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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Canvas

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AInstructure is an educational software company based in Sandy, Utah. It is the developer of the Canvas learning management system, which is a comprehensive software package that competes with such systems as Blackboard Learning System, SumTotal and Saba.N/A

    Kajabi

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AKajabi is a web hosting platform for online learning or membership websites, featuring landing pages and support for email marketing, video hosting, and codeless web building tools.

    $89

    per month

    Teachable

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ATeachable in New York offers what they describe as a powerful, easy-to-use online course creation platform, designed to provide course creators everything needed to create, market, and sell their course online. Teachable's platform includes unlimited courses and unlimited students, to site customization and personal branding.

    $39

    per month

    Pricing
    CanvasKajabiTeachable
    Editions & Modules
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    Kickstarter
    $89
    per month
    Basic
    $149.00
    per month
    Growth
    $199.00
    per month
    Pro
    $399.00
    per month
    Basic
    $39.00
    per month
    Pro
    $119.00
    per month
    Business
    $299.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CanvasKajabiTeachable
    Free Trial
    YesYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMust contact vendor for pricing information.30% discount for annual pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    CanvasKajabiTeachable
    Considered Multiple Products
    Instructure
    No answer on this topic
    Kajabi
    Chose Kajabi
    When researching where to host my online course, I looked at several online course platforms: Teachable, Thinkific, Udemy, Wishlist Member, and Ally Access. I chose Kajabi because it was the easiest platform to customize and it was the most user-friendly for my clients. Also, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Kajabi
    While other platforms may be better for certificates and social learning groups, Kajabi is the clear winner for building sales funnels, offers and providing excellent learning experience around video courses. Other platforms do a good job with more classroom style environments, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Kajabi
    Kajabi is a cleaner, more integrated platform which is why I chose Kajabi for my business. With Kajabi, I can host my courses entirely, my checkout pages, and my landing pages. Kajabi is definitely more expensive than using any of these solutions alone, but since Kajabi …
    Incentivized
    Chose Kajabi
    We chose Kajabi because it can do so much. We didn't end up going all-in on Kajabi - our email is still with ConvertKit and our site is still on WordPress, but we're very happy with having our checkouts, courses, and membership content on Kajabi. We create some of our landing …
    Incentivized
    Chose Kajabi
    It blows them out of the water. There really is no comparison at all. Each of the others listed have some benefits, but none offering an end user experience the way that Kajabi does. HighLevel would be the closest, but they still have a ways to go.

