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Everything you need to run an online academy

Courses, cohorts, community, events, certificates, payments and your own brand. No more stitching five tools together.

Overview

8 areas, one platform

  • Courses and cohort programmes

    Cohorta is a platform for online courses and cohort-based programmes. You build a programme from modules and lessons: video, text, quizzes, assignments and a certificate at the end.

  • AI course builder

    Cohorta has a built-in AI course builder. You give it a topic, an audience and a goal, and it generates an outline: modules, video lessons, quizzes and assignments. You see the outline as a preview and decide whether to save it.

  • Community

    Cohorta treats community as a full product area, not an add-on. You get spaces (topic channels), posts with reactions, threaded comments, bookmarks and moderation. There is no algorithm: members see the spaces they follow.

  • Events and webinars

    Cohorta handles live sessions, webinars, workshops, office hours and in-person events, plus bookable one-to-one mentoring slots. Participants register, get automatic email reminders and can add the event to their calendar.

  • Certificates with verification

    When someone finishes a course or programme, they receive a certificate with a unique verification link. An employer or client who opens the link sees a public certificate page: name, course, date and issuer.

  • Payments and invoicing

    Cohorta sells through Stripe checkout, and the money goes straight to your own Stripe account. You can charge one-off prices or subscriptions, with free trials, discount codes and bundles, in PLN, EUR or USD.

  • Your own brand

    In Cohorta your academy carries your brand: your logo, your colours and fonts, your favicon and your own CSS. Certificates bear your logo and signature, and emails go out under your name.

  • Gamification

    Cohorta has built-in gamification that you switch on with a single toggle for the whole workspace.

Full list

Every Cohorta feature

The complete inventory of the platform, grouped into 16 areas. Features marked “Coming soon” are on the roadmap, and “Beta” means live but still being hardened. No label means the feature is available today.

Products and sales

Eight types of product you can sell or give away for free.

  • On-demand course

    Video and text lessons, quizzes and assignments. Participants learn at their own pace.

  • Cohort programme

    The group starts together, with a schedule, live calls and a certificate at the end.

  • Membership and subscription

    Access to the community and materials for a monthly or yearly fee.

  • One-to-one mentoring

    Individual sessions with bookable slots. Google Calendar sync is coming soon.

  • Ebooks and digital files

    PDF, EPUB, audio, video and ZIP. Sold with guest checkout and a PDF watermark.

  • Resource library

    A file hub for enrolled members, with a download count.

  • Bundle

    Several products for one price. A course, an ebook and mentoring in a single checkout.

  • Space access

    Sell entry to a dedicated community space.

  • Pricing plans

    Free, one-off or subscription, in PLN, EUR or USD, with free trials and a monthly or yearly toggle.

  • Product test mode

    Admins can test the checkout without connecting a live Stripe payment.

  • Duplicate a product

    Copy a product with its plans and sales page as a draft, with fresh Stripe references.

  • Bestseller badge

    A highlighted label on a product, controlled by the admin.

  • Visibility control

    Public, members only or private. You decide who sees each product.

AI course builder

A large language model drafts the course. Nothing is saved until the author approves it.

  • Course outline from a topic

    Give the topic, audience, goal and number of modules (1 to 12) and get a structure of modules and lessons.

  • A type for every lesson

    Each generated lesson has a type: text, video, quiz or assignment. You get a structure ready to work on, not just a list of titles.

  • Preview before saving

    The outline is a proposal. Modules and lessons are created only when you approve it, so nothing lands in the course by itself.

  • Lesson content drafts

    A first version of a single lesson, to keep editing in the normal editor.

  • Record of the model used

    The model name is stored with generated content, so it is clear what was drafted with AI.

  • Limits per plan

    Per month: Starter 30, Growth 150, Scale 500, Enterprise unlimited. No generation on the free plan.

  • Protection against using up the allowance

    At most 20 generations per hour per workspace, whatever the monthly limit.

Learning and courses

A full learning module with four lesson types, marking and certificates.

  • Video lessons

    YouTube or Vimeo embeds, or an audio or video file stored in the workspace.

  • Text lessons

    A rich text editor with formatting, images, links and code.

  • Quizzes

    Multiple choice, single choice, true or false, short and long answers. Automatic and manual marking.

  • Assignments

    File upload, manual marking with feedback, and points.

  • Drip content

    Lessons unlock a set number of days after the participant enrols.

  • Progress tracking

    Last seen, completion date and percentage complete. Statistics per participant.

  • Automatic certificates

    When a participant completes every lesson, the certificate is issued to them automatically.

  • Completion requirements

    A passed quiz or a marked assignment completes the lesson, and the next one stays locked until then.

Community

A real home for your people, not an add-on. Spaces, posts, discussions and profiles.

