaS

Bubble is worth considering if you want something that feels like a modern marketplace application rather than a WordPress website.

You can build:

Creator accounts
Course creation
Course approval
Student accounts
Search/discovery
Reviews
Creator dashboards
Commission logic
Stripe Connect payouts

A recent implementation guide specifically describes using Bubble and Stripe Connect for multi-instructor course marketplaces and revenue splitting. www.lowcode.agency

The advantage is that you aren't constrained by a prebuilt LMS architecture.

What I'd choose

If I were building your business, I'd narrow it down to three architectures:

🟢 Fastest/cheapest MVP

WordPress + LearnDash + WooCommerce + multi-vendor

Best if you want to launch relatively quickly and validate the business.

🔵 Marketplace-first

Sharetribe + course/video platform

Best if your differentiation is the marketplace and creator ecosystem, rather than sophisticated LMS functionality.

🟣 Build a real SaaS product

Bubble + Stripe Connect + video hosting + database

Best if you envision something like:

"Udemy + Shopify marketplace, but focused on [your niche]."

You can make the creator experience much more customized.

One important thing to get right

Don't just look for software that lets multiple people sell courses. You specifically need marketplace payment infrastructure.

Your platform needs to handle:

Creator signs up → creator gets verified → creator publishes course → you approve it → student buys → payment is split → your commission is retained → creator gets payout → refunds/chargebacks are handled.

That payment/payout architecture is one of the most important parts of the system. Stripe Connect is particularly relevant for this type of model.

If you tell me your budget (e.g. <$5k, $5–20k, $20k+) and whether you want no-code/WordPress/custom, I can narrow this down to the 3 best software stacks and their approximate costs, including exactly how I'd build the creator dashboard, course delivery, commissions, and payouts.

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Searches ChatGPT ran

Moodle multi tenant marketplace courses instructors commissionSharetribe marketplace commission multi vendor digital products coursesWooCommerce multi vendor marketplace courses commission Dokan LearnDashmulti vendor course marketplace software creators commission courses marketplace

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Udemy LearnDash

Answer 32 of 40, 18th Aug 2026, gpt-5-6, mentions 3 tracked brands

chatgpt.com

I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a Udemy-style multi-vendor course marketplace:

Creators/instructors sign up
Each creator publishes their own courses
Students buy courses through your platform
You keep, say, 20–30% commission
The creator receives the remainder
You control approvals, refunds, pricing rules, and payouts

There are several ways to build this, and the best choice depends on whether you want fast/no-code, WordPress, or a fully custom marketplace.

My shortlist

Platform/stack	Multi-creator	Commission	Course/LMS	Best for
LearnWorlds	✅	✅	✅	Easiest dedicated LMS
WordPress + WooCommerce + Dokan + LMS	✅	✅	✅	Maximum flexibility
LearnDash/LifterLMS + WooCommerce + marketplace/royalty plugin	✅	✅	✅	Serious WordPress build
Mentor LMS	✅	✅	✅	Dedicated Udemy-style marketplace
Custom build + Stripe Connect	✅	✅	✅	Large/unique marketplace

1. LearnWorlds — easiest dedicated LMS

LearnWorlds

LearnWorlds supports instructors and can calculate instructor revenue based on assigned percentages. However, its instructor payout mechanism is not as turnkey as a true marketplace payment-splitting system: its documentation says instructor commissions are calculated automatically but payouts are handled outside the platform. support.learnworlds.com

It also has a newer Course Hub marketplace concept, where creators/schools can license courses to other schools, but that's somewhat different from the consumer-facing "Udemy where creators sell directly to students" model you're describing. learnworlds.freshdesk.com

Verdict: Great LMS, but I'd investigate the payout architecture carefully before choosing it for your marketplace.

2. WordPress + WooCommerce + Dokan + an LMS — probably the most flexible

Dokan

This is an interesting route because Dokan turns WooCommerce into a multi-vendor marketplace, with vendor storefronts and commission functionality. It explicitly supports digital products, including courses. dokan.co

You could build something like:

WordPress
→ WooCommerce — payments/store
→ Dokan — creators/vendors + commissions
→ LearnDash / LifterLMS / LearnPress — course delivery
→ Stripe — payments/payouts

There are also WordPress solutions specifically designed to calculate instructor royalties for LearnDash/LifterLMS marketplaces. www.sirenaffiliates.com

Verdict: My pick if you want to launch relatively cheaply while retaining a lot of control.

