Kajabi Alternatives
Nine platforms to sell courses, communities and coaching, from free.
Short answer: if you mostly sell courses, Thinkific is the closest swap, from $109 a month or $82 billed annually. Teachable starts at $29 a month billed annually for a dedicated course platform. If your members pay for the community, take Circle. If price is the reason you are leaving and you still want funnels and email in one tool, Systeme.io has a free plan and paid plans from $17 a month. We compared nine Kajabi alternatives on price per month and per year, transaction fees, caps and what each one does best.
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Why creators look past Kajabi
Kajabi is still one of the most complete platforms for experts who sell courses, coaching and memberships: website, funnels, email, payments and community under one login, with 0% revenue share. Kajabi says experts on its platform have earned more than $12B since 2010. The friction is the bill, the caps, and the way features are spread across plans.
This page ranks platforms you can use instead. If you came from a funnel tool, our guide to switching from ClickFunnels covers that move, and if you sell from a link in bio, see switching from Stan Store.
The entry price went up
Contacts and products are capped
Key features sit on Growth and Pro
Support and billing complaints
Thinkific
Thinkific is the most direct replacement if courses are the heart of your business. Every listed plan includes unlimited courses, and Start, Grow and Expand each allow 10,000 current students. Start costs $109 a month, or $82 a month on annual billing. Grow is $219 a month ($164 billed annually), and Expand is $499 a month ($374 billed annually).
Where Kajabi counts contacts and products, Thinkific counts current students. For a course seller with a big free list and a smaller paying base, that difference alone can change the bill. Selling runs through Thinkific Payments at a 2.9% processing fee; if you plug in Stripe or PayPal instead, an extra gateway fee applies that depends on your plan.
- Unlimited courses on every listed plan
- 10,000 current students on Start
- 30-day free trial
- Branded mobile app as a $199/mo add-on
- ✓Course builder deeper than most all-in-one tools
- ✓Start plan costs less than Kajabi Basic on both billings
- ✓Long trial: enough time to rebuild one course before paying
- ✗No free plan
- ✗A third-party gateway adds a plan-based fee on top of Stripe or PayPal
- ✗Email and funnels are lighter than Kajabi's, so many users add an email tool
| Criterion | Thinkific | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price, monthly | $109/mo | $179/mo |
| Entry price, annual | $82/mo | $143/mo |
| Courses on entry plan | Unlimited | 5 products |
| Trial | 30 days | 14 days |
Pick Thinkific if you sell courses first and everything else second. A year of Start on monthly billing comes to $1,308, against $2,148 for Kajabi Basic. Take something else if your business runs on email sequences and funnels: Kajabi or Systeme.io handle that in one place, and on Thinkific you will likely pay for a separate email tool.
Teachable
Teachable is the classic beginner pick for a dedicated course platform. Starter costs $39 a month, or $29 a month billed annually, and lets you sell 5 products with a 7.5% transaction fee. Builder ($89 a month, $69 billed annually) drops that fee to 0% with Teachable Payments and raises the cap to 10 products. Growth ($189 a month, $139 billed annually) allows 50 products.
Buyers like its checkout: payment plans, subscriptions and coupons are built in. Standard card processing still applies on every plan, at 2.9% plus 30 cents for US card sales.
- Starter from $29/mo on annual billing
- 0% transaction fee from Builder with Teachable Payments
- Payment plans and subscriptions at checkout
- Migration assistance on the Custom plan, through sales
- ✓Entry plan at $29 a month on annual billing
- ✓Simple to launch a first course in a weekend
- ✓Annual billing saves 22% versus monthly
- ✗7.5% fee on Starter eats margin fast once you sell
- ✗Product caps (5, 10, 50) feel like Kajabi's
- ✗Real-time support starts on Builder, not on Starter
| Criterion | Teachable | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price, monthly | $39/mo | $179/mo |
| Transaction fee on entry plan | 7.5% | 0% + card fees |
| Products on entry plan | 5 | 5 |
| Fee-free plan | Builder, $89/mo | All plans |
Pick Teachable to start cheaply and prove a course sells. Do the math before you stay on Starter: at $1,000 of monthly sales, the 7.5% fee is $75, so Builder at $89 is close to break-even. Take Thinkific instead if you already have more than 10 products, and Circle if your members pay for the community more than for the videos.
