Kajabi alternative
Free and easier Kajabi alternative
Courselink does one job, your course, so there is less to set up and learn. It is free to build your course, and we take zero commission, forever.
Create free courseNo credit card required
Selling a $100 course
$2,000 in sales
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Courselink Lite, $19/mo
$1,981
0% of sales
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Kajabi Basic, $179/mo
$1,781
2% of sales with your own Stripe
Courselink vs Kajabi
Kajabi is a full business platform and Courselink is not. These rows cover only what both do: a course, and taking money for it.
| Feature | Courselink | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free forever: 2 courses, 100 students | None. Free trial only |
| Cheapest plan that can sell | $19/mo (Lite) | $179/mo (Basic), or $143/mo billed yearly |
| Fee on sales through an outside payment provider | 0% on every plan | 2% on Basic, 1% on Growth, 0.5% on Pro. PayPal and Kajabi Payments are excluded |
| Courses you can publish | Unlimited from $19/mo | 5 on Basic, 50 on Growth, unlimited on Pro ($499/mo) |
| Remove the "Powered by Kajabi" footer | $49/mo (Standard) | Growth ($249/mo) and Pro |
Kajabi prices, product limits, and transaction fees checked on kajabi.com/pricing on October 29, 2026; the branding row is from Kajabi's white-labeling help article, which also notes that Kajabi branding in transactional emails and the mobile app cannot be removed on any plan. Kajabi's own payment processing is 2.9% + $0.30 for US businesses on Basic, which is a processing fee rather than a platform fee. Card processing applies on both platforms.
Why creators switch from Kajabi
One job instead of a suite
Kajabi's $179 a month buys email, funnels, a website builder and a community. If you only need the course, Courselink does just that part, with less to set up.
Zero commission, forever
On Basic, Kajabi takes 2% of sales through an outside provider such as Stripe, falling to 1% on Growth and 0.5% on Pro. Courselink takes nothing from a sale.
No bill before you build
Kajabi has a free trial, then Basic at $179 a month. Courselink is free to build your course, with no time limit.
When you should stay with Kajabi
For a lot of people Kajabi is the right answer. It is the better fit if:
- You use the marketing suite. If your email list, landing pages and funnels all run in Kajabi, moving the course out will not save the $179. We have none of them and are not building them soon.
- You want a community beside the course. Kajabi includes one. Courselink has nothing equivalent.
- You would rather not set up your own payment account. Kajabi can process payments for you. Courselink pays you through your own payment provider account, which has to be available in your country.
How to move your course across
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Create your course site at yourname.course.link.
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Upload your videos, or paste YouTube, Vimeo or Google Drive links.
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Decide where your email list and funnels will live.
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Publish and invite your students.
There is no automatic import from Kajabi, so you rebuild the course once.
Kajabi alternative questions
It does one job. There is no email tool, funnel builder or community to configure, so you add your lessons and publish.
No. Courselink takes zero commission, forever.
No, only a free trial. Courselink is free to build your course, with no time limit.
The course, yes: upload your videos or paste YouTube, Vimeo or Google Drive links. Your Kajabi email lists, funnels and pages have no equivalent here, so plan where they will live first.
For most people, no. Kajabi is a whole business platform. Courselink replaces only the course part.
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Comparing other platforms too?
Each page lists that platform’s cheapest plan that can actually sell, what it takes from a sale, and where it beats us. Prices are read from the vendor’s own pricing page and dated on the page.
Your course could be live today
Start with the videos you already have. It is free to build, and Courselink never takes a cut of your sales.
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