01
Pain
Commission climbs with your revenue
Lower tiers carry per-transaction fees that compound as monthly sales grow. Teams crossing ₹3-5 lakh / month feel the squeeze and start modelling the move.
We build The Big Class, so we're not neutral — but everything below is verifiable, and we've flagged where Graphy is genuinely the better pick. Decide for yourself.
India-built creator platform · Graphy alternative
Looking for a smarter Graphy alternative?
Graphy ships from India for India, and they nailed several things: UPI-first checkout, an app-store presence, and an end-to-end course pipeline. What we hear most from teams leaving: the commission ladder bites as revenue grows, the live cohort experience still feels bolted-on, and the whiteboard / quiz template depth doesn't quite match what an Indian coaching centre or K-12 academy actually needs. Here's a workspace that ships the depth.
- Zero commission on every plan, including Starter
- Native live cohort room with polls + hands + agenda
- Whiteboard with 25+ K-12 grade-band templates
- 18 quiz templates — JEE / NEET / GMAT / K-12 / code / essay
Graphy → The Big ClassSide-by-side
Graphy
Today
Live classes
Whiteboard
Quiz templates
UPI + WhatsApp
Commissionevery sale
switch
The Big Class
From day one
Live classes
Whiteboard25+ templates
Quiz templates18 templates
UPI + WhatsApp
Commissionzero · ₹0
Net wedges5 of 5 categories
The honest verdict
The Big Class is the stronger Graphy alternative if you want to keep more of every sale and teach the whole loop, not just sell a course. Both are India-built with UPI and ₹ pricing — but Graphy's economics lean on a per-sale/commission model and its storefront is the centre of gravity, where live cohorts, a community feed and a whiteboard are the centre of ours. We settle payments straight to your own Razorpay with 0% taken by the platform, run live classes on LiveKit with recordings and a whiteboard, and bundle a CRM + marketing automation — starting free and rising to a flat ₹1,499/month. Graphy is genuinely better in one case: if you want its especially polished storefront templates and its creator ecosystem, and its per-sale economics suit your volume. For live-teaching-led creators who want 0% and a deeper classroom, this is the switch.
Cost example
On ₹5,00,000/ month, here’s the swing.
Numbers below use public pricing. Plug in your own revenue on the pricing page to see your specific math.
Your Graphy bill
Today₹19,500
per month
3% transaction fee on lower tiers₹15,000
Subscription floor₹4,500
Scales linearly with your sales
Double your revenue → roughly double the bill.
Your Big Class bill
After switch₹2,500
per month, Studio plan · flat
Per-transaction commission₹0
Flat subscription₹2,500
Stays flat regardless of sales
Hit ₹50 lakh / month → still the same bill.
Your monthly swing
+₹17,000
≈ ₹2,04,000 back in your pocket every year — at this revenue level.
See full pricingWhy teachers and creators move on
The recurring patterns we hear from Graphy users.
We've onboarded teachers from every category of platform. These are the same complaints, again and again.
02
Pain
Live classes feel assembled, not woven
Recorded course delivery is excellent. The live cohort experience — polls, raised hands, in-class agenda, auto-chapter recordings, comprehension checks — isn't on the same level.
03
Pain
Whiteboard depth is light
A whiteboard surface exists, but K-12 grade-band templates (KG number boxes, fraction circles, periodic table skeletons, algebra workspaces) aren't shipped out of the box.
04
Pain
Quiz templates are generic
Quizzes work, but entrance-prep-specific scaffolds (JEE Maths pacing, NEET Biology MCQs, GMAT data sufficiency) aren't pre-built. Coaching centres rebuild them from scratch.
05
Pain
Community is functional but separate-feeling
Community tooling exists. Post-types (Announcement / Question / Win / Discussion), per-community notification levels, and the same dispatcher firing across in-app + email + WhatsApp aren't quite stitched the same way.
What you get instead
Four promises Graphydoesn’t make.
💰
Zero commission on what you earn
Most Graphy sellers we've talked to wanted a flat subscription with no per-sale percentage. That's what we ship — payments settle from your own gateway account straight to your bank, and the platform never sees the money.
Promise 1 of 4 · in writing
📤
Your students, exportable any day
Your students, your courses, your orders — all exportable to CSV or JSON in one click on every plan (including the free Starter tier). No "upgrade to export" gate.
Promise 2 of 4 · in writing
🧩
All-in-one, not seven tools
Graphy typically covers 2-3 surfaces and assumes you'll bolt the rest with other subscriptions. We ship live classes + courses + community + whiteboard + quizzes + certificates + the analytics view — one login, one student record, one bill.
Promise 3 of 4 · in writing
🇮🇳
India-first, global-ready
UPI native, WhatsApp notifications built in, Hindi and Tamil portals out of the box. INR pricing without the FX dance. Indian coaching centres and creators don't have to retrofit a US-built platform.
Promise 4 of 4 · in writing
Side by side
Graphy vs. The Big Class.
