Honest comparison
Chuhching vs Kajabi
Kajabi is the go-to for creators selling courses and memberships — great sites, courses, and communities, but a light CRM and no SMS or get-booked. Chuhching pairs a real CRM + outreach with communities, free to start.
Kajabi
$89–$499/mo, no free tier
Creator-first; CRM/sales tooling is thin.
Chuhching
Free core, then $59–$179/mo
The CRM, forms, booking & analytics — free. Pay to send & get booked.
Run your relationships
| Feature | Kajabi | Chuhching |
|---|---|---|
| CRM & pipeline | Partialbasic contacts | ✓ Free |
| Contact management | Paid | ✓ Free1,000 free, unlimited paid |
| Forms & quizzes | Paid | ✓ Free3 free, unlimited paid |
| Booking & scheduling | — | ✓ Free |
| Analytics & dashboards | Paid | ✓ Free |
Reach & automate
| Feature | Kajabi | Chuhching |
|---|---|---|
| 2-way SMS | — | ✓ Freebring your own Twilio |
| Email sequences | Paid | Paid |
| Workflow automation | Paid | Paid |
| Social posting | — | Paid |
Funnels & sites
| Feature | Kajabi | Chuhching |
|---|---|---|
| Funnel analytics | Paid | ✓ Freestage conversion, velocity, channel ROI |
| Landing & website pages | Paidsite builder | Partialprofile, community & custom-domain pages |
| SEO / PSEO / AEO | Partial | ✓ Freeindexable profile + programmatic pages; more on base plan |
Grow & host
| Feature | Kajabi | Chuhching |
|---|---|---|
| Communities | Paida core strength | ✓ Free1 free, unlimited paid |
| Courses / products | Paida core strength | Paid |
| Affiliate program | Paid | Paidnative + resellable |
Other modules
| Feature | Kajabi | Chuhching |
|---|---|---|
| Call tracking | — | Paidper-source trackable numbers, forwarding + source-attributed call log |
| Reputation management | — | Paidreview-request automation + reviews inbox; Google Business Profile sync |
Pricing & access
| Feature | Kajabi | Chuhching |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier to start | — | ✓ Free |
Only on Chuhching
| Feature | Kajabi | Chuhching |
|---|---|---|
| Agent-native — run it over MCP | — | ✓ Freeyour AI agent operates the whole platform |
| Pay-per-call agent tools (x402) | — | ✓ Freeagents pay per call, no login — e.g. book you as a guest |
| Get booked — podcasts, press, creators, VCs | — | Paiddiscover + AI-pitch + outreach engine |
| Public expert profile + directory | — | ✓ Freeindexable; journalists find you |
| Time tracking | — | ✓ FreeToggl-style, projects & tasks, timesheets |
| Business Vault (encrypted secrets & docs) | — | ✓ Free |
Pick Kajabi if…
- You're a creator whose product IS courses + a membership community in a polished site.
- You want the best course/community authoring and don't need a sales CRM.
Pick Chuhching if…
- You want a real CRM, pipeline, and outreach alongside communities — not just course hosting.
- You want SMS, get-booked, and a free tier to start.
Common questions
Did Kajabi's pricing change in 2026?
Yes, significantly. January 2026 brought Kajabi's first major restructure in nearly a decade, and the headline change was that Basic plan contacts dropped from 10,000 to 2,500 — a 75% reduction — paired with roughly a $30/mo price increase. Plans now run about $55 Kickstarter, $179 Basic, $199 Growth and $399 Pro. If you were grandfathered on the old contact limit, check what your renewal actually looks like.
Is Kajabi better for selling courses?
For the course product itself, yes. Kajabi's course builder, player and checkout are more polished than ours and it's a mature, well-supported product for creators whose entire business is digital products. If you sell courses and nothing else, Kajabi does that better.
What does Chuhching add that Kajabi doesn't have?
A real CRM and pipeline, outbound sequences to people who aren't yet customers, booking, call tracking, a get-booked engine for podcasts and press, and an open MCP rail so your AI agent can run all of it. Kajabi is built around selling to an audience you already have; the gap most creators hit is everything upstream of that.
Does Kajabi charge transaction fees?
On Kajabi Payments, yes: about 2.9% + $0.30 on Basic, 2.8% + $0.30 on Growth and 2.7% + $0.30 on Pro (verified August 2026). Chuhching has no platform transaction fee on our side — you connect your own Stripe account and pay standard Stripe processing.
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Comparison reflects publicly listed Kajabi features and pricing as of 2026. Verify current Kajabi pricing on their site. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Kajabi.