Kartra vs WebinarJam
We give Kartra and WebinarJam the same GPA: 2.2 out of 4.0. Kartra grades higher on the free plan. WebinarJam grades higher on value for money. 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.
Kartra
Marketing suite with funnels, email, courses and membership sites
WebinarJam
Live sales webinars with offers, reminders and replays
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAKartraFair | 2.2GPAWebinarJamFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | BStarter is $39 a month billed annually ($49 by the month) for up to 100 attendees. That's the cheapest 100-seat room among the webinar tools it's up against, about half what Demio and Zoom Webinars charge. Sessions are capped at 1 hour, though. |
| 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. | DNo free plan. The 14-day trial costs $1, so it needs a card, though it's generous: 500 attendees, 2 hosts and 2-hour webinars. Paid plans have a 30-day money-back guarantee. |
| 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. | CSign-up pages with split tests, email and SMS reminders, timed offers, polls, a whiteboard, video injections and broadcasts to Facebook and YouTube. The gaps: sessions top out at 4 hours even on Enterprise, and Starter has no EverWebinar for automated webinars. |
| 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 App Store rating on record. There's a page builder with templates, but you'll be building sign-up pages, reminder sequences and offers before the first webinar. |
| 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 no desktop or phone app listed, but it connects to Kartra, ActiveCampaign, AWeber, Keap, GetResponse, Mailchimp, Twilio and Zapier. |
| Best for | funnel-heavy course launches | live sales webinars on a budget |
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 WebinarJam. How we grade
Where they differ
- Kartra starts at $52 per month for up to 500 contacts, billed annually ($59 monthly). WebinarJam starts at $39 per month for up to 100 attendees, billed annually ($49 billed monthly).
- Kartra also covers marketing automation, forms, surveys, email campaigns, help desk and online courses.
- WebinarJam also covers a/B testing and webinars.
At a glance
| Kartra | WebinarJam | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $52 per month for up to 500 contacts, billed annually ($59 monthly) | $39 per month for up to 100 attendees, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) |
| 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 trial for $1, with 500 attendees, 2 hosts and 2-hour webinars |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Kartra Inc. | Genesis Digital LLC |
| Price read from | kartra.com | webinarjam.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Kartra
- Marketers who want funnels, email and course hosting in one account
- Course sellers who also need a help desk and an affiliate program
- Businesses that sell several products through funnels
WebinarJam
- Course creators and coaches selling through live webinars
- Marketers who want offers, reminders and replays in one system
- Kartra users who want webinars from the same company
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.
WebinarJam
- Sessions are capped at 1 hour on Starter and 4 hours even on Enterprise; WebinarJam suggests back-to-back sessions for longer events.
- Automated webinars need EverWebinar, which is included from Basic up but not with Starter.
- The trial costs $1 for 14 days; paid plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- WebinarJam advises against running two webinars at the same time in one account.
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.
WebinarJam
- Registration pages
- A point-and-click page builder with templates for registration and thank-you pages, with A/B split tests to see which design brings in more sign-ups.
- Email and SMS reminders
- A built-in email and text message system sends reminders and follow-ups, and can send through an outside SMTP provider or Twilio.
- Live offers and engagement
- Timed offer pop-ups for selling during the webinar, plus live chat, polls and surveys, an on-screen whiteboard and attendee spotlight to bring people on stage.
- Video injections and hybrid webinars
- Pre-recorded video can be played inside a live session while the host keeps talking with attendees, and an always-on room stays open between events.
- Broadcast to Facebook and YouTube
- Every plan can broadcast a webinar to Facebook and YouTube as well as to the WebinarJam room.
- Automatic replays
- Sessions are recorded and replays sent automatically; a recording can then be turned into an automated webinar in EverWebinar.
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.
WebinarJam
Starter$39
per month for up to 100 attendees, billed annually ($49 monthly)
Unlimited webinars of up to 1 hour, 1 host and 1 extra team member. EverWebinar is not included.
Basic$79
per month for up to 500 attendees, billed annually ($99 monthly)
Webinars of up to 2 hours, 2 hosts and 5 extra team members, with EverWebinar automated webinars included.
Professional$229
per month for up to 2,000 attendees, billed annually ($299 monthly)
Webinars of up to 3 hours, 4 hosts and 10 extra team members, with EverWebinar included.
Enterprise$379
per month for up to 5,000 attendees, billed annually ($499 monthly)
Webinars of up to 4 hours, 6 hosts and 25 extra team members, with EverWebinar included.
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.
WebinarJam
- Annual discount
Save up to 22% with yearly billing
Yearly billing saves $120 a year on Starter, $240 on Basic, $840 on Professional and $1,440 on Enterprise, per WebinarJam's pricing page.
