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Kajabi

Kajabi

Run courses, community, and payments in one place

84/100Scorecommunity

Price

$179/mo (billed annually $143/mo)

Used by

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Model

paid

Best for

B2B communities

Quick Verdict — Score: 84/100

The most complete all-in-one for knowledge businesses, and its community module rides on top of that. Powerful and polished, but the price puts it well above community-only tools like Skool or Circle.

Who Is This For

Coaches, course creators, and knowledge entrepreneurs who want to consolidate a website, courses, email marketing, checkout, and a member community into a single platform, and who plan to monetize directly. It fits people already earning enough to justify a $179+/mo spend and who value one login over stitching together several tools.

Who Is This NOT For

Indie makers or early builders who only need a community space. If community is the whole point, Skool ($99/mo) or Circle deliver more focused, cheaper community features. Kajabi's community is one module inside a much larger, pricier suite, so paying for the full OS just to run a group is overkill.

Pros

  • +Genuinely all-in-one: website, courses, community, email, funnels, and checkout in one dashboard, no plugin stack to maintain
  • +Strong built-in monetization with subscriptions, one-time payments, upsells, and Kajabi Payments (2.9%-2.7% + $0.30 by tier)
  • +Branded mobile app and API access included on every plan
  • +Unlimited landing pages, marketing emails, and funnels on all tiers
  • +Newer AI tooling (Cofounder AI partner, Expert Agents, MCP integration) baked into the platform

—Cons

  • -Expensive: cheapest publicly-priced plan is Basic at $179/mo, far above community-only rivals
  • -No free plan; only a 30-day free trial
  • -Community is one feature of a broad suite, so single-purpose community tools go deeper
  • -Lower tiers are tightly capped (Basic: 5 products, 2,500 contacts, 1 community, 2 admins)
  • -Transaction fees apply on top of subscription unless you scale to higher tiers
  • -Trustpilot sits at only 3.5/5 across 2,300+ reviews, signaling mixed support and billing experiences

Key Features

Communities: Member spaces with feeds, groups, and access controls to drive connection and retention alongside your paid content.
Courses & coaching: Build scalable courses plus 1-on-1 and group coaching programs delivered inside the same platform.
Email marketing & funnels: Unlimited marketing emails, automations, and sales funnels included on every plan.
Payments & checkout: Subscriptions, one-time payments, and upsells via Kajabi Payments with automated tax calculation and payouts.
Website & landing pages: Host a full website with unlimited landing pages, no external site builder required.
Branded mobile app: A branded app for members is included on all tiers to deliver content and community on mobile.
AI tooling: Cofounder AI business partner, Expert Agents trained on your content, and MCP integration with outside AI tools.
Memberships, podcasts & newsletters: Recurring gated memberships plus native podcast hosting and newsletter publishing.

Pricing Breakdown

  • Starter - entry tier (1 product, 250 contacts, 2 admins, 1 community, 1 website); price not publicly listed on the pricing page
  • Basic - $179/mo ($143/mo billed annually): 5 products, 2,500 contacts, 2 admins, 1 community, 1 website
  • Growth - $249/mo ($199/mo billed annually): 50 products, 25,000 contacts, 11 admins, 1 community, 1 website
  • Pro - $499/mo ($399/mo billed annually): unlimited products, 100,000 contacts, 26 admins, 3 communities, 3 websites

Starting Price

$179/mo (billed annually $143/mo)

Pricing Model

paid

Free Tier

No

Quick Setup Guide

  1. Start the 30-day free trial from kajabi.com and pick a plan (Basic, Growth, or Pro)
  2. Set up your site: connect a domain, choose a theme, and add core pages
  3. Create your first product, whether a course, coaching program, or membership
  4. Add a Community and configure member access, groups, and posting rules
  5. Build an offer and checkout with Kajabi Payments to start taking money
  6. Set up marketing emails, a funnel, and landing pages to drive sign-ups
  7. Publish the branded mobile app so members can access content and community on mobile

Bottom Line

Kajabi is the most complete operating system for knowledge businesses, bundling courses, community, email, funnels, a website, and checkout into one platform with polished AI tooling on top. Its community feature is solid but is only one part of a large, premium suite, so the value only makes sense if you use the whole thing to sell and deliver content. Starting at $179/mo with no free plan, it is priced for creators already generating revenue, not for indie makers who just need a community. If community is your sole goal, Skool or Circle are cheaper and more focused.

What Users Say

Genuine reviews from public platforms. Each linked to its source. How our reviews work →

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Abbey W. (Owner, Marketing and Advertising)

via Capterra
Source

Kajabi has everything you need to launch an online program quickly, letting you go from idea to launch in just one day.

R

Rachel S. (Virtual Assistant, E-Learning)

via Capterra
Source

While Kajabi is a great one-stop-shop platform, as a small business it's hard to justify the high price.

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Justine J. (Coach, Health & Wellness)

via Capterra
Source

For the last 5 days, I've been locked out of my account. Their lack of urgency, accountability, and customer care is unacceptable.

Alternatives to Kajabi

Skool

86/100$9/mo

Focused community-plus-courses platform that is far cheaper and simpler if community is your main goal.

Circle

88/100$89/mo

Dedicated community platform with deeper community features and lower entry pricing than Kajabi.

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