Kajabi vs Teachable
Side-by-side comparison on fees, payouts, monetization, and audience ownership.
Kajabi vs Teachable: which one wins?
Kajabi charges from $179/mo (monthly subscription · 0% on revenue) versus Teachable at from $29/mo (monthly + up to 7.5% on Starter).
On payout speed, Kajabi pays weekly while Teachable pays weekly. No difference here.
For audience ownership, Kajabi offers full access (built-in email marketing) email export and Teachable offers limited (built-in from builder plan up). Email portability matters most for creators planning to migrate later or build a list independent of any single platform.
Best for: Kajabi suits course creators, coaches, community builders with established businesses. Teachable fits course creators who want a proven all-in-one with flexible pricing tiers.
All-in-one vs focused course tool
Kajabi and Teachable both let you sell online courses, but they're positioned differently. Kajabi is a complete business platform — email marketing, landing pages, community, courses, coaching, and podcasts in one place. Teachable is a focused course and coaching tool that integrates with your existing marketing stack. The right choice depends on where you are in your creator business.
When Kajabi is worth the higher price
Kajabi's base plan starts at $179/month — roughly 4–5× what Teachable's starter tiers cost. That price makes sense if you're currently paying separately for an email platform, a landing page builder, and a community tool. Kajabi replaces all of them. If you're above $3,000–$5,000 monthly revenue and running a multi-product business, Kajabi's 0% transaction fee and integrated marketing often cost less in total than Teachable plus several other tools.
When Teachable is the better fit
Teachable is the right starting point if you want to validate a course business without a large monthly commitment. The $29/month plan includes everything you need to sell courses to an existing audience. The 7.5% transaction fee on the cheapest plan is a real cost, but it only activates when you sell. For creators early in monetisation or testing whether a course will sell, Teachable's lower floor is more practical.
Email list ownership
Kajabi includes built-in email marketing with full contact list access. Teachable offers limited email tools — most users run a separate email platform. Both allow list export, but Kajabi treats email as a first-class feature; Teachable treats it as secondary.