Kajabi vs. Studio 360 (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Kajabi
Score 8.6 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.
$89
per month
Studio 360 (discontinued)
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Studio 360 for PowerPoint, or formerly Articulate Studio, was a PowerPoint plugin used to develop elearning course content. It has been discontinued and is no longer receiving support.N/A
Pricing
KajabiStudio 360 (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
Kickstarter
$89
per month
Basic
$149.00
per month
Growth
$199.00
per month
Pro
$399.00
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
KajabiStudio 360 (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details30% discount for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
KajabiStudio 360 (discontinued)
Considered Both Products
Kajabi
Chose Kajabi
Absorb LMS didn't have the ability to quickly and efficiently import courses without a lot of necessary customization. We also didn't think the price point was very good compared to other LMS and to Kajabi. Ultimately we settled with Kajabi due to all of the functionality we …
Chose Kajabi
Kajabi is more adjusted for learning needs. While Tilda and Wix can help to create very customizable designs for landing pages and great checkout experiences, Kajabi is more convenient for creating learning sequences. The best way is to use all these platforms together, so they …
Chose Kajabi
I enjoyed Podia but it lacked the email marketing systems and diverse systems like webinars, abandoned cart, and scheduling that kajabi has.
Chose Kajabi
Kajabi simplifies and brings things together all in one platform. I can do nearly everything I did before using multiple platforms, but with Kajabi it's all together. Makes my life easy and streamlined!
Chose Kajabi
We technically have both. Kajabi is very glitchy and unreliable when it comes to webinar sign ups, so we incorporated EverWebinar as well for it's reliability and consistency with regards to hosting webinars, hosting replays, hosting evergreen webinars and handling the sign ups …
Chose Kajabi
Kajabi is easier to use than Ontraport and Keap. Keap does have a lot more features that we just don't need at this time. ActiveCampaign and Mailchimp don't have the features Kajabi does. ConvertKit I used when it was first coming out and it didn't have much in the way of …
Chose Kajabi
Kajabi is way more affordable since you pay a monthly rate rather than a per-user rate. Also you can host your website in one place so the functionality and convenience is top tier. and again Kajabi has the best customer service as well as resources to help you be successful.
Chose Kajabi
Before Kajabi we used ActiveCampaign, we decided to switch to Kajabi because of the ease of use of the software, ActiveCampaing is packed with features and because there are so many features, you don't know what you don't know. There are probably 10 different ways to get to the …
Chose Kajabi
When researching where to host my online course, I looked at several online course platforms: Teachable, Thinkific, Udemy, Wishlist Member, and Ally Access. I chose Kajabi because it was the easiest platform to customize and it was the most user-friendly for my clients. Also, …
Chose 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 …
Chose Kajabi
Leadpages is a powerful landing page builder. For this task, we wanted to try and simplify our tech stack. It can be frustrating having to try and integrate multiple tools together. Sometimes the outcome is seamless and this can require a lot of time to set up, leading to lower …
Chose Kajabi
While other platforms may be better for certificates and social learning groups, Kajabi is the clear winner for building sales funnels, offers and providing excellent learning experience around video courses. Other platforms do a good job with more classroom style environments, …
Chose Kajabi
We started with password protected pages on Wordpress. That was fine while we were a very small company but wasn't very professional moving forward. So we then transitioned to Thinkific. At that point, we started building bigger courses. But the problem was that Thinkific's …
Chose Kajabi
Kajabi is a cleaner, more integrated platform which is why I chose Kajabi for my business. With Kajabi, I can host my courses entirely, my checkout pages, and my landing pages. Kajabi is definitely more expensive than using any of these solutions alone, but since Kajabi …
Chose Kajabi
Before using Kajabi, we hosted our programs and courses on Squarespace. Being a website platform Squarespace didn't provide the functionality or features we needed to create a student-friendly experience. While Squarespace gave us our start, Kajabi helped us grow and scale our …
Chose Kajabi
When we selected Kajabi around 2005, we were influenced by the fact that Brendon Burchard used it for his online courses.
