Looking for a free or open-source alternative to Teachable? Lessonforge is the closest direct swap — MIT-licensed source on GitHub, or a $49 one-time packaged install. Since you're already auditing what you pay Teachable every month, here are four more pay-once tools from the same catalog worth a look while you're at it — different jobs, same idea: buy the software once instead of renting it forever.
1. Lessonforge — replaces Teachable
Self-hosted LMS with modules, quizzes, progress tracking and PDF certificates — payments run through your own Stripe. $49 once vs Teachable's $39+/mo. Free on GitHub, or the packaged installer on Whop.
See Lessonforge → · Source on GitHub
2. Linkguard — Crawl your whole site for broken links and redirect chains, with scheduled re-checks and diffs.
Replaces Ahrefs Site Audit ($99+/mo). $24 once. See Linkguard →
3. Linkleaf — Self-hosted link-in-bio with themes, link scheduling, email capture & analytics — no monthly fee.
Replaces Linktree ($5–9/mo). $19 once. See Linkleaf →
4. Listcraft — Self-hosted property listing site with galleries, maps, MLS-style search and lead capture.
Replaces IDX site providers ($50–300+/mo). $39 once. See Listcraft →
5. Logbin — Ship logs over HTTP or syslog, tail them live, search everything and alert when ERROR screams.
Replaces Papertrail ($7/mo). $34 once. See Logbin →
Why this list is worth bookmarking
Every app above is a one-time purchase with MIT-licensed source, no accounts with us and no telemetry. None of them are trying to be the next Teachable — they're trying to be the last subscription you pay for that specific job.
Try Lessonforge — $49, once
Self-hosted LMS with modules, quizzes, progress tracking and PDF certificates — payments run through your own Stripe.