Alternative to Udemy

The Best Alternative to Udemy

Keep up to 95% of your sales. Own your prices.

On Udemy, you keep only 37% of organic sales. With iLoquio, you keep 95% and control your own pricing.

iLoquio vs Udemy: Side by Side

FeatureiLoquioUdemy
Revenue share
You keep 95% (5% fee)
You keep 37-97%
Price control
You set any price
Udemy controls pricing
Student emails
Full access
Limited/no access
Your brand
100% your academy
Udemy's marketplace
Built-in audience
Bring your own
Marketplace traffic
Live sessions
Built-in HD video
Udemy Live (limited)

Why Creators Switch to iLoquio

Keep 95%, not 37%

Udemy takes 63% of organic sales. With iLoquio's 5% fee, you keep 95% of every sale you drive.

Own your prices

Udemy constantly discounts courses to $9.99-$14.99. With iLoquio, you set your price and it stays that way.

Build real relationships

Get your students' emails and build a list. Create repeat customers instead of one-time Udemy sales.

Your brand, your academy

Students come to YOUR site, not a marketplace where they see competitor courses.

Why are creators looking for Udemy alternatives?

Udemy's marketplace model means giving up control of your business.

  • Only 37% revenue on organic Udemy sales
  • Courses constantly discounted to $9.99
  • No access to student email addresses
  • Your course competes with thousands of others
  • Udemy owns the customer relationship
  • Race to the bottom on pricing

Calculate your real earnings

See how much more you could make with iLoquio

Udemy

$37

you keep per $100 sale

37%

of your revenue

iLoquio

$95

you keep per $100 sale

95%

of your revenue (only 5% fee)

On a $100 Udemy sale (organic), you keep only $37. On iLoquio, you keep $95. That's $58 more per sale—multiply that by your annual sales.

Who is iLoquio perfect for?

iLoquio is ideal for creators ready to own their business

Established instructors

You have an audience. Stop sending them to Udemy where you lose 63%.

Premium course creators

Your course is worth $199, not $9.99. Price it right on your own platform.

Community builders

Build email lists, create repeat customers, and nurture real relationships.

How to migrate from Udemy to iLoquio

Take back control of your course business

1

Keep your Udemy course (optional)

You can maintain Udemy for passive marketplace sales while building on iLoquio.

2

Create your premium version

Upload your best content to iLoquio with bonus materials and fair pricing.

3

Drive your traffic to iLoquio

Send your YouTube/social audience to your iLoquio academy, not Udemy.

4

Build your email list

Finally own your student relationships and create repeat customers.

The complete guide to choosing a Udemy alternative

The Udemy Trap: Why Creators Feel Stuck

Udemy seems attractive at first: upload your course, tap into their massive marketplace, and earn passive income. The reality is more complex. Udemy takes 63% of organic sales (sales from their platform). Even on instructor-driven sales (your referral link), they take 3%. And the real kicker: Udemy constantly discounts courses to $9.99-$14.99 during sales, which happen almost continuously. A course you priced at $199 gets sold for $9.99, and you keep $3.70. This is the Udemy trap.

Who Actually Wins on Udemy?

Udemy works best for: • Beginners with zero audience who need marketplace discovery • Creators who treat it as passive income (set and forget) • Those in high-demand topics with low competition Udemy doesn't work well for: • Creators with existing audiences (YouTube, blog, social media) • Premium course sellers who want fair pricing • Anyone who wants to build a real business relationship with students

The iLoquio Alternative

iLoquio flips the model. Instead of a marketplace that owns your customers, you get your own branded academy. You set your prices (and they stay that way). You get student emails. You build direct relationships. And you keep 95% of every sale. The trade-off is real: you need to bring your own traffic. But if you're creating content on YouTube, writing a blog, or building a social following—you HAVE traffic. You're just sending it to Udemy where they take 63%.

A Hybrid Strategy That Works

Many successful creators use both platforms strategically: 1. Keep a basic course on Udemy for marketplace discovery and passive income 2. Create your premium, complete course on iLoquio 3. In your Udemy course, mention your 'advanced/complete' course on your own site 4. Direct all your personal marketing (YouTube, email, social) to iLoquio This way, Udemy becomes a lead generator, and iLoquio becomes your profit center.

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