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    Teachable
    Chose Teachable
    I evaluated Teachable against Thinkific and Kajabi when I started the business. I get regular pitches from new to market comeptitors. However the cost/effort of switching is not justified by the incremental features or better terms they offer. So, I have not recently …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
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    Happy with the feature set
    88%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    89%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CanvasKajabiTeachable
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Canvas and Kajabi and Teachable
    Feature
    Canvas
    9.0
    42 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Kajabi
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    Teachable
    7.4
    4 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Course authoring8.142 Ratings00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.838 Ratings00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Player/Portal9.932 Ratings00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Learning content9.035 Ratings00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Mobile friendly9.041 Ratings00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications8.138 Ratings00 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    Assignments8.142 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Compliance management9.033 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Learning administration9.037 Ratings00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics9.039 Ratings00 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    Social learning9.034 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Gamification9.62 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.03 Ratings00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CanvasKajabiTeachable
    Small Businesses
    Google Classroom
    Score8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Google Classroom
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Schoology Learning
    Score8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Schoology Learning
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    D2L Brightspace
    Score7.8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    D2L Brightspace
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CanvasKajabiTeachable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (84 ratings)
    8.1
    (24 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (10 ratings)
    8.3
    (9 ratings)
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    10.0
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    10.0
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    Support Rating
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    10.0
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    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Online Training
    8.0
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    8.5
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    8.0
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    CanvasKajabiTeachable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Instructure
    It is really well suited for school situations like knowing what [assignments] need to be done when, getting feedback, getting points, finding the slides that the teacher used for explaining an [assignment] or theory. I think It would be less suited in business situations because it's [primarily] made to be a [one-way] communication tool for schools. Businesses need more control on individual levels I think[.]
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    Kajabi
    If you need to create a self-paced course, Kajabi works well, if you want something complicated, and want to check homework and communicate a lot with students, Kajabi must be used in complex with other resources like Slack and YouTube. But anyway it is a good platform to create a digital course.
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    Teachable
    Gets the job done and is easy to use. We've definitely made serious revenue with it, and it's worked well enough with our other systems to enable some handy automations. I'd say if you've got a course or courses you're looking to launch and they are fairly straightforward with up-front payments, Teachable can definitely get the job done. However, if you're running more of a membership model for access to your courses, Teachable by itself may not be the ideal solution, or you may want to use a different platform for the payments and just use Teachable for the actual courses.
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    Pros
    Instructure
    • Creativity options for teachers to create a virtual space that still has fun graphics and accessibility options.
    • Canvas has versatility in viewing options for assignment due dates such as the calendar built in feature as well as the dashboard options to display upcoming and due assignments.
    • Allowing teachers to create community with each other and collaborate in each-other's space.
    • Discussion platforms within classrooms for students to communicate with each-other and with their teachers.
    • Easy messaging portal within each virtual classroom.
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    Kajabi
    • Kajabi's community feature is fantastic. Love the ability for people to be able to collaborate.
    • Kajabi's feature that allows us to post and manage our curriculum is very efficient and easy to use.
    • Kajabi also has great features around contact management that have been critical for our use.
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    Teachable
    • Hosting video-based training
    • Receiving and passing on payments and handling the slaes tax
    • Allowing me to work with affiliates
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    Cons
    Instructure
    • Their integration with Big Blue Button was a bust for distance learning. Would be great to see them collaborate with Zoom or Google Meets.
    • Their "feature request" process is slow and cumbersome at times because it relies on user "up votes" to get ideas addressed by the developers.
    • They seem to have a lot of turn-over with their staff. We get a new Customer Success Manager far more frequently than with other vendors.
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    Kajabi
    • The page builder is not as intuitive as other competitors. It takes too many click to get around the different elements and settings.
    • Better onboarding mechanism and explanation of where everything is located
    • I'm not sure why I need to create a event to use a simple countdown on a sales page, when I could simply choose the end date I want the countdown to go to for a specific price point offer
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    Teachable
    • They FALSELY ADVERTISE their services.
    • They kicked us off their "unlimited" plan b/c we were using serving too many downloads?
    • They were terribly rude, cursing at us, threatening us, deleting our forum questions.
    • They have no unlimited plan and need to be sued in a court of law for their misleadings.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Instructure
    The other LMS tools have fallen behind. One reason is they are not able to update their systems, features, toolsets in a timely manner. While other LMS providers release bug fixes and new features several times a year, schools struggle to install and implement them in a timely manner. It is not uncommon for a school to take 6 months to a year to fully install and implement new releases on other LMS platforms. With Canvas, those features are released every 3 weeks, and there is nothing for a school to do other than choose to turn them on once released. This has allowed Instructure to innovate faster, and get new features and tools to customers quicker. Other factors include great pricing, customer support, and the innovative way in which LTI is implemented in the tool.