Circle
Circle puts the community first and adds courses, events, live streams and paywalls around it. That is the reverse of Kajabi, where community was added to a course and funnel tool. Professional costs $89 a month, Business $199 and Scale $419, all three billed annually. The transaction fee is 2% on Professional and 1% on Business and Scale.
Business adds workflows, APIs and an MCP connection, and every plan includes Circle AI credits (2,500 a month on Professional). If your Kajabi community felt like a bolt-on, this is the tool built the other way round.
- Community, courses and events in one space
- Workflows, API and MCP from Business
- 14-day trial without a card
- AI credits included on every plan
- ✓The strongest community product in this ranking
- ✓Paywalls and bundles for memberships
- ✓Transaction fee falls to 1% from Business
- ✗Listed prices assume annual billing
- ✗2% fee on Professional
- ✗Email marketing and funnels are thinner than Kajabi's
| Criterion | Circle | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $89/mo, annual billing | $143/mo, annual billing |
| Transaction fee | 2% on Professional | 2% outside-processor fee on Basic |
| Community | Core product | Included, 1 on Basic |
| API | From Business | Pro only |
Pick Circle if your members stay for each other. Twelve months of Professional at the listed rate is $1,068. Take Thinkific or Teachable if your buyers want a course more than a community, and Skool if you want a simpler community from $9 a month.
Systeme.io
Systeme.io copies Kajabi's promise, one tool for funnels, email, courses and affiliates, at a fraction of the price. The free plan covers up to 2,000 contacts, 3 sales funnels, 1 blog, 1 course, 1 affiliate program and 1 custom domain, with unlimited emails. Startup costs $17 a month (5,000 contacts, 10 funnels, 5 courses), Webinar $47 a month (10,000 contacts, 50 funnels, 20 courses, evergreen webinars) and Unlimited $97 a month.
Every plan carries 0% transaction fees. Annual billing gives 2 months free. Users praise its support in 2026, and annual subscribers can get free migration help, a real plus when you leave Kajabi.
- Free plan with 2,000 contacts and 1 course
- 0% transaction fees on all plans
- Funnels, email, courses and affiliates in one place
- Unlimited plan at $97/mo
- ✓Free plan and $17 entry keep the all-in-one setup cheap
- ✓Free migration help for annual subscribers
- ✓Easy for a first funnel
- ✗Templates and course pages look plainer than Kajabi's
- ✗Fewer native integrations
- ✗Advanced automations take some learning
| Criterion | Systeme.io | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Free, then $17/mo | $179/mo |
| Contacts on entry paid plan | 5,000 | 2,500 |
| Transaction fee | 0% | 0% + card fees |
| Free plan | Yes | Trial only |
Pick Systeme.io if price is why you are leaving and you still want everything in one tool. Unlimited at $97 a month is $1,164 a year, less than Kajabi Basic on annual billing ($1,716). Take Kajabi's other rivals if design and a polished student experience matter more than cost. For the other side of this switch, read our guide to switching from Systeme.io.
LearnWorlds
LearnWorlds is the most learning-focused platform here. It is built around interactive video, quizzes, assessments and AI course tools, which suits trainers and academies more than info-product marketers. Starter costs $49 a month ($44 billed annually) and charges $5 per course enrollment. Pro Trainer costs $99 a month ($79 billed annually) with no enrollment fee, and Learning Center $299 a month ($249 billed annually).
Stripe and PayPal charge their own 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction. Corporate is priced on request for multi-organization training.
