How Heartbeat and Kajabi compare
Heartbeat is a friendly place to start a paid community without a big budget. For $49 a month you get channels, threads, chat, voice rooms, DMs, unlimited courses and events, a custom domain, checkout pages, five automation workflows, and Pulse, an AI that actually sets up channels, offers, and pages for you. Grow adds unlimited workflows, DM rules, an affiliate program, and white-label email; Scale adds a branded app. For a founder with a small group who wants courses and calls next to the conversation, Heartbeat covers a lot for the price.
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 Heartbeat when a small paid community with courses, calls, and member chat is the product.
Choose Kajabi when the center of the business is courses, a sales pipeline, and memberships that live inside Kajabi.
Compare features
What's on Heartbeat and Kajabi
A check means that capability is available. Heartbeat and Kajabi are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteHeartbeat: IncludedKajabi: Included
- Custom domainHeartbeat: IncludedKajabi: Included
- Theme and fontsHeartbeat: IncludedKajabi: Included
Public content
- BlogHeartbeat: Not includedKajabi: Included
- Showcase pagesHeartbeat: IncludedKajabi: Included
- Shop pagesHeartbeat: Not includedKajabi: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceHeartbeat: IncludedKajabi: Included
- Marketing emailsHeartbeat: IncludedKajabi: Included
- Campaign workflowsHeartbeat: IncludedKajabi: Included
Messaging
- Built-in chatHeartbeat: IncludedKajabi: Included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsHeartbeat: IncludedKajabi: Included
- Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.Heartbeat: Not includedKajabi: Included
Team
- Admin usersHeartbeat: IncludedKajabi: Included
- AI AssistantHeartbeat: IncludedKajabi: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Heartbeat or Kajabi, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Heartbeat or Kajabi may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Heartbeat vs Kajabi pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Heartbeat
Current plans and prices
See what Heartbeat charges on their pricing page.
Kajabi
Current plans and prices
See what Kajabi charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Heartbeat 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 Heartbeat 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 Heartbeat or Kajabi when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Heartbeat and Kajabi are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Heartbeat or Kajabi?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Heartbeat or Kajabi for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Heartbeat and Kajabi?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Heartbeat and Kajabi set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Heartbeat 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.