Selling films and videos
Sell video tutorials without a course platform.
When a video shop is enough, and when it is not.
Many tutorials are not courses. A colour grading breakdown, a lighting setup, a recipe or a guitar lesson is a video people want to watch, rewatch and maybe download, with no quiz at the end. For that, a video shop is simpler and cheaper than a learning platform. For real courses, it is not, and this guide says where the line is.
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By uncompressed.io · Updated October 2026
Short answer
Can you sell video tutorials without a course platform?
Yes, if your tutorials are standalone videos rather than a graded course. A video shop sells lessons as purchases, downloads, bundles with project files or a membership to the whole library; uncompressed.io does this at 0% commission. It has no quizzes, certificates or course progress tracking, so choose a course platform when students need those.
- Sell lessons as purchases or downloads
- Bundle lessons with project files
- A membership for the whole tutorial library
- No quizzes, certificates or course progress
- Continue watching remembers each video
- Choose a course platform when you need those
The honest split
Video shop or course platform
side by side
Teachable figures from teachable.com/pricing, read 12 October 2026; the page lists features across plans without a clear per-plan matrix. The streaming platform is included with every paid plan for members who switch it on before 31 December 2026, and stays included for them afterwards; after that date new activations add USD 39 a month.
The money
What each one costs
on USD 2,000 of tutorial sales a month
USD 39
uncompressed.io Pro
flat plan, 0% commission
USD 189
Teachable Starter
USD 39 + 7.5% transaction fee
USD 89
Teachable Builder
USD 89, 0% transaction fee
Card processing applies everywhere and is left out. At this volume both flat-fee options cost far less than a percentage. The difference between them is not price but features: if you need quizzes and certificates, the course platform's extra cost buys something real.
Who should use which
The line between them
by kind of tutorial
A video shop fits
Technique breakdowns, behind-the-scenes masterclasses, software walkthroughs, recipes, music lessons, workout libraries: videos people watch and rewatch, often with files to download.
A course platform fits
Certification programs, compliance training, cohort courses, anything sold to employers who want proof of completion, and courses that release a lesson only after a quiz is passed.
A common middle path
Set it up
Four steps
as a tutorial library
Upload the lessons
Streamed as exported, so fine detail on screen recordings and colour work stays sharp.
Sell single lessons
A purchase to stream, and a download with the project files.
Bundle by topic
Five lessons on one technique, with the files, for one price.
Open a membership
Monthly or yearly access to the whole library, with a free trial.
uncompressed.io for creators, in one table
Read from the live price list. Verified 2026-10.
| Commission on sales | 0 percent, at any volume. Buyers pay into your own payment account; your card processor's fee applies. |
|---|---|
| What you can sell | Purchases (stream forever), downloads, rentals with a viewing window, memberships with monthly or yearly tiers, bundles and series. |
| Member tools | Free trials per tier, coupon codes, gift memberships, refunds and free access from your earnings page. |
| Your storefront | A shop under your name at yourname.uncompressed.io/on-demand, or on your own domain. Buyers need no account. |
| Picture quality | Films stream as you exported them: no re-encode of video or audio, with an optional lighter copy for slow connections. |
| Viewing hours included | Lite 1,000, Pro 5,000, Max 15,000, Studio 25,000 hours a month, then USD 29 per extra 20,000-hour block. Playback never pauses. |
| Plans | Starter free (5 GB, one film at a time); Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month; yearly is one month free. |
| Leak Shield (optional) | Every buyer gets their own invisibly marked copy; the open web and torrent indexes are searched; a confirmed leak names and blocks the buyer and sends the takedown. USD 99 a month or USD 1,188 a year, any paid plan. |
| Inclusion window | The streaming platform is included with every paid plan for members who switch it on before 31 December 2026, and stays included for them afterwards; after that date new activations add USD 39 a month. |
Plans and add-ons: pricing. The whole cluster starts at the creator platform guide.
Questions
Frequently asked
How do I sell video tutorials online?
Sell each tutorial as a purchase or download, group related lessons into a bundle with project files, or open a membership that gives access to the whole library. A video shop such as uncompressed.io does this with 0% commission; a course platform adds quizzes and certificates.
Do I need an LMS to sell tutorials?
Only if you need course features: quizzes, graded assignments, certificates of completion or progress tracking across a course. For standalone lessons and tutorial libraries, a video shop is enough.
Does uncompressed.io have quizzes or certificates?
No. uncompressed.io has no quizzes, no certificates and no course progress tracking. It remembers where each viewer stopped in each video (continue watching), but it is not a learning management system.
When is a course platform the better choice?
When students need to prove they learned something (certificates for employers or continuing education), when lessons must be taken in a fixed sequence with checks, or when you sell to companies that expect completion reports. Teachable's pricing page lists auto-graded quizzes and certificates.
Can I include project files with a tutorial?
Yes. A bundle can include optional files such as project files, presets, LUTs or PDFs alongside the videos, and a single tutorial can also be sold as a download.
What does a course platform cost compared with a video shop?
On 12 October 2026 Teachable listed Starter at USD 39 a month with a 7.5% transaction fee and Builder at USD 89 a month with 0%. uncompressed.io charges 0% commission on every paid plan.
Sell your tutorials as films, not modules.
Purchases, downloads, bundles and memberships come with every paid plan (Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month), with 0% commission paid into your own payment account.
Sources
- 1.Teachable pricing (read 12 October 2026)