Taalemy or Google Classroom: which do you need?
Google Classroom is Google's free tool for managing classes, handing out assignments and communicating with students you already know. Taalemy is a platform for building an academy under your own name: a public site where new students find your courses, sign up, pay and watch protected videos. If you teach a school class, Classroom is often enough; if you sell courses and build your name, you need a platform like Taalemy.
- When Classroom is enough
- When you need an academy under your name
The difference in a table
Compared by each tool's main purpose.
| Taalemy | Google Classroom | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | An academy and site under your name for selling courses | Managing classes and assignments |
| Monthly price | From $39 a month | Free with a Google account |
| Public site under your name | Yes, on a subdomain or your own domain | No |
| Selling courses and taking payment | Yes, with manual methods and receipts | No |
| Video protection | Temporary links, per-student watermark, viewing-session log, no-download PDF | Google Drive file sharing with permissions |
Checked on 12 October 2026.
Sources: Google for Education — Classroom
Which should you choose?
Use Google Classroom if you teach a specific class of students already enrolled with you and you do not sell anything. Move to Taalemy when you want new students to find you, to sell your courses and protect your videos, and to build a brand for your academy. On the Academy plan you can import your videos from Google Drive into Taalemy.
Frequently asked questions
Can you sell courses on Google Classroom?
Classroom is designed for managing classes, not for selling courses or showing them on a public site.
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