Maven
maven.com
What it is
Maven is a free web platform for experts and creators offering cohort-based courses directly to their audiences. It also supports one-day workshops and free interactive Lightning Lessons. Cohort courses emphasize active learning through projects and learning with peers. Course formats include Classic, Weekend Seminar, Hybrid, live sessions, projects, pre-recorded videos, readings, templates, and resource links. Maven describes its instructor tools as an all-in-one set covering email marketing, landing pages, lead generation, content, and community. Stripe processes enrollment payments and instructor payouts. For course events, Maven can create Zoom links and share recordings with students. Lightning Lessons work with Zoom Pro or Business, but not Google Meet, Teams, or other webinar platforms. Maven is free until a student pays; for paid enrollments, it keeps 10%, while instructors receive 90% minus Stripe fees. Its guidance sets a $200 minimum for any paid offering. Maven handles refund requests, and its guarantee allows full refunds through halfway completion.
Spec sheet
- Free plan
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · maven.com
- Business learners
- Maven for Business offers expert-led training for businesses.Read 8 Oct 2026 · maven.com
- Course experience
- Maven’s cohort-based courses focus on active learning through hands-on projects and learning with peers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · maven.com
- Course formats
- Classic; Weekend Seminar; Hybrid; live sessions; projects; pre-recorded videos; readings; templates; resource linksRead 20 Sep 2026 · maven.com
- Customer support
- Maven lists [email protected] as its support contact.Read 8 Oct 2026 · maven.com
- Email marketing
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · maven.com
- Instructor tools
- Maven describes an all-in-one platform with email marketing, landing pages, lead generation, content, and community tools.Read 8 Oct 2026 · maven.com
- Integration limit
- Maven’s Lightning Lesson tool integrates with Zoom Pro or Business and does not integrate with Google Meet, Teams, or other webinar platforms.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.maven.com
- Intended instructors
- Maven is designed for experts and creators who want to teach what they know and make a living from it.Read 8 Oct 2026 · maven.com
- Learning format
- Maven offers cohort-based courses, one-day workshops, and free interactive Lightning Lessons.Read 8 Oct 2026 · maven.com
- Payment options
- stripeRead 20 Sep 2026 · maven.com
- Payments
- Maven uses Stripe to process enrollment payments and pay instructors.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.maven.com
- Pricing limit
- Maven’s pricing guidance states that its platform minimum for any paid offering is $200.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.maven.com
- Refund support
- Maven handles refund requests and decisions, and its Satisfaction Guarantee allows full refunds up to the halfway point of a course experience.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.maven.com
- Transaction fee
- 10Read 20 Sep 2026 · maven.com
- What Maven does
- Maven empowers experts to offer cohort-based courses directly to their audiences.Read 8 Oct 2026 · maven.com
- Zoom integration
- Maven can create Zoom meeting links for course events and share session recordings with students.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.maven.com
Plans and prices
Instructor platform Free Free to use until a student pays · Maven keeps 10% of each paid enrollment · instructors keep 90% minus Stripe fees Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.maven.com
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Free until a student pays
- Supports cohort courses and one-day workshops
- Includes email marketing and community tools
- Stripe handles enrollment payments
- Zoom links and recordings support course events
Limits
- Maven keeps 10% of paid enrollments
- Instructors also pay Stripe fees
- Paid offerings have a $200 minimum
- Lightning Lessons exclude Google Meet and Teams
Who it suits
It suits experts and creators who want to teach through cohort courses, workshops, or Lightning Lessons on the web. Maven for Business also provides expert-led training for businesses.
Verdict
Maven combines web-based course delivery with marketing, community, Stripe payments, and Zoom support. Its revenue share, paid-offering minimum, and Lightning Lesson integration limits are important when planning a course business.
Where Specifiction places it
- Online Course Marketplaces#51 of 1388.0
- Online course platforms#83 of 1487.8
- Cohort-Based Course Platforms#13 of 227.6
- Learning Community Platforms#18 of 267.6
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