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LearnWorlds vs. Kajabi:
An in-depth comparison for 2026

Designed for B2B & B2C learning

Structured learning programs & paths

SCORM compliant

Custom completion rules

50+ integrations

Designed for B2C creators

Simple, flat course offerings

No SCORM compliance

Basic completion logic

13 integrations

Kajabi helps you sell expertise. LearnWorlds helps you build a learning business.

For training businesses and education providers, the difference shows up once learning delivery, client management, and reporting become as important as marketing.

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Ship compliance-ready training.

LearnWorlds includes native SCORM & HTML5 support from the Pro Trainer plan up, and LTI 1.3 integration from the Learning Center plan up. Kajabi offers neither, at any plan.

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Manage multiple clients and teams.

LearnWorlds gives you 11 predefined user roles, sub-accounts, and school cloning. Kajabi is built around a single owner running one school.

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Scale without hitting a wall.

LearnWorlds includes unlimited enrolled users and unlimited courses starting on its entry plan. Kajabi caps both until you reach its $499/month Pro plan.

Disclaimer:

The information in this comparison is based on publicly available information on Kajabi’s pricing and support pages, as well as our individual research and review of their software. This comparison was updated in August 2026. If you find any discrepancies, do let us know.

Built for learning outcomes, not just creator marketing

LearnWorlds isn’t the right fit for everyone. But if any of the following sounds familiar, then it could be the ideal choice for you.

You work with multiple clients

You need private academies, controlled access, bulk enrollment, and clear, client-level reporting.

You need compliance-ready training

You need SCORM readiness, clear completion rules, certificates, and reporting that holds up in an audit.

You’ve outgrown Kajabi’s limits

You’re hitting walls with B2B sales, compliance needs, or automations. You need a safe migration for hundreds of active learners.

You build programs, not one-off courses

You want learning paths and reports that support B2B later, without having to switch a platform in two years.

LearnWorlds vs. Kajabi

Here’s how LearnWorlds and Kajabi compare, category by category.

Comprehensive Course Creation

Interactive Video

SCORM & HTML5 support

LTI 1.3

Course cloning

Assessments

Question types in assessments

 16

4

AI course creation tools

AI Exams

AI Feedback generator

Course completion rules

Lesson types

13+

6

In-course discussions

Content clone & sync

(Add-on)

Course content in multiple languages

Key Takeaways

  • Kajabi covers the basics, allowing you to build a course, clone it, and use its AI tools to speed up creation.
  • LearnWorlds goes further with SCORM & HTML5 compliance, LTI 1.3, a 16-type assessment engine with AI-generated exams, 13+ lesson types, and richer completion rules and in-course discussions. LearnWorlds also fully translates your course content into 100+ languages, while Kajabi’s translation only covers the interface, not the content itself.
  • Choose Kajabi if a straightforward, single-language course is all you need. Choose LearnWorlds if you need compliance-ready assessments, structured completion logic, or a multilingual audience.

Website & Branding

Drag-and-Drop Builder

AI Site Builder

Pre-made page templates

Customizable Landing Pages

Unlimited

Unlimited

Page Widgets

Add-on

Pop-ups

Custom CSS/HTML/JavaScript code

Alternative Site Versions

Add-on

White-Labeling

Partial

Custom domain

Branded Email Notifications

Advanced device authoring

Dynamic Page Content

UI language customization

Full platform and UI localization

Partial

Learners Pages (My Pages)

RTL Language Support

Smart Blocks (Synced Sections)

Key Takeaways

  • Both platforms give you a real drag-and-drop builder with unlimited landing pages. 
  • LearnWorlds pulls ahead on AI site building, white-labeling, RTL and multilingual UI support, and synced content blocks. Several of Kajabi’s customization options, like page widgets and alternate site versions, sit behind add-ons.
  • Choose Kajabi if a simple builder covers your needs. Choose LearnWorlds if you want full brand control without paying extra to unlock it.

Marketing engine

Marketing Automations

AI Automations

SEO-Ready Pages

Lead Generation Forms

Blog

Key Takeaways

  • Kajabi is strong in marketing. It combines email, funnels, forms, and automations in the same system, including actions triggered by course-lesson completion.
  • LearnWorlds offers all of this, but its distinction is learning-aware automation. Workflows can start from learner events such as enrollment, lesson completion, or inactivity, then use delays, branches, and exit conditions. AI can generate the full workflow from a prompt.
  • If marketing automation is the center of your stack, Kajabi is competitive. If automation needs to respond to how learners progress through training, LearnWorlds gives you more learning-specific control.

