Updated 1 October 2026 · Pludor team · 3 sources
Pludor is better if you want to start free and sell courses alongside other things like products, services or live shows; Kajabi is better if you run an established course or coaching business and want everything for knowledge products in one polished platform. Pludor charges $0 a month plus 4.99% + $0.90 per paid online order, while Kajabi charges a monthly subscription.
What each one is and how each charges, from their published pricing.
| Kajabi | Pludor | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Kajabi is an all-in-one platform for courses, coaching, memberships, communities, websites, email marketing and funnels. | Pludor is an AI-powered commerce platform for creators and independent businesses: sell online, take payments, answer customers with AI, make content with AI and get found by shoppers and AI agents. |
| How it charges | Monthly subscription plans. (Kajabi pricing) | $0 a month to start. Pludor charges a platform fee of 2% + $0.90 per paid online order, deducted before payout. Card processing (Stripe) is charged separately by the processor. Cash sales recorded in POS carry no platform fee, and wallet-to-wallet transfers between Pludor users are free. (pricing) |
| Best for | Established course and coaching businesses that want everything for knowledge products in one polished platform. | Creators who sell courses alongside physical products, services and live shows, and want to start without a monthly fee. |
| Strengths | Polished course and coaching delivery; Email marketing and funnels built in; Communities and memberships; Strong for established course businesses | Store, checkout, AI answering, AI content tools and a marketplace in one account |
It depends on what you sell. Pludor fits creators who sell courses alongside physical products, services and live shows and want to start without a monthly fee. Kajabi fits established course and coaching businesses that want everything for knowledge products in one polished platform.
Kajabi charges monthly subscription plans, while Pludor is $0 a month to start. Pludor instead charges a platform fee of 4.99% + $0.90 per paid online order, deducted before payout, with card processing charged separately by Stripe. Cash sales recorded in POS carry no platform fee.
Kajabi uses monthly subscription plans - check their pricing page for current rates. If you want a free start, Pludor offers $0 a month with every feature on and no item limit, charging only per paid online order.
Yes, Pludor handles both in one account - courses, physical products and merch, services and live selling. Kajabi is focused on knowledge products like courses, coaching and memberships, so it's not built for physical merchandise.
Pludor is easier on a small budget: it's free to start, no card needed, with no item limit, and you pay only for what you use past the monthly free amounts. New stores also get 500 free credits. Kajabi requires a monthly subscription from day one.
Kajabi has email marketing and funnels built in, which is one of its main strengths. Pludor instead includes bulk messaging campaigns and marketing emails in its free plan, plus AI content tools for creating content.
Yes. Many businesses keep one tool for what it does best and use Pludor for their store, checkout, AI answering or content. For example, you could run your course on Kajabi while Pludor handles your store, payments and customer questions.
Yes. Pludor has an AI outline builder for courses and AI Studio for video, images, voice and writing. There's also a free Course Landing Page Writer that builds a sales page with outline, outcomes and price - free to try with 8 runs an hour and no account.
Your store, website, product pages, checkout and orders never switch off for lack of credit. Each month you get a free amount of everything (for example 3,000 visits and 100 AI replies), and past that you pay only for what you use, in credits where 1 credit = 1 cent.
Pludor includes live selling broadcasts free to stream, shoppable video and communities, plus a marketplace where shoppers can find you. Kajabi has communities and memberships built in, so both cover communities - but only Pludor combines them with live selling and a shopping marketplace in one account.
It depends on what you need. Pludor fits creators who sell courses alongside physical products, services and live shows, and want to start without a monthly fee. Kajabi fits established course and coaching businesses that want everything for knowledge products in one polished platform.
Monthly subscription plans. Check Kajabi's pricing page for current rates.
$0 a month to start with every feature on and no item limit. Pludor charges a platform fee of 2% + $0.90 per paid online order, deducted before payout. Card processing (Stripe) is charged separately by the processor. Cash sales recorded in POS carry no platform fee, and wallet-to-wallet transfers between Pludor users are free. Usage past the monthly free amounts uses credits (1 credit = 1 cent).
What Pludor gives creators who sell courses alongside physical products, services and live shows, and want to start without a monthly fee:
Free to start - no card, no item limit. Pay only for what you use past the monthly free amounts.
Try Pludor freeChecked 1 October 2026. Fees and rules change; follow the links for the latest.