Kajabi vs Teachable

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

Teachable

$348/yr

80% less than Kajabi

Who has a free plan
  • Kajabino free plan
  • Teachableno free plan
Easiest to rebuild

Kajabi, Teachable

With trade-offs

On price, Teachable wins.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONKajabiCreator commerceTeachableCreator commerce
Monthly billing$179/moBasic$39/moStarter
Per year$1,716/yrannual plan · −20%$348/yrannual plan · −26%
Billing modelFlat subscriptionFlat subscription
Free tierno free tier; 14-day trialno free tier; 7-day trial only
Additional costsKajabi Payments rates are 2.9% + $0.30 / 2.8% + $0.30 / 2.7% + $0.30; third-party gateways add 2% / 1% / 0.5%. Basic/Growth pay $199/month for a branded app and $25/month for public API access; 500 AI-credit top-ups are $15; extra Backstage seats are listed at $20/seat/month on the detailed help page.Starter adds a 7.5% platform fee; payment processing is 2.9%+$0.30 US cards, 3.9%+$0.30 international cards, 3.49%+$0.49 US PayPal, and 4.99%+$0.49 international PayPal; $15 chargebacks; optional BackOffice adds 2%–2.8%. Student caps are removed only after $10,000 in direct annual sales.
Can you rebuild it?With trade-offsmulti-dayWith trade-offsmulti-day
Free alternatives+3
Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
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