Kajabi vs MemberSpace (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Kajabi and MemberSpace share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan, and MemberSpace starts cheaper, at $39 a month against $143 a month.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Kajabi grades higher on features. MemberSpace grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Kajabi
All-in-one platform for selling courses, coaching and communities
MemberSpace
Add memberships and gated content to a site you already have
Which one is for you
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
Pick MemberSpace if
- Fits if you have a site on Squarespace, Wix or Webflow and want a members area on it
- Works for a creator selling one or two paid tiers
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you have steady sales: Starter takes 5% of every sale
- Tight if you want an API or the AI connection, which are on the $99 Growth plan
- Watch out: Starter allows one website connection
- Watch out: the site builder is a separate cost, since it runs on top of another site
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAKajabiFair | 2.0GPAMemberSpaceFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | C$39 a month billed yearly plus a 5% fee on sales, against a $49 middle for courses and communities tools. Growth is $99. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | DA 7-day free trial on any plan, but the page doesn't say whether a card is needed. A 30-day money-back guarantee follows. |
| Features | 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. | CMembership on any site, free and paid tiers, member spaces, migration and automations. The listing's gap: Starter allows one website connection and API access is on Growth. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. You add a snippet to your site and set up plans and gated pages. |
| Platforms and 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. | BWeb only, with Stripe, Zapier, Squarespace, WordPress, Webflow and Wix connections and an admin API on Growth. |
| Best for | running a whole course business from one account | adding memberships to a site you already have |
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: Kajabi and MemberSpace. How we grade
Price against what you get
Kajabi starts at $143 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. MemberSpace starts at $39 a month and scores 2.3.
Kajabi scores higher, and starts $104 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, 3 score higher than Kajabi for less, and 4 score higher than MemberSpace 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
- Kajabi also covers marketing automation and email campaigns.
At a glance
| Kajabi | MemberSpace | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $143 per month, billed annually ($179 billed monthly) | $39 per month, billed annually, plus a 5% fee on sales |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the full platform; it rolls into the Growth monthly plan at $249 unless cancelled | 7-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Kajabi | MemberSpace |
| Price read from | kajabi.com | memberspace.com |
| Checked | Nov 9, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
MemberSpace
- The Starter plan takes a 5% fee on every sale and allows one website connection.
- API access and the AI connection are on the $99 Growth plan only.
- The pricing page shows annual rates; a monthly option is offered but its price was not shown in the page text.
- It runs on top of another site, so the site builder is a separate cost.
Key features
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.
MemberSpace
- Membership on any site
- Installs on an existing site and locks pages, files or videos behind a member login.
- Free and paid tiers
- Sells one-time, payment-plan and recurring access, with free trials of any length.
- Spaces for members
- Offers community forums, content libraries, courses, newsletters, coaching areas and directories to members.
- Member migration
- Imports members from another platform at no charge.
- Analytics and automations
- Reports revenue and activity and sends automatic emails.
- Admin API and AI connection
- Growth adds API access and a way to connect a ChatGPT or Claude account to analyze member data.
Plans
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.
MemberSpace
Starter$39
per month, billed annually
5% MemberSpace fee on each sale on top of Stripe's fees; unlimited members and tiers, 5 member spaces, 1 website connection.
Growth$99
per month, billed annually
2% fee on each sale; unlimited spaces, 3 website connections, admin API access and ChatGPT or Claude connection.
Ways to pay less
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.
MemberSpace
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Kajabi or MemberSpace?
As of Nov 12, 2026, MemberSpace is cheaper to start with: $39 a month, against $143 a month for Kajabi. Kajabi starts at $143 per month, billed annually ($179 billed monthly), and MemberSpace starts at $39 per month, billed annually, plus a 5% fee on sales.
Which has a free plan, Kajabi or MemberSpace?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Kajabi nor MemberSpace has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Kajabi and MemberSpace run on?
As of Nov 12, 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.