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AppBuild vs Kajabi

Looking for a Kajabi alternative? Kajabi is a courses, memberships, community platform. Compare its published pricing, branded apps, fees and capabilities with AppBuild.diy.

Kajabi is best for creator apps and youtubers businesses that want courses, memberships, community platform (Courses, memberships, community, branded mobile app).

AppBuild is best for creator apps businesses that want their own branded app with ready-made ordering, booking, loyalty and push notifications, starting free with 0% AppBuild commission on paid plans.

Your business. Your own app.

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Branded app starter
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Live radio example
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Podcast player example
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Push notification example

Kajabi vs AppBuild for creator apps

ConsiderationAppBuild.diy logo — AppBuild vs Kajabi app builder comparisonAppBuild.diyKajabi logo — AppBuild vs Kajabi app builder comparisonKajabi
TypeBranded business-app builder with ready-made pages and capabilitiesCourses, memberships, community platform
Published pricingFree: up to 10 users; Business: $49/month or $299/year; Business Pro: $99/month or $499/yearBasic $179/mo billed monthly or $143/mo billed annually; Growth $249/mo ($199 annual); Pro $499/mo ($399 annual)
Your own branded appApp Store, Google Play and installable web app; store setup and approval requiredYes: Kajabi Customer App listed as "Included ($199/mo value)" on all plans
Fees0% AppBuild commission on paid plans; payment processing and third-party fees may applyKajabi Payments: 2.9% + $0.30 (Basic), 2.8% + $0.30 (Growth), 2.7% + $0.30 (Pro). Third-party processors: 2% / 1% / 0.5% Kajabi fee. Varies by country
Contract / trialFree plan; monthly or annual paid plans14-day trial
CapabilitiesSupported ordering, bookings, loyalty, push notifications and content pages; check the features your business requiresCourses, memberships, community, branded mobile app
MarketAvailable worldwide, subject to store and payment-service availabilityUK + US (global)

Sources: kajabi.com. Figures recorded 7 October 2026; currencies, billing periods and packages differ. Confirm current terms with the provider.

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Kajabi vs AppBuild for youtubers

ConsiderationAppBuild.diy logo — AppBuild vs Kajabi app builder comparisonAppBuild.diyKajabi logo — AppBuild vs Kajabi app builder comparisonKajabi
TypeBranded business-app builder with ready-made pages and capabilitiesCourses, memberships, community
Published pricingFree: up to 10 users; Business: $49/month or $299/year; Business Pro: $99/month or $499/yearBasic $179/mo monthly or $143/mo annual
Your own branded appApp Store, Google Play and installable web app; store setup and approval requiredYes: Kajabi Customer App "Included ($199/mo value)"
Fees0% AppBuild commission on paid plans; payment processing and third-party fees may applyKajabi Payments 2.7% to 2.9% + $0.30, or 0.5% to 2% Kajabi fee with third-party processors
Contract / trialFree plan; monthly or annual paid plans14-day trial
CapabilitiesSupported ordering, bookings, loyalty, push notifications and content pages; check the features your business requiresCourses, memberships, community, branded app
MarketAvailable worldwide, subject to store and payment-service availabilityUK + US (global)

Sources: kajabi.com. Figures recorded 7 October 2026; currencies, billing periods and packages differ. Confirm current terms with the provider.

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AppBuild pricing

PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0/monthUp to 10 app users. Your own app on iPhone, Android and the web.
Business$49/month or $299/yearUp to 1,000 app users. 0% AppBuild commission on orders.
Business Pro$99/month or $499/yearUnlimited app users. 0% AppBuild commission on orders.

Card processing fees are charged by Stripe on top of any plan and are not set by AppBuild. Full details on the pricing page.

Choose Kajabi if…

  • you want courses, memberships, community platform.
  • you need what it highlights: Courses, memberships, community, branded mobile app.
  • its terms suit you: 14-day trial.

Choose AppBuild if…

  • you want a published flat price: free for up to 10 users, then $49 or $99/month (Kajabi: Basic $179/mo billed monthly or $143/mo billed annually; Growth $249/mo ($199 annual); Pro $499/mo ($399 annual)).
  • you want 0% AppBuild commission on paid plans (Kajabi fees: Kajabi Payments: 2.9% + $0.30 (Basic), 2.8% + $0.30 (Growth), 2.7% + $0.30 (Pro). Third-party processors: 2% / 1% / 0.5% Kajabi fee. Varies by country).

Key differences from Kajabi

  • Kajabi starts at $179/mo billed monthly plus a per-transaction fee; AppBuild has a free plan (up to 10 users) and Pro at $49/mo with zero commission (Stripe's own fees only).
  • Kajabi starts at $179/mo billed monthly plus transaction fees; AppBuild Pro is $49/mo with zero commission.

Questions

AppBuild.diy is an alternative to Kajabi for creator apps and youtubers businesses that want courses, memberships, community platform (Courses, memberships, community, branded mobile app) who would rather have their own branded app on the App Store, Google Play and the web. AppBuild starts free for up to 10 users, then $49 or $99 a month. Other options compared here include Patreon, Mighty Networks, Circle, Skool.

Kajabi's published pricing, checked 7 October 2026: Basic $179/mo billed monthly or $143/mo billed annually; Growth $249/mo ($199 annual); Pro $499/mo ($399 annual). AppBuild: Free for up to 10 users, Business $49/month or $299/year, Business Pro $99/month or $499/year, with 0% AppBuild commission on paid plans.

It depends on what you need. Choose Kajabi if you want courses, memberships, community platform. Choose AppBuild if you want 0% AppBuild commission on paid plans (Kajabi fees: Kajabi Payments: 2.9% + $0.30 (Basic), 2.8% + $0.30 (Growth), 2.7% + $0.30 (Pro). Third-party processors: 2% / 1% / 0.5% Kajabi fee. Varies by country).

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Last checked 7 October 2026. Competitor prices come from their own public pages, linked below each table. Where a price isn't published we say so. Spotted something out of date? Tell us via support.