With a commission model you pay more the more successful you are. With Kursimple you pay a fixed monthly price per plan – in Plus and Pro it makes no difference whether you have 150 or 1,500 bookings. Work out for yourself what that means for you.
The example is preset with 150 bookings at €120 each, 3 % commission and an €89 base fee. Put in the figures of your own programme and the terms of your provider.
Every model has its place. What matters is how the costs develop as your programme grows.
A percentage of every booking, often on top of a base fee. The cost rises with every course and every price increase.
Fits if you have few bookings or win new customers through the provider's marketplace whom you would not otherwise have.
A fixed amount per head or per booking, sometimes only above a certain number. It hits cheap courses with many participants hardest.
Fits if you offer few, rather expensive courses with small groups.
A cheap entry point, with every further feature – direct debit, newsletter, certificates – costing extra. In the end what counts is the sum of all modules.
Fits if you really only need one single feature.
A fixed monthly price per plan, graded by users, venues and range of features. No commission, no fee per participant, no set-up costs.
Fits if you want predictable costs and your programme is meant to grow.
The example figures are based on publicly stated pricing models in the German-speaking market (as at September 2026). Individual providers' terms may differ.
Kursimple is not a payment service provider and never holds your participants' money. The money comes straight to you – without a detour through a trust account and without a payout cycle.
No. Anyone offering only a few cheap courses may pay less under pure commission with no base fee: 20 bookings at €15 each come to just €9 a month at 3 %. The more bookings you have, the sooner a fixed price pays off – try it in the calculator above.
Because our costs do not rise with your revenue. Whether a course costs €20 or €200 makes no difference to running the software. You choose the plan by the size of your programme – by users, venues and features.
The fees of your bank and of your PayPal account, if you offer PayPal. Migrating data from your old system is included in the Pro plan, otherwise on request; custom development we offer on request. All prices are exclusive of VAT.
The Start plan includes 100 bookings a month. If you go above that we let you know and you move to Plus – nothing is switched off. Plus and Pro have no booking limit.
In 30 minutes we will show you Kursimple with your own course programme. Or set up your own test system in 30 seconds – both free and without obligation.
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