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SamCart vs. Kajabi

SamCart vs. Kajabi (2026): 7-Figure Creators Are Leaving. Here's Why.

Kajabi is built to host courses, not to sell them. Watch SamCart co-founder Scott Moran run the dollar-for-dollar math on a $10K/month business. Then run yours.

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Creators Are Switching from Kajabi to SamCart. And Their Reasons Are Loud and Clear.

Creators Are Switching to SamCart.

And Their Reasons Are Loud and Clear.

Kajabi was built for hosting courses, not maximizing revenue. No cart abandonment recovery. Limited upsells. Basic checkout. Slow support. Here's what creators are running from—and running to.

1The Problem

Kajabi Has No Way to Recover Lost Sales or Maximize Order Value

Kajabi Limitation

Kajabi has no real cart abandonment recovery. 70% of shoppers abandon their carts, and Kajabi expects you to watch them walk away. Their upsells and bumps are basic, hard to set up, and don't convert. You're losing 25% of potential revenue to abandoned carts and another 50% by not maximizing order value.

The SamCart Solution

Turn Browsers Into Buyers and Single Purchases Into Bigger Orders

SamCart's CheckoutOS is built for one thing: revenue. Fast checkout that converts. Automatic cart recovery that brings customers back. Upsells and bumps that double your average order value.

SamCart Features

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Abandoned cart recovery

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Pre-checkout order bumps

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Multi-step upsell flows

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Downsell recovery offers

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30% faster checkout

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One-click checkout options

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Buy now, pay later

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The proof?

Creators switching from Kajabi report 3–4x higher conversions and 129% AOV boosts. One creator recovered $47,000 in 90 days just from abandoned carts they didn't know they were losing.

1The Problem

Kajabi Charges You to Use Your Own Stripe

Kajabi Limitation

Skip Kajabi Payments and Kajabi takes up to 2% of every sale, on top of normal card fees. Subscriptions add another 0.7%. Buy now, pay later, international buyers, and AI credits all cost extra. For a $10K/month business, that's $800–$1,000 a month just to use Kajabi.

The SamCart Solution

One Flat Fee. Nothing Stacked on Top.

No extra 2%. No subscription surcharge. No exchange-rate fees. Just standard processing, the same as anywhere else. That's up to $500–$600 back in your pocket every month.

SamCart Features

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Abandoned cart recovery

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Pre-checkout order bumps

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Multi-step upsell flows

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Downsell recovery offers

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30% faster checkout

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One-click checkout options

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Buy now, pay later

SamCart

2The Problem

Kajabi's Page Builder is Slow, Manual, and Stuck in 2015

Kajabi Limitation

Kajabi's page builder hasn't evolved. Limited templates that all look identical. No AI assistance. Every sales page, landing page, or product page requires manual design work. Want to A/B test different layouts? Build two pages from scratch. Need a quick landing page for a new offer? Set aside 2-3 hours. Their templates are recognizable across thousands of creators—zero differentiation, zero competitive edge.

The SamCart Solution

AI Builds Professional Pages in Minutes, Not Hours

SamCart's AI turns your words into conversion-optimized sales pages, landing pages, and full sites. No designers. No developers. No templates that look like everyone else's.

SamCart Features

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AI builds pages instantly

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Generate new layouts instantly

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Automatic brand consistency

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Proven converting templates

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Custom domain support

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Duplicate and A/B test fast

SamCart

3The Problem

Kajabi Makes You Build Every Course, E-book, and Product Manually

Kajabi Limitation

Kajabi gives you a place to host courses, but creating them? That's all you. Write every lesson. Design every workbook. Structure every module. Create every sales page. For busy creators launching multiple products, this becomes a bottleneck. You spend months building when you should be selling.

The SamCart Solution

AI Builds Complete Digital Products While You Focus on Selling

SamCart's AI doesn't just help—it does the work. Generate complete courses, e-books, and digital products from outline to delivery. Professional assets created automatically.

SamCart Features

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AI generates complete course coutlines

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AI designs full e-books

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AI designs social posts, slides & more

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AI writes sales pages

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Duplicate and launch instantly

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4The Problem

Kajabi's Analytics Show Revenue, But Not How to Make More

Kajabi Limitation

Kajabi's analytics give you basic revenue reporting. You can't easily see conversion rates by traffic source, track which upsells perform best, or understand customer lifetime value. You're flying blind with a revenue odometer instead of a GPS.

