Kartra vs Kyvio (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kartra and Kyvio share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Kartra starts cheaper, at $52 a month against $83.08 a month when paid by the year.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Kartra
Marketing suite with funnels, email, courses and membership sites
Kyvio
Funnels, membership sites and CRM sold as a product-launch service
Which one is for you
Pick Kartra if
- Fits if your business runs on funnels, launches and email sequences
- Works for sellers who want calendars, texts and courses in the same account, from $99 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a community around your course, which isn't in the listing
- Pricey if you stay on Essentials, with 5% of sales and only 1 product
- Tight if your list grows fast, since passing the contact limit moves you up a plan mid-cycle
- Watch out: automations, affiliates and the help desk start on Growth at $189, and the API only on Professional
- Watch out: there are no add-ons for domains or team members, no apps are listed, and the trial is a limited-time offer
Pick Kyvio if
- Fits if you want funnels, email and a course site in one subscription
- Works for coaches who might hire the launch service later
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you run more than one membership site, since only one is included
- Pricey if you add the extras: AI, premium triggers, call tracking, missed-call text back and email sending all cost more
- Watch out: calls and texts are billed by usage
- Watch out: the Done-For-You package has no published price and is for applicants, and the $2,997 a month Done-With-You launch runs for 3 months
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAKartraFair | 2.2GPAKyvioFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CEssentials is $52 a month billed yearly, but it takes 5% of sales, $100 on $2,000, and allows 1 product. Starter at $99 takes no fee, so $99 a month is the real figure: above this category's dearer quarter ($59), short of its dearest tenth ($143). | C$97 a month or $997 a year, about $83 a month, which is where courses-and-communities tools reach the dearer quarter at $97. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. A 14-day trial of any plan is shown as a limited-time offer, and the listing doesn't say it needs a card; after that there's a 30-day money-back guarantee. | C14-day free trial, cancel anytime as the homepage says. No free plan. |
| Features | CPages, funnels, checkouts, courses and membership sites with video hosting, email and SMS, forms, calendars and AI copy. The gap is community: there's no discussion space for students anywhere in the listing. | CMembership site, courses, funnels, forms, CRM, email, commerce and messaging. Only one membership site is included. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. It's a big suite with funnels and sequences to set up, and passing your contact limit moves you up a plan mid-cycle. | CNo store rating on record. You build the funnels, pages and membership yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net, Braintree, Zapier, Twilio, Zoom and Google Calendar. API access is only on Professional at $429 a month, and no apps are listed. | BWeb only, with 8 integrations on record. |
| Best for | funnel-heavy course launches | a coach selling a course with funnels and a CRM in one login |
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: Kartra and Kyvio. How we grade
Price against what you get
Kartra starts at $52 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Kyvio starts at $83.08 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Kartra starts $31.08 a month lower. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, 7 score higher than Kartra for less, and 10 score higher than Kyvio 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
- Kartra also covers forms, surveys and help desk.
- Kyvio also covers booking links and affiliate tracking.
At a glance
| Kartra | Kyvio | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $52 per month for up to 500 contacts, billed annually ($59 monthly) | $97 per month, or $997 per year |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of any plan, shown as a limited-time offer; 30-day money-back guarantee | 14-day free trial, cancel anytime (as stated on the homepage) |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Kartra Inc. | Kyvio |
| Price read from | kartra.com | kyvio.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Kartra
- Essentials takes 5% of every sale and allows only 1 product, 1 course and 5 pages; higher plans take no fee.
- Passing a plan's contact limit moves the account up a tier automatically, with a mid-cycle charge.
- Automations, affiliates and the help desk start on Growth; API access is only on Professional.
- There are no add-ons for extra domains, languages or team members; more of any means a bigger plan.
Kyvio
- Only one membership site is included, even though members and courses are unlimited.
- AI features, premium triggers, call tracking, missed-call text back, email sending and verification cost extra; calls and texts are billed by usage.
