MLA vs eSkilled: Courses You Sell vs Courses for Your Organization
Last updated: October 24, 2026
Both tools build complete courses from your documents. Mini Lessons Academy is a better match if you want to sell your course to the public, with Stripe checkout, landing pages, a storefront, and email campaigns built in. eSkilled AI Course Creator is a better match if you're an RTO (a Registered Training Organisation, Australia's term for an accredited vocational training provider), a school, or a workplace training team building courses for your own learners, especially from units of competency, SOPs, and learner guides, and you don't need to sell them.
Mini Lessons Academy and eSkilled AI Course Creator both use AI to build complete courses from your documents. The big difference is who the course is for.
Mini Lessons Academy is an AI course creator that turns your expertise, documents, or videos into a finished online course, then hosts it and sells it for you with Stripe checkout built in. eSkilled AI Course Creator is designed, in its own words, "for end users to create courses that their workplace, school, university, or RTO can use."
This comparison uses each company's own website, as of October 23, 2026. Mini Lessons Academy publishes this page, so we've stuck to facts each company states about itself.
Three questions to answer first
eSkilled AI Course Creator: built for training organizations
eSkilled is an Australian company that makes learning and student management software for RTOs. Its AI Course Creator, at aicoursecreator.eskilled.io, promises to "Build High-Quality Courses 100x Faster!" It's aimed at e-learning developers, HR and L&D (learning and development) teams, teachers, and RTOs.
Where eSkilled is strongest
Building from units of competency is unusual and useful for Australian RTOs. Its case studies are mostly RTOs.
Practical assessments, case studies, and interactive activities like flip cards and hotspots are part of every plan.
eSkilled says output works in 80+ languages.
LTI connections come with every plan (1 / 2 / 3 by plan).
eSkilled offers a 14-day free trial. MLA's is 7 days, on monthly plans.
Mini Lessons Academy: build a course, then sell it
Mini Lessons Academy is built for coaches, consultants, educators, and subject matter experts who want to turn their knowledge into a course people can buy. You can start from an idea, or upload PDFs, docs, slides, or a YouTube link. MLA builds a full course in about 90 seconds to 3 minutes. MLA has 100,000+ courses created and an 83%+ completion rate.
Where MLA is strongest
MLA has Stripe checkout, one-time sales, monthly and yearly subscription tiers, bundles, a storefront, and landing pages. eSkilled says its current version is for internal use, and that "Agency" packages for selling are a future plan.
MLA includes unlimited courses on every plan. eSkilled caps courses at 50, 120, or 250 by plan, and drafts count toward the limit.
MLA includes SCORM 1.2 and 2004 export on Founders and up, monthly or annual. eSkilled's SCORM download is on annual plans only.
Ebooks, audiobooks with studio voices or your cloned voice, picture books, lead magnets, and AI video. eSkilled says AI video generation is still "part of the development plan."
MLA starts at $35/mo. eSkilled starts at $59/mo (USD, excluding tax).
Email campaigns, lead magnets, and custom domains (your own web address for the course) help you reach buyers, which an internal training tool doesn't need to do.
Feature comparison: MLA vs eSkilled
| Outcome | eSkilled | Mini Lessons Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Built mainly for | RTOs, schools, and workplace training teams | Coaches, experts, and educators selling courses |
| Start from your own files | Yes: Word, PDF, PowerPoint, SOPs, units of competency | Yes: PDFs, docs, slides, YouTube link |
| What the AI builds | Full course: lessons, objectives, quizzes, assessments, case studies, interactive activities | Full course: lessons, quizzes, exams with AI grading, speaker scripts |
| Languages | 80+ | English and Spanish |
| AI video | Not yet; planned. Upload or embed your own video | Slideshow, presenter, cinematic (allowance by plan) |
| Ebooks and audiobooks | Text-to-speech narration; ebook generation not confirmed | ✓ |
| Sell courses to the public | No (planned "Agency" packages) | Yes, Stripe checkout |
| Landing pages, storefront, email | Not offered | ✓ |
| Course limit | 50 / 120 / 250 by plan (drafts count) | Unlimited |
| SCORM | Annual plans only | Founders and up, monthly or annual |
| LTI to an LMS | Yes, 1 / 2 / 3 connections by plan | Not offered |
| Team seats | 1 / 2 / 5 users by plan | 1 / 3 / 10 by plan |
| Free trial | 14 days | 7 days, monthly plans |
Pricing side by side
USD, October 23, 2026. eSkilled sets prices in Australian dollars and lists USD prices excluding tax.
