Courses Plus vs Digital Product Subscriptions
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026.
The short answer
- Courses Plus is detected on 33× as many Shopify stores as Digital Product Subscriptions: 330 vs 10 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Courses Plus 4.9 from 295 reviews and Digital Product Subscriptions 4.6 from 18 reviews.
- Only Courses Plus lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Courses Plus and $29/month for Digital Product Subscriptions.
- Digital Product Subscriptions lists 8 features Courses Plus’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Bulk upload, Download limits.
Head to head
Turn your store into online courses platform
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom
- Austria
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Demo
- · AI courses generation
- · Course progress tracking
- · FREE migration from other platform / LMS
- · PDF, Audio uploads, Video hosting
- · Public and One-time payment courses
- · WYSIWYG editor and SCORM import support
Basic
- · All features from Demo plan + ∞ storage
- · Certificates
- · Courses rating
- · Drip content
- · Limited-time course access
- · Theme app blocks
Professional
- · All features from Basic plan + ∞ storage
- · Learning paths
- · Manual invitation of attendees
- · Quizzes (manual or AI-generated)
- · Subscriptions
- · Tag-based course access
Enterprise
- · AI quiz generation, bulk student invites
- · API & webhooks
- · All features from Professional plan +
- · IP protection
- · Memberships and Course bundles
- · Premium onboarding and support
PAY AS YOU GO
- · 1 GB Storage
- · All file types supported
- · Automatic download emails
- · Limit to 2 subscription plans
- · Unlimited bandwidth
STARTER
- · 10 GB Storage
- · Advanced fraud detection
- · All file types supported
- · Automatic download emails
- · Custom email address
- · IP restrictions
SCALE
- · 150 GB Storage
- · Advanced fraud detection
- · All file types supported
- · Automatic download emails
- · Custom email address
- · IP restrictions
PLUS
- · 500 GB Storage
- · All features from Scale plan
- · All file types supported
- · Dedicated onboarding assistance
- · Early access to new features
- · Priority live chat support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCourses Plus turns your store into a full learning platform. Build lessons from video, audio, text, PDFs and quizzes, then sell them as regular products through your own checkout: one-off, as bundles, memberships or subscriptions. Students get a dashboard, progress tracking and branded PDF certificates. Managers can enrol teams and follow their results. Moving from Teachable, Kajabi or Thinkific?
Content Vault helps you sell digital subscriptions and digital products with flexible subscription billing. Create digital subscription tiers, monthly memberships, and recurring subscriptions for courses, ebook downloads, & exclusive membership content. Offer instant access or drip content on a schedule.
- Create and sell your own online courses
- Provide tests and exams with quizzes
- Monitor customers progress and quiz scores
- Generate PDF certificates for students who successfully completed your courses
- Flexible digital product subscriptions for PDFs, music, videos, ebooks & more.
- Allow unlimited access or create scheduled re-occurring content releases.
- Automate recurring payments and manage renewals effortlessly.
- Easily manage subscriptions, payments, and content delivery all in one app.
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Courses Plus |  Digital Product Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 330(ahead) | 10 |
| Net store change, 28 days | −1 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 3 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 21% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Health & Beauty, Services, Media | Arts & Entertainment, Software, Apparel & Accessories |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, United Kingdom | United Kingdom, Austria, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | Courses Plus | Digital Product Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★(ahead) | 4.6 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 295(ahead) | 18 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 6 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 23% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Courses Plus | Digital Product Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 10 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Courses Plus | Digital Product Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #13(ahead) | #27 |
| Shopify App Charts | #2 in Digital products | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Launched | Jan 9, 2020 | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Architechpro OÜ | Content Vault LLC |
FAQ
Courses Plus and Digital Product Subscriptions: common questions
- Which is more popular, Courses Plus or Digital Product Subscriptions?
- Courses Plus is detected on 33× as many Shopify stores as Digital Product Subscriptions: 330 vs 10 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Is Courses Plus or Digital Product Subscriptions cheaper?
- Only Courses Plus lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Courses Plus and $29/month for Digital Product Subscriptions. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Courses Plus or Digital Product Subscriptions?
- On the Shopify App Store: Courses Plus 4.9 from 295 reviews and Digital Product Subscriptions 4.6 from 18 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Courses Plus lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Custom download pages, Fixed pricing, Freemium, One-time payment. Digital Product Subscriptions lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Bulk upload, Download limits, Email delivery. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 8, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 8, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.