- Interactive video and assessments
- AI course creation tools
- No enrollment fee from Pro Trainer
- Corporate plan for multi-org training
- ✓Strongest pure learning features in this list
- ✓Pro Trainer at $79/mo billed annually is fair value
- ✓Fits academies selling to companies
- ✗$5 per enrollment on Starter adds up fast
- ✗Marketing tools lighter than Kajabi's
- ✗More settings to learn than Teachable or Podia
| Criterion | LearnWorlds | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price, monthly | $49/mo | $179/mo |
| Fee on entry plan | $5 per enrollment | 0% + card fees |
| Fee-free plan | Pro Trainer, $99/mo | All plans |
| Focus | Learning experience | Marketing and sales |
Pick LearnWorlds if completion and learning outcomes matter more than launch funnels. Skip Starter if you expect volume: 40 enrollments a month cost $200 in fees, more than the $99 Pro Trainer plan. Take Kajabi's marketing-heavy rivals, Systeme.io or Kartra, if funnels are the job. Our LMS platform ranking goes deeper on this side.
Podia
Podia is the tool people pick when Kajabi feels like too much software. Courses, digital downloads, coaching, a website and email sit behind a very plain interface. Mover costs $42 a month billed annually ($504 a year) with a 5% transaction fee and email for up to 100 subscribers. Shaker ($84 a month billed annually) and Earthquaker ($150 a month billed annually) remove the fee and include 500 and 1,000 email subscribers.
Card processing through Stripe or PayPal costs 2.9% plus 30 cents on top, and Podia does not receive that fee. Its 14-day trial needs no card.
- Courses, downloads, coaching and email in one place
- No transaction fee from Shaker
- 14-day trial with no card
- Refund on request within 72 hours of a payment
- ✓Easiest interface in this ranking
- ✓Monthly or annual, switch any time
- ✓Good fit for a small product catalog
- ✗Email included only up to 100 subscribers on Mover
- ✗5% fee on Mover
- ✗Funnels and automations are basic next to Kajabi
| Criterion | Podia | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price, annual | $42/mo | $143/mo |
| Email subscribers on entry plan | 100 | 2,500 contacts |
| Transaction fee on entry plan | 5% | 0% + card fees |
| Trial | 14 days, no card | 14 days |
Pick Podia if you want to spend your time making products, not learning a platform. Check your list size first: with more than 1,000 email subscribers you outgrow every Podia plan's included email. Take Systeme.io instead for a large list on a small budget.
Skool
Skool keeps things deliberately small: a community feed, a classroom for courses, a calendar for live calls and gamification. Hobby costs $9 a month with a 10% transaction fee. Pro costs $99 a month with a 2.9% transaction fee. Both include unlimited courses, members, videos and live calls, plus a custom URL and affiliates.
Skool is built around the group itself: feed, classroom and calendar. It replaces Kajabi well when the community is your business, less well when you rely on landing pages and email sequences.
- Unlimited courses and members on both plans
- Gamification built in
- Live calls and calendar
- Affiliates included
- ✓Quick to set up: feed, classroom, calendar
- ✓Unlimited members on both plans
- ✓Members already know the format
- ✗10% fee on Hobby
- ✗Built for groups, not landing pages and funnels
- ✗Little room to customize the look
| Criterion | Skool | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $9/mo | $179/mo |
| Transaction fee | 10% Hobby, 2.9% Pro | 0% + card fees |
| Members | Unlimited | 2,500 contacts on Basic |
| Focus | Community and classroom | Website, funnels, email |
Pick Skool if a paid group is your product. Move to Pro once you sell more than about $1,250 a month: at that level, the gap between 10% and 2.9% covers the $90 difference. Take Circle for more control over spaces and branding, or Mighty Networks for a branded app.
Mighty Networks
Mighty Networks builds a small social network around your courses and events. Launch costs $95 a month on monthly billing, or $950 a year ($79 a month) with 2 months free, and takes a 2% transaction fee. Scale is $215 a month ($179 billed annually) and Growth $425 a month ($354 billed annually). The 14-day trial includes Growth features and needs no card.
