Crevio vs Kajabi: The course platform you run, or the one that runs itself

Kajabi is one of the most complete platforms for selling courses, coaching, and communities. Crevio sells all of those too, but its AI does the running, writing and sending the marketing and following up with students, and it starts on a free plan.

Last updated September 2026

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Crevio

Crevio is an AI platform that builds and runs an online business. Courses, memberships, bookings, and communities are built in, and AI bots write and send the email and social posts, with approvals you choose for spending and sending. Choose Crevio when you want the AI to do the running.

3,000+ integrations
Payments built in
Free plan

Kajabi

Kajabi is an all-in-one platform for experts to sell courses, coaching, communities, podcasts, and memberships, with its own website, funnels, and email. Choose Kajabi for a mature course business with a branded app.

Crevio and Kajabi, side by side

FeatureCrevio

Kajabi

What it isCrevioAn AI platform that builds and runs an online business.KajabiAn all-in-one platform for courses, coaching, communities, and podcasts.

Built forCrevioSmall businesses and solo founders at any stage, including day one.KajabiEstablished experts and knowledge businesses with revenue.

AICrevioBots that build the site, write and send marketing, follow up with customers, and run scheduled work.KajabiCofounder drafts content and gives guidance, and you publish it yourself. Expert Agents answer questions for $79/mo each.

Courses and communitiesCrevioCourses, content libraries, memberships, bookings, and paid Discord or Telegram communities.KajabiCourses, cohorts, communities, coaching, podcasts, and newsletters.

Email and funnelsCrevioBroadcasts and sequences, written and sent by the AI with your approval.KajabiUnlimited emails, landing pages, and funnels you build.

AppsCrevioThe Crevio web app, with 3,000+ integrations.KajabiA customer app on every plan, and a branded mobile app on Pro.

FeesCrevio5% on the free plan, 2.5% on Pro, and 1% on Business, plus Stripe's processing.KajabiKajabi Payments from 2.7% + 30¢, or a 0.5% to 2% surcharge on your own Stripe.

PricingCrevioFree plan. Pro is $20/mo and Business $50/mo.KajabiBasic $179/mo, Growth $249/mo, and Pro $499/mo, or less billed yearly.

The AI does the running, not just the drafting.

Kajabi's Cofounder is an honest assistant. In its own words, it drafts content and provides guidance, and you build, configure, and publish everything yourself.

Crevio's bots do the publishing too. They build the pages, send the launch email once you approve it, schedule the posts, and follow up with anyone who didn't finish checking out.

Open the waitlist for my October cohort and email everyone who bought the self-paced course.

Creviofinished the work in Crevio

Crevio

The October cohort is open

From: Dan at Sheet Skills
To: 486 people who bought Excel for Finance

You've done the self-paced course. The live cohort goes deeper, with 4 weeks of models built on your own data. Join the waitlist for first pick of seats.

Waiting for your approval · 486 recipients

Start free, not at $179.

Kajabi starts at $179 a month, or $143 billed yearly, with 5 products and 2,500 contacts on Basic.

Crevio has a free plan, and Pro is $20 a month with unlimited products. The trade-off is a fee on sales, 2.5% on Pro and 1% on Business, so the cost grows with what you sell rather than with your contact list.

What did I make this month, and how does it compare to last?

Creviofinished the work in Crevio

Crevio

September

Sep 1 – Sep 28

Revenue

$6,840

+22% vs August

Course sales

Members

+9 this month

Cohort waitlist: 37 signups so far.

Students get followed up, automatically.

On Kajabi, automations follow the rules you set up, and the Teaching Assistant answers questions when students ask.

Crevio's bots look at who's stuck and act on it. They nudge buyers who haven't started and remind members before a renewal, all from the same customer records.

Who bought the course but hasn't finished module one? Send them a nudge.

Creviofinished the work in Crevio

Crevio

Stuck in module one

Student	Bought	Progress
Aaron Blake	Aug 30	2 of 6 lessons
Chen Wei	Sep 5	Not started
Fatima Idris	Sep 12	1 of 6 lessons

9 nudges drafted · waiting for your approval

The honest take

Where Kajabi is the stronger pick

No tool wins every comparison. Kajabi is a strong product, and for some people it is the better fit. Here is where we would point you to it.

A mature course product

Cohort courses, podcasts, communities, and built-in transcription, translation, and dubbing. It's been refined for years.

Apps for your students

A customer app on every plan, and a branded iOS and Android app on Pro. Crevio works in the browser.

An ecosystem around it

A long track record, a built-in affiliate program, and a large network of themes, agencies, and experts.

Pricing at a glance

Free to start. Pay as the business grows.

Crevio

Free to start

Starter$0/mo · 5% transaction fee
Pro$20/mo · 2.5% transaction fee
Business$50/mo · 1% transaction fee

Paid plans include monthly credits for AI work. Top-ups cost $0.02 per credit. Transaction fees are on top of Stripe's own processing fees.

Kajabi

From $179/mo

Basic $179/mo ($143 yearly), Growth $249/mo, Pro $499/mo. Using your own Stripe adds a 0.5% to 2% surcharge, and Expert Agents are $79/mo each.

When to choose Kajabi vs Crevio

Choose Crevio if

You want the AI to publish, send, and follow up, not just draft
You're starting out, or want to start on a free plan
You sell a mix of courses, templates, memberships, and services
You'd rather pay as you sell than per contact

Choose Kajabi if

You run an established course or community business
You want a branded mobile app for your students
You sell podcasts, or need transcription and dubbing
You want a long track record and a large ecosystem

The short version

Kajabi is one of the most complete platforms for a course or community business, with cohorts, podcasts, a branded app, and years of polish. Its AI helps you plan and draft, and you do the building and publishing.

Crevio sells the same kinds of things, courses, memberships, coaching, and communities, but its AI bots do the running. They publish the pages, send the emails once you approve them, follow up with students, and report on what sold. And it starts free.

Which one should you pick?

If you already run a large course business and want the deepest feature set and a branded app, Kajabi is a strong choice. If you'd rather have AI handle the day-to-day, or you're starting out and don't want a $179 monthly bill, pick Crevio.

Questions people ask before choosing

Yes, for businesses that sell courses, memberships, coaching, and digital products and want AI to run the marketing and follow-up. For a large course business that needs cohorts, podcasts, and a branded app, Kajabi is more complete.

Usually, yes. Crevio has a free plan, and Pro is $20 a month plus a 2.5% fee on sales. Kajabi starts at $179 a month. At very high sales volume, compare the fees on your own numbers.

Not by itself. Kajabi's Cofounder drafts content and gives guidance, and you publish everything yourself. Its Expert Agents answer questions on sales pages and in courses. Crevio's bots also publish, send, and follow up, with your approval for anything that spends money or reaches customers.

Yes. Share your course videos and materials with Crevio and it rebuilds the course, prices, and checkout. Point your domain at Crevio when you're ready.

Yes. The Starter plan is free with a 5% transaction fee. Pro is $20 a month with a 2.5% fee and Business is $50 a month with a 1% fee.