3. WooCommerce Product Vendors

WooCommerce Product Vendors

This is WooCommerce's own multi-vendor extension. It allows vendors to sell products through your store, supports vendor-specific commission rates, and provides vendor sales/commission reporting. woocommerce.com

You'd combine it with an LMS such as LearnDash or LearnPress.

Verdict: Good if you're already comfortable with WooCommerce, but I'd generally look at Dokan as well before committing.

4. Mentor LMS — interesting if you want a purpose-built course marketplace

Mentor LMS course marketplace

Mentor LMS specifically positions itself around building a Udemy-like multi-instructor marketplace. It supports multiple instructors, instructor commissions, course sales, and marketplace administration. mentor-lms.com

Verdict: Worth evaluating if you don't want to assemble a WordPress stack yourself.

5. Custom platform — best if this could become a serious marketplace

If your vision is more like:

"I want to build the next Udemy for a specific niche"

I'd seriously consider a custom application eventually.

A typical architecture would be:

Frontend: Next.js
Backend: Node/NestJS, Laravel, Django, etc.
Database: PostgreSQL
Course/video: Mux, Vimeo, Cloudflare Stream, etc.
Payments: Stripe
Creator payouts: Stripe Connect
Search: Algolia/Typesense/Elastic
Email: Resend/Postmark
Storage: S3/Cloudflare R2

Stripe Connect is particularly important because your core financial flow becomes:

Student pays $100 → platform keeps $25 → creator receives $75

You can then support different commission arrangements:

Platform: 30%, Creator: 70%
Premium creator: 15%, Creator: 85%
New creators: 40%, Creator: 60%
Platform-sponsored courses: custom split
Affiliate + creator + platform splits

That's much harder to model cleanly with some off-the-shelf LMS products.

What I'd choose

If you're testing the business idea, I'd start with:

WordPress + WooCommerce + Dokan + LearnDash/LifterLMS

because you can get the fundamental marketplace model running without building everything from scratch.

If you've already validated demand and expect hundreds/thousands of creators, I'd skip the WordPress architecture and build a custom marketplace around Stripe Connect.

The important distinction is that you don't just need a multi-instructor LMS. You need a multi-vendor commerce system + LMS + creator payouts.

That's the part that eliminates a lot of otherwise-good course platforms.

If you tell me your approximate budget (<$5k, $5–20k, $20–50k, or $50k+) and whether you want no-code/low-code or custom, I can narrow this down to the 3 best platforms for your exact marketplace model, including estimated costs and how the commission/payout flow would work.

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LearnWorlds Udemy LearnDash

Answer 33 of 40, 17th Aug 2026, gpt-5-6, mentions 5 tracked brands

chatgpt.com

I want to create a marketplace where multiple creators sell courses and we take a commission, which software supports multi-vendor course marketplaces?

Yes. What you need is a multi-vendor LMS (Learning Management System) marketplace — essentially a “Udemy-like” platform where:

Creators/instructors create accounts
They upload and manage courses
Students buy courses
Your platform takes a commission (e.g., 20–30%)
Creators receive payouts automatically
You control approvals, pricing, analytics, and policies

Here are the main software options:

Platform	Best for	Multi-vendor support	Commission/payouts
WordPress + LMS + marketplace plugins	Lowest cost, high customization	Yes	Yes, via WooCommerce marketplace tools
Dokan + LearnDash/LearnPress	Udemy-style marketplace on WordPress	Yes	Vendor commissions and payouts
Tutor LMS Pro	Course marketplaces	Yes	Instructor revenue sharing
LearnDash + WooCommerce	Premium education businesses	With add-ons	Yes
Moodle + marketplace customization	Universities/large deployments	Custom	Custom
Sharetribe	General marketplaces	Yes	Requires LMS/payment integrations
Custom-built marketplace	Venture-scale businesses	Fully flexible	Fully automated