Moving from Teachable to Kajabi: What Actually Transfers (And What Doesn’t)

Switching course platforms sounds simple until you're in the middle of it.

Most creators assume the hard part is uploading videos somewhere new. It isn't. The hard part is everything attached to those videos: the students who paid you, the subscriptions still billing, the automations firing in the background, the checkout pages converting traffic, the email sequences nurturing leads.

Teachable [review] and Kajabi [review] are built differently, store data differently, and handle payments differently. There is no one-click migration between them. Before you cancel anything or move a single file, here is exactly what you are dealing with.

At a glance

• Videos, PDFs, and downloadable files transfer manually — there is no one-click import
• Student accounts do not transfer. Every student needs to create a new Kajabi account
• Active subscriptions cannot be moved automatically and must be handled before you cancel Teachable
• Drip schedules, quizzes, certificates, coupons, funnels, and automations all need to be rebuilt
• A simple migration takes 1 to 2 weeks. A complex one takes 3 to 6 weeks
• Professional migration starts at $750. Most pay for themselves within months of platform savings

Teachable vs Kajabi: quick comparison

Why creators move from Teachable to Kajabi

There are two situations that drive most Teachable to Kajabi moves.

The first is tool consolidation. Teachable is a course delivery platform. It does that well. But it does not include a full email marketing system, a funnel builder, or a native website that can anchor your whole brand. Most serious Teachable users end up paying separately for an email tool like ConvertKit or ActiveCampaign, a landing page builder, and possibly a separate website on top of their Teachable subscription. Kajabi bundles all of that together. For creators paying for four or five separate tools, Kajabi can actually cost less in total even though its headline price is higher.

The second is scale. Kajabi's automation and pipeline system is more sophisticated than what Teachable offers. Creators running complex funnels, affiliate programs, or cohort course formats tend to outgrow what Teachable's marketing layer can do.

If you are still deciding, here is a full breakdown of how the two platforms compare.

Current pricing as of 2026. Teachable's plans run from $29 per month (Starter, which carries a 7.5% transaction fee) up to $309 per month (Advanced, billed annually). Kajabi's plans start at $143 per month (Basic, billed annually) and go up to $399 per month (Pro) following a significant price restructure in January 2026. The consolidation math matters. If you are spending $69 on Teachable plus $30 on email plus $49 on landing pages, Kajabi at $143 may actually reduce your total monthly spend.

What actually transfers from Teachable to Kajabi

Your core course content moves without much trouble. Videos you download from Teachable can be re-uploaded to Kajabi. PDFs, workbooks, and downloadable files all transfer. Your lesson outlines and module structure can be rebuilt in Kajabi using your existing content as a reference.

You can download video files directly from Teachable's curriculum editor by clicking the three dots on any video block. Your student email addresses and contact list can be exported as a CSV from the Users section of your Teachable admin. Kajabi accepts CSV imports with up to 40,000 contacts per day and supports up to 50 data fields and 100 tags per upload.

Your custom domain can move too. If you have connected a custom domain to Teachable, you can point it to Kajabi once your new setup is ready.

What transfers

• Video files (downloaded manually from Teachable, then re-uploaded to Kajabi)
• PDFs, workbooks, and downloadable resources
• Student email addresses and contact list (via CSV export)
• Course structure (rebuilt manually in Kajabi)
• Custom domain

What does NOT transfer automatically from Teachable to Kajabi

This is where most DIY migrations run into trouble. None of the following transfers automatically. Each needs to be handled deliberately before you go live on Kajabi.

What does not transfer

• Student accounts and login credentials
• Active subscriptions and recurring billing
• Drip schedules and student progress
• Email sequences, tags, and automations
• Sales pages, checkout pages, and funnels
• Order bumps and upsells
• Coupons and discount codes
• Quizzes and assessment data
• Earned certificates
• Affiliate relationships and tracking links

Will my students lose access when I switch from Teachable to Kajabi?

Student accounts do not transfer. Kajabi cannot import passwords from Teachable because the platforms use different password encryption. Every student who moves to your Kajabi school needs to create a new account and set a new password.

This means you need a communication plan. Email your students ahead of the switch, explain what is happening, and give them clear instructions for creating their Kajabi account. Expect a support spike in the first two weeks.

What happens to active Teachable subscriptions during migration?

This is the highest-risk area of any migration.

Teachable processes payments through its own system called teachable:pay, built on Stripe. Kajabi has its own payment system. Active subscriptions cannot be automatically transferred between the two.

If a student is on a monthly subscription, that subscription is tied to Teachable's payment infrastructure. When you cancel your Teachable account, those subscriptions end. You need a transition plan before you ever touch your Teachable account settings.

