GoDaddy vs. Kajabi

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GoDaddy
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
GoDaddy Web Hosting provides users with storage, email addresses, and unlimited bandwith.
$9.99
per month
Kajabi
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Kajabi 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.
$149
per month
Pricing
GoDaddyKajabi
Editions & Modules
Basic
as low as $6.99
per month with an annual term
Basic
as low as $10.49
per month with an annual term
Premium
as low as $13.49
per month with an annual term
Commerce
as low as $14.99
per month with an annual term
Basic
$149.00
per month
Growth
$199.00
per month
Pro
$399.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GoDaddyKajabi
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for annual subscription.20% discount for annual pricing.
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Features
GoDaddyKajabi
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
GoDaddy
-
Ratings
Kajabi
8.3
6 Ratings
8% above category average
Product catalog & listings00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
Product management00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
Bulk product upload00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Branding00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Mobile storefront00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Product variations00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Website integration00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Visual customization00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
CMS00 Ratings7.65 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
GoDaddy
-
Ratings
Kajabi
8.4
6 Ratings
10% above category average
Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
Checkout user experience00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
GoDaddy
-
Ratings
Kajabi
8.4
5 Ratings
1% above category average
eCommerce security00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
GoDaddy
-
Ratings
Kajabi
8.3
6 Ratings
10% above category average
Promotions & discounts00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
Personalized recommendations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
SEO00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
GoDaddy
-
Ratings
Kajabi
9.1
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Multi-site management00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
Order processing00 Ratings9.73 Ratings
Inventory management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Shipping00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Custom functionality00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
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User Ratings
GoDaddyKajabi
Likelihood to Recommend
7.6
(54 ratings)
8.2
(15 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
5.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(8 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
GoDaddyKajabi
Likelihood to Recommend
GoDaddy
Good for transferring over an existing site. Truth be told, I haven't used it for building a brand new site-- I know that this is a fairly common thing but I just never needed it. For what I've used it for, it has worked well. For a small business with anyone with a little bit of technical skill, it's surprisingly good.
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Kajabi
I wouldn't recommend Kajabi for someone that's starting to figure out what their product is going to be and who is the target audience. While one could argue the starting price point isn't high compared to having a brick and mortar store, it's also not practical pay between $100-$200 a month while the business figures out their offer. Kajabi is better suited for someone who has already tested their product, specifically courses, and can start selling it relatively soon after launching their Kajabi site. While Kajabi has come out with a coaching and community products, those are still in their infancy. The strength of Kajabi is in their course content delivery supported by the ability to have a simple website and email marketing system in the same platform.
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Pros
GoDaddy
  • Registering a domain - I've found their site to be the easiest to navigate
  • Website builder - their website builder is user friendly
  • Email hosting - easy to set up and use, wether in an email app or online email.
  • Wordpress hosting - I have multiple wordpress sites I use under one account
  • Their customer service is always very helpful and easy to contact.
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Kajabi
  • With a featured button as opposed to just a hyperlink, it is incredibly simple to link to a page within an email.
  • The marketing strategy's functionality and the ability to customize emails allow me to communicate with every client.
  • Course creator to create digital products from your content.
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Cons
GoDaddy
  • Support agents are woefully undertrained, even in knowledge of their own products.
  • Support agents will always try to upsell you, even when you're dealing with an urgent, high-impact issue.
  • There's no guarantee of uptime, and there will often be gaps in service as part of normal procedures.
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Kajabi
  • The inbuilt themes are excellent but sometimes a small change is required to improve it - that then requires a code change which must then be reapplied if Kajabi issue an upgrade.
  • Once you get the "hang" of it, Kajabi is a very powerful platform. But it does take an investment of time. Kajabi also has a best-practice way of doing things and I feel that it is worth paying for skilled support to get through the setup quickly.
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Likelihood to Renew
GoDaddy
We can't really choose anyone else and the cost/effort of moving all of the hosted data would be extremely large, and we just have to stick to them, and hope they improve service
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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
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Usability
GoDaddy
Some integration could be much cleaner and smoother. Seems it used to be easier. Plus, they took away the catch all email feature.
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Kajabi
Kajabi is very usable. But it is complex and if you haven't used it for a few weeks you have to remind yourself how to do things. It is very important to treat it like any major system and be very disciplined about how you file things and name documents
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Support Rating
GoDaddy
I think a lot of companies can learn from GoDaddy's support team. I have found:
  • Chat or phone support is almost always available.
  • Their agents are friendly and helpful.
  • Their agents seem to care and be knowledgeable about a wide range of issues.
  • I rarely have to escalate my problem to get the support that I need.
  • If they can't help me, then they can tell me why something is happening and direct me to resources that can fix my problem.
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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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Implementation Rating
GoDaddy
No answers on this topic
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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Alternatives Considered
GoDaddy
We use Wix currently for our online store. It is nice and easy to use, but they don't offer the email domains as well (the last time we checked). They have pretty decent customization of the web page, but still limited. We're going to try it with GoDaddy, since we have other services from them already. It just doesn't make sense to pay two different companies for something we can do with one.
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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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Return on Investment
GoDaddy
  • GoDaddy reduces our ROI by costing me in non-billable hours. I don't charge clients for sitting on the phone with tech support to power cycle the server or fix the php.ini file, so my $/hr takes a hit.
  • Their nickel&dime strategy requires I have an additional conversation with clients about their max recurring fees. Small as they are, I need approval for upping their bill. GoDaddy is only the cheap option if you don't value security, stability, or performance.
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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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