EarnThread vs Kajabi
Kajabi is a full business suite for established experts, and it starts at $179 a month.
On price: EarnThread costs less than Kajabi at every sales level we checked, up to $50,000 a month.
Fee calculator
About 13 sales a month. You'd keep $155 more a month on EarnThread.
PlatformCheapest plan for youMonthly costYou keep
EarnThreadGrowth$42.40$457.60
KajabiBasic$197.40$302.60
Start on the free plan and move up only when it pays for itself.
Start free →Monthly cost at a glance
Each platform on its cheapest plan for that level of sales, at an average price of $39, card processing included.
| Monthly sales | EarnThread | Kajabi | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| $200 | $17Launch (free) | $186Basic | EarnThread $169 less |
| $500 | $42Growth | $197Basic | EarnThread $155 less |
| $1,000 | $66Growth | $216Basic | EarnThread $150 less |
| $3,000 | $159Growth | $289Basic | EarnThread $130 less |
| $10,000 | $416Scale | $546Basic | EarnThread $130 less |
Where Kajabi is better
- Much deeper marketing: email campaigns, funnels, a full website, community and team accounts.
- Built for creators with an established audience who want everything in one place.
Where EarnThread is better
- Start free instead of $179 a month, with a lighter tool that's quicker to launch.
- Assignments with feedback and cohorts in courses.
- Payments go to your own Stripe account, so your customers and payouts are yours.
- See which post, link or campaign led to each lead and sale, and share a revenue receipt for any campaign.
Features
| Feature | EarnThread | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | ✓ | — |
| Courses with quizzes, drip and certificates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Assignments with feedbackKajabi: file-upload questions | ✓ | ◐ |
| Email campaigns and funnels | — | ✓ |
| Community | ◐ | ✓ |
| Post-to-sale attribution | ✓ | ◐ |
✓ yes · ◐ partly or on higher plans only · — no.
How we compared
- Prices are published monthly prices in US dollars, checked on 3 October 2026. Annual billing is cheaper on most platforms. Features were checked in August 2026 (course features in October).
- Where a platform's fee doesn't include card processing, we add standard US card processing (2.9% + 30¢ per sale), the same for EarnThread.
- Taxes, currency conversion, international cards, refunds and add-ons aren't included.
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