There’s a better home for your academy.
An all-in-one platform that raised prices 20% in January 2026 — and holds an F rating from the Better Business Bureau.
Get early access to Achene£5/mo
vs $179/mo for Kajabi Basic
Entry price for a full course platform
Unlimited
vs 5 products on Kajabi Basic
Courses you can publish on Achene
Unlimited
vs 2,500 contacts on Kajabi Basic
Students you can reach by email
Feature by feature
How Achene and Kajabi stack up on the things that matter most to independent educators.
| Feature | Achene | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | £5/month | $179/month |
| Course (product) limit | Unlimited from £19/mo | 5 (Basic) · 25 (Growth) · Unlimited (Pro) |
| Email contact limit | No limit | 2,500 (Basic) · 25,000 (Growth) · 100,000 (Pro) |
| Commission on sales | 0% on all tiers | 0% via Kajabi Payments |
| Email marketing | Included on all tiers | Included on all tiers |
| Community | Global + per-course forums | Basic forum feature — no live rooms or real-time chat |
| Video hosting | Included on all tiers | Included on all tiers |
| Custom domain | All paid plans | All paid plans |
| Annual lock-in | None — month-to-month | 20% discount incentivises annual |
Pricing, side by side
Kajabi prices in USD. Achene prices in GBP — no commission on student payments on any tier.
Kajabi plans
Achene plans
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Estimates only. Achene prices in GBP; competitor prices in USD. Conversion at £1 ≈ $1.26. Does not include standard Stripe processing fees (2.9% + $0.30), which apply to all platforms.
Why educators move away from Kajabi
In January 2026 Kajabi raised prices 20–25% across all plans with minimal notice. Creators who had been on Kajabi for years faced $1,200+/year increases overnight. Reddit threads, a Change.org petition, and an F rating from the Better Business Bureau followed.
Kajabi Basic cuts your contact list to 2,500 — counting every email subscriber, not just paying students. Growing your list means upgrading to $249/month.
The Basic plan caps you at 5 products. A sixth course forces you to $249/month Growth, even if 5 products is genuinely all you need otherwise.
Features like affiliate management, cohort courses, API access, and video transcription are all locked behind the $249/month Growth plan — not available on Basic at any price.
No completion certificates on any Kajabi plan — a surprising omission at $179–499/month that creators moving to Teachable specifically cite.
Automation failures (reported at ~20% of triggers) and checkout payment failures after free trials are recurring complaints even among long-term users.
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