  • Spaces

    General, topic, announcements, Q&A, per product and per cohort.

  • Fine-grained access

    Public, members only, by role, by product or by invitation.

  • Five post types

    Discussion, question, announcement, poll and resource.

  • Threaded comments

    Discussion threads with replies.

  • Reactions

    Heart, thumbs up, fire, clap, thinking and rocket.

  • Bookmarks

    Members save posts for later and find them in one list.

  • Member profiles

    A directory with bio, headline, social links and completed courses.

  • @mentions

    Mention a member in a post or comment.

  • Hide instead of delete

    Posts are hidden rather than permanently deleted, with a moderation log.

  • Leaderboard

    A ranking of the most active members.

  • Community search

    Search posts, comments and profiles by keyword.

Events and webinars

Five event types with registration, reminders and recordings.

  • Live session

    A live meeting for registered participants, often part of a course or cohort.

  • Webinar

    A live presentation open to everyone who registers.

  • Office hours

    An open questions-and-answers session with the trainer.

  • Workshop

    A hands-on session with limited places and materials.

  • In-person event

    A meeting at a venue, with the same registration and reminders.

  • Registration

    A sign-up page, a capacity limit, a waiting list and a list of registered participants.

  • Automatic reminders

    Emails 24 hours and 1 hour before the event.

  • Calendar file

    Add the event to Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar with an ICS file.

  • Recording after the event

    A recording link for registered participants once the event is over.

  • Attendance

    A list of who attended, for the minutes or a report.

Certificates with verification

PDF certificates with a unique verification link, ready for LinkedIn and a CV.

  • Automatic issue

    When a participant finishes a product, the certificate goes to them and appears on their profile.

  • Manual issue

    An admin picks an enrolment from the list and issues the certificate by hand.

  • PDF generation

    With your logo, signature and full support for accented characters.

  • Public verification

    A certificate page that anyone can open without logging in.

  • Revoke with a log

    Revoke a certificate with the action logged. The public page shows it as revoked.

  • Add to LinkedIn

    A link that adds the certificate to the Licenses & Certifications section on LinkedIn.

  • Filtering

    A list of certificates by product and date, with CSV export.

Ebooks and digital files

The full path for selling a file, with guest checkout and an anti-piracy watermark.

  • PDF watermark

    The buyer’s name and email and the download date in the footer of every page, for guests and signed-in buyers.

  • Guest checkout

    Buy without an account: enter an email address and get a download link.

  • Secure download links

    Links stay valid for 90 days, with an optional download limit per buyer and a download log.

  • Buyer library

    Signed-in buyers see everything they bought, including guest purchases made with the same email.

  • Guided ebook setup

    One screen to create an ebook: name, description, price, cover, PDF and watermark switch.

  • Supported formats

    PDF, EPUB, ZIP, audio (MP3, WAV) and video (MP4), up to 100 MB.

  • Lead magnets

    A free ebook collects an email address into the lead magnet segment for your campaigns.

Payments and invoicing

Stripe checkout into your own Stripe account, with optional automatic invoicing.

  • Stripe checkout

    Cards and wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay, depending on your Stripe settings.

  • Stripe Connect

    Each academy sells through its own Stripe account and receives payouts directly. The platform fee is deducted automatically.

  • Tax details at checkout

    Signed-in buyers can enter a tax ID and billing address when paying.

  • Invoicing through Fakturownia

    Connect the Polish invoicing service Fakturownia per workspace, and an invoice is issued and sent after every purchase.

  • Manual invoices

    Without Fakturownia, the system reserves an invoice number and you issue the invoice yourself.

  • Free enrolment

    Sign up for a free course without Stripe, with access granted at once.

  • Several currencies

    PLN, EUR or USD per product plan, and buyers see the right currency.

  • Refunds in Stripe

    After a full refund in Stripe, access to the product is removed automatically.

  • No double processing

    A repeated Stripe notification is recorded once, so no order is fulfilled twice.

Marketing and sales

Email campaigns, sales pages, a storefront, discount codes and one-time offers in one place.

  • Email campaigns

    A visual editor with subject line, preview text and body. Sent in batches.

  • Five audience segments

    Everyone, bought a product, did not buy, lead magnet sign-ups and your own list.

  • Unsubscribes per workspace

    People who unsubscribe are filtered out of every segment automatically.

  • Paid newsletter

    A membership with members-only content and an automatic email to new subscribers.

  • Discount codes

    Percentage or fixed amount, usage limit, expiry date and a limit to chosen products.

  • One-time offer

    An offer shown once after purchase, with a 15-minute countdown on the thank-you page.

  • Sales page templates by plan

    Up to 20 templates: Free 1, Starter 4, Growth 10, Scale all. Extra templates can be bought one at a time.