It sits between Skool and Circle: more structure than Skool, more of a social feed than Circle. Livestreaming hours rise with each plan.
- Courses, events and livestreams in one network
- AI Cohost for community design
- 2 months free on annual billing
- Trial includes Growth features
- ✓Social feed members find familiar
- ✓Annual Launch plan costs $950, against $1,716 for a year of Kajabi Basic
- ✓Room to add a branded app later
- ✗2% fee on Launch
- ✗Course tools lighter than Thinkific or LearnWorlds
- ✗Higher plans climb quickly
| Criterion | Mighty Networks | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price, monthly | $95/mo | $179/mo |
| Entry price, annual | $950/yr | $1,716/yr |
| Transaction fee | 2% on Launch | 0% + card fees |
| Trial | 14 days, no card | 14 days |
Pick Mighty Networks for a member network with a social feel. Take Circle if you need workflows and an API, and Skool if you want a $9 entry price and a fast setup. For club or association use cases, see our membership software ranking.
Kartra
Kartra is the rival most like Kajabi on the marketing side: pages, funnels, email, checkout, memberships and courses in one account. Essentials costs $59 a month with 500 contacts, 10,000 emails a month, 1 product and 1 membership or course, and a 5% fee on sales. Starter costs $119 a month with 2,500 contacts, unlimited email and SMS, unlimited products and no fee on sales. Growth is $229 a month with 12,500 contacts.
Our full Kartra review scores it lower on ease of use and support, which is why it sits last here despite deep features.
- Funnels, email, SMS and checkout in one account
- No fee on sales from Starter
- Unlimited products from Starter
- Yearly billing saves up to 22%
- ✓Deepest marketing toolkit in this ranking
- ✓Starter matches Kajabi Basic's 2,500 contacts for less
- ✓30-day money-back guarantee
- ✗Steeper learning curve
- ✗Support scores low in our review
- ✗5% fee and 500 contacts on Essentials
| Criterion | Kartra | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price, monthly | $59/mo | $179/mo |
| Contacts at 2,500 | $119/mo, Starter | $179/mo, Basic |
| Fee on entry plan | 5% | 0% + card fees |
| Products from second plan | Unlimited | 50 on Growth |
Pick Kartra if funnels and email are why you used Kajabi. Starter at $119 a month covers the same 2,500 contacts as Kajabi Basic for $60 less a month. Take Systeme.io if you want the same idea from $17 a month. See Kartra pricing and Kartra alternatives before you commit.
9 Kajabi alternatives compared
The nine platforms side by side. Kartra's score comes from our full review; the others come from our comparison of ease of use, value, features, support and integrations. Prices are those each pricing page shows in 2026. Watch the billing: Circle lists annual-billing prices, the others are shown with their monthly price first.
| Best for | Edge over Kajabi | Free plan | Team size | Visit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thinkific | Closest course-platform swap | Unlimited courses, counts students not contacts | 4.3/5 | $109/mo (Start), or $82/mo billed annually | — | Course businesses | Visit → |
| 2 | Teachable | Low-cost course platform | $29/mo entry on annual billing | 4.1/5 | $39/mo (Starter), or $29/mo billed annually | — | New course creators | Visit → |
| 3 | Circle | Best for community-led businesses | Community built as the core product | 4.1/5 | $89/mo billed annually (Professional) | — | Community-led creators | Visit → |
| 4 | Systeme.io | Best budget all-in-one | Free plan and 0% transaction fees | 4.0/5 | Free; paid from $17/mo (Startup) | ✓ | Solo creators on a budget | Visit → |
| 5 | LearnWorlds | Best for interactive learning | Interactive video and assessments | 3.9/5 | $49/mo (Starter), or $44/mo billed annually | — | Training businesses | Visit → |
| 6 | Podia | Simplest all-in-one | Shortest learning curve | 3.9/5 | $42/mo billed annually (Mover, $504 a year) | — | Small catalogs | Visit → |
| 7 | Skool | Simplest community with courses | $9 entry, unlimited members | 3.8/5 | $9/mo (Hobby), Pro $99/mo | — | Paid groups | Visit → |
| 8 | Mighty Networks | Best for a social-network feel | Social network layout with livestreams | 3.7/5 | $95/mo (Launch), or $950/yr ($79/mo billed annually) | — | Member networks | Visit → |
| 9 | Kartra | Closest funnel-first rival | Unlimited products from Starter | 3.1/5 | $59/mo (Essentials) | — | Funnel-first marketers | Visit → |
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You're leaving Kajabi because... take this
Unlimited courses and 10,000 students from $109 a month.
