Best Kajabi alternatives in 1970.

Looking for alternatives to Kajabi? Here are the best options depending on your use case.

Why look for alternatives?

Kajabi ranks lower on fee competitiveness, which is the most common reason teams evaluate alternatives.

Top alternatives

Community platform with courses and memberships

flat monthly

Clean community platform for creators and coaches. Courses, live streams, events, and memberships in one place. 0% transaction fee on all plans.

Pricing: Professional from $89/month. 0% transaction fee.
Pick if: you want the fastest, simplest setup
Facts: PaywallsNo-code

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Skool

Simple community and course platform

flat monthly

Simplest community + courses platform. $99/month flat fee regardless of members. Gamified engagement with leaderboards. Popular in the indie creator space.

Pricing: $99/month flat. 2.9% + $0.30 transaction fee.
Pick if: you want the fastest, simplest setup
Facts: PaywallsNo-code

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Lemon Squeezy

Payments, subscriptions and MoR for indie SaaS

percentage

Default choice for indie SaaS founders. Tax compliance out of the box, license key management, excellent DX. Acquired by Stripe in 2024.

Pricing: 5% + $0.50 per transaction. Acquired by Stripe 2024.
Pick if: you want global tax and VAT handled for you
Facts: Merchant of recordNo-code

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Polar

Open-source monetization for developers

percentage

Lowest MoR fees on the market (4% + $0.40). Open source, built for developers and OSS projects.

Pricing: 4% + $0.40 per transaction (lowest MoR fees on the market)
Pick if: you want global tax and VAT handled for you
Facts: Merchant of recordNo-codeOpen source

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Gumroad

Sell anything digital, instantly

percentage

Fastest path from idea to first sale. Built-in marketplace gives discovery. High fees (10%) are the trade-off for zero setup friction.

Pricing: 10% flat. 30% if sold via Gumroad marketplace.
Pick if: you want global tax and VAT handled for you
Facts: Merchant of recordNo-code

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Payhip

Sell digital products and memberships

freemium

More customizable than Gumroad with better fee structure at volume. Does not handle VAT globally.

Pricing: Free: 5% fee. Plus $29/mo: 2%. Pro $99/mo: 0%
Pick if: you want the fastest, simplest setup
Facts: No-code

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Whop

Sell communities, courses, and software access

percentage

Best for selling community access, Discord groups, and bundled digital products. Not MoR.

Pricing: 3% platform + Stripe fees (~5.7–7.2% all-in)
Pick if: lowest fees matter most
Facts: No-code

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Ghost

Open-source publishing with built-in paid memberships

flat monthly

Open source publishing platform with native paid memberships via Stripe. 0% platform fee — only Stripe's processing costs. Best for established writers who want full control.

Pricing: Self-hosted: free. Ghost(Pro): from $9/month. Stripe handles payments (0% platform fee).
Pick if: lowest fees matter most
Facts: PaywallsNo-codeOpen source

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Comparison table

Tool	Pricing	MoR	A/B	Ease
Kajabi	Kickstarter $55/month. Basic $119/month. 0% transaction fee.	No	No	4/5
Circle	Professional from $89/month. 0% transaction fee.	No	No	4/5
Skool	$99/month flat. 2.9% + $0.30 transaction fee.	No	No	5/5
Lemon Squeezy	5% + $0.50 per transaction. Acquired by Stripe 2024.	Yes	No	5/5
Polar	4% + $0.40 per transaction (lowest MoR fees on the market)	Yes	No	5/5
Gumroad	10% flat. 30% if sold via Gumroad marketplace.	Yes	No	5/5
Payhip	Free: 5% fee. Plus $29/mo: 2%. Pro $99/mo: 0%	No	No	5/5
Whop	3% platform + Stripe fees (~5.7–7.2% all-in)	No	No	4/5
Ghost	Self-hosted: free. Ghost(Pro): from $9/month. Stripe handles payments (0% platform fee).	No	No	3/5

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