  • Public storefront

    A page listing your products with cover, avatar and social links. Works as a link in bio.

  • GA4 and GTM per product

    Conversion tracking per product, with purchase data sent to the data layer.

  • Lead magnets and segments

    A free ebook in exchange for an email adds the person to the lead magnet segment automatically.

Communication and notifications

Messages, in-app and email notifications, and automations.

  • Direct messages

    An inbox with conversations that update in real time.

  • In-app notifications

    A bell in the sidebar with an unread count and links straight to the right screen.

  • 12 email templates

    Welcome, enrolment, event reminder, certificate, password reset, payment succeeded or failed, quiz or assignment marked, direct message and more.

  • Automations

    13 ready-made rules (welcome email, lifecycle, lesson streak, thank you after purchase). Editor, variables and three retries.

  • Event reminders

    Sent automatically 24 hours and 1 hour before each event.

  • Unread badges

    Counts of unread messages and notifications in the sidebar.

Analytics and reports

Workspace and product data, with GA4 and GTM integration.

  • Workspace KPIs

    Members, products, enrolments, active learners over 30 days, completion rate and total revenue.

  • Top products

    Ranked by revenue, completions and activity.

  • Product KPIs

    Enrolments, active and completed, completion rate, average progress and total revenue.

  • GA4 and GTM per workspace

    Default analytics for the workspace, with page views and custom events.

  • GA4 and GTM per product

    Override for a single product, for ad campaigns with their own tracking.

  • Purchase event

    The thank-you page sends the transaction, value, currency and items for retargeting and conversions.

  • CSV export

    The member list and the list of issued certificates, ready for a spreadsheet.

Your own brand

Your logo, colours and style. Members see your brand, not Cohorta’s.

  • Logo, colours and fonts

    Logo, primary and accent colours, heading and body fonts. Live preview.

  • Custom CSS

    Admins can override chosen styles. The CSS is sanitised for security.

  • Favicon per workspace

    Your icon in the browser tab, not Cohorta’s.

  • Your own domain

    Coming soon

    academy.yourcompany.com under your brand, with automatic SSL.

  • Your name on emails

    Emails go out with your name as the sender, from a Cohorta domain we look after for deliverability.

  • Branded certificates

    Your logo, signature and colours on the certificate PDF.

Administration and roles

Six roles with fine-grained permissions, a moderation log and moderation tools.

  • Six roles

    Member, moderator, trainer, manager, admin and owner.

  • Fine-grained permissions

    Permissions per resource, checked on the server for every action.

  • Moderation log

    A list of moderator actions: who did what and when. The history cannot be edited.

  • Bans

    Permanent or temporary. They block posting and commenting, and the banned member sees a notice.

  • Post moderation

    Hide posts instead of deleting them permanently, with every action logged.

  • Reports

    Members report posts, and moderators see a list with priority and category.

  • Setup wizard

    Five steps for a new workspace admin, which can be skipped.

  • Admin view banner

    A clear sign that the admin is looking at the admin view, not the member view.

Security and compliance

Authentication, row-level security, sanitised content and access control per workspace.

  • Authentication

    Email and password, magic link and OAuth. Every page inside the app requires a session.

  • Sign in with Google

    Google sign-in, optional per workspace.

  • Row-level security on every table

    The database itself checks who is signed in and which workspace they belong to.

  • Sanitised content

    Posts, comments, messages and quiz questions are cleaned before they are displayed.

  • Verified payment notifications

    Every Stripe notification is checked against its signature.

  • Defence in depth

    Permissions are checked in the server action and again in the database: two layers.

  • Input validation

    Every server action validates its input and stops at the first error.

  • Secure file uploads

    File type and path are checked on upload, and storage has its own access rules.

Gamification and engagement

Points, streaks, badges and a leaderboard, optional per workspace.

  • Points for activity

    Posts, comments, reactions received, completed lessons and courses, attended events and daily visits.

  • Daily streak

    A count of consecutive days of activity that encourages regular visits.

  • Platform badges

    Ready-made badges awarded for achievements.

  • Custom badges

    Your workspace creates its own badges, such as “Academy graduate 2026”.

  • Manual awards

    An admin can award a badge to a chosen member.

  • Points leaderboard

    A ranking of the most active members.

  • Workspace toggle

    Switch gamification on or off per workspace if it does not fit your brand.

Help centre and support

A help centre with 20 articles and search, plus help getting started.

  • Help centre

    20 articles in 8 categories, with search.

  • Email support

    Write to our team and get a reply within one working day.

  • Onboarding

    We set up your first course and workspace together with you at the start.

  • English and Polish interface

    The whole platform is available in English and Polish.

See Cohorta in action

Book a 30-minute demo and we will show you the platform on your own material. No sales pitch.