Best Kajabi Alternative for Course Creators: Start With Bumbi
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The best Kajabi alternative: Bumbi
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Bumbi: the course, and everything that sells it
Bumbi is a platform for creators who sell digital products: ebooks, courses, templates and presets. You build the course, the membership and the coaching calendar in one account, and the same account runs the webinar, the follow-up and the checkout that bring students in.
Courses with sections and lessons, quizzes with a pass mark, and certificates for students who finish.
Memberships and subscriptions that renew on their own, sold from the same checkout as everything else.
Coaching and booking pages, so a client pays and picks a time without a back and forth.
Webinars you record once and run as scheduled live sessions, with reminders, a replay and an offer on screen while it plays.
WhatsApp follow-up from your own connected number, with no API account and no template approval.
One library at bumbi.io/access where every student finds every course and file they bought from you.
Buyers in other countries see and pay in their own currency where supported.
Order bumps, affiliates who promote for you, verified reviews and your Meta Pixel, all without code.
Who it suitsCourse creators, coaches and educators who want students to pay easily, learn in one place and hear from them on WhatsApp. The Free plan is free forever.
Every purchase in one library at bumbi.io/access, opened with an emailed code.
The offer card in a Bumbi webinar: when it appears and how long it stays.
A WhatsApp follow-up from your own number, with the first name filled in.
Checklist
How to judge any Kajabi alternative
Every course platform looks good in a demo. Put each option you are weighing up through these nine questions, using one real course and one real student from your main market.
1
The course itself
Can you build sections and lessons, add a quiz with a pass mark, and give finishers a certificate?
Bumbi: Bumbi Courses has sections, lessons, quizzes and certificates. Videos play from YouTube, Vimeo, Bunny or an HLS link, so Bumbi never hosts them.
2
Memberships and coaching
Can a student join a membership that renews, or pay for a call and book a time, without a second tool?
Bumbi: Bumbi sells memberships and subscriptions that renew, and coaching gets a booking page the client uses right after paying.
3
Checkout for students abroad
What does a student in another country see on the checkout: a price they understand, or a currency they have to convert in their head?
Bumbi: Bumbi shows buyers in other countries their own currency where supported, from one checkout link per product.
4
Delivery and student access
Does the student get access the moment they pay, and can they find it again in three months without emailing you?
Bumbi: Bumbi delivers automatically and keeps every course and file in one library at bumbi.io/access.
5
Selling the course
Course pages convert a few people. What does the platform give you to teach first and sell after?
Bumbi: Bumbi runs a webinar you record once as scheduled live sessions, with reminders, a replay and an offer card on screen. Video sales letter pages are there too.
6
Follow-up where students read
Most people who register will not buy on day one. Can you follow up on the app they actually open?
Bumbi: Bumbi sends WhatsApp messages from your own number to people who ticked the consent box, on a timed sequence, plus automatic reminders for unpaid checkouts.
7
Bigger orders and other people's audiences
Can a student add a workbook with one tick, and can other people promote your course for you?
Bumbi: Order bumps are on for every Bumbi seller, and affiliates get links that track each sale back to them.
8
Ad tracking and reviews
Can you add your ad pixel without a developer, and show reviews only from people who really bought?
Bumbi: Add your Meta Pixel ID in Bumbi Integrations without code, and show verified reviews on your product pages.
9
Support and how easy it is to switch
Can you reach a real person when a student cannot get in, and how long will the move take?
Bumbi: The Bumbi support bubble opens a WhatsApp chat with our team. There is no importer, so plan a weekend for a full course.
Before you switch
What to ask before you switch
Where do my students live, and can each of them pay in a currency they understand?
What reaches the people who watched my free class but did not buy?
Do I need a membership and a booking page, or only the course?
Can I run both platforms for a month with one cohort before I move everyone?
How to switch
How to move from Kajabi to Bumbi
1
Create your free account
Sign up at bumbi.io/signup. No card needed, and the Free plan is free forever.
2
Rebuild the course
There is no importer. Create the sections and lessons, paste each video link, add the quizzes and switch on the certificate.
3
Add the membership and the booking page
Set up the membership that renews and the coaching product with your hours, then attach a checkout link to each.
4
Connect WhatsApp and swap your links
Connect your number in Settings, write the welcome message once, and put the new links in your bio and emails while the old ones stay live.
Verdict
Bumbi team scorecard: our hands-on test, October 2026
Our verdict: Bumbi 9.0 out of 10, Kajabi 6.2. We hosted the same eight-lesson course on both, sold it to students at home and abroad, then tried to follow up. The course tools scored close; Bumbi pulled ahead on the webinar, the WhatsApp follow-up and the checkout in the student's own currency.
Kajabi
6.2/10 overall
BumbiOur pick
9/10 overall
Kajabi vs Bumbi scores by category, out of 10
Category
Kajabi
Bumbi
Courses: lessons, quizzes and certificatesSections, lessons, pass marks and a certificate at the end.
8.5/10
9/10
Memberships that renewRecurring access sold from the same checkout.
8/10
9/10
Coaching and bookingsA booking page the client uses right after paying.
7.5/10
8.5/10
Student library and loginEvery purchase under one login with an emailed code.
7/10
8.5/10
Webinars that sell the courseRecord once, scheduled sessions, offers on screen, replays.
5.5/10
9.5/10
WhatsApp follow-up and groupsMessages from your own number, group messages in one go.
3/10
10/10
Checkout in local currenciesStudents pay in their own currency where supported.
4/10
9.5/10
Selling worldwide from one priceOne product, one link, buyers in many countries.
6/10
9/10
Payouts to your own bankOne Wallet, withdrawals confirmed with an emailed code.
5/10
8.5/10
Order bumps, affiliates, reviews and ad trackingBumps, tracked affiliates, verified reviews, Meta Pixel.
7.5/10
8.5/10
Scores are the Bumbi team's opinion from hands-on testing in October 2026. Features change, so check each platform's site for their latest.
FAQ
Kajabi alternatives: questions people ask
What is the best Kajabi alternative?
For creators who want the course and the selling tools in one place, Bumbi. It hosts courses with quizzes and certificates, memberships and coaching bookings, then sells them with webinars, WhatsApp follow-up from your own number and a checkout in the buyer's own currency where supported.
Is there a free Kajabi alternative?
Yes. Bumbi has a Free plan that is free forever, with a checkout link for each product, automatic delivery and the buyer library. You upgrade only when you need more, such as WhatsApp list messages or extra webinars. Plan details are on the Bumbi pricing page.
What are the main alternatives to Kajabi?
This page covers Bumbi only, because it is the platform we build and test every day. When you weigh up other Kajabi competitors, use the checklist above with one real course and one real student, and check each platform's own site for current features.
Can I move my students from Kajabi to Bumbi?
Yes, by hand. There is no importer for lessons, so you rebuild the sections, paste your video links and set the quizzes again in Bumbi. Keep your old course live for a month while new students join on Bumbi.
What is Bumbi?
Bumbi is a platform for creators who sell digital products: ebooks, courses, templates and presets. It also hosts memberships and coaching, and runs the webinars, WhatsApp follow-up and checkout that sell them to buyers anywhere in the world.
Host the course, then sell it properly
Courses, memberships, coaching, webinars, WhatsApp follow-up and checkout in one account. Free to start.
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