The bill is the problem, but you want everything in one toolSysteme.ioFree plan, then $17 to $97 a month, 0% transaction fees.
Your community matters more than your videosCircleFrom $89 a month on annual billing, workflows from Business.
You are just starting and want a low entry priceTeachable$29 a month billed annually, 0% fee from Builder.
Kajabi felt too complicatedPodiaThe simplest interface here, 14-day trial with no card.
You run a paid group with live callsSkool$9 or $99 a month, unlimited members.
You need funnels, email and SMS togetherKartraStarter at $119 a month, 2,500 contacts, no fee on sales.
How to choose a Kajabi alternative
Kajabi bundles four jobs: a website and funnels, email, a course player and a community. Most alternatives are excellent at one or two of these. Before you compare prices, write down which of the four you actually used last quarter. If you mostly sent emails, a dedicated tool may be enough: see our ranking of email marketing tools for creators or our Kit review. If you mostly ran courses, the best LMS ranking covers the learning side.
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Kajabi alternatives, your questions
Does Kajabi take a cut of my sales?
No revenue share, but you still pay card processing: 2.9% plus 30 cents on Basic, 2.8% on Growth and 2.7% on Pro with Kajabi Payments, for US sellers. If you plug in another processor (PayPal excluded), Kajabi adds 2% on Basic, 1% on Growth and 0.5% on Pro on top of that processor's own fee.Does Kajabi have a free plan?
No. Kajabi starts with a 14-day free trial, then every plan is paid, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. The cheapest, Basic, includes 1 website, 1 community and 2 admins. If you need a free plan with no time limit, Systeme.io has one.Can I start on monthly billing and switch to annual later?
Yes, on Kajabi and on Podia you can go from monthly to annual billing at any time, so test a platform on monthly billing first. Read the refund rule before you commit: Podia refunds a payment only within 72 hours and does no partial refunds on annual plans.Can I get a refund from Kajabi after paying?
Yes, within 30 days. Every Kajabi plan comes with a 14-day free trial and then a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can test a migration on a paid plan and still ask for your money back inside that window.Which Kajabi alternative has the longest free trial?
Thinkific and LearnWorlds, with 30 days each, among the platforms here that state a trial length. Circle, Podia and Mighty Networks give 14 days without a card, the same length as Kajabi, while Teachable's trial lasts 7 days, backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee.Does Kajabi charge for extra team members?
No. Kajabi has no per-seat pricing: Basic includes 2 admins, Growth 11 and Pro 26, and Pro also allows 3 websites and 3 communities. If you run a team on Kajabi, check how your next platform counts admins before you move.Is Stan Store better than Kajabi?
Not as a full replacement. Stan Store is built to sell from a link in bio on social platforms, which suits creators selling a few products to followers. For a course catalog, email sequences and a community, a platform from this ranking fits better.Can I move my courses and students from Kajabi?
Yes, but plan it. Export contacts from the Contacts tab: the CSV arrives by email and the link expires after 3 days. Download your videos, rebuild the course on the new platform, then move subscriptions with your payment processor before cancelling.Will my students still have a mobile app after I leave Kajabi?
Yes on most platforms, but not always for free. Teachable includes iOS and Android student apps on every plan, Starter included, while Thinkific sells its branded mobile app as a $199-a-month add-on. Kajabi's own customer app runs on iPhone and Android, so tell students where to find their courses after the move.