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Kajabi review
Kajabi has no free plan and starts at $179 a month, but takes no revenue share and includes unlimited emails. What each plan includes, the catches and who it fits.
Read the review →Official infoCourse platformsKajabi vs Podia
Podia starts at $49 with 100 email subscribers and a 5% fee; Kajabi starts at $179 with 2,500 contacts and no revenue share. Costs by list size and who fits which.
Read the comparison →Official infoCourse platformsPodia review
Podia has no free plan. Mover is $49 a month with a 5% fee and 100 email subscribers; Shaker is $99 with no fee. The limits, the catches and who it fits.
Read the review →Official infoCourse platformsStan Store review
Stan has no free plan. Creator is $29 a month and Creator Pro $99, both with 0% Stan fees. What Creator leaves out (email broadcasts, discounts), and who it fits.
Read the review →Official infoCourse platformsStan vs Podia
Stan Creator is $29 with 0% fees but no email sending; Podia Mover is $49 with a 5% fee and email for 100 subscribers. What each plan leaves out and who fits which.
Read the comparison →Official infoCourse platformsSysteme.io review
Systeme.io is free for up to 2,000 contacts and 1 course, with 0% transaction fees. Paid plans start at $17. The free plan's limits, the catches and who it fits.
Read the review →Official infoCourse platformsSysteme.io vs Kajabi
Systeme.io is free for 2,000 contacts and 1 course, then $17 to $97 a month; Kajabi starts at $179. Costs by list size, the catches, and who fits which.
Read the comparison →Official infoCourse platformsTeachable review
Teachable has no free plan. Starter costs $39 a month but takes 7.5% of every sale; Builder is $89 with 0%. When each plan makes sense, and the catches.
Read the review →Official infoCourse platformsTeachable vs Kajabi
Teachable starts at $39 with a 7.5% Starter fee; Kajabi starts at $179 with no revenue share and email for 2,500 contacts. Plans, fees and who fits which.
Read the comparison →Official infoCourse platformsThinkific review
Thinkific has no free plan. Start costs $109 a month, and using Stripe or PayPal adds a 2% fee. What each plan adds, the catches, and who it fits.
Read the review →Official infoCourse platformsThinkific vs Teachable
Teachable starts at $39 but takes 7.5% on Starter; Thinkific starts at $109 with no platform fee on Thinkific Payments. Costs at each sales level and who fits which.
Read the comparison →Official infoEmail marketingActiveCampaign review
ActiveCampaign has no free plan. Starter is $15 a month for 1,000 contacts billed yearly. What each plan adds, the trial limits, the catches, and how it compares.
Read the review →Official infoEmail marketingActiveCampaign vs Mailchimp
ActiveCampaign has no free plan; Mailchimp Free covers 250 contacts. Entry-plan automation limits, prices at 1,000 to 10,000 contacts, and who should pick which.
Read the comparison →Official infoEmail marketingbeehiiv review
beehiiv Free covers 2,500 subscribers with unlimited sends but no automations or custom domain. What Lite and Pro cost, the catches, and how it compares.
Read the review →Official infoEmail marketingbeehiiv vs Substack
Substack is free at any size but keeps 10% of paid subscriptions; beehiiv is free to 2,500 and takes 0% on paid plans. Fees, prices and who should pick which.
Read the comparison →Official infoEmail marketingBrevo review
Brevo Free sends 300 emails a day and stores up to 100,000 contacts, with a Brevo logo on every email. What paid plans cost, the catches, and how it compares.
Read the review →Official infoEmail marketingKit vs beehiiv
Kit Free covers 10,000 subscribers; beehiiv Free covers 2,500. Neither has automations on Free. Prices, paid-newsletter fees, catches and who should pick which.
Read the comparison →Official infoEmail marketingKit vs MailerLite
Kit Free covers 10,000 subscribers with no automations; MailerLite Free covers 250 with 3 automations. Prices, catches and who should pick which.
Read the comparison →Official infoEmail marketingMailchimp review
Mailchimp Free covers 250 contacts and 500 emails a month, with no automation flows. What it costs after, the catches, and how it compares with Kit.
Read the review →Official infoEmail marketingMailchimp vs Brevo
Mailchimp charges by contacts; Brevo by emails sent. Free plans, prices at 500 to 10,000 contacts, the catches, and who should pick which.
Read the comparison →Official infoEmail marketingMailerLite review
MailerLite Free covers 250 subscribers, 2,500 emails a month and 3 automations. What it costs after, the catches, and how it compares with Kit and Mailchimp.
Read the review →Official infoEmail marketingMailchimp vs MailerLite
Both free plans stop at 250 contacts, but MailerLite allows 2,500 emails a month and 3 automations; Mailchimp 500 and none. Prices and who should pick which.
Read the comparison →Official infoEmail marketingSubstack review
Substack is free at any list size, then keeps 10% of paid subscriptions plus Stripe fees. What you get, the catches, and how it compares with beehiiv and Kit.
Read the review →Official infoEmail marketingKit review
Kit is free up to 10,000 subscribers but has no automations on Free. What's missing, what it costs after, and how it compares with MailerLite.
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