Is Berrytap cheaper than Kajabi?

Well below about $3,000 a month in revenue, comfortably — $0 or $29 against $179, and nothing at all before your first sale. Above roughly $3,000 Kajabi's flat $179 starts to beat our Growth plan, and above $6,000 it beats Scale too. Kajabi is priced for a business that's already running.

What does Kajabi do that Berrytap doesn't?

Marketing. Kajabi bundles email campaigns, sales funnels, landing pages and pipelines, and it's a genuinely capable suite. Berrytap doesn't try to be your email tool — it's the community, courses, live rooms and payments, and you bring your own marketing.

Can I sell a one-off course rather than a membership?

Yes. A course can be priced for one-time purchase with lifetime access, or included in a monthly membership — or both, with some lessons gated to paying members.

Where is my course video hosted?

On Berrytap, on signed links that expire, so a paid lesson can't be shared as a URL. Video hours are part of your plan rather than a separate bill.

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Berrytap vs Kajabi

A Kajabi alternative at a sixth of the price

Kajabi's entry plan is $179 a month before you've sold anything. Berrytap's is $0, and its paid plan is $29 — with the community your course needs already in the box.

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What it costs, side by side

Platform fees only. Card processing — around 2.9% + 30¢ — is charged by the payment provider on both, so it’s left out of both.

Berrytap

Before your first member: $0/mo, no card
Cut of your revenue: 10% on Free, 5% on Growth, 0% on Scale
Can the cut reach 0%: Yes — Scale, $299/mo

Kajabi

Before your first member: $179/mo (Basic)
Cut of your revenue: 0% on Kajabi Payments; 5% on Basic if you use your own Stripe
Can the cut reach 0%: Yes — on Kajabi Payments

On $1,000 a month of member revenue

$79/mo

Berrytap, on the Growth plan

$179/mo

Kajabi, the $179/mo Basic plan, whatever you make

Past roughly $3,000 a month, Kajabi's flat $179 costs less than Growth — and past $6,000, less than Scale.

Kajabi pricing as published, checked August 2026, and subject to change. Kajabi is a trademark of its respective owner.

Berrytap vs Kajabi at a glance

The money first, then what you get for it.

Feature	Berrytap	Kajabi
Cost before your first paying member	$0/mo, no card required	$179/mo (Basic)
Monthly plans	Free, then $29/mo or $299/mo	$179/mo, $249/mo, or $499/mo
Cut of your member revenue	10% on Free, 5% on Growth, 0% on Scale	0% on Kajabi Payments, 5% on Basic via your own Stripe
Any way to a 0% cut	Yes — Scale, $299/mo	Yes — on Kajabi Payments
Where the money lands	Straight to your own Stripe account	Kajabi Payments, or your own Stripe
Courses	Built in	Built in
Community feed	Yes	Built in
Live rooms	Built-in live rooms	Via an external link
Gamification	Points, levels & leaderboards	Limited
Marketing automation	No	Email, funnels, pipelines

Based on Kajabi’s publicly available pricing and documentation, checked August 2026. Both may change.

Why creators switch

$0 or $29 against $179

Kajabi's cheapest plan costs more per month than most first courses earn. Berrytap's Free plan is $0, and Growth is $29 — you can find out whether the course sells before you fund the tool.

The community isn't the upsell

A course with a feed, live rooms and leaderboards around it gets finished. On Berrytap those come with every plan, including the free one.

You pay in proportion to what you make

A flat $179 costs the same whether you sold nothing or $50,000. Berrytap's Free plan takes 10% of what you actually collect — and if that's nothing, so is the bill.

If Kajabi's $179 is more than your course currently earns, Berrytap gets you the same job done for $0 until it doesn't.

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