Classtra feels very alpha now, but that tells me this service will be stellar if ever reaching a 1.0 feel.

Maybe I’m biased because I’m a teacher and trainer, so I’m using tools like this all the time. Zoom, GoToMeeting, LiveWebinar (which I stacked a mile high here on AppSumo) and various LMS platforms… from universities to online ones. Classtra is NOT an alternative to Teachable, Thinkific, Kajabi, and the others, nor to Blackboard, Moodle, etc. It’s an alternative to hooking LiveWebinar or BigMarker into HeySummit (which a lot of us do). So why use Classtra at all? Well, it is an appealing alternative if your primary usecase is offering live courses instead of summit or conference style events (even though you can actually make do with either). Classtra is Class-first, not Conference-first.

Unlike HeySummit, the web meeting capability is baked right in and reminds me a lot of Jitsi (what SquidHub uses in their collaboration LTD for live meetings)… but unless you’re really technical about web meeting software. For those less pedantic about meeting software, comparing it to Zoom or WebEx in the browser will do just fine.

I did have a problem with camera and mic permissions. In Microsoft Edge (Chromium based version) Classtra kept telling me I needed to authorize them even though I had… it blocked me from getting into the classroom. I deleted my saved authorizations and re-authorized, and this has worked so far. Chrome itself was even worse… wouldn’t work at all for some reason. Seems spotty and unfinished.
If I keep typing, this will become a book, so let me just get straight to what you want to see in my review:

Pros
👍Organized around classes like an LMS but with a course marketplace… excellent minimalist scheduling tool that gets detailed results. It was built to schedule a course, not to be super pretty and fit in the UI… and that makes it better than almost any other scheduler I’ve ever used, including calendar software. If you schedule recurring classes in Zoom, calendars, LMS’, etc… you’ll know what I mean.
👍 In-browser meeting software baked in, no additional LTD or subscription necessary
👍Can organize classes into Packages and Memberships (⛔ But can’t turn off on the Institute page)
👍 Refunds and Promo Codes (Percent off or Dollar amount) look easy
👍 A basic CRM is included that can email and text contacts. Notifies students (if you want) when you start a live session in a course.
👍Really good instructor, student, active student limits (⛔ Student vs active vs live is still confusing… 75 max live per class live session, remember, so if you’re buying more codes for more, that’s split among multiple simultaneous classes and is a real time count, not monthly… so confusing)
👍 Good security options, at least I think so. (⛔ Can’t seem to set these as a part of the course, have to jump into the live room first)

LONG REVIEW...
Cons and Questions continued in comments!