Sales

Payment Gateways

12

7

Sales funnels

Cart

Coupons & Promotions

Cart-Based Discounts

Order Bumps & Recommendations

(order bumps only)

Checkout Customization

Subscriptions & Memberships

Course Bundles

Learning Programs

Affiliate Program

Multiple offers

Multiple Licenses & Gifts

Partial — bulk purchase supported, but employee import and access assignment are manual

Custom Deals

HubSpot 2-Way Sync

Key Takeaways

  • Both platforms cover B2C essentials such as checkout, offers, subscriptions, coupons, affiliates, and order bumps.
  • The difference is how they handle B2B sales. Kajabi can sell bulk corporate access, but its documented workflow keeps seat administration with the Kajabi owner unless provisioning is integrated through the API. The buying company cannot distribute purchased seats itself. LearnWorlds licenses let buyers distribute access, while Custom Deals support negotiated packages and License Reporter gives clients controlled visibility into results.
  • For individual sales, both are capable. For repeatable B2B selling and client-managed training, LearnWorlds has the more purpose-built workflow.

Analytics

Track Individual Student Progress

Course Insights

Certificate tracking

Video Engagement Heatmaps

Video Drop-Off Points

Quiz & Assessment Reports

Best-Performing Courses Analysis

Activity Timelines

(45+ activity types)

(latest 20 actions)

Revenue & Sales Analytics

Affiliates Reports

Scheduled Reports

License Reporter

Custom reports

Key Takeaways

  • Kajabi reports on commercial and course activity, including revenue, contacts, offers, and course progress.
  • LearnWorlds adds learning-specific reporting such as detailed learner progress, course and program performance, scheduled reports, and client-level reporting through License Reporter.
  • Choose Kajabi if all you need is revenue metrics. Choose LearnWorlds if you need to show completion and performance to clients, analyze recurring revenue, and build custom reports.

Branded mobile app

iOS & Android

Custom App Name, Icon & Design

No-Code App Builder

Native Community

In-App Purchases

Full Parity With Web Content

Offline Video Mode

2FA

App Analytics

Lifetime updates & maintenance

Price per app

$169/month

$199/month add-on (included on Pro)

Key Takeaways

  • Both platforms ship a genuinely branded, no-code iOS and Android app with your name, icon, and color theme. 
  • LearnWorlds’ app carries full parity with the web platform, offline video, and 2FA, which Kajabi’s app doesn’t include. LearnWorlds’ add-on is priced lower than Kajabi’s outside its Pro plan.

User & School Management

Predefined User Roles

11 roles

4 roles

Custom Roles With Granular Permissions

Custom User Fields

Sub-Accounts / Client Portals

School Cloning & Course Licensing

Multiple SSOs

User Groups & Tagging

Bulk User Actions

Third-Party Integrations

50+ & Zapier

13 & Zapier

Key Takeaways

  • Kajabi supports multiple admins, tags, bulk contact actions, corporate bulk access, and SSO for select customers by arrangement.
  • Its corporate model still keeps access administration with the Kajabi owner by default. The buying company cannot distribute seats itself. LearnWorlds supports buyer-managed licenses, client reporting roles, plan-dependent custom roles, and school cloning for multi-client delivery.
  • LearnWorlds is better suited to training providers that need to delegate access and reporting to client organizations.

Starting price


$24/month

$143/month

Free trial

30 days

14 days

Transaction fees

$5 per enrollment on Starter; 0% from Pro Trainer upwards

0% on all plans

Unlimited enrolled users

Unlimited courses/products

(All plans)

On Pro, from $399

25+ admin users

From $249/month

On Pro, from $399

HubSpot 2-way advanced integration

From $249/month

API

From $249/month

On Pro, from $399

SSO

From $249/month

SCORM & HTML5

From $79/month

Migration services

Custom price

Key Takeaways

  • Kajabi charges 0% transaction fees on every plan, including its $143/month Basic.
  • LearnWorlds’ entry plan starts at $24/month, $119 less than Kajabi’s, and includes unlimited enrolled users and unlimited courses from day one (Kajabi caps both until its $399/month Pro plan). LearnWorlds charges a $5 per-paid-enrollment fee on Starter, dropping to 0% from Pro Trainer ($79/month) up.
  • Choose Kajabi if a flat, fee-free structure at every tier matters most. Choose LearnWorlds if a much lower entry price with unlimited users and courses fits your strategy better.

So, who wins, LearnWorlds or Kajabi?

Comparing LearnWorlds and Kajabi comes down to what you’re building. If your priority is a marketing funnel with a simple course alongside it, Kajabi will cover your needs.

