Why this market hides its prices
Ask five platform vendors what they charge and most will offer you a demo first. Quote-based pricing is normal in Indian ed-tech software. Vendors bundle apps, content and setup in different ways, and many price on the size of your institute, so one public number is hard to publish.
The institute bears the cost of that. Owners end up comparing demos instead of numbers, and the real figure arrives after a sales call, when switching already feels like effort. We think an owner should be able to see a rough price before handing over a phone number. So here is what we could find.
What each platform is reported to cost
Where a vendor publishes a price, we say “advertised”. Where the figure comes from a software directory or a review, we say “reported”. None of these vendors confirmed figures to us.
| Platform | How it is priced | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| ClassplusCourse and app platform | Published plans, plus add-ons | Advertised at ₹29,999 for one year on its website. Directories report plans from about ₹19,999 a year plus GST, up to about ₹50,000 with add-ons. Reviews report a commission on course sales made in the app. |
| EduGorilla (Gibbon)Question bank included | Quote-based | No public price list. One directory gives an estimate “as low as ₹49” without saying what it covers. |
| TestpressBuilt for test prep | Quote-based for branded apps | A directory reports self-serve tiers from about US$22 a month for 100 users. Branded apps are quoted separately. |
| TeachmintInstitute management | Quote-based | No public price for institutes. A free basic tier has been reported. |
| LearnystCourse selling | Published monthly plans | Advertised at ₹3,499, ₹8,999 and ₹14,999 a month for its three lower plans, and ₹49,999 a month for Plus. |
| QwiktestTests only | Published 30-day packs | Advertised at ₹799, ₹2,499 and ₹6,999 per 30 days, paid once, with limits on tests and sittings. |
| AkhaaraQuestion bank on one plan | Published yearly prices | ₹21,600 to ₹1,08,000 a year at founding rates, ₹36,000 to ₹1,80,000 at regular rates. Full table below. |
Checked on 27 September 2026 against vendor websites, software directories (SoftwareSuggest, Techjockey, SoftwareFinder, G2) and published reviews. Prices exclude GST unless stated. Vendors change prices and quote each institute differently, so confirm directly before you decide.
Monthly and yearly prices are not directly comparable. Learnyst’s lowest plan works out to about ₹42,000 a year. Qwiktest’s ₹2,499 pack bought every month comes to about ₹30,000 a year, though an institute that tests only before exam season might buy it three or four times.
For how these platforms differ beyond price, see our roundup of white-label test series platforms and our page on Classplus alternatives.
What drives the cost
Two institutes can get very different quotes from the same vendor. Four things explain most of the gap.
Student count
Most quote-based vendors price on active students, seats or logins. Ask how an active student is counted, whether alumni count, and what happens if you cross a tier in the middle of the year. Some vendors back-charge; others wait for renewal.
Whether content is included
A bundled question bank saves faculty hours, and vendors price it in. If your faculty already write papers, you may be paying for a library your students never open. Ask whether content is priced per exam and whether you can leave it out.
Setup fees
Publishing a branded app, connecting your domain, importing students and training staff are sometimes billed once, in the first year. Ask for the first-year total in writing, not the monthly figure. If the app is published under your own name, Google charges a one-time US$25 fee for the developer account.
Transaction commissions
Some platforms take a share of fees students pay through the app. The percentage matters more than it looks: on ₹10 lakh of course sales in a year, a 10% commission is ₹1 lakh, more than most subscriptions in the table. Ask whether commission applies to tuition fees, test-series sales or both, and whether you can collect through your own payment gateway. Gateways charge their own fee as well, commonly around 2% a transaction.
Finally, budget for 18% GST, which most vendors quote separately.
Akhaara’s prices, in full
We publish every price. There are two plans. Platform gives you the branded test platform and your own papers. Platform + Test Series adds ready-made test series for the 49 exams on our Exams page. Your size band sets the price, and every band has unlimited students.
| Size band | Platform | Platform + Test Series |
|---|---|---|
| SmallUnder 300 studentsUnder 300 | ₹21,600 | ₹32,400 |
| Growing300 to 1,000 students300 to 1,000 | ₹36,000 | ₹50,400 |
| Multi-branchMore than one branch, unlimited studentsSeveral branches | ₹72,000 | ₹1,08,000 |
Founding rates per year, 40% off, with the regular rate struck through. Prices exclude GST.
- Founding rates are for the first 20 institutes, and the rate stays locked for three years.
- We count students who logged in during the last 90 days. Alumni don’t count.
- Setup and onboarding are free on founding plans.
- No commission on your tuition fees.
- Prefer not to pay a yearly fee? Sell test series on Akhaara instead: ₹0 upfront, you keep 80% of each new sale and we keep 20%.
- 10 free scholarship logins on every plan.
Some of what you pay for is not live yet. The Android app in your name, proctoring and offline tests are marked Coming soon on our features page. UAE prices in dirhams are on our pricing page.
Questions institutes ask
What is a fair price for a 300-student institute?
Going by the figures above, a test platform for an institute this size usually costs between about ₹20,000 and ₹60,000 a year before GST, and more when a question bank is bundled. A fair price is one where you know the first-year total, the student limit and any commission before you sign. On Akhaara, 300 students falls in the Growing band: ₹36,000 a year for Platform and ₹50,400 for Platform + Test Series at founding rates.
Are there hidden costs?
The usual ones are setup or app-publishing fees, SMS charges for login codes, extra storage for video, payment gateway fees, commission on in-app sales and a higher price at renewal. None of them stay hidden if you ask for them in writing. Ask each vendor for a first-year and second-year total for your student count.
Do platforms take commission on the fees students pay?
Some do. Reviews report that Classplus takes a share of course sales made through its app, though it does not publish a rate. Learnyst advertises 0% transaction fees on some plans, and Qwiktest says students never pay on its packs. Akhaara takes no commission on tuition fees. The 20% share applies only if you choose to pay as you earn, and only to new test-series sales made on Akhaara.