Which platform is right for you?
Are you considering Kajabi over Circle?
Compare features, pricing, and scalability to choose the best platform for your business.
Quick comparison guide
ThriveCart is built to optimize checkout and increase conversions at the point of sale. Kajabi is built to run your entire expert business from one unified platform.
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Circle
Scheduling sessions
Built-in events and coaching sessions
Community events with basic scheduling
Coaching & live video
Native integrations and structured programs
Live streams and events inside community spaces
Website builder
Full website and landing page builder
No full website builder (community-focused pages)
Sales funnels
Visual funnel builder included
No native funnel builder
Email marketing
Built-in email broadcasts and sequences
Basic email notifications and broadcasts
Marketing automations
Advanced automation engine
Limited automation capabilities
Checkout & upsells
Optimized checkout with upsells and offers
Requires integrations for advanced checkout
AI tools
Integrated AI tools for content and execution
AI features for community engagement (limited scope)
Embedded community
Native community platform
Core strength — dedicated community platform
Analytics & CRM
Built-in CRM and business analytics
Community engagement analytics (no full CRM)
Best for
Experts building a scalable knowledge business
Creators building paid communities and memberships
Why choose Kajabi?
Community matters, but on its own, it’s not a complete business. Kajabi connects your community to your website, marketing, offers, automation, and analytics so everything works together to grow your expert business.
Community connected to revenue
With Kajabi, your community isn’t a standalone space — it’s integrated with your products, offers, and checkout. That means seamless upgrades, bundled access, tiered memberships, and a clear path from engagement to revenue.
Built-in growth beyond engagement
Community drives connection. Kajabi turns that connection into growth. Capture leads, automate nurture sequences, launch campaigns, and increase lifetime value — all within the same platform that hosts your members.
One platform. Full business control.
Point solutions focus on one experience. Kajabi unifies your website, courses, community, email, payments, and analytics in one system — giving you clarity, ownership, and scale without stitching tools together.
Kajabi is more than a community builder

Built-in marketing engine
Build landing pages, email campaigns, funnels, and automations. All working together to drive consistent demand.
- Visual sales funnel builder
- Landing pages and opt-in forms
- Advanced behavior-based automations
- Campaign tracking tied to revenue

Revenue optimization tools
Leverage upsells, subscriptions, bundles, and offer structures designed to increase lifetime value.
- Upsells and order bumps
- Subscription and payment plans
- Offer bundling
- Native checkout experience

Multiple revenue models
With Kajabi, you can sell courses, coaching, memberships, communities, and digital products from one platform.
- Online courses
- Coaching programs
- Memberships
- Digital downloads

Unified analytics and customer insights
See your marketing, sales, and customer behavior in one place so you can make smarter growth decisions.
- Revenue and subscription tracking
- Product performance insights
- Customer lifecycle visibility
- Centralized CRM data


