If you’re thinking about paying for Kajabi, don’t subscribe immediately.

The smartest thing you can do first is use the free trial to build a real version of your business and see whether you’ll actually use the features you’re paying for.

Kajabi currently offers a 14-day free trial. Kajabi says the trial cannot be extended, and you won’t be charged if you cancel before the trial ends.

I looked at the trial from the perspective of someone who wants to sell courses, digital products, coaching, or memberships in the U.S.

Here’s exactly how I’d use those 14 days.

What You Get During the Trial

The trial gives you access to most of Kajabi’s functionality, though some features are limited, including bulk contact importing and custom email setup.

Kajabi’s current plans include tools for:

• Online courses
• Digital products
• Landing pages
• Websites
• Marketing emails
• Funnels
• Automations
• Communities
• Checkout
• Payments
• Coaching

The current Starter plan is listed at $71/month when billed annually ($89/month), while Basic is $143/month annually ($179/month).

That’s why I wouldn’t waste the trial simply clicking around the dashboard.

Build something.

My 14-Day Kajabi Trial Plan

Days 1–2: Set Up Your Business

Don’t start by creating 20 products.

Start with one.

I’d set up:

• Business name
• Logo
• Domain
• Brand colors
• Basic website information
• About section
• Contact information

The goal is to make the account feel like your business, not a test account.

Days 3–5: Build Your First Product

This is where I’d spend most of my time.

Create your first course, digital product, or coaching offer.

For a course, I’d structure it something like:

Module 1

Introduction

Module 2

Core strategy

Module 3

Implementation

Module 4

Advanced techniques

Module 5

Next steps

Don’t try to create a 100-hour course during the trial.

Build enough to test the student experience.

Ask yourself:

• Is uploading content easy?
• Does the course look professional?
• Can students navigate it easily?
• Does the structure make sense?
• Would I actually want to learn this way?

Days 6–7: Build Your Sales Page

Now pretend you’re ready to sell.

Create a landing or sales page explaining:

What is the product?

Who is it for?

What problem does it solve?

What does the customer receive?

Why should they buy it?

Don’t obsess over perfect copy.

You want to see how easily you can go from:

Idea → Product → Sales Page

Kajabi includes landing pages and funnels as part of its platform.

Days 8–9: Test Email Marketing

This is one of the areas I’d specifically test before paying for Kajabi.

Create a simple sequence:

Email 1

Welcome

Email 2

Helpful tip

Email 3

Common mistake

Email 4

Your solution

Email 5

Product offer

Then test the automation.

The point isn’t to create the world’s best email campaign.

It’s to determine whether Kajabi’s email system is something you’d actually use.

Kajabi includes unlimited marketing emails on its current plans.

Days 10–11: Build Your Funnel

Now connect everything.

For example:

Free guide

↓

Landing page

↓

Email sequence

↓

Course sales page

↓

Checkout

↓

Course

That’s where Kajabi starts becoming more interesting than a basic course-hosting platform.

The entire process can live within a single ecosystem rather than requiring several separate services.

Kajabi currently includes unlimited funnels and landing pages on its listed plans.

Day 12: Test the Customer Experience

This is something I wouldn’t skip.

Pretend you’re a customer.

Go through the process yourself.

Ask:

Can I find the product easily?

Does checkout make sense?

Do I receive the right emails?

Can I access the course?

Does the course look good on different devices?

Does the entire experience feel professional?

You’re not testing Kajabi anymore.

You’re testing your business.

Day 13: Calculate the Real Cost

This is where I’d make the actual decision.

Don’t just ask:

“Can I afford Kajabi?”

Ask:

“Will Kajabi save me money or make me enough money to justify the subscription?”

For example, Kajabi can combine functions that might otherwise require several separate services.

If you’re currently paying for:

• Website software
• Email software
• Funnel software
• Course hosting
• Automation tools

Add everything together.

Then compare that total with Kajabi.

That’s a much more useful calculation.

Day 14: Decide Before You’re Charged

Don’t wait until the last few hours.

Kajabi states that you should cancel before the trial ends if you don’t want to be charged.

If you’re still unsure on Day 14, that’s actually useful information.

You probably haven’t proven that you need Kajabi yet.

I’d rather cancel and reconsider later than pay for months while trying to decide.

What I Would NOT Do During the Trial

I wouldn’t spend the entire 14 days:

❌ Choosing fonts

❌ Designing a perfect logo

❌ Watching every tutorial

❌ Building five courses

❌ Creating dozens of automations

❌ Writing 100 emails

❌ Making a complicated website

That feels productive, but it doesn’t answer the most important question:

Will Kajabi actually help me run my business?

The Five Things I’d Test Before Paying

If you only have time to test five things, test these:

Test	Why It Matters
Course/product creation	Can you deliver your product?
Sales page	Can you present your offer?
Checkout	Can customers buy easily?
Email automation	Can you follow up automatically?
Funnel	Can you connect the customer journey?

If all five work well for you, Kajabi becomes much easier to justify.

Is Kajabi’s Free Trial Worth It?

Yes.

Especially because Kajabi isn’t the cheapest platform.

The current Starter plan is $71/month with annual billing, or $89/month with monthly billing. Higher plans cost significantly more.

I wouldn’t make that decision based on a sales video.

I’d make it after building an actual product.

My Biggest Tip

Here’s what I’d do differently from most people:

Have your course idea ready before starting the trial.

Don’t start the 14-day clock and then spend five days deciding what you’re going to sell.

Before you sign up, prepare:

• Course title
• Course outline
• Product description
• Pricing idea
• Logo
• Basic brand information
• Course materials
• Sales-page copy

Then use the trial to build, not brainstorm.

You’ll learn much more.

Final Verdict

Kajabi’s free trial is short, so you need to treat it like a 14-day test drive, not a free vacation.

Build one product.

Create one sales page.

Set up one email sequence.

Build one funnel.

Test the customer experience.

Then calculate whether the platform is worth the monthly cost.

Kajabi is strongest when you actually use its all-in-one system—courses, marketing, landing pages, funnels, payments, and customer delivery—not when you use it simply as a place to host videos.

My advice: don’t try to “finish Kajabi.” Try to finish one complete customer journey.

If you can go from visitor → lead → customer → course member during the trial, you’ll have enough information to decide whether Kajabi is worth paying for.