How Disciple and Kajabi compare
Disciple does the thing most community platforms charge a premium for: every plan includes your own iOS and Android app listed under your name, a synced web version, and no Disciple branding anywhere your members look. Groups, feeds, DMs, events, native video, livestreaming, courses, push notifications to segments, and a customer success manager who helps you through the app store submission. Associations, training providers, nonprofits, and membership brands that want an icon on the member's phone are who it is built for.
Kajabi is a proven all-in-one for experts who sell courses, coaching, and memberships, then market them with funnels and email from one vendor. That is real strength. If the product is a program people log in to and work through inside Kajabi, it is built for exactly that.
Where they are different
Choose Disciple when your members should open an app with your name on it, and a private community with groups, events, and paid tiers is the whole point.
Choose Kajabi when the center of the business is courses, a sales pipeline, and memberships that live inside Kajabi.
Compare features
What's on Disciple and Kajabi
A check means that capability is available. Disciple and Kajabi are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteDisciple: Not includedKajabi: Included
- Custom domainDisciple: IncludedKajabi: Included
- Theme and fontsDisciple: IncludedKajabi: Included
Public content
- BlogDisciple: Not includedKajabi: Included
- Showcase pagesDisciple: Not includedKajabi: Included
- Shop pagesDisciple: Not includedKajabi: Included
Reach and quality
- SEODisciple: Not includedKajabi: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceDisciple: IncludedKajabi: Included
- Marketing emailsDisciple: Not includedKajabi: Included
- Campaign workflowsDisciple: Not includedKajabi: Included
Messaging
- Built-in chatDisciple: IncludedKajabi: Included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsDisciple: IncludedKajabi: Included
- Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.Disciple: Not includedKajabi: Included
Team
- Admin usersDisciple: IncludedKajabi: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Disciple or Kajabi, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Disciple or Kajabi may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Disciple vs Kajabi pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Disciple
Current plans and prices
See what Disciple charges on their pricing page.
Kajabi
Current plans and prices
See what Kajabi charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Disciple and Kajabi
You don't pay until you publish.
Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own.
Common questions
Is Cardel an alternative to Disciple or Kajabi?
Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Disciple or Kajabi when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Disciple and Kajabi are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Disciple or Kajabi?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Disciple or Kajabi for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Disciple and Kajabi?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Disciple and Kajabi set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Disciple or Kajabi to Cardel?
Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.