Podia Mover vs Shaker vs Earthquaker: which tier fits?

Decide by email subscriber count first

Podia's three tiers, Mover, Shaker and Earthquaker, share the same feature set: community, courses, downloads, coaching, events, a website, custom domain, blog and landing pages are included on every plan, per the official pricing page. What changes is the email subscriber limit, the number of products, videos and spaces, and whether Podia takes a cut of each sale. Start with subscriber count, since that's the ceiling most active accounts hit first.

Mover: the entry tier, with a 5% transaction fee

$42 per month covers up to 100 email subscribers, 50 products, 500 videos and 25 spaces. The catch: Mover carries a 5% Podia transaction fee on every sale, on top of standard Stripe or PayPal processing charges, per the official pricing page. That fee applies only to Mover, not to Shaker or Earthquaker.

Shaker: no Podia fee, room for a growing list

$84 per month removes the Podia transaction fee entirely and raises the ceiling to 500 email subscribers, 150 products, 1,000 videos and 100 spaces. This tier is worth the jump from Mover once either the subscriber count is close to 100, or the 5% fee on sales volume would cost more than the price difference between the two plans.

Earthquaker: no caps, no Podia fee

$150 per month removes every limit: unlimited products, unlimited videos, unlimited spaces and 1,000 email subscribers, with no Podia transaction fee. It fits an established creator whose list and catalog have outgrown Shaker's caps.

Payment processing fees apply on every plan

Stripe or PayPal processing fees, roughly 2.9% plus 30 cents per successful charge in the US and varying by country, apply on top of every Podia plan, including Shaker and Earthquaker where Podia itself takes no cut. That processing fee is separate from Podia's 5% Mover fee and isn't something any plan removes.

Running the numbers before upgrading

The 5% Mover fee is a percentage of sales, not a flat cost, so it scales with revenue in a way the plan price does not. On meaningful monthly sales volume, that 5% often exceeds the gap between Mover and Shaker's price, at which point Shaker is cheaper overall even though its sticker price is higher. Below that volume, Mover's lower monthly cost can still win. Run actual expected sales through the cost calculator before choosing.

Annual billing is cheaper than 12 monthly payments. Stripe or PayPal processing fees (about 2.9% + 30¢, varies by country) apply on top on every plan. 30-day free trial. Current amounts: the official Podia pricing page.

Next step

For Podia's full capability set beyond the plan ladder, read the Podia guide. If the deciding factor is order bumps and upsells rather than a bundled storefront, compare against ThriveCart's tiers instead.