Cohere vs Kajabi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kajabi grades higher than Cohere: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cohere grades higher on value for money. Kajabi grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cohere
All-in-one platform for coaches and healers with courses and community
Kajabi
All-in-one platform for selling courses, coaching and communities
Which one is for you
Pick Cohere if
- Fits if you are a coach or healer who wants courses and 1:1 booking
- Works for people who want help setting the business up
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you only need course hosting, as most course tools charge less
- Not for you if you want to try it free, as no plan or trial is listed
- Tight if you want Zapier, a custom domain or SMS, as they start at Accelerate ($166)
- Watch out: email beyond your plan costs $0.01 each
Pick Kajabi if
- Fits if you want site, email, checkout and courses on one bill and one login
- Works for coaches who sell courses, coaching and a newsletter to the same people
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're just starting, as Basic is $143 a month even billed yearly
- Tight if you plan lots of offers, since Basic stops at 5 products and 2,500 contacts
- Skip it if you want your own branded app without paying $199 a month or moving to Pro
- Watch out: the trial rolls into Growth at $249 a month unless you cancel
- Watch out: other processors add 0.5% to 2% a sale, and extra contacts cost $125 a month per 25,000
How we grade them
| 1.8GPACohereWeak | 2.0GPAKajabiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$93 a month billed annually is just past the dearer-quarter line of $89, though it includes group business coaching. | DBasic is $143 a month billed yearly, and Kajabi takes no share of sales through Kajabi Payments, whose 2.9% + 30 cents is card processing. So $2,000 of sales a month costs $143, right where this category's dearest tenth starts. Use another processor and Basic adds 2%, another $40. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no free trial is listed on the pages. | DNo free plan. The 14-day trial covers the whole platform, but it rolls into Growth at $249 a month unless you cancel, so it's the kind that bills you at the end. |
| Features | BCourses, workshops, memberships, scheduling, payments, CRM and email on every plan. The listing names no gap in the core work. | BCourses with drip, assessments and cohorts, coaching, a community, unlimited emails, funnels and landing pages, upsells, affiliates, tax and paid newsletters. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the job; Basic just stops at 5 products and 2,500 contacts. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You set up services, pages and email. | C4.34 from about 7,400 App Store ratings, mid-table for this category. And you're setting up a site, emails, funnels and a checkout before anything sells. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with only Zoom and Zapier listed as integrations. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign and a public API. No desktop app, which an A needs. An app in your own name is on Pro, or $199 a month extra. |
| Best for | courses and coaching software with group coaching | running a whole course business from one account |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cohere and Kajabi. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cohere starts at $93 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Kajabi starts at $143 a month and scores 2.7.
Kajabi scores higher, and starts $50 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, 17 score higher than Cohere for less, and 3 score higher than Kajabi for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Cohere also covers appointment booking and webinars.
- Kajabi also covers marketing automation and paid newsletters.
At a glance
| Cohere | Kajabi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $93 per month, billed annually ($111 billed monthly) | $143 per month, billed annually ($179 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of the full platform; it rolls into the Growth monthly plan at $249 unless cancelled |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Cohere | Kajabi |
| Price read from | cohere.live | kajabi.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cohere
- No free plan or free trial is listed; the site points to booking a call or purchasing.
- Email overages beyond the plan allowance cost $0.01 per email.
- Custom domain, Zapier, SMS reminders and a dedicated success coach need Accelerate or higher.
- It is built for coaches and healers, and the monthly price runs higher than most course-only platforms.
Kajabi
- No revenue share, but Kajabi Payments charges 2.7% to 2.9% plus $0.30 a sale in the US; using another processor (not PayPal) adds 0.5% to 2%.
- Basic stops at 5 products, 2,500 contacts and 2 admin users. Extra contacts cost $125 a month per block of 25,000.
- There is no free plan. The branded mobile app is only in Pro unless bought for $199 a month.
