Kajabi is powerful. It promises an all-in-one platform to run your online course business. But in 2025, it’s starting to feel like overkill. If you’re tired of the high costs, complicated setup, and bloated features you never use, there’s a better way.
At Cajobo, we believe in keeping things simple. If your course lives in Notion, you should be able to sell it without needing to learn a new platform, set up 15 different pages, or pay $100 a month just to get started.
Let’s break it down. Here’s why Notion + Cajobo is the smarter, leaner, and cheaper way to host your course this year.
Kajabi Is Overkill for Most Creators
Kajabi is packed with features, but that’s not always a good thing. For most course creators, all you need is:
A place to structure and deliver your content
A way to accept payments
A system to restrict access to paying users
Some basic analytics to track performance
You don’t need:
Complex funnel builders
Drip automations that require a training course to understand
Website hosting you’ll never touch
Design tools you don’t want to use
And yet Kajabi locks all of this into one bulky, expensive plan that costs $100 or more every month. Not to mention the hours you’ll spend learning how to use it.
Why Notion + Cajobo Just Makes More Sense
If your course content is already in Notion, you’re halfway done. Notion is:
Easy to use
Familiar
Fast to edit and update
Perfect for structuring content into lessons, sections, and resources
Cajobo takes that Notion page and turns it into a product you can sell. We handle everything Kajabi does, but without the complexity.
With Cajobo, you get:
Secure access control: Only buyers can access your content
Simple payments: One-time or subscriptions, fully managed
Automated access: No manual invites or email approvals
Analytics: Know who accessed your course and when
No learning curve: It just works
Save Time and Money
Let’s talk money. Kajabi starts at around $120 per month. That’s $1,440 per year. And that’s before you make your first sale.
Cajobo is a fraction of that cost. No bloated fees. No confusing pricing tiers. And zero time wasted rebuilding what you’ve already made in Notion.
If you're just getting started or you want to keep things lean, spending that kind of money just doesn’t make sense.
Designed for How You Already Work
We built Cajobo for creators who love Notion. People who already organize their work, ideas, and systems in Notion shouldn’t have to move everything to another platform just to get paid.
You can:
Build your entire course in Notion
Host it with Cajobo
Share your product link
Get paid instantly
No bouncing between platforms. No setup headaches. No wondering where that button is hidden.
What About Advanced Features?
If you’re an advanced marketer or educator and you want quizzes, student forums, and LMS integrations, Kajabi might still be the right choice.
But if you’re focused on shipping value fast, keeping things simple, and maximizing margins, Cajobo gives you exactly what you need. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Final Thoughts
Kajabi had its moment. It served a generation of creators who wanted everything in one place. But now, creators want fast tools that work with their workflow, not against it.
If your course is in Notion, there’s no reason to rebuild it somewhere else. With Cajobo, you can protect your content, get paid, and keep full control.
If you’re ready to ditch the bloat, skip the fees, & launch faster, try Cajobo for free. 💜