Having looked at other offerings now available, we are still happy that it suits our needs.
Chose Kajabi
We chose Kajabi because it can do so much. We didn't end up going all-in on Kajabi - our email is still with ConvertKit and our site is still on WordPress, but we're very happy with having our checkouts, courses, and membership content on Kajabi. We create some of our landing …
Chose Kajabi
It blows them out of the water. There really is no comparison at all. Each of the others listed have some benefits, but none offering an end user experience the way that Kajabi does. HighLevel would be the closest, but they still have a ways to go.

Not offered in the listings …
Studio 360 (discontinued)
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
Articulate Studio is very much a leader in the e-learning space. It stacks up well against other tools designed to quickly and easily build and update CBTs by managers and super-users versus needing to invest time and effort in dedicated e-learning developers. Process …
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
Several Adobe products combine to do the work of just Articulate Storyline, which is part of Articulate Studio. The comparison is not really one that is easy to make but if you needed to do something with these Adobe products, all of them can be done with just Storyline. The …
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
Articulate Studio is the only Power Point extension that I have used, however, during the product evaluation phase (prior to purchase) we did look Adobe Presenter but it seemed to be a bit expensive and not very user friendly. I think we even looked at working straight from …
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
Articulate Studio still beats the competition by including all the necessary tools and utilities to create a course, add the content, videos, and quizes all from one user-friendly GUI. Other software works good, but you will need two or three combinations to do what Articulate …
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
More in line with e-learning standards and an up-to-date design
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
Wondershare is the only other comparable piece of Learning authoring that I have used and it did not measure up in terms of the amount of options that are available for configuration. Wondershare had 2 or 3 things that it did very well, whereas Articulate Studio did all of …
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
We look at Captivate first, which Adobe oddly leaves out of its Creative Cloud suite, and I can see why it seems to be completely foreign in term of UI vs other Adobe products. The familiar PPT structure Captivate leverages is completely absent and the tools are much more …
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
I actually use all 3 products, as they each have their strong points. For Release Training, Studio is our best choice because of the short turnaround times. That said, we use Camtasia to create the video demos needed, and insert the finished mp4 video into Studio. Studio has …
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
The main advantage of Articulate Studio, when compared to other tools (such as Lectora and Storyline), is the simplicity of use. There is no need of programming or advanced technical knowledge. Other tools are more flexible and advanced in terms of features but they also …
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
Adobe Captivate is the tool I prefer to deliver software tutorials. If a project requires interactive, or non-linear delivery, Articulate Studio has more tools, more options, and can deliver a better, more interesting project with less effort than Adobe Captivate.
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
I have used Captivate, Articulate Studio, Storyline 1 and StoryLine2 and participated in the beta tests for Articulate 360. Studio is the simplest of the items. I like any of the Articulate products more than Captivate. It has a steep learning curve and I don't think course …
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
I choose a tool based on my clients requirements, and what will best suite the content.
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
There was nothing against other products. Our customer was already using Articulate Studio; therefore, we had to use the same product to continue their projects, update existing courses, and create new ones. All the tools I have used so far have their own strengths.
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
Each tool I mentioned has its pluses and minuses. The other tools aren't as easy to use right out of the box, Articulate is. Articulate has its limits and if I had a more complex course I needed to build I would choose one of the other products. But again for the easier …
Chose Studio 360 (discontinued)
For a simple, quick course development and deployment, Studio is an excellent tool. Storyline creates more sophisticated results, and Captivate allows for excellent simulation-based courses, but for a typical, quick turnaround that doesn't require sims or sophistication, Studio …
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KajabiStudio 360 (discontinued)
Small Businesses
TalentLMS
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Score 8.7 out of 10
iSpring Learn
iSpring Learn
Score 9.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Absorb LMS
Absorb LMS
Score 9.2 out of 10
iSpring Learn
iSpring Learn
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Absorb LMS
Absorb LMS
Score 9.2 out of 10
Articulate 360
Articulate 360
Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
KajabiStudio 360 (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(0 ratings)
8.9
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Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
7.6
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
KajabiStudio 360 (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Small to medium companies on a tight budget cannot go wrong. Articulate Studio enables smaller companies to produce compliant professional looking training courses without breaking the bank. Additionally, the product is quite intuitive to learn and use. I myself had never used a product such as this but was able to produce course work with quizzes that impressed senior management.
