Continu vs Thinkific

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Thinkific is the stronger AI pick in Learning Management: it has a visibility score of 16.1 versus 3.9 for Continu, and ranks ahead in 67% of the answers that name both.

Choose Continu if…

AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 42% positive)
You need GDPR or CCPA coverage
Recommended for AI tutor and conversational learning needs

Choose Thinkific if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (16.1 vs 3.9)
You prefer a larger, established vendor (201–500 employees)
all-in-one platform to build, market, and sell online courses
best for online course creators

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Continu	Thinkific
Visibility score	3.9%	16.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Learning Management	#22	#9
Share of voice	1.3%	5%
Mentions this run	8	25
Positive in AI answers	50%	42%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Continu 0pp · Thinkific 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Thinkific leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

2.6%

18.5%

AI Mode

Perplexity

9.1%

22.8%

ContinuThinkific

Head to head in AI answers

3 engine answers name both brands

1Continu ranked higher

2Thinkific ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Continu	Thinkific
Best learning management system with AI features	Perplexity	#5	#7
Which learning management system offers a free trial?	Perplexity	#7	#1
Which Learning Management System tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#6	#4

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Continu	Thinkific
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Flat tiers
Entry price	Contact sales	$109 / mo
Free plan	No	No
Deployment	Cloud-hosted, deployed across physically isolated availability zones	Cloud-based; customer and learner data is hosted in the United States on AWS and Google Cloud.
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA	SOC 2 Type II
Support	Email and in-app chat support, Self-service training resources, Dedicated Customer Success Manager (Professional and Enterprise plans), Hyper care support after implementation (Enterprise plan)	Help centre, 24/7 assistance, Email and chat, Phone and priority chat on higher plans
Founded	2012	2012
Headquarters	New York, NY, United States	Vancouver, Canada
Employees	51–200	201–500
Funding	Series A	Post-IPO secondary offering (existing shares sold by Rhino Group, not new capital) · $25M raised
Best for	Enterprises that train partners, customers and employees across multiple brands	Course creators, academies and organizations that sell online learning and want courses, community and payments in one platform.