A Quebec alternative to Kajabi
Launch your courses without paying a fortune for a platform you only partly use.Parle takes a very different approach from Kajabi. We use an à la carte model that lets you activate only the modules you use, instead of paying a high price to use just 30% of a platform.
Kajabi sells a large bundle. With Parle, you choose your modules à la carte.
With Parle, you can start at $25 CAD per month.
When I launched my first book, which became an online course in 2017, I did not even know whether more than 10 people would be interested in what I was offering. I would have loved to have Parle at the time, so I could have had a website and sold my course without paying for features I was not using yet.
With Parle
- 100% à la carte: activate the modules you need and deactivate the ones you do not use.
- Modern courses: rich content, chapters, lessons, quizzes, tests, progress tracking, with certificates and gamification coming soon.
- Complete online store: buyers can add several courses or products to the same cart.
- Canadian taxes: Parle is designed for selling in CAD and properly managing GST, QST and other Canadian taxes.
- Practical sales funnels: a form can create a CRM contact, add tags and automatically start an email sequence.
- Consistent interface: courses, the store, your website, email and other modules share the same user experience.
- Local support: speak with a team based in Quebec, in English or French.
With Kajabi
- Tiered pricing: you have to pay for features you do not use.
- High starting price: the Basic plan is listed at US$179 per month when billed monthly.
- Established platform: the platform has operated for many years, although some feel its pace of change and improvement has slowed.
- Plan limits: the Basic plan includes 5 products, 2,500 contacts, 1 website and 1 community.
- A full bundle from the start: the price and plan limits apply even if you begin with a single course.
- Migration to consider: established customers need to weigh the time and effort required to change platforms.
Start at $25 CAD per month.
To publish and sell courses with Parle, start with a website and online courses, priced in Canadian dollars. Add other modules only when you need them.
$5/month
$20/month
$9/month, when needed
Kajabi may still make sense if you already use it.
Changing platforms takes time and effort, especially with online course platforms. If you are already established on Kajabi, you will need to assess the work involved in migrating.
If you are looking for a platform to publish and sell courses, Parle deserves serious consideration because, on paper, the two platforms provide broadly similar features.
Does Kajabi offer more features than Parle? Probably. However, Parle is evolving very quickly. It is a young platform, and we have already added major features in less than a week. All you have to do is ask.
Kajabi pricing is based on the official page consulted: kajabi.com/pricing. Prices and limits can change, so always confirm them in your Kajabi account.
A complete platform for selling courses without paying for extras.
Parle already covers the real needs of a course creator: creating content, selling, delivering access, tracking learners, capturing leads and automatically following up with the right contacts. Activate tools as your business grows.
- Create courses with chapters, lessons, rich content, quizzes and tests.
- Track student progress and identify where learners drop off.
- Provide a complete purchasing experience with a cart, multiple products and Stripe payments.
- Manage sales in CAD with support for Canadian taxes, including GST and QST.
- Create simple, effective funnels with pages, forms, CRM tags, automations and email sequences.
- Add a blog, lead magnets, bookings, invoices or business phone service only when your business model needs them, without changing platforms.
Parle has nothing to envy about Kajabi.
Yes, Parle costs less in many starting scenarios. But its advantage is not limited to price: you get a complete, consistent and bilingual platform made in Quebec and adapted to the Canadian tax environment.
Canadian taxes
For a local business, managing GST, QST and provincial taxes should not be an afterthought. It is central to selling online.
Modern experience
The course builder is easy to learn, and every module uses the same visual logic. Learn Parle once, then use the entire platform.
Local support
When you have a question, you want more than a knowledge base. You want someone who understands your market, language and constraints, and who can improve the platform with you.
Why Kajabi is not always the best choice today.
Kajabi has a long history and remains a well-known platform. But when you are just starting, paying for a large bundle of features before you need them is not always practical. For existing customers, the question is different: is the migration effort worth the advantages of a platform that evolves quickly?
Questions to ask yourself.
- Do I want to pay for everything right now? With Parle, you activate only the modules that are useful today.
- Does the platform meet my actual needs? Parle brings courses, sales, websites, CRM, email and much more together on one platform.
- Do I want to wait for future improvements? Parle is a young platform that evolves quickly and responds directly to customer needs.
- Am I already too established on Kajabi? Migration takes time, but it may be worthwhile if the current model no longer fits your business.
The question is not simply, "Is Kajabi good?"
The real question is, "What do I need now to sell my courses properly, serve my students and maintain a solid foundation for growth?"
For a new creator, Parle provides the essential features without requiring a large marketing system from day one. For a Kajabi customer, Parle deserves serious consideration, even after accounting for the migration effort.
If you need courses, a cart, payments, CRM, sales funnels, marketing email, Canadian tax support, local assistance and modules that activate at the right time, Parle is ready.
When should you choose Parle instead of Kajabi?
If you are starting now, choose Parle to publish and sell courses using a complete, modern and à la carte platform. Start at $25 CAD per month, then add the modules your business needs. If you already use Kajabi, carefully assess the migration effort: Parle covers the essential features while adding a modular approach, local support and rapid improvements.
Ready to launch your courses on a platform that evolves with you?
Create your free Parle account, begin with the modules you need now, then add the rest as your offer grows. If you already use Kajabi, ask us how Parle can meet your needs.
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