Kajabi vs. Timely Booking and Client Management Software

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Kajabi
Score 8.1 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
Timely Booking and Client Management Software
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Timely is appointment scheduling and business management software for spas and salons from the New Zealand company of the same name.
$25
per month per seat
Pricing
KajabiTimely Booking and Client Management Software
Editions & Modules
Basic
$149.00
per month
Growth
$199.00
per month
Pro
$399.00
per month
Build
$25
per month per user
Elevate
$35
per month per user
Innovate
$40
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
KajabiTimely Booking and Client Management Software
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.All plans available through a simple monthly plan, with no long-term contract.
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Community Pulse
KajabiTimely Booking and Client Management Software
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Features
KajabiTimely Booking and Client Management Software
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Kajabi
8.1
12 Ratings
3% above category average
Timely Booking and Client Management Software
-
Ratings
Product catalog & listings9.210 Ratings00 Ratings
Product management9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk product upload7.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Branding8.69 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile storefront8.68 Ratings00 Ratings
Product variations8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Website integration8.210 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual customization6.810 Ratings00 Ratings
CMS6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
Kajabi
7.4
11 Ratings
4% below category average
Timely Booking and Client Management Software
-
Ratings
Abandoned cart recovery7.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Checkout user experience7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
Kajabi
7.0
9 Ratings
17% below category average
Timely Booking and Client Management Software
-
Ratings
eCommerce security7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Kajabi
7.5
10 Ratings
2% below category average
Timely Booking and Client Management Software
-
Ratings
Promotions & discounts7.710 Ratings00 Ratings
Personalized recommendations7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Kajabi
8.1
8 Ratings
1% above category average
Timely Booking and Client Management Software
-
Ratings
Multi-site management8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Order processing8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory management8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Shipping8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom functionality8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
KajabiTimely Booking and Client Management Software
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(21 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
KajabiTimely Booking and Client Management Software
Likelihood to Recommend
Kajabi
It works great for us in the education space and delivering our curriculum to our clients. It's nice to have some of the extra access features and to have the community feature, so that works great for us. At the same time, Kajabi lacks some of the specificity we need, and I don't believe it is technically geared directly to the education space, so we will likely switch providers in the next couple of years to something that is more robust and relevant to our business model.
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Timely
I've researched a lot of salon software, and Timely was the top-of-the-line software that does it all compared to competitors. It has a friendly interface, offers easy ways to communicate with clients via text and emails, and provides insights and reports, so it indeed does everything you need for booking software. On top of that, it's cloud-based, so say goodbye to only accessing your appointment book through your computer at the salon.
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Pros
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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Timely
  • Integration with Google Calendar allows avoiding double ups
  • Automatic appointment bookings with SMS reminders
  • Xero integration and Automatic Invoicing, Payments and Partial Reconciliation
  • Multiple Staff Members to be booked
  • Facebook Integration, allows people to book from Facebook
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Cons
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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Timely
  • UI/UX
  • Cloud based system
  • Has to be more customer friendly
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Timely
No answers on this topic
Usability
Kajabi
In my opinion, it's not perfect, but it's better than anything else out there. There are frustrations with it's limitations, but almost any and all issues we've ever had have been solvable, which I think is key and important to note. Overall it's a generally robust system that supports digital entreprenuers selling digital products in a way that nothing else can. It's Kajabi or bust!
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Timely
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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Timely
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
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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Timely
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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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Timely
Timely is by far the most user-friendly and fun to use. It's got a great interface, works on iPads, and training is super easy for the team. Other software is clunky and takes too long to set up and train the team to use.
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Return on Investment
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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Timely
  • Bragging rights, yes. Always cool to tell how automated your business is.
  • ROI, no. In our case, it wasn't worth the time spent in integration into the website, system setup, plus subscription fee. However, take into account, that High-Value Professional Services is a wrong industry for this product.
  • Convenience and confidence that there will be no double booking across G Suite and Timely was tested and were really handy at the times.
  • No ability to use our own SMTP. If your server has Anti-Spoofing DKIM and etc., setting it up with Timely was a nightmare as support had no idea. So a lot of emails were going to Spam on the client's side.
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ScreenShots

Timely Booking and Client Management Software Screenshots

Screenshot of a view of the Timely calendar.Screenshot of an example of Timely's administrative automation.Screenshot of Timely's automated re-booking feature.Screenshot of TimelyPayScreenshot of Timely's customizable client communications.Screenshot of Timely's analytics, on a mobile app.