Google Classroom vs. Kajabi

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Classroom
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$0
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
Google ClassroomKajabi
Editions & Modules
Education Fundamentals
$0
per license/per month
Google Workspace for Education Standard
$3
per student/per year
Teaching and Learning Upgrade
$4
per license/per month
Google Workspace for Education Plus
$5
per student/per year
Basic
$149.00
per month
Growth
$199.00
per month
Pro
$399.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google ClassroomKajabi
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEducation Fundamentals Version - 30-day free trial for qualifying institutions.20% discount for annual pricing.
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Features
Google ClassroomKajabi
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Classroom
7.8
53 Ratings
4% below category average
Kajabi
-
Ratings
Course authoring7.545 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library7.536 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal8.234 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content8.038 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly7.951 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications7.540 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments8.452 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management7.429 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration7.740 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics7.737 Ratings00 Ratings
Social learning7.846 Ratings00 Ratings
Gamification6.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Google Classroom
-
Ratings
Kajabi
8.4
6 Ratings
9% 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
Google Classroom
-
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
Google Classroom
-
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
Google Classroom
-
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
Google Classroom
-
Ratings
Kajabi
9.1
5 Ratings
16% 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
Google ClassroomKajabi
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(73 ratings)
8.2
(15 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
1.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
3.0
(4 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
1.9
(14 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
2.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google ClassroomKajabi
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
- During the pandemic, the college needs a fast and easy solution to conduct Google Classroom. The integration with Google Accounts and Google Meet allows the university to run and access the Classroom on a large scale. - The teacher wants to conduct some exams in third-party software like Moodle. But we have not found any plugin for this famous open-source learning platform. The exam system in Google Classroom is so poor that it doesn't even fully screen the test when students are writing their exams.
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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
Google
  • Student-teacher communication - I love using Classroom for this because my students can always go back and check what was on Classroom by looking through the stream. This way they don't have to go dig through emails to find what they're looking for.
  • Posting to multiple classes - I can post the same announcement or assignment to multiple classes at once without having to repeat the process or send separate emails.
  • Streamlining grading - when students turn work in on Classroom, it all goes to one place and then when I'm grading I can open their documents directly from Classroom or my Drive folder. This way, I'm not looking through emails and Google Doc shared files for their assignment.
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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
Google
  • Although usually in the discussion with other LMS apps such as Schoology and Canvas, Google Classroom doesn't possess as in-depth of a platform. There is no ability to set individual learning paths, pace student work with completion settings, or embed other apps directly into teacher-created assignments.
  • The assignment creation options are limited. Teachers can only choose from creating an assignment (usually a link with directions), a material (usually a doc/slide/website, etc), a question, and a quiz.
  • With gamification taking on a new lens in education, there really isn't any way to use gamification elements with Google Classroom. There isn't any way to create Individual learning paths, or use badges and micro-credentials within Classroom. Outside programs would have to be used.
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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
Google
Testing is particularly important in online learning, and Google Classroom falls far short of other learning management systems in this regard. Security is also a concern: while account control is reasonable for the account used with Google Classroom, the person controlling a particular account is often able to, for example, forward or download proprietary materials.
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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
Google
This is only a product I would recommend to a humanities teacher. Math and science teachers cannot use this product the same way that I can as an English teacher. It is great for word process and for reading, but unable to handle the demands of math and science. Therefore, I would highly recommend this product to English or Social Studies teachers, but NOT math or science teachers
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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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Reliability and Availability
Google
We have had very little trouble in accessing Google Classroom. Our issues, if any, have risen from our server and not the Google servers.
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Kajabi
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Google
Since this platform is provided by Google, the technical support is better than any others, and we are not required to bother about the space constraints for adding the contents. If we have a good uninterrupted internet facility we can access Google Classroom without any delay or lag. They have app support in both Android and iPhone.
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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
Google
It was relatively easy to implement due to the simplicity of the platform. Even our more technology challenged teachers found it easy to get started with Google Classroom.
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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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Alternatives Considered
Google
I haven't tested or evaluated another digital classroom website or application. I feel like Google Classroom is convenient for many reasons such as compatibility to Google docs, slides, etc. I also love the ability to link to YouTube and other sites. I don't know if there would be a site that is easier to maneuver.
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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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Scalability
Google
It is very easy to push out this program across our buildings. Teachers are able to use it without much trouble.
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Kajabi
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Google
  • Students are able to continue learning in a remote environment
  • Parents have a single, consistent organization structure to make it easy to track assignments and progress for multiple children
  • Much better solution than the quickly assembled Zoom-and-gloom of the previous spring when school abruptly went remote with no planning
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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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