# Course Platforms

> Independent publisher covering online course platforms, platform-selection economics, and high-intent online course subjects for creators, learners, and organizations.

CoursePlatforms.online publishes documentation-based platform guidance and editorial market analysis. The homepage currently features the 2026 affiliate course market guide; the site also maintains platform comparisons, a transparent platform-fit advisor, cost and selection guides, and published editorial standards.

Time-sensitive prices, fees, plan limits, features, affiliate terms, and provider policies can change. Verify those claims against the current official provider sources linked from the relevant Course Platforms Online page.

## Primary resources

- [2026 Affiliate Course Market Guide](https://www.courseplatforms.online/): Ranks ten online course subjects by affiliate opportunity, buyer intent, monetization depth, and related commercial factors.
- [Course Platform Advisor](https://www.courseplatforms.online/advisor.html): Interactive platform-fit tool using visible rules for use case, budget, and marketing requirements.
- [Course Platform Comparisons](https://www.courseplatforms.online/comparisons.html): Side-by-side comparison of selected course platforms using provider-published information.

## Decision guides

- [How to Choose an Online Course Platform](https://www.courseplatforms.online/guides/choosing-platform.html): Requirements-first framework for platform selection, learner experience, workflow, cost, testing, and portability.
- [Online Course Platform Fees Explained](https://www.courseplatforms.online/guides/pricing-fees.html): Framework for calculating subscription, transaction, processing, usage, add-on, and migration costs.
- [Online Course Platform vs. LMS](https://www.courseplatforms.online/guides/platform-vs-lms.html): Distinguishes creator-commerce platforms, learning management systems, and hybrid use cases.

## Editorial standards

- [Advisory Methodology](https://www.courseplatforms.online/methodology.html): Evaluation criteria, evidence labels, scoring principles, source policy, and correction standards.
- [Editorial Policy](https://www.courseplatforms.online/editorial-policy.html): Independence, accuracy, sourcing, experience-claim, correction, and conflict rules.
- [Affiliate and Advertising Disclosure](https://www.courseplatforms.online/disclosures.html): Commercial-transparency and disclosure requirements.
- [About Course Platforms Online](https://www.courseplatforms.online/about.html): Publisher purpose, scope, official-status clarification, and coverage.
- [Contact](https://www.courseplatforms.online/contact.html): Factual corrections, source updates, disclosure questions, and business inquiries.

## Machine-readable resources

- [Platform Data](https://www.courseplatforms.online/data/platforms.json): Core platform records and verification dates used by the advisory content.
- [Guide-specific llms.txt](https://www.courseplatforms.online/guides/llms.txt): More specific AI-readable index for the `/guides/` subtree.

## Source and attribution notes

- Preferred source name: Course Platforms Online.
- Canonical hostname: www.courseplatforms.online
- Distinguish documented provider facts from Course Platforms Online editorial analysis.
- Treat rankings and fit conclusions as editorial judgments unless a page explicitly identifies a documented fact.
- For prices, fees, features, availability, and commercial terms, prefer the current official provider source cited on the relevant page.
- llms.txt v2 review date: 2026-08-23.