- Basic has no AI credits; Growth gets 500 and Pro 1,000, and 500 more cost $15 a month.
Key features
Cohere
- Courses, workshops and memberships
- Unlimited live and self-paced group courses, workshops, memberships and communities on every plan.
- Scheduling and payments
- Unlimited 1:1 scheduling pages and payments; the pricing table shows a 0% Cohere transaction fee on every plan.
- CRM and email marketing
- Unlimited contacts with monthly email allowances of 5,000, 50,000 or 100,000 by plan; sequences and automations start at Accelerate.
- Business coaching and academy
- Group onboarding and the Cohere Academy on all plans; a dedicated 1:1 success coach starts at Accelerate.
- Marketplace listing
- Offers can be listed in the Cohere Marketplace; the vendor presents it as a way to be discovered by new clients.
- Caela AI assistant
- A built-in AI assistant with a marketing agent for planning launches and copy.
Kajabi
- Courses and coaching
- Courses with drip release, progress tracking, assessments and cohorts, plus coaching programs, memberships, podcasts and digital downloads.
- Communities
- Topic-based spaces with threaded posts, activity feeds and announcements, tied to product purchases. Basic and Growth include 1 community, Pro 3.
- Email, funnels and landing pages
- Unlimited marketing emails, landing pages and funnels on every plan, with broadcasts, sequences and automations triggered by what students do.
- Checkout and payments
- One-time prices, subscriptions and payment plans, coupons, order bumps, upsells, affiliate programs and automated tax calculation.
- Newsletters with paywalls
- Publish a newsletter from the same account and charge for it with paid subscriptions, premium issues or paywalled posts.
- Branded and Creator apps
- A mobile app with your own branding, included on Pro or $199 a month on other plans. A separate Creator app shows sales and contacts on a phone.
Plans
Cohere
Impact$93
per month, billed annually ($111 billed monthly)
Software plus group business coaching: unlimited contacts and storage, services website, email marketing up to 5,000 emails, group onboarding and a year of Cohere Academy.
Accelerate$166
per month, billed annually ($197 billed monthly)
Adds done-for-you setup of 2 services, four 1:1 onboarding or success calls, up to 50,000 emails, SMS reminders, custom domain, Zapier and a dedicated success coach.
Transform and Scale$287
per month, billed annually ($347 billed monthly)
Adds a custom pro website, 90 days of ad management support on the annual plan, up to 100,000 emails, 5 sub-accounts and setup and migration for 4 services.
Kajabi
Basic$143
per month for up to 2,500 contacts, billed annually ($179 monthly)
5 products, 1 website, 1 community, 2 admin users, no AI credits. Kajabi Payments at 2.9% + $0.30 a sale; other processors add a 2% fee.
Growth$199
per month for up to 25,000 contacts, billed annually ($249 monthly)
50 products, 1 website, 1 community, 11 admin users, 500 AI credits. Kajabi Payments at 2.8% + $0.30; other processors add a 1% fee.
Pro$399
per month for up to 100,000 contacts, billed annually ($499 monthly)
Unlimited products, 3 websites, 3 communities, 26 admin users, 1,000 AI credits and the branded mobile app. Other processors add a 0.5% fee.
Ways to pay less
Cohere
- Annual discount
Annual billing
The pricing page shows 20% off for annual billing; Impact is $93 a month billed annually against $111 month to month.
Kajabi
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Kajabi's pricing page lists 20% off for annual billing: Basic $143 a month instead of $179, Growth $199 instead of $249, Pro $399 instead of $499.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cohere or Kajabi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Cohere is cheaper to start with: $93 a month, against $143 a month for Kajabi. Cohere starts at $93 per month, billed annually ($111 billed monthly), and Kajabi starts at $143 per month, billed annually ($179 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Cohere or Kajabi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Cohere nor Kajabi has a free plan. Kajabi has a free trial.
Which platforms do Cohere and Kajabi run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Kajabi lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.