FreshLearn vs Kajabi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, FreshLearn grades higher than Kajabi: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
FreshLearn grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
FreshLearn
Course, coaching and community platform with zero sales fees
Kajabi
All-in-one platform for selling courses, coaching and communities
Which one is for you
Pick FreshLearn if
- Fits if you want courses and a community in one hosted account
- Works for sellers who want to start on a free plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as it stops at 1 product and 25 manual enrollments
- Pricey if you need community, live classes, quizzes or certificates: those start at No Brainer, $49 a month on 2-year billing
- Watch out: the lowest prices need a 2-year prepayment
- Watch out: a branded mobile app is $299 a year for each of iOS and Android
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
| 2.4GPAFreshLearnFair | 2.0GPAKajabiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $35 a month billed every 2 years, close to the category's middle of $37. Monthly billing is $49. | 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 | CThe free plan has 1 product, 25 manual enrollments and 3 sales pages. Paid plans have a free trial with no card, per the page. | 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, community, live classes, quizzes, certificates, payments and AI tools. The listing shows no gap in the core job, but the Pro plan lacks several parts. | 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 | CA web app where you build courses and sales pages, with no store rating on record. | 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 | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Zoom and HubSpot on the list. No desktop app. | 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 a community with 0% fees | 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: FreshLearn and Kajabi. How we grade
Price against what you get
FreshLearn starts at $35 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Kajabi starts at $143 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and FreshLearn starts $108 a month lower. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, none scores higher than FreshLearn 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
- FreshLearn also covers digital downloads.
- Kajabi also covers marketing automation and paid newsletters.
At a glance
| FreshLearn | Kajabi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $35 per month, billed every 2 years ($49 billed monthly) | $143 per month, billed annually ($179 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 1 product, 25 manual enrollments, 3 sales pages, email support and the blogging CMS. | None |
| Free trial | Free trial on paid plans; the page says no credit card is required. | 14-day free trial of the full platform; it rolls into the Growth monthly plan at $249 unless cancelled |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | FreshLearn | Kajabi |
| Price read from | freshlearn.com | kajabi.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
FreshLearn
- Community, live classes, certificates and quizzes are not in the Pro plan; they start at No Brainer.
- The lowest prices need a 2-year prepayment; the monthly-billing price is higher.
- Free migration applies to annual and 2-year billing; monthly billing is charged a small fee.
- A branded mobile app is a separate add-on at $299 per year for each of iOS or Android.
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
FreshLearn
- Courses and digital products
- Self-paced courses, masterclasses, downloadable files and product bundles, with unlimited courses and learners on paid plans.
- Community
- Discussion spaces where learners ask questions and share knowledge, included from the No Brainer plan.
- Live classes and coaching
- Schedule live classes and sell 1:1 coaching packages with bookings, from the No Brainer plan.
- Quizzes and certificates
- Assessments, assignments and certificates; No Brainer+ adds question banks, required watch time and verifiable certificate IDs.
- Payments
- Takes no transaction fee on sales. Payments go to your own Stripe or PayPal account, which charges its normal processing fee.
- AI tools
- An AI website builder, course outline generator and idea validator on all paid plans, with AI quiz generation from No Brainer.
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
FreshLearn
Free$0
1 product, 25 manual enrollments, 3 sales pages, blogging CMS and email support.
Pro$35
per month, billed every 2 years ($49 billed monthly)
Courses, masterclasses, downloads, bundles, custom domain, checkout and AI website builder. 1 administrator.
No Brainer$49
per month, billed every 2 years ($79 billed monthly)
Adds community, 1:1 coaching, live classes, certificates, quizzes, mobile apps and Zapier. 3 administrators.
No Brainer+$99
per month, billed every 2 years ($149 billed monthly)
Adds API access, unlimited automations, question banks, video compliance and certificate verification. 7 administrators.
Enterprise$249
per month and up
Everything in No Brainer+, plus SCORM and xAPI, SSO, partner groups, a dedicated manager and a 99.9% uptime SLA.
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
FreshLearn
- Annual discount
Lower price on 2-year billing
The pricing page shows each paid plan cheaper per month when billed every 2 years than month to month, with savings up to $1,177 over 2 years.
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, FreshLearn or Kajabi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, FreshLearn is cheaper to start with: $35 a month, against $143 a month for Kajabi. FreshLearn starts at $35 per month, billed every 2 years ($49 billed monthly), and Kajabi starts at $143 per month, billed annually ($179 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, FreshLearn or Kajabi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only FreshLearn has a free plan. Kajabi does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.