Lectful
Lectful: A feature-rich academy platform for institutions with substantial learner volumes. Ranked #72 of 146 in Online Course Platforms by our editors (3.0/10); pricing: 14-day trial; best for institutions wanting AI-heavy academy features.
At a glance
- Editor score3.0 / 10
- Pricing14-day trial
- Best forInstitutions wanting AI-heavy academy features
- Free planNo
- Paid from€4,990/yr
- Founded2022
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- AI creates courses from prompts, PDFs, slides, and transcripts
- Branded academies, custom domains, payments, and learner analytics
- SSO, APIs, webhooks, and dedicated infrastructure on higher tiers
Where it doesn't
- Institution starts at €499 per month
- The Institution plan supports up to 500 learners
- Higher AI quotas and priority support require Institution Pro
Our verdict on Lectful
Lectful is a cloud-based learning platform for creators, coaches, training centres, educational institutions, and corporate teams. It combines course authoring, branded academy publishing, learner management, assessments, certificates, live events, analytics, payments, and AI tools. Its standout audience is institutions that want to create and sell structured learning programs while adding AI course generation, tutoring, subtitles, and video dubbing to their academy workflow.
The published plans show an Institution tier at €499 per month or €4,990 per year, supporting up to 500 learners and unlimited courses. It includes the AI course builder and assistant, SCORM import, a custom domain, API access, and webhooks. Institution Pro costs €899 per month or €8,990 per year and raises capacity to 2,000 learners, with higher AI quotas, priority support, SSO, dedicated infrastructure, and an SLA. Enterprise adds unlimited learners and admins, custom development, a dedicated success manager, and an SLA. A 14-day free trial is available, and prices exclude VAT.
Lectful’s breadth suits institutions that need more than course hosting: quizzes, exams, certificates, learning paths, live cohorts, memberships, subscriptions, invoicing, and integrated payments are all part of the platform. Stripe, PayPal, Mangopay, Chargebee, Google Calendar, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Google Analytics, and other integrations extend its ecosystem, while web and API access support connected workflows. EU hosting and GDPR compliance are also stated. The trade-off is cost and plan structure: smaller providers may find the €499 starting point high, while teams needing higher AI quotas, SSO, or dedicated infrastructure must move to Pro. Lectful is a strong fit for institution-led academies; simpler course businesses may prefer a lower-cost, narrower platform.
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Lectful pricing
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Lectful fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | €4,990/yr |
| Student limit | 500 students |
| Transaction fee | 0 % |
| Custom domain | Yes |
| Course formats | video, PDF, documents, slides, quizzes, exams, live events, cohort programs, memberships |
| Payment options | Integrated |
| Email marketing | Not verified |
| Mobile app | Not verified |
| Free trial | 14 days · no card needed |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | GDPR, SSO/SAML |
| Support | Email, Docs |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 13 integrations: Stripe, PayPal, Mangopay, Bank Transfer, Chargebee, Flouci … See all → |
| Pricing | 14-day trial (source) |
| Website | lectful.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Lectful integrations
Lectful lists 13 integrations on its own site.
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Mangopay
- Bank Transfer
- Chargebee
- Flouci
- Google Calendar
- Microsoft Teams
- Facebook Messenger
- Facebook Pixel
- Google Analytics
- Model Context Protocol
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