Graphy is for creators.
Vacademy is for institutes.
Graphy (from Unacademy) is optimised for solo creators and small course businesses — sell a course, run a community, ship it. Once you become a real coaching institute with multiple batches, an admissions team, parents to communicate with, and serious mock-test workflows, you'll need a platform built for institutes. That's Vacademy.
Why teams switch from Graphy
Three reasons your team will move
Creator tools don't run institutes
Graphy is great for selling a course and running a community. But a real coaching institute has batches with start dates, admin staff onboarding new learners, parents asking about fees and attendance, and faculty teaching live. Vacademy is structured around institute workflows; Graphy is structured around creator workflows.
No admissions CRM
Indian institutes acquire learners through WhatsApp, Instagram, and Google. Converting those leads needs a multi-channel CRM with WhatsApp automation, lead scoring, and a checkout that handles batch fees + EMI plans. Vacademy ships this end-to-end; Graphy doesn't.
Assessments aren't institute-grade
Serious JEE / NEET / UPSC / CAT prep needs question banks with tagging, variant-paper generation, seat shuffling, and a coding assessment engine. Vacademy ships all of this; Graphy's quiz tooling is creator-grade.
Vacademy Research · October 2026
What our research found about Graphy
We scored 37 education platforms on 13 capabilities using only what each vendor documents publicly. Graphy documents 7.5 of 13; Vacademy documents 13. Vacademy publishes this research and is scored with the same rubric.
- Type of platform
- Course platform
- Entry price
- ₹24,999/yr
- Fee on each sale (entry plan)
- 10%
- Coverage (teaching · operations)
- 70% · 50%
| Capability | Graphy | Vacademy | Evidence for Graphy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courses (LMS) | Yes | Yes | Self-paced or cohort courses with certificates and drip |
| Live classes | Yes | Yes | 'Unlimited live sessions and webinars' in core features; 2-3 concurrent sessions on Grow/Rise |
| Online exams | Partial | Yes | Quizzes inside courses; no exam engine on vendor pages |
| AI content | Yes | Yes | AI Brain trained on creator content powers the website builder, AI agents and AI avatar |
| AI grading | Not documented | Yes | Not mentioned |
| Branded apps | Yes | Yes | 'Your own branded Android mobile app' in every plan |
| Website | Yes | Yes | AI Website Builder, AI landing pages |
| Fee collection | Yes | Yes | Stripe or your own gateway, country-specific pricing, coupons |
| Admissions CRM | Partial | Yes | 'Secure payment gateway and CRM' listed; aimed at sales, not admissions |
| Partial | Yes | 'White-Labeled WhatsApp Marketing' on Grow and above | |
| ERP / HR | Not documented | Yes | Not mentioned |
| AI calling | Not documented | Yes | AI agents for sales and support are listed; their channel (voice or chat) is not stated |
| Parent app | Not documented | Yes | Not mentioned |
“Not documented” means we found no public description; Graphy may still offer it. Read on 20 October 2026 from Graphy's own pages. Spot an error? Email support@vacademy.io with a source and we will correct it.
See all 37 platforms on the Education Platform Map →Side-by-side · honest comparison
Vacademy vs Graphy
We don't hide what Graphy does well. Where they win, we mark it. Where we win, we explain why.
How to switch
Graphy → Vacademy in one sprint
Most Graphy users moving to Vacademy are transitioning from creator-mode to institute-mode. Migrations complete in 2–3 weeks including setup of CRM, batches, and parent comms.
Export your community + courses + learners
Pull your course library, learner accounts, community membership, and payment history from Graphy. We help coordinate clean exports.
Set up Vacademy with institute mode
Brand kit applied; mobile apps built; admissions CRM configured; batches set up; payment gateway connected; AI features enabled; WhatsApp Business hooked up.
Migrate content + redesign for institute workflows
Courses imported; learner records preserved; community converted to batch communication channels; payment plans set up for active learners.
Cut-over
Re-onboarding to learners via WhatsApp + email. Graphy stays live for 30 days as safety. Zero data loss.
They moved from Graphy to Vacademy
CAT coaching institute · 1,800 learners · Bangalore + online
“Graphy worked when we were 2 faculty selling a CAT prep course. When we scaled to 8 faculty across 4 batches, we hit the limits — no real admissions CRM, no parent comms, the mock-test engine wasn't serious enough. Migration to Vacademy unlocked the institute structure. Mock tests with variant papers + proctoring alone justified the switch — we used to lose 1-2 batches per year to integrity issues.”
— Founder, CAT coaching institute
Outgrowing Graphy?
Show us your Graphy setup — we'll show the institute upgrade.
Share your course library + batch structure. In a 30-min call we'll show how Vacademy handles your existing content plus the admissions / parent / assessment workflows Graphy doesn't.