The short answer
Shaker wins on fee math above $840 in monthly gross revenue.
Podia Mover is modeled at $42 per month plus a 5% transaction fee. Shaker is $84 per month with no Podia transaction fee. The $42 subscription difference is erased when 5% of monthly sales reaches $42.
Plan comparison
Podia Mover vs Shaker at a glance
| Plan | Monthly billing | Annual-plan equivalent | Podia transaction fee | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mover | $49/month | $42/month | 5% | Early-stage creators below the break-even point |
| Shaker | $99/month | $84/month | 0% | Growing sales or a need for affiliates, PayPal, or Zapier |
| Earthquaker | $179/month | $150/month | 0% | Unlimited products, videos, spaces, and assistants |
Payment processing, taxes, refunds, currency conversion, and optional add-ons are separate. Confirm current checkout pricing for your country.
Interactive plan check
Mover vs Shaker: use your own sales.
Compare subscription and platform charges only. Payment processing is excluded because it normally applies to both plans and does not move this upgrade break-even.
Lower modeled monthly costShakerby $8.00 at 10 sales
Mover
$92.00$42.00 subscription · 5% of grossShaker
$84.00$84.00 subscription · No modeled platform feePublished-fee break-even: $840.00 monthly gross revenue.
Current plan limits
Price is only one upgrade trigger
Podia's current plans also cap products, hosted videos, community spaces, assistants, and included email subscribers. These are hard plan limits rather than overage allowances, so a creator who reaches one must reduce usage or upgrade.
| Plan | Products | Videos | Spaces | Assistants | Included subscribers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mover | 50 | 500 | 25 | 0 | 100 |
| Shaker | 150 | 1,000 | 100 | 1 | 500 |
| Earthquaker | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 1,000 |
Podia says customer and community-member counts are not capped by these subscriber limits. The subscriber figure controls the included email-marketing tier; larger email tiers can change the bill.
Examples
What Podia costs at three revenue levels
These examples count the subscription and Podia transaction fee only, keeping payment processing out so the plan difference stays clear.
| Monthly gross | Mover cost | Shaker cost | Lower-cost plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | $67 | $84 | Mover by $17 |
| $1,000 | $92 | $84 | Shaker by $8 |
| $3,000 | $192 | $84 | Shaker by $108 |
The decision
Upgrade for economics—or for the missing tools
The upgrade calculation answers which subscription has lower modeled platform fees, not whether the course is profitable. Use the fee glossary to separate selling costs from profit, and the course profit calculator to test those costs alongside refunds, launch spending, and a conservative sales forecast.
Revenue is not the only reason to choose Shaker. Podia positions it as the plan for creators who need affiliate marketing, PayPal, and Zapier. If those tools replace separate software or unlock an important sales channel, Shaker may make sense before $840.
Mover remains the more economical starting point when monthly sales are below the threshold and its feature set covers the business.
Earthquaker is not a fee-saving upgrade from Shaker: both publish a 0% Podia transaction fee. Its extra $66 annual-billing equivalent is a capacity and collaboration purchase, so compare the value of unlimited products, videos, spaces, and assistants before upgrading.
Important distinction
Podia has two different affiliate concepts
Shaker lets a creator run an affiliate program for their own products. Separately, Podia operates a partner program that pays approved publishers for referring new Podia customers. CourseProfit Lab has not added a Podia partner link; the button below remains a direct, non-affiliate link.
Frequently asked
Podia fee questions
When does Shaker become cheaper than Mover?
Above $840 in monthly gross revenue using annual-plan monthly equivalents. At exactly $840, both modeled platform costs are $84.
Does the 5% include payment processing?
No. Payment processing is an additional cost and depends on your provider, payment method, and country.
Which Podia plan includes affiliate tools?
Podia lists affiliate marketing on Shaker. That feature helps you recruit people to promote your own products.
When should a creator choose Earthquaker?
When Shaker's product, video, space, assistant, or included subscriber limits constrain the business. Earthquaker does not improve Shaker's already-zero Podia transaction fee.
Why is Earthquaker absent from the fee calculator?
The calculator ranks fee economics, not storage or team capacity. Earthquaker has Shaker's same 0% Podia transaction fee and a higher subscription, so it cannot produce a better fee-only result. The plan remains fully covered here because it can be the correct capacity upgrade when Shaker's limits are reached.
Primary source
Check the current terms before buying
Prices, transaction fees, product limits, video limits, spaces, assistants, and included subscriber tiers were checked against Podia's official pages on August 26, 2026.
The Podia link is currently direct and non-affiliate.