Kajabi Community Alternative for Course Creators
Kajabi Communities gives Kajabi users a way to add discussion, memberships, and customer connection to a broader all-in-one marketing platform.
Heights Platform is a Kajabi Community alternative for creators who want a learner-centered combination of courses, communities, projects, certificates, coaching, digital products, student analytics, and AI tools.
The question is whether your community exists mainly as part of a funnel ecosystem or as part of a learning experience.
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Kajabi Communities vs Heights Platform: detailed comparison
| Feature | Heights Platform | Kajabi Communities |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly starting | $29/mo | $179/mo |
| Annual starting | $19/mo annual | $143/mo annual |
| Higher public plans | $49 / $119 annual | $199 Growth / $399 Pro annually |
| Eligible third-party provider fee | 0% Heights fee | 2% / 1% / 0.5% |
| Kajabi Payments card rate (US) | Processor fees apply | 2.9% + $0.30 / 2.8% + $0.30 / 2.7% + $0.30 |
| Communities | Built in | 1 / 1 / 3 |
| Access groups | Products/bundles | Unlimited |
| Products | Unlimited on Basic+ | 5 / 50 / Unlimited |
| Contacts | 1,000 / 5,000+ | 2,500 / 25,000 / 100,000 |
| Admin users | Plan-based | 2 / 11 / 26 |
| Funnels | Sales pages | |
| Marketing emails | Unlimited | |
| Projects | ||
| Certificates | Courses | |
| AI credits | Heights AI | 0 / 500 / 1,000 |
| Free migration help | Annual plans |
*Pricing updated as of July 2026
Where Kajabi Communities genuinely wins
Kajabi wins for established creators who already run funnels, landing pages, emails, offers, and products in Kajabi and want the community to stay inside that suite.
Why Heights is better for many course communities
Heights gives creators a focused, branded learning platform with community and engagement tools built in. Students can move from lessons to discussion, projects, downloads, certificates, and progress tracking without feeling like the community is separate from the curriculum.
Heights Platform vs Kajabi Communities: Key Summary
Choose Heights Platform if:
You want community, curriculum, projects, certificates, products, coaching resources, and progress in one student-centered platform.
Choose Kajabi Communities if:
You already run your business inside Kajabi and want the community to stay close to funnels, email, and Kajabi offers.
Heights Platform Overview
Learning Community
Courses, discussion, projects, products, and progress are connected.
Product Flexibility
Sell courses, downloads, coaching, bundles, memberships, and communities.
Migration Help
Annual customers can receive free hand-migration support.
Kajabi Communities Overview
Marketing Suite
Community sits beside Kajabi funnels, pages, emails, offers, and checkout.
Plan Limits
Basic and Growth include 1 community; Pro includes 3 communities.
Premium Stack
Best when the broader Kajabi suite is valuable to the business.
Switching from Kajabi Communities to Heights
Rebuild your highest-value Kajabi offer in Heights first. Map community spaces to products, recreate the course with projects and progress milestones, then invite a pilot group before migrating everyone.
FAQs: Kajabi Community alternatives
Is Heights cheaper than Kajabi?
Heights has a lower starting price. Kajabi Basic currently starts at $143/month billed annually or $179 monthly.
Can Heights replace Kajabi Communities?
Yes, for creators who want courses and community in a focused learning platform.
Can Heights help migrate my Kajabi content?
Yes. Annual plan customers can receive free hand-migration help from the Heights team.
Why trust Heights Platform?
Built by creators, informed by 10,000+ creator businesses
Since 2019, Heights Platform has helped more than 10,000 creators in over 100 countries build and grow online knowledge businesses with courses, communities, coaching, and digital products. We are a small, creator-led team that takes pride in giving creators thoughtful, personal service, not simply access to software.
Our team can work directly with you to help build your program in Heights, drawing on what we have learned from helping thousands of creators launch and improve their offers.
We design for both sides of an education business: helping creators grow while giving their students and members a clearer path to apply what they learn and achieve meaningful results.
We run our own courses and community at Creator Climb, where more than 10,000 members learn alongside other creators.
Our experience also extends beyond the platform. On The Creator's Adventure, Heights founder Bryan McAnulty has interviewed nearly 200 creators, educators, and entrepreneurs from around the world, bringing those practical lessons back into how we build Heights and support creator businesses.