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Pros
  • 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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  • Easy learning curve. Just some button clicks for recording narration, syncing animations, and adding annotations.
  • They made some fairly recent improvements to how you sync animations and add annotations. With the timeline, you can manually move the timing around. Much better than the earlier task of having to just re-do it from the beginning and hope you get the timing right.
  • If you're using Studio in the Articulate 360 subscription, you can easily review the course before it publishes.
  • The included Quizmaker program is just great. Simple to use, but you can make a varied mix of questions, and the customization options are great.
  • You can add background music in slides, which is pretty great in certain situations.
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Cons
  • They've improved leaps and bounds, but their CRM is still subpar
  • They have great uptime, but it could be better
  • Affordability - I went in hoping to use their CRM feature and cut costs, but their CRM is lacking
  • They offer a shopping cart, but in terms of being able to customize and payment option, they have a ways to go.
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  • It's icing on the cake. It provides a lot of usability with its quiz-maker and presenter. The presenter can sometimes feel like an unnecessary add on. If it didn't come apart of a package, I don't think we would have purchased it outright.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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There is very little chance that this software wold not be renewed. It has become an integral part of our standard software for elearning development.
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Usability
The back-end system can be used efficiently and has flexibility. It doesn't have a lot of unnecessary functions or un user-friendly features. We have had no issues using the system and would continue to use it with the current functions and features. I would rate it as user-friendly yet flexible
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This is very useable software even for novice eLearning authoring users. People with some PowerPoint experience should be fine with this software and even Excel!
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Support Rating
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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If Articulate, as a company, would require their "community" "support" staff to open tickets on behalf of customers, then I would say that their support would deserve a 10. It's a huge gap between Articulate's management of their support compared to other companies; "support" staff are supposed to open tickets for you if they see the need, but Articulate's "community" "support" staff are prohibited from doing so. Instead, they will tell you that you should open a ticket when it should be their job!! This is just disrespectful of the reality of software support.
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Implementation Rating
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
Kajabi is more adjusted for learning needs. While Tilda and Wix can help to create very customizable designs for landing pages and great checkout experiences, Kajabi is more convenient for creating learning sequences. The best way is to use all these platforms together, so they can support the optional customer journey from landing page to learning on the course.
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Several Adobe products combine to do the work of just Articulate Storyline, which is part of Articulate Studio. The comparison is not really one that is easy to make but if you needed to do something with these Adobe products, all of them can be done with just Storyline. The beauty of Articulate Studio is that there are parts of the suite for which there is no match in Adobe such as Review 360 and Content Library 360.
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Return on Investment
  • Saved around $100 a month thanks to combining several online platforms into one
  • Saved dozens of hours not having to upload videos and images thanks to the Google Drive integration and URL Import
  • Building pages takes a little longer than other page builders due to how many clicks it takes to exit and enter editing settings.
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  • Prior to using this software, we were using a combination of other software, four in total, to accomplish the same task. Investing in Articulate Studio has saved us an annual cost of +$1,900 just in the software alone. Our ROI is less than 8 months as a result of the savings and time consumption saved by using one software and training on one software only.
  • Having a lower impact on computer resources, Articulate Studio allowed us to install it on more users workstations that were not able to support other software. This reduced cost significantly by not requiring "mega computers" to run the software we previously used. Since Articulate Studio runs so smoothly, we can purchase standard workstations and it runs great on them.
  • Having new employees join the team and training them on producing training courses has never been easier. They only require 3 days of training in Articulate Studio vs. two weeks we needed previously to train on 3 different software to accomplish the same tasks.
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