TribeNest
TribeNest vs Kajabi

Course platformsshouldn't start at$179/mo.

Kajabi starts at $179/month, caps you at 2,500 contacts, and charges 2.9% on every sale. TribeNest is flat $29 with unlimited contacts, 0% transaction fees, plus Mira — an AI agent who watches every student through every lesson, flags where they're dropping, and tells you exactly what to fix this week.

Flat $29/moUnlimited contacts0% transaction fee14-day free trial
Today · 8:30 am
Mira
DAILY BRIEFING
12 students enrolled overnight.
But Lesson 4 is leaking 41% of them.
ACTIVE STUDENTS
1,894
+12 vs wk
COMPLETION RATE
47%
-7 pts vs wk
REVENUE / STUDENT
$184
+9% vs wk
41% of students drop at Lesson 4 ('Setting up your first project'). Same lesson is your longest video at 47 min. Suggest splitting into 3.
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Kajabi would charge $249/mo for your 1,894 contacts (over Basic cap). On TribeNest you stay at $29, no contact cap.
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§ 01, THE PRICING WEDGE

Kajabi tiers everything. We tier nothing.

Kajabi gates contact counts, transaction-fee discounts, and team seats behind plan upgrades. TribeNest is flat $29 a month with no contact cap, 0 percent transaction fee, and unlimited products from day one.

Kajabi planMonthlyTx feeTribeNest
Kajabi BasicUp to 2,500 contacts
$179/mo2.9%$29/mo
Kajabi GrowthUp to 25,000 contacts
$249/mo2.8%$29/mo
Kajabi ProUp to 100,000 contacts
$499/mo2.7%$29/mo
Kajabi prices are 2026 monthly billing on Kajabi Payments. Transaction fees are 2.9% / 2.8% / 2.7% on Basic / Growth / Pro. Annual billing is roughly 20% cheaper. TribeNest is flat $29 a month either way, with 0% transaction fees on every plan.
§ 02, WHY CREATORS LEAVE

Three reasons creators leave Kajabi.

Kajabi is good at courses. The price ladder and the missing tools are why people switch.

  • 01

    $179 to start, then it gets worse.

    Basic is $179 a month and caps you at 2,500 contacts. Cross 2,500 active members and Kajabi pushes you to Growth at $249, then Pro at $499. The cost ladder is steep before you even sell your first course.

  • 02

    2.9% transaction fee on top of Stripe.

    Kajabi charges 2.9 percent on Basic, 2.8 percent on Growth, 2.7 percent on Pro, on top of Stripe's standard 2.9 percent plus 30 cents processing. On a $10,000 month, that is roughly $290 a month gone before margin.

  • 03

    It still isn't a full creator stack.

    No native live streaming, no event ticketing, no print-on-demand merch, no smart link page, limited cross-platform automation. Real creator businesses bolt on Streamyard, Eventbrite, Printful, and Linktree, then pay $179 plus four more bills.

§ 03, FEATURE BY FEATURE

Kajabi covers courses. We cover the rest.

KajabiTribeNest
Entry plan under $50/mo
No contact or student cap
0% transaction fee on every plan
Courses with drips, quizzes, and certificates
Tiered memberships with gated content
Email broadcasts and automations
Drag-and-drop website on your own domain
Native multi-platform live streaming
Event ticketing and reminders
Music and audio store
Print-on-demand merch built in
Smart link page
Open source and self-hostable
IncludedLimited / depends on planNot available
§ 04, MEET MIRA

Mira watches every lesson so the course actually finishes.

Kajabi gives you a course builder and walks away. Mira watches every student through every lesson, flags where they're dropping, finds the upsell moments that convert, and tells you exactly what to fix this week.

A · DAILY BRIEFING
She opens the day with your course's vital signs.

Mira diffs enrollment, completion rate, and revenue per student — and ties each shift back to a lesson, an email, or an upsell change.

Mira ▸ 12 enrolled overnight, 3 completed Module 2, 5 dropped at Lesson 4. Lesson 4 is your weak spot — same drop pattern 4 weeks running. Want me to draft a fix?
B · WHEN YOU ASK
Ask her anything about your students.

Talk to her like a senior course-success analyst. She knows enrollment funnels, lesson completion rates, and what's actually getting students to finish.

Mira ▸ Q: Why is Lesson 4 leaking 41% of students? A: It's a 47-min video — your average lesson is 12 min. Students drop in the first 8 min. Suggest splitting into 3 short lessons with a checkpoint quiz.
C · WHEN SHE NOTICES
She catches what your analytics dashboard hides.

Refund-risk students, lesson drop-offs that are getting worse, upsells that just started converting, and onboarding emails that bounce.

