Kajabi wants you to move your whole business onto its platform. MemberSpace adds courses, a community forum and paid memberships to the website you already have, for a fraction of the price.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
$350 million
earned by community leaders using MemberSpace
Entrepreneurs, creators and businesses manage paid communities, courses and content on their own websites with MemberSpace.
4.7 / 5 on G2 4.9 / 5 on Capterra 4.8 / 5 on Trustpilot Kajabi is a powerful all-in-one platform. But when people look for a Kajabi alternative, the same few frustrations come up in their reviews.
With Kajabi Most Capterra reviewers call Kajabi expensive, and plans start at $143/mo billed annually.
MemberSpace Plans start at $24/mo, with unlimited members on every plan. See pricing.
With Kajabi Kajabi runs your website on its own builder, and G2 reviewers point to limited customization.
MemberSpace Keep the website you already love, built with Squarespace, Wix, Showit, WordPress or anything else.
With Kajabi Kajabi's Basic plan caps you at 5 products, 1 community and 2,500 contacts.
MemberSpace Every MemberSpace plan includes unlimited members, so you never pay more just for growing.
With Kajabi Reviewers say it takes time to understand how all of Kajabi's pieces connect.
MemberSpace MemberSpace sets up on your site in minutes, and real humans help by email and 1:1 Zoom, plus free Live Support Hours every week.
Based on public Kajabi reviews on G2 and Capterra, and kajabi.com/pricing, checked October 2026.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
Your website, your brand
Community forums
Members post, comment and get to know each other without ever leaving your site. Every conversation builds your brand and your website, not a third‑party platform.
Your brand
Your membership sits inside the website you've already designed. Members join in one click, pay in one tap, and come back to your site every time.
Both help you sell courses and memberships. Here's where they're different.
| Feature | MemberSpace | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Where your business lives | On your own website | On Kajabi's website builder |
| Courses, community, library and newsletters | ||
| Starting price (billed annually) | $24/mo | $143/mo |
| Members or contacts on the starter plan | Unlimited members | 2,500 contacts |
| Community spaces on the starter plan | 5 spaces | 1 community |
Kajabi details from kajabi.com/pricing and public reviews, checked October 2026.
Any website works. Free for 7 days.
Kajabi's plans start well above most membership tools. Here's a year on each platform.
MemberSpace Starter
$288 /year
Kajabi Basic
$1,716 /year
Save $1,428 a year compared with Kajabi
MemberSpace Growth
$1,188 /year
Kajabi Growth
$2,388 /year
Save $1,200 a year compared with Kajabi
Prices billed annually, from each company's pricing page in October 2026, before payment processing. MemberSpace Starter has a 5% fee and Growth has 2%. Kajabi has no platform fee with Kajabi Payments, which charges card processing from 2.9% + $0.30.
Kajabi bundles everything into its own platform. MemberSpace gives you the same flexibility to sell courses, content and community, all from one dashboard and all on your own website.
Online courses
Build courses however you like. Members get new-lesson alerts and can search and bookmark anything.
Online courses Content library
Lesson plans, videos, downloads and more, with search, bookmarks and new-content alerts built in.
Content library
Sell online courses your way, with new-lesson alerts, search and bookmarks for members.
Online coursesPut a paywall around your blog or newsletter, and email members with built‑in Member Messages.
Paid newslettersSell coaching programs and client-only resources straight from your own website.
Sell coachingProtect downloads like ebooks, templates and worksheets so only members can get them.
Digital downloadsAny website works. Free for 7 days.
Human support and growth help
Switching platforms is a big decision, so you shouldn't have to figure it out alone. Every MemberSpace plan comes with real human help, plus weekly sessions to grow your membership business.
Our team moves your members over for free, so you can switch without starting from scratch.
Fill in the spreadsheet our support team sends you.
Keep members' current billing dates, or start fresh cycles.
Each member gets an invite to activate their membership.
Give your members one place to learn, talk and belong: your website.
Try for freeAny website works. Free for 7 days.