| Mini Lessons Academy | Price | eSkilled | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hustlers | $35/mo or $300/yr, 5% fee per sale | Starter | $59/mo or $637/yr |
| Founders | $75/mo or $660/yr, 2% fee per sale | Maximize | $99/mo or $1,069/yr |
| Legends | $150/mo or $1,300/yr, 0% fee per sale | Pro | $199/mo or $2,149/yr |
| Enterprise | Custom | Enterprise | Custom |
What's metered (limited per month or per plan):
- MLA: document uploads (35 / 100 / 300), videos, and audiobooks per plan, plus a fee on each sale on lower plans. Courses and students are unlimited.
- eSkilled: AI generation credits (1.75M / 3.25M / 7.25M a month, no rollover), course limits, and storage. Uploaded reference documents use credits. Extra credit packs start at $8. eSkilled has no sales fee, because it doesn't support selling.
How to compare total cost: for internal training, compare the monthly price, course limits, and whether you need SCORM on monthly billing. For selling, add MLA's per-sale fee at the sales you expect.
Choose MLA if… / Choose eSkilled if…
- ✓You're an RTO building courses from units of competency
- ✓You train staff, students, or members inside your organization and don't need to sell
- ✓You need practical assessments, case studies, and interactive activities
- ✓You deliver through an existing LMS via LTI
- ✓You need courses in many languages
Examples: an Australian RTO building a new qualification unit; an HR team turning SOPs into onboarding training.
- ✓You want to sell your course, or offer it as a subscription
- ✓You need a landing page, storefront, and email campaigns
- ✓You'd like an ebook, audiobook, or lead magnet from the same material
- ✓You want SCORM without committing to annual billing
- ✓You don't want a cap on how many courses you build
Examples: a leadership coach selling a signature program; a trainer packaging workshop materials into a paid course and an ebook.
Using both together
A training organization might use eSkilled for accredited, internal courses delivered through its LMS, and MLA to sell short public courses, ebooks, or lead magnets built from the same expertise.
Which is right for you?
Mini Lessons Academy suits you if your course is a product. You get it built from your material, then hosted, sold, and marketed from one place.
eSkilled suits you if your course is for learners inside your organization, especially in vocational or compliance training, and you don't need to sell it.
Both build complete courses from your documents. The question is whether your learners are buyers or your own people.
Frequently asked questions
Can I sell courses made with eSkilled AI Course Creator?
Not directly, as of October 2026. eSkilled says its AI Course Creator is designed for courses that a workplace, school, university, or RTO uses, and that "Agency" packages with selling features are a future plan. Mini Lessons Academy includes Stripe checkout, landing pages, and a storefront on every plan.
Is eSkilled AI Course Creator the same as CourseAI?
No. eSkilled's product uses "Course AI" in its page titles, but CourseAI at courseai.com is a separate company and product. See MLA vs CourseAI.
Which is better for RTOs?
eSkilled is built for RTOs and can generate courses from units of competency, so it's the more specialized choice. MLA can also build courses from your training documents and export SCORM on Founders and up, but it wasn't designed around RTO compliance requirements.
Which one exports SCORM?
Both. eSkilled offers SCORM download on annual plans only. MLA offers SCORM 1.2 and 2004 export on Founders and up, on monthly or annual billing.
Which costs less?
MLA starts at $35/mo and eSkilled at $59/mo (USD, excluding tax). eSkilled has no sales fee because it doesn't support selling. MLA charges 5% on Hustlers, 2% on Founders, and 0% on Legends when you sell.
Do students finish courses built with Mini Lessons Academy?
Mini Lessons Academy reports an 83%+ completion rate across 100,000+ courses created. Short lessons, built-in quizzes, and a clear outcome for each module are part of how MLA structures every course.
Sources
Checked October 23, 2026.
- eSkilled AI Course Creator: https://aicoursecreator.eskilled.io/
- eSkilled pricing: https://aicoursecreator.eskilled.io/pricing/
- eSkilled FAQ: https://aicoursecreator.eskilled.io/frequently-asked-questions/
- eSkilled RTO landing page: https://rtoresources.eskilled.com.au/ai-course-creator/
- Mini Lessons Academy pricing: https://minilessonsacademy.com/pricing-plans-cb
- Mini Lessons Academy FAQ: https://minilessonsacademy.com/faq