Circle vs Kajabi: what you keep
Selling $99 courses, Circle leaves you more up to 27 sales a month ($2,673); from 28 sales, Kajabi does. Both are priced on yearly billing, since Circle lists no monthly price. At 60 sales of $99 a month across 4 courses, you keep $5,542 on Circle (Professional) and $5,607 on Kajabi (Basic).
Where the lead changes
One course, yearly billing, each platform on whichever of its plans leaves the most at that volume.
Three sizes of business
| Scenario | Circle | Kajabi | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting out: 10 sales of $49, 1 course | $373.99 Professional | $329.79 Basic | $530.40 |
| Growing: 60 sales of $99, 4 courses | $5,542 Professional | $5,607 Basic | $777.60 |
| Established: 150 sales of $297, 12 courses | $42,569 Business | $43,059 Growth | $5,881 |
Monthly take-home after subscription, platform fees and card processing, on yearly billing; bold marks the larger.
What the numbers say
- At other course prices: selling $49 courses, Circle leaves more up to 55 sales a month and Kajabi from 56; selling $297 courses, Circle leaves more up to 9 sales a month and Kajabi from 10.
- At 60 sales of $99 a month, the subscription, platform fees and card processing together take 6.7% of revenue on Circle and 5.6% on Kajabi.
- At 150 sales of $297 ($44,550 a month), everything taken, card processing included, comes to $1,981 a month on Circle and $1,480 on Kajabi, $6,018 a year apart.
How each one charges
- Circle: Circle's plans cost $89 to $419 a month, billed yearly (no monthly price is listed). Professional takes 2% of each sale, Business takes 1% of each sale and Scale takes 1% of each sale. Card processing adds 2.9% + $0.30 per sale.
- Kajabi: Kajabi's plans cost $179 to $499 a month ($143 to $399 billed yearly). No plan takes a transaction fee. Card processing is 2.9% + $0.30 on Basic, 2.8% + $0.30 on Growth and 2.7% + $0.30 on Pro.
Where the money goes at 60 sales a month
- KajabiYou keep $5,607 (94.4%)Basic plan: $143 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing. Limits: 2,500 contacts.
- CircleYou keep $5,542 (93.3%)Professional plan: $89 subscription, $118.80 platform fees, $190.26 card processing.
Try your own sales numbers on all 12 platforms, or see every platform's fees in one table.
Prices checked against each platform's own pricing page on .