Mira ▸ Heads up — 3 students opened a refund request this week. All 3 stalled at Lesson 4 and never opened your check-in email. I drafted a personal recovery email per student. Approve?
D · WHEN YOU HAVE A GOAL
Tell her the outcome you want.

She works backwards from the goal, finds the levers that move it, and queues the lesson edits, emails, and upsells that compound.

Mira ▸ Goal: 70% completion rate by next cohort. Plan: split Lesson 4, add 2 checkpoint quizzes, send re-engagement email at day 7. Forecast: 68% completion. Want to ship?
§ 04, THE SHORT VERSION

Course platform plus everything around the course.

Drag-and-drop courses, drip schedules, quizzes, certificates, tiered memberships, gated content. Plus live streaming, ticketing, a full store, smart links, and email. Flat $29 a month. Unlimited contacts. Zero transaction fees.

01

Courses

Drag-and-drop lessons, video, audio, PDFs, drip schedules, quizzes, certificates, completion tracking. Everything Kajabi does, none of the contact caps.

02

Memberships

Tiered free, paid, and lifetime memberships with gated posts, gated feeds, and member-only files. Charge monthly, yearly, or once.

03

Unlimited contacts

No 2,500 cap. No 25,000 cap. No upgrade prompts when your list grows. Send email, run automations, and tag the entire list at $29 a month.

04

Email marketing

Broadcasts, drips, segments, automation rules, sender authentication. Replace Mailchimp, ConvertKit, or Kajabi's email tool.

05

Live streaming

Native multi-platform live streaming, recording, guest streamers, and member-only streams. Kajabi doesn't do this. We do.

06

Event ticketing

Sell tickets to webinars, workshops, retreats, and live events. Automated reminders, scan-at-door, link to streams. No Eventbrite required.

07

Store and merch

Sell digital downloads, physical products, print-on-demand merch, and bundles. Coupons, pay-what-you-want, multi-currency. All in scope.

08

Own domain

Real drag-and-drop website builder, custom themes, blog, SEO controls. Hosts on yourdomain.com, not yourbrand.kajabi.com.

§ 05, CHANNELS

Promote your courses across 15 channels.

Schedule posts, automate DMs, and reply with AI across 15 social channels. Built into the same $29 plan as your course platform.

InstagramTikTokFacebookX (Twitter)LinkedInYouTubeThreadsPinterestBlueskyMastodonRedditTumblrGoogle BusinessTelegramWhatsApp
§ 06, QUESTIONS

Common questions.

What every Kajabi creator wants to know before switching.

Will TribeNest replace what I do in Kajabi?

Yes. Drag-and-drop courses with drips, quizzes, and certificates. Tiered memberships with gated content. Email broadcasts and automations. A real website on your own domain. Plus live streaming, ticketing, smart links, and a real store, which Kajabi doesn't include.

How is $29 cheaper than Kajabi Basic?

Kajabi Basic is $179 a month with a 2,500-contact cap and a 2.9% transaction fee. TribeNest is $29 a month with unlimited contacts and a 0% transaction fee. On a list of 5,000 with $5,000 a month in sales, you save roughly $295 a month from price plus fees.

Can I migrate my courses and contacts?

Yes. Export your courses as ZIP from Kajabi (videos, modules, lessons) and import as a course bundle in TribeNest. Export your contact list as CSV with tags and tiers, import in one click. Most creators migrate in a few hours.

What about transaction fees?

TribeNest takes 0 percent. Stripe charges its standard processing rate (about 2.9% plus 30 cents) paid to Stripe, not to us. Kajabi adds another 2.9 percent on top of Stripe on Basic. That extra 2.9% is what disappears.

What does the 14-day free trial include?

Full access to courses, memberships, email, store, streaming, ticketing, smart links, social scheduling, and DM automation. We ask for a card to verify your account. You won't be charged until day 15, and you can cancel any time before then.

What does Mira actually do for course creators?

She watches every student through every lesson. Mira tracks completion rates per lesson, finds where students drop, identifies upsells that are starting to convert, and flags refund-risk students before they cancel. She drafts the fixes, the recovery emails, and the lesson edits. You approve. Kajabi gives you a course builder. Mira gives you a coach who actually reads the data.

Will Mira email students or change lessons without me approving?

No. Mira proposes — you approve. She drafts re-engagement emails, suggests lesson edits, and queues upsell offers, but nothing sends or publishes until you tap approve. You can also auto-approve specific actions (like checkpoint reminders) once you trust her.

§ 07, MAKE THE SWITCH

Sell courses.
An AI watching every student.

Move your Kajabi courses, members, and contacts onto a flat $29 plan with 0% transaction fees and no contact cap. Get Mira watching every student through every lesson, plus streaming, ticketing, and smart links in the same move.

14-day free trial · Cancel before day 15 to avoid charge