- The Done-For-You package has no published price and is limited to applicants.
- Pricing is built around a launch service, so the self-serve plan is the only one comparable to a standard course platform.
Key features
Kartra
- Pages, funnels and checkouts
- A drag-and-drop page and website builder, a funnel mapper, pre-built campaigns, and checkouts that take card and PayPal payments.
- Courses and membership sites
- Host courses and membership sites with Kartra's own video hosting. Essentials allows 1, Starter and above are unlimited.
- Email and SMS
- Broadcasts and automated sequences by email and text, unlimited from Starter. Automations that tag leads by behavior start on Growth.
- Forms, surveys and calendars
- A form builder on every plan, appointment calendars that sync with Google Calendar, Zoom and Google Meet, and surveys and quizzes on Growth.
- Affiliates and help desk
- Growth adds an affiliate program for partners and a customer support portal; Professional adds live chat to the help desk.
- Kartra AI
- Writes copy for pages, emails and texts: 30 uses on Essentials, 100 on Starter and 200 on Growth.
Kyvio
- Membership site and courses
- One membership site with unlimited members and courses on the self-serve package.
- Funnels, websites and forms
- Unlimited funnels, websites, blogs, forms, surveys and calendars, with unlimited linked domains and video hosting.
- CRM and email
- A CRM, email templates, campaigns, two-way email conversations and automation workflows with triggers.
- Commerce tools
- Unlimited free and paid products and invoices, plus an affiliate manager.
- Messaging and reputation
- Live web chat, Facebook Messenger, Google Business Profile messaging and review management.
- Launch services
- The company runs product launches for customers or coaches them through one with consulting calls.
Plans
Kartra
Essentials$52
per month for up to 500 contacts, billed annually ($59 monthly)
10,000 emails and texts a month, 5 pages, 1 product, 1 membership or course, 30 Kartra AI uses, 1 domain. Kartra takes 5% of each sale.
Starter$99
per month for up to 2,500 contacts, billed annually ($119 monthly)
Unlimited email and SMS, pages, products, memberships and courses, video hosting, calendars, webinars, 5 team members. No transaction fee.
Growth$189
per month for up to 12,500 contacts, billed annually ($229 monthly)
The tier for 10,000 contacts. Adds automations, affiliates, surveys and quizzes, a help desk, funnel simulation, 10 team members, 3 domains.
Professional$429
per month for up to 25,000 contacts, billed annually ($549 monthly)
Everything in Growth, plus real-time funnel analytics, help desk live chat, API access and 5 custom domains.
Kyvio
Do-It-Yourself Launch (monthly)$97
per month
Self-serve platform access with all features; includes moving one business website or funnel onto Kyvio and standard account setup.
Do-It-Yourself Launch (yearly)$997
per year
Same self-serve package billed once a year.
Done-With-You Launch$2997
per month for 3 months, then $97 per month
Adds 3 launch consulting calls, a built launch funnel and lead-generation funnel, and 3 months of the SaaSvio course, mentorship calls and community.
Done-For-You LaunchCustom
One-time fee plus a percentage of performance; the Kyvio team runs the launch and gives 1 year of platform access. Applications are limited.
Ways to pay less
Kartra
- Annual discount
Save up to 22% with yearly billing
Kartra's pricing page lists yearly billing at up to 22% off: Essentials $52 a month instead of $59, Starter $99 instead of $119, Growth $189 instead of $229.
Kyvio
- Annual discount
Yearly billing
The self-serve package is $97 per month or $997 per year, which is $167 less than twelve monthly payments.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Kartra or Kyvio?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Kartra is cheaper to start with: $52 a month, against $83.08 a month when paid by the year for Kyvio. Kartra starts at $52 per month for up to 500 contacts, billed annually ($59 monthly), and Kyvio starts at $97 per month, or $997 per year.
Which has a free plan, Kartra or Kyvio?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Kartra nor Kyvio has a free plan. Both have 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.