Create, Sell, and Teach Your Course — Completely Free

Yes. Ruzuku has a free plan with no time limit and no credit card. It includes unlimited courses, live video meetings, discussions and zero Ruzuku transaction fees (Stripe or PayPal processing fees still apply), for up to 5 student enrollments at a time across all your courses (one student in two courses uses two places). Students join through your course link. Core ($99/month) removes the student limit and adds email invitations; Pro ($199/month) adds certificates, a custom domain and multiple instructors.

Yes. Create your course, connect Stripe or PayPal, set your price, and share the link. Your students pay you directly. We don't charge a platform fee or transaction fee on any sale.

Three limits. You can have up to 5 student enrollments at a time across all your courses, paid or free. Students join through your course link; email invitations need a paid plan. Certificates, a custom domain and white label need Pro. We make our money when you decide to upgrade — and only if your course grows to the point where that makes sense for you.

Only when you choose to. The free plan doesn't expire. There's no trial period. You can use it as long as you like. If you want more than 5 student enrollments at a time, our Core plan starts at $99/month.

You keep teaching them — nothing changes for your existing students. While you have 5 student enrollments, a new student can't join until you remove one or upgrade. A student who has finished a course still holds a place until you remove them or their access period ends. But at that point, you'll know your course works, which makes the investment much easier to justify.

Your existing students keep full access to your courses — they're not removed or locked out, even if you have more than 5 enrolled. The 5-enrollment limit on the Free plan applies to new enrollments only: if you already have more than 5, they stay, but you can't add new ones until your active enrollment count drops below 5. You can still run live meetings, release new lessons, and support the students you have.

Yes. The Free plan includes full payment processing with zero platform transaction fees — the same as our paid plans. Connect your own Stripe or PayPal account, set your course price, and pay Ruzuku nothing on the sale — only your processor takes a cut (Stripe charges 2.9% + $0.30 per US card sale; PayPal Checkout charges 3.49% + $0.49). You can sell paid courses and offer free enrollments. You can have up to 5 student enrollments at a time across all your courses, and students join through your course link: email invitations need a paid plan.

Yes to upgrading back, no to data loss. You can upgrade or downgrade at any time, and your courses, students, enrollments, sales history, and content all stay intact when you switch plans. When you upgrade from Free to Core or Pro, the 5-enrollment limit is lifted immediately. Ruzuku never deletes your courses when you cancel — your data is always preserved.

No. If you can write an email and upload a file, you can create a course on Ruzuku. The interface is designed to be simple and clear.

Yes. Create as many courses as you want on the free plan. The limit is up to 5 student enrollments at a time across all your courses.

You connect your own Stripe or PayPal account. When students purchase, the money goes directly to you. We don't hold your funds or take a cut. Standard payment processor fees apply (Stripe charges 2.9% + $0.30 per US card sale; PayPal Checkout charges 3.49% + $0.49) — those come from Stripe or PayPal, not from us.

We've been helping course creators since 2011. We're rated 4.4 out of 5 on G2 and 5.0 out of 5 on Capterra. We're a small, independent team — not a faceless corporation. And our free plan isn't a trap. It's how we let you decide if we're the right fit.