The SamCart Solution

Know Exactly Where Your Money Comes From (And Where It's Going)

Real-time dashboards show what's selling, what's not, and where to focus next. We don't just show revenue—we show you HOW to make more.

SamCart Features

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Real-time dashboard updates

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Customer lifetime value tracking

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Revenue by offer type

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Traffic source attribution,

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Funnel drop-off analysis

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Subscription health monitoring

SamCart

5The Problem

The Features You Need to Scale Are Locked Behind $249–$499/Month Plans

Kajabi Limitation

Kajabi starts at $179/mo, and caps you at 5 products. Want more products, more contacts, or API access? You'll pay $249–$499/month. That's $2,988–$5,988 a year before you sell a single product.

The SamCart Solution

Everything You Need to Succeed. From Day One. At Our Lowest Price.

SamCart starts at just $79/month, less than half of Kajabi's cheapest plan, and you're ready to sell from day one with high-converting checkout, courses, and the full Sam AI suite. When you want the complete conversion arsenal (one-click upsells, order bumps, A/B testing, and the affiliate center), SamCart Pro is $199/month with unlimited products. That's less than half of Kajabi's $499 Pro plan, and unlike Kajabi, it's built to make you money.

SamCart Features

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Course hosting and delivery

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Built-in affiliate center

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Deep analytics and LTV tracking

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Subscription Saver dunning

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A/B testing built-in

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Flexible payment options

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The Math Is Simple: SamCart vs. Kajabi - SamCart Creators Earn More

Same $10K/month business. Same traffic. Same offer.

SamCart vs Kajabi for a $10,000/month business
Metric	Kajabi	SamCart
Monthly sales	$10,000	$17,000–$19,000
Platform + fees	$800–$1,000/mo	$199 flat
Order bumps + upsells	Basic	Built in, 2x AOV

Based on a $10K/month digital business running a normal mix of offers.

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We’re so confident that SamCart will increase your revenue, that we’ll take on all the risk.

Test us against your current setup, and if SamCart doesn’t generate more sales, you don’t have to pay.

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SamCart’s Checkout OS™ makes it easy to instantly do both.

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SamCart vs. Kajabi: Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions creators ask when comparing SamCart and Kajabi.

Yes. SamCart makes it easy to migrate your products, customers, and content. You can export your Kajabi data and import it into SamCart, or use our Done-For-You migration service to handle the entire process for you.

Yes. SamCart includes a full Courses app for hosting and delivering online courses, memberships, and digital content. You can build and sell courses directly on SamCart without needing a separate platform.

SamCart starts at $79/month. Kajabi starts at $179. SamCart Pro is $199/month with unlimited products and the full conversion toolkit, versus $499 for Kajabi Pro.

SamCart integrates with all major email marketing platforms including ConvertKit, ActiveCampaign, Mailchimp, and more. SamCart focuses on commerce and conversion optimization, connecting seamlessly with your preferred email tool.

Yes. Many creators keep Kajabi for course delivery and use SamCart as their checkout and sales engine. SamCart integrates with Kajabi via Zapier and direct integrations, so you can use both during a transition or permanently.

SamCart offers a Conversion-Boost Guarantee. Test SamCart against your current setup, and if it does not generate more sales, you do not have to pay.

Kajabi doesn't take a platform revenue share, but if you use your own payment processor instead of Kajabi Payments, it adds up to 2% per sale on top of standard card fees, plus 0.7% on subscriptions. SamCart adds no extra fee on your processor.

5 products on Kajabi's $179/month plan and 50 on the $249/month plan. To sell more, you move to $499/month. SamCart Pro includes unlimited products for $199/month.

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Seamless Troubleshooting Our agents can view your account in real-time, enabling seamless troubleshooting and problem-solving—so you can get back to selling without missing a beat.

SamCart isn’t just powerful software — it’s backed by a U.S.-based support team that knows creators inside and out. When you’ve got a question, you won’t hit a chatbot or get lost in endless ticket queues. You’ll connect with 100% real people who care about your success and are ready to help you keep selling without missing a beat.

That’s why thousands of creators trust SamCart — not just for the tools, but for the team behind them.

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