We checked the rival's current public pricing + feature pages before publishing every cell. Hover any “partial” row for the caveat.
| Feature | Graphy | The Big Class |
|---|---|---|
Live classes built into the platform Schedule, host, record without renting a third-party seat. | ||
Recordings with chapters + transcript Auto-chapter markers parsed from the transcript; chat persists alongside the video. | ||
Whiteboard with 25+ templates K-12 grade-band scaffolds, brainstorms, SWOT, mind maps. Multi-cursor. | ||
Quizzes with 18 ready templates Including entrance-prep scaffolds (JEE / NEET / GMAT) + code review + essay rubrics. | ||
Cohort community with @-mentions Post types (Announcement / Question / Win / Discussion), member directory. | ||
Certificates with designer + verify 17+ templates, drag-drop designer, bulk-issue from CSV, public verify URL. | ||
Zero commission on creator earnings Flat subscription, no per-transaction skim by the platform. | ||
Workspace export (CSV / JSON) Per-entity + full-workspace dump on every plan, free tier included. | ||
India-native (UPI + WhatsApp + INR) Native UPI checkout, WhatsApp notifications, Hindi / Tamil portals. |
ships todaypartial / caveatsdoesn’t ship
Straight talk
When Graphy is the better choice
Pick Graphy if a highly polished, conversion-tuned storefront is the heart of your business and you value its specific creator ecosystem and brand templates — and if its per-sale pricing model actually works out cheaper at your sales volume than a flat subscription. Graphy has invested heavily in the storefront-and-checkout experience. If your product is a catalogue of self-paced courses rather than live cohorts and community, that polish may matter more to you than our live-class depth — run your own numbers on the per-sale economics before switching.
Other options worth a look
Other Graphy alternatives in India
We compare honestly against each of these too — so you can hold Graphy up against the whole field, not just against us.
How to switch
The Graphy → The Big Class migration, in 5 steps.
Most teams are fully migrated inside a weekend. You don't lose your roster, your courses, or your branding.
1
Step 1
Export your student roster from Graphy (most platforms ship a CSV under "Students" or "Members"). Map the columns to name + email + WhatsApp.
2
Step 2
Bulk-import the CSV into /dashboard/students. We dedupe by email so re-running the import is safe.
3
Step 3
Recreate your courses — the curriculum builder lets you drag modules + lessons, paste video embed URLs, and upload PDFs without a wizard. Most teams get 5 courses across in an afternoon.
4
Step 4
Apply your brand — logo, primary colour, custom domain. The portal-template picker has 7 starting points if you want to refresh the look while you're at it.
5
Step 5
Send a one-shot announcement to your students that you've moved, with the new portal URL. The in-app + email + WhatsApp dispatcher fires once; reminders auto-schedule if you want.
Most teams finish over one weekend
Stuck mid-migration? Email us — we'll walk through the CSV mapping or migration scripts with you on a call. No upsell.
The switching framework
Five questions worth answering before you switch.
Score each tool yourself, Graphy and us included — these are the questions that actually decide it.
Questions to ask before you switch
- 1
Does it ship live cohort tooling that respects classroom dynamics?
- 2
Is my data exportable on every plan, including the free tier?
- 3
Will my bill stay flat as my sales grow, with no per-sale cut?
- 4
Does it speak Indian-first (UPI, WhatsApp, INR, vernacular)?
- 5
Can I migrate over a weekend without losing my roster?
Start free — keep 100% of what you earn.
Start freeCommon questions
From teachers leaving Graphy.
Isn't Graphy also India-first?
Yes — UPI, INR pricing, app presence. We ship the same India primitives plus deeper teaching tooling: 25+ whiteboard templates, 18 quiz templates with entrance-prep scaffolds, and a native live cohort room with polls + raised hands + agenda + comprehension checks.
Will my students notice the move?
They get a fresh portal on your custom domain with a one-shot 'we've moved' email + WhatsApp notification. The login is on the new portal, but their library + progress carry over via the migration import.
What about my Graphy app integration?
Your students access via the responsive portal on your subdomain — works on mobile browsers without a separate app install. If you need a native mobile shell later, we'll work with you on it.
What's the math on commission?
If you're processing ₹5,00,000 / month on a Graphy tier with 3% transaction fees, that's ₹15,000 / month skimmed. Our paid plans are flat fees regardless of sales volume — at that level, you save ~₹10,000 / month after subscription costs.
Can I migrate course videos as-is?
Yes — paste your hosted video embed URLs into the course builder. We don't re-host video, so you keep your existing CDN. Per-lesson progress tracking activates from the day the student starts on the new platform.
Compare other alternatives
Evaluating more than one platform?
Each comparison is built the same way, so you can hold Graphy up against the rest.
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See comparisonIndian-built. Without the commission ladder.
Free Starter forever. No credit card. Cancel any day. The export button still works.
One-click export works on every plan · even Starter