Fayne prices courses individually. Each course in your academy is either free or has a one-time price. There is no single academy-wide pricing switch: you decide course by course, so you can mix free and paid courses in the same academy. You set a course’s price in that course’s Access settings, and you can change it at any time.
A free course has no price and no checkout step. Students enroll and go straight into the course.How it works:Set the course to free in its Access settings. No Stripe connection is required for free courses. When a student clicks Enroll, they are taken directly into the course.What you need:
- No Stripe account required
- No checkout configuration
Good to know:Free courses work well as a lead magnet, a value-add for coaching clients, or an introductory course that leads into your paid ones. Whether your academy is open to anyone or invite only is a separate setting (see below).Use a free introductory course to build trust before pointing students toward a paid flagship course in the same academy.
A paid course has a one-time price. Students pay once and get permanent access to that course.How it works:Set a price in the course’s Access settings. Students who click Enroll on a paid course are sent through Stripe Checkout. After payment, their enrollment is activated immediately and does not expire.What you need:
- A paid plan (Pro or Scale); free and trial academies cannot connect Stripe
- A connected Stripe account (Settings > Payments)
- A price set on the course (prices start at a 1minimum,storedincents,e.g.4900=49.00)
Good to know:You can mix free and paid courses in the same academy. Fayne takes a platform fee per sale based on your plan (3% on Pro, 0% on Scale), and connecting Stripe to sell requires a paid plan (Pro or Scale); see Stripe Connect.One-time pricing fits courses at different price points for different audiences, for example a free “Getting Started” course leading into a paid flagship course.
Course pricing vs academy access
Two settings work together but are separate:
- Course pricing decides what each course costs: free or a one-time price.
- Academy access decides who can join your academy at all: Open (anyone can sign up) or Invite only (students join by invitation). You set this in Settings.
Paid courses require an Open academy: invite-only academies support free courses only. Aside from that, course pricing and academy access are set separately.
Comparing course pricing
| Free | One-time price |
|---|
| Stripe required | No | Yes |
| Student pays | Never | Once per course |
| Access duration | Permanent | Permanent |
| Best for | Lead magnets, client value-adds | Flagship courses, paid catalog |
Changing a course’s price
You can change a course’s price at any time in its Access settings. Students who have already paid keep their access; a price change only affects new purchases. Switching a paid course to free lets new students enroll without paying, and does not affect existing purchasers.
After changing pricing, double-check the course’s Access settings. A course with no price set is free.
