transparent pricing for teachers

create your profile and a community space for your language students with somos, all for free. 

no monthly fees. commission only applies when you make a sale.

learn about the somos commission model.  

photo of somos commission model: 90% to teachers

channel host

need a marketing page or a space to connect with your existing students?
free forever

creator

want to sell paid products? courses, classes, e-books... this is for you!
9% commission

lifetime deal*

everything in creator. don't pay commission... EVER. limited availability.
$149 one-time fee
profile page
✓
✓
✓
private community channels
all plans include a posts thread, chat room & voice/video room channel
✓ posts, chat & video room included
✓ create unlimited channels
✓ create unlimited channels
create paid subscriptions for gated content
set your own rate
✗
✓ coming soon!
✓ coming soon
marketing resources
inc. social media promo packs & plans
✓
✓
✓
private messaging
DM your students
✓
✓
✓
access to discount marketplace
software deals vis builtfirst
✓
✓
✓
integrated payments
via stripe
✗
✓
✓
create + sell on-demand courses
create directly in our heartbeat platform
✗
✓
✓
create + sell live courses
create directly in our heartbeat platform
✗
✓
✓
integrated calendar + booking
coming summer 2023
✗
✓ coming soon!
✓ coming soon!
sell digital products
list e-books, digital teaching materials for sale
✗
✓ coming soon!
✓ coming soon!
1:1 & group classes
use our in-built video rooms or zoom/google meet if you prefer
✗
✓ coming soon!
✓ coming soon!
automated landing pages
landing pages created for all of your products, classes & courses via a short form
✗
✓
✓
somos commission
one flat fee
✗
✓ 9%
✓ 0%
payment processing fee
varies country to country (typically 1.2% to 3.5% +30c)
✗
✓ paid to stripe
✓ paid to stripe
impact fund donation
1% of all GMV (and any additional somos revenue) goes to our impact fund.
✗
✓ 1%
✓ 1%
eligible for somos co-ownership rewards programme
teachers can become co-owners of somos via contributions to the growth of the platform
✓ coming soon!
✓ coming soon!
✓ coming soon!

channel host

need a marketing page or a space to connect with your existing students?
free forever
profile page
✓
private community channels
all plans include a posts thread, chat room & voice/video room channel
✓ posts, chat & video room included
create paid subscriptions for gated content
set your own rate
✗
marketing resources
inc. social media promo packs & plans
✓
private messaging
DM your students
✓
access to discount marketplace
software deals vis builtfirst
✓
integrated payments
via stripe
✗
create + sell on-demand courses
create directly in our heartbeat platform
✗
create + sell live courses
create directly in our heartbeat platform
✗
integrated calendar + booking
coming summer 2023
✗
sell digital products
list e-books, digital teaching materials for sale
✗
1:1 & group classes
use our in-built video rooms or zoom/google meet if you prefer
✗
automated landing pages
landing pages created for all of your products, classes & courses via a short form
✗
somos commission
one flat fee
✗
payment processing fee
varies country to country (typically 1.2% to 3.5% +30c)
✗
impact fund donation
1% of all GMV (and any additional somos revenue) goes to our impact fund.
✗
eligible for somos co-ownership rewards programme
teachers can become co-owners of somos via contributions to the growth of the platform
✓ coming soon!

creator

want to sell paid products? courses, classes, e-books... this is for you!
9% commission
profile page
✓
private community channels
all plans include a posts thread, chat room & voice/video room channel
✓ create unlimited channels
create paid subscriptions for gated content
set your own rate
✓ coming soon!
marketing resources
inc. social media promo packs & plans
✓
private messaging
DM your students
✓
access to discount marketplace
software deals vis builtfirst
✓
integrated payments
via stripe
✓
create + sell on-demand courses
create directly in our heartbeat platform
✓
create + sell live courses
create directly in our heartbeat platform
✓
integrated calendar + booking
coming summer 2023
✓ coming soon!
sell digital products
list e-books, digital teaching materials for sale
✓ coming soon!
1:1 & group classes
use our in-built video rooms or zoom/google meet if you prefer
✓ coming soon!
automated landing pages
landing pages created for all of your products, classes & courses via a short form
✓
somos commission
one flat fee
✓ 9%
payment processing fee
varies country to country (typically 1.2% to 3.5% +30c)
✓ paid to stripe
impact fund donation
1% of all GMV (and any additional somos revenue) goes to our impact fund.
✓ 1%
eligible for somos co-ownership rewards programme
teachers can become co-owners of somos via contributions to the growth of the platform
✓ coming soon!

lifetime deal*

everything in creator. don't pay commission... EVER. limited availability.
$149 one-time fee
profile page
✓
private community channels
all plans include a posts thread, chat room & voice/video room channel
✓ create unlimited channels
create paid subscriptions for gated content
set your own rate
✓ coming soon
marketing resources
inc. social media promo packs & plans
✓
private messaging
DM your students
✓
access to discount marketplace
software deals vis builtfirst
✓
integrated payments
via stripe
✓
create + sell on-demand courses
create directly in our heartbeat platform
✓
create + sell live courses
create directly in our heartbeat platform
✓
integrated calendar + booking
coming summer 2023
✓ coming soon!
sell digital products
list e-books, digital teaching materials for sale
✓ coming soon!
1:1 & group classes
use our in-built video rooms or zoom/google meet if you prefer
✓ coming soon!
automated landing pages
landing pages created for all of your products, classes & courses via a short form
✓
somos commission
one flat fee
✓ 0%
payment processing fee
varies country to country (typically 1.2% to 3.5% +30c)
✓ paid to stripe
impact fund donation
1% of all GMV (and any additional somos revenue) goes to our impact fund.
✓ 1%
eligible for somos co-ownership rewards programme
teachers can become co-owners of somos via contributions to the growth of the platform
✓ coming soon!

how does the somos commission model work?

everytime you make a sale through somos, the payment is split like this. 

*teachers are independent sellers on somos and pay processing fees directly to stripe.

check out our earnings calculator! 

  • 90%*
    to teachers
  • 9%
    to somos
  • 1%
    to our impact fund

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