But if you’re building a training business that needs SCORM compliance, multi-client management, or room to grow past a single school without hitting a cost wall, LearnWorlds is built for that scale from day one.

Pricing plans overview

LearnWorlds’ entry plan starts at $24/mo billed annually, compared to Kajabi’s Basic plan at $143/mo billed annually. LearnWorlds pricing also includes a longer 30-day free trial (vs. Kajabi’s 14 days) and unlimited enrolled users and courses from its entry plan.

LearnWorlds Plans Comparison

Why is LearnWorlds so affordable?

We’re often asked why LearnWorlds is so cost-effective compared to other LMS platforms. Affordability isn’t a compromise, it’s a commitment. We believe great education should be within reach for all, and that’s what drives us every day. Our founders, with PhDs in educational technology and over 25 years of edtech and instructional design expertise, built LearnWorlds with a clear vision: to make world-class e-learning accessible to everyone.

Why teams choose LearnWorlds over Kajabi

Migration without the headache

Platform migration is a pain. That’s why LearnWorlds team does it for you.
On request, we migrate:

Complete course content

All course activities, assessments, videos, files, and certificates transferred accurately.

Bundles & subscriptions

Your course bundles and subscription plans recreated to maintain your offerings.

User accounts & enrollments

All user accounts established with their course, bundle, and subscription enrollments intact.

User progress

Transfer learning progress so clients continue from where they left off, without interruption.

Get a free consultation with the LearnWorlds migration team to discuss your specific needs and receive a personalized migration plan.

Why LearnWorlds?

You’re in good company

$1b+

Customer revenue

13k+

Customers served worldwide

900k

Courses created

2m

active monthly learners

FAQs LearnWorlds vs. Kajabi

Yes, depending on what you need. LearnWorlds is a stronger fit if your business needs deeper course creation, assessments, SCORM support, learner reporting, B2B training, or more control over the learning experience. Kajabi is a stronger fit if built-in email marketing, funnels, coaching, and creator-focused sales workflows come first.

Yes. LearnWorlds is well suited to training businesses, educators, and organizations that need more than a simple course storefront. It combines course creation and selling tools with interactive learning, assessment, reporting, white-label controls, and B2B training features.

As of August 2026, LearnWorlds starts at $24 per month for Starter. Pro Trainer is $79 per month, and Learning Center is $249 per month on monthly billing. Starter also charges $5 per paid course enrollment, so your total cost depends on sales volume.

No. Kajabi works well for creating straightforward courses that connect closely to offers, email, and funnels. LearnWorlds offers interactive video, ebooks, and advanced assessment capabilities, plus SCORM/HTML5 packages and Learning Programs on Pro Trainer plans or higher. Prerequisite navigation and custom activity-completion rules require Learning Center or higher. For learning-focused course creation, LearnWorlds has the stronger feature set.

Kajabi is the stronger choice for email marketing. Email campaigns, automations, funnels, landing pages, and offers are central to its creator-focused workflow. LearnWorlds supports email and marketing workflows too, but its main advantage is the learning experience, including course creation, assessment, reporting, and training administration.

No. Kajabi does not currently offer a permanent free plan. It offers a 14-day free trial. LearnWorlds also has no permanent free plan and offers a 30-day free trial.

Kajabi is designed to make it fast for creators to launch products and connect them to offers, email, and funnels. Its focus can make setup feel simpler when the main goal is selling expertise online.

LearnWorlds includes more learning, assessment, reporting, and administration options. That adds more configuration and gives training businesses more control as their programs become more structured.

No. Kajabi doesn’t support LMS formats such as SCORM or HTML5 files. 

LearnWorlds supports SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 on the Pro Trainer plan or higher, making it a better fit for organizations that already use standards-based learning content or need to move SCORM packages between systems.

Yes. Kajabi provides AI tools for course outlines and lessons. Its AI tools also support marketing content and video repurposing workflows. LearnWorlds provides AI across course creation, assessment, ebooks, webpages, emails, images, and academy workflows.

Yes. You can migrate user data and enrollments to LearnWorlds using available migration options. Website pages and course content may need to be rebuilt in LearnWorlds, and professional migration assistance is also available. The exact process depends on how your Kajabi business is set up, including customer records, automations, offers, and integrations. Some Kajabi-native pages or marketing workflows will need to be recreated using LearnWorlds tools.

For businesses leaving Kajabi because they need stronger assessment, SCORM support, B2B training, reporting, or learner-experience controls, migration is also a chance to restructure the academy around those requirements.