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    Kajabi
    We are committed to it and once we get "really good" at using it, I think it is a excellent platform and links well to Hubspot. At present, we are still just barely scratching the surface with our use of its features
    Incentivized
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    Teachable
    Because we haven't had any major issues with it. The platform is really simple to use and the content can be uploaded and modified very easily. It has a drag and drop feature that makes everything fast and easy. Their support has always answered our questions or concerns and the cost is affodable. We will keep using it in the future.
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    Usability
    Instructure
    The functions in Canvas are well integrated and consistent across the application, and mostly intuitive. Overall navigation and setup is streamlined through integrated features and navigation. The feedback we've gotten from our program participants is that it is easy to learn to use. It also integrates well with third party software like Google Docs and Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing software
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    Kajabi
    The back-end system can be used efficiently and has flexibility. It doesn't have a lot of unnecessary functions or un user-friendly features. We have had no issues using the system and would continue to use it with the current functions and features. I would rate it as user-friendly yet flexible
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    Teachable
    Because it's easier to use both as administrators and both as user. We have never heard of any users having issues login in or going through the lectures or completing the course
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    Reliability and Availability
    Instructure
    No answers on this topic
    Kajabi
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    We haven't had any issues, it's always available. Even when they schedule a maintanance on their end, students still can access the courses
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    Performance
    Instructure
    No answers on this topic
    Kajabi
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    Never had any issues with pages or videos not loading
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    Support Rating
    Instructure
    I do not personally use Canvas support since we have a central office that helps us. However, our central office always has the answers we need and are always able to solve our issues - so I would assume that get great support from the Canvas team on their end. They also offer great training, which uses materials directly from Canvas
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    Kajabi
    The Kajabi Support people are helpful, fast and knowledgeable. I usually call in a panic - because I have lost something, messed something or am on a deadline. Sometimes we speak, or we do a chat. Always my angst is eliminated. I often thank the person for being "so patient" with me. LOL
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    Teachable
    Their support is good overal. There are a couple of things that I would change, like answering faster. Sometimes they take a day to answer a concern and that's kind of annoying considering sometimes there are urgent issues we have to deal with. But the support has been good, they have answered properly.
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    In-Person Training
    Instructure
    The training sessions were broken down into several days as well as different levels depending upon the knowledge of the user
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    Kajabi
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
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    Online Training
    Instructure
    The online tutorials and videos are very clear and addressed the issues/questions that I had about using the system.
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    Kajabi
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    Teachable
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    Implementation Rating
    Instructure
    Once you purchase and sign the contract there is nothing to install or hardware to buy. You can almost immediately start using it and have courses up and going within weeks. We signed in December and had pilot courses online ready to go for the start of school in January
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    Kajabi
    These platforms are big complex pieces of software. Mor recently - Kajabi provides a done for you example which you can borrow and customise - but those were not available when we started.
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    Teachable
    I'd say: learn the system first, try it out and then publish the content with customers. There are a couple of features that will cause issues with customers (especially lazy ones) but I'd say it's easy to implement and modify if needed. People don't need to train much to use Teachable, but they should take their time to know it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Instructure
    Canvas is more secure, has a cleaner design, and has more features. For the features, they have in common canvas still stacks up against [Smart school] by going for the extra mile. Besidfor e that, [the] canvas looks a lot more [professional] than [Smart school]. I didn't make the decision myself to get canvas instead of [Smart school] but I'm happy they did.
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    Kajabi
    ClickFunnels is a great tool for funnel automation, landing pages, and lead generation but when it comes to product delivery for content creators it lacks functionality as it reality it was not meant for that purpose. Originally, we used ClickFunnels for our funnels but we found out that we could do exactly the same with Kajabi, so we migrated all of our funnels to Kajabi
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    Teachable
    It's honestly just worked really well for us in terms of serving the actual course content. Plus, our customers can maintain one profile and use that to access all of the courses and bonuses that they've acquired from us. And the cost of Teachable has been very reasonable in terms of our budget.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Instructure
    No answers on this topic
    Kajabi
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    We wouldn't change anything. Everything seemed fine when we purchased
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    Scalability
    Instructure
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    Kajabi
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    Teachable
    We haven't had any issues with it. Their maintanance hours are always at times when we don't have students there, and even then, they still can access the platform
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    Professional Services
    Instructure
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    Kajabi
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    Teachable
    All the implementation process was fast and easy.
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    Return on Investment
    Instructure
    • Canvas has helped us provide a more robust online component to our courses.
    • Canvas has helped us better adapt to a rapidly changing educational landscape.
    • Canvas has reduced the time that we have to spend training faculty on how to use our learning management system.
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    Kajabi
    • When we used Kajabi to launch new programs we achieved the ROI of our monthly investment each time.
    • With Kajabi, the ability to offer old programs that have been offered in the past is easy to present to one-off customers or when not in a launch series.
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    Teachable
    • This is the basis of my business.
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