Best Community Platforms · head-to-head
Kajabi vs Bettermode
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for community platforms. Kajabi has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Kajabi has the lower entry price — Kajabi starts at $89/mo, Bettermode at $399/mo. Free tier: Kajabi No, Bettermode No. HIPAA: Kajabi —, Bettermode —.
As of 2026-09-02 · figures link to their source below STALE
Side by side
Kajabi
$89/mo entryBettermode
$399/mo entrySources — Kajabi: kajabi.com (verified 2026-09-02) STALE · 2026-06-14 · Bettermode: bettermode.com (verified 2026-09-02)
Key features
Kajabi: All-in-one creator OS: courses, communities, coaching, memberships, newsletters, podcasts; Built-in email marketing, landing pages, funnels, and checkout — no external tools needed; EU-US Data Privacy Framework certified (GDPR compliance stated in privacy policy); AI Expert Agents trained on your own business content; Kajabi Amplify: access to 551M contacts in Kajabi's expert network; Affiliate program included on all plans; No transaction fees from Kajabi itself (only payment processor fees); 30-day free trial — longest among peers in this vertical; Podcast hosting and newsletter monetization built-in
Bettermode: No-code drag-and-drop community builder; SOC 2 Type II certified; GDPR and CCPA compliant; 256-bit encryption at rest and in transit; AI-powered search (Ask AI) and spam detection; Data residency options (US or EU); Custom roles and granular permissions; Q&A, discussions, events, polls, wishlists, knowledge base spaces; Social login (Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Discord, Slack); API, webhooks, and sandbox environment (Growth+); SAML and JWT SSO (Premium); 99.9% uptime SLA (Premium); Third-party penetration testing