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Kajabi

All-in-one creator platform bundling courses, email, funnels and a website, with no cut of your sales.

Best for

Creators who want one subscription instead of a course tool plus an email platform plus a funnel builder.

Entry plan
$179/mo (Basic)
Transaction fee
0% (Kajabi Payments; 2%, 1% or 0.5% via a third-party gateway)
Students included
2,500 contacts (Basic), 25,000 (Growth), 100,000 (Pro)
Free plan
No, free trial only
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Pricing breakdown

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How Kajabi compares

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Side-by-side with the closest alternatives by estimated cost.

Based on $2,000 a month of course revenue, 100 active students and 3 courses, with each platform's own transaction fee counted in. Quote-only providers are excluded.

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Kajabi

$179/mo est.

Built-in community
Yes, 1 community (Basic and Growth), 3 (Pro)
Email marketing
Native, unlimited marketing emails on every plan
Run your own affiliates
Yes
Custom domain
Yes
Courses included
5 (Basic), 50 (Growth), Unlimited (Pro)
Est. monthly cost
$179/mo
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Skool

$157/mo est.

Built-in community
Native, and the core of the product
Email marketing
Basic broadcasts to members
Run your own affiliates
Yes (Pro only)
Custom domain
Yes (Pro only)
Courses included
Unlimited on both plans
Est. monthly cost
$157/mo
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Circle

$129/mo est.

Built-in community
Native, and the core of the product
Email marketing
Paid add-on, Email Hub priced separately by contacts
Run your own affiliates
Yes
Custom domain
Yes, on every plan
Courses included
Unlimited on every plan
Est. monthly cost
$129/mo
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Podia

$99/mo est.

Built-in community
Yes, community spaces
Email marketing
Native, with email contacts metered separately from students
Run your own affiliates
Yes (Shaker+)
Custom domain
Yes
Courses included
50 (Mover), 150 (Shaker), Unlimited (Earthquaker)
Est. monthly cost
$99/mo

Strengths and trade-offs

Pros

  • No platform cut on its own payment rail
  • Bundles email, funnels, website and community
  • Publishes a documented MCP server for AI assistants
  • Generous contact allowances on every tier

Cons

  • Highest entry price of the dedicated course platforms
  • Third-party payment gateways attract a percentage fee
  • AI features are metered in credits that run out
  • No free plan

About Kajabi

Kajabi sets out to replace a stack of separate subscriptions: courses and coaching, email marketing, landing pages and funnels, a website, and a community, in one system. It takes no percentage of sales on its own payment rail, and says so prominently.

That breadth is why its entry price is the highest of the dedicated course platforms. The comparison worth making is not against a cheaper course tool alone, but against a cheaper course tool plus the email and funnel subscriptions you would buy alongside it.

Kajabi was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Irvine, United States.

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