The standard approach is to recreate your offers in Kajabi, reach out to active subscribers directly, and give them a clear path to re-subscribe on the new platform, often with a discount or credit to acknowledge the inconvenience.

Do not cancel Teachable until every active subscriber has either moved to Kajabi or been properly communicated with.

Do drip schedules and student progress transfer to Kajabi?

Every platform manages drip scheduling differently. The rule you set in Teachable to release Module 3 after 14 days will not carry over to Kajabi. You need to rebuild your drip schedules manually inside Kajabi's product settings.

Student progress does not transfer either. A student who is 60% through your course will start from zero on Kajabi unless you manually adjust their access point.

Do email sequences, tags, and automations transfer?

If you have built email sequences inside Teachable, or connected an external email tool like ConvertKit with specific enrollment triggers, none of that logic moves automatically.

Kajabi uses a different tagging and automation model. Automations need to be rebuilt natively in Kajabi's Workflows system. Tags from your external tool do not map directly to Kajabi's contact system and need to be remapped during your CSV import.

As of 2026, Kajabi's Workflow system includes a visual branch tree for IF/THEN logic, which makes rebuilding complex sequences more manageable than it used to be. But it still takes time and careful documentation of your existing setup.

Do sales pages, checkout pages, coupons, and order bumps transfer?

Your content may transfer. Your funnel will not.

Every sales page, checkout page, upsell, order bump, and coupon code lives inside Teachable's system and needs to be rebuilt in Kajabi from scratch. Kajabi uses its own page builder and pipeline system, and the structure is different enough that you cannot copy-paste your way through it.

This is also an opportunity. A migration is a natural moment to audit your funnel, remove what is not working, and rebuild it with intention rather than duplicating what existed before.

Do quizzes and certificates transfer to Kajabi?

Teachable quiz data does not transfer to Kajabi. Questions, answer options, grading rules, and student quiz results all need to be manually recreated inside Kajabi's Assessments section.

Students who have earned certificates on Teachable will not see those certificates in Kajabi. Kajabi has its own certificate builder, but existing earned certificates are not part of any data export. The practical solution is to keep your Teachable account active at a lower tier for a transition period so students can still access historical certificates.

Do affiliate setups transfer?

Affiliate relationships, commission structures, and tracking links are all specific to Teachable. Kajabi has affiliate functionality, but only on the Growth plan ($199 per month annually) and above. You need to onboard affiliates again, give them new tracking links, and communicate the switch.

Risks during migration: what breaks when you rush

Common migration mistakes and what they cost

• Canceling Teachable before active subscribers transition — recurring revenue stops
• Switching DNS before Kajabi is fully tested — course site goes offline
• Not communicating with students in advance — support spike, refund requests, broken trust
• Skipping a real test purchase — broken checkout discovered by a paying student
• Rebuilding automations incorrectly — new students do not get onboarding sequences, existing students get wrong emails

Every one of these is avoidable with a proper migration plan and enough transition time.

How to migrate from Teachable to Kajabi step by step

Follow this order. Skipping steps or reordering them is where things go wrong.

Step 1: Audit and document everything before you touch anything. Write down every course, every offer and pricing tier, every active subscriber count, every automation rule, every third-party integration, and every affiliate relationship. Take screenshots of your course structures, checkout flows, and email sequences. This becomes your migration checklist.

Step 2: Back everything up. Download all video files from Teachable's curriculum editor. Export your student list as a CSV from the Users section. Export your transaction history from the Sales section. Save all PDFs and downloadable files locally.

Step 3: Build your full Kajabi setup before touching Teachable. Create your course structure in Kajabi. Upload your videos. Recreate your offers and pricing tiers. Rebuild your checkout pages, sales funnels, and automations. Import your contact list. Rebuild your email sequences. Connect your domain in Kajabi but do not switch DNS from Teachable yet.

Step 4: Run a real test purchase. Before announcing anything to students, run an actual transaction through your Kajabi checkout. Confirm that payment processes correctly, access is granted, and the post-purchase automation fires. If anything is broken, find it now.

Step 5: Communicate with students before the cutover. Email your student list at least two weeks before the switch. Explain what is happening, what they need to do, and the timeline. Give them a way to ask questions.

Step 6: Handle active subscribers separately. Contact every student on a recurring subscription individually. Give them a clear path to re-subscribe on Kajabi and acknowledge the inconvenience.

Step 7: Switch DNS last. Once everything is built, tested, and your students are notified, update your DNS settings to point your domain to Kajabi. Run both platforms in parallel for two to four weeks before canceling Teachable.

How long does a Teachable to Kajabi migration take?

Rushing a complex migration is where things break. These timelines assume focused, dedicated work, not something handled on the side of a live launch.

How much does it cost to migrate from Teachable to Kajabi?

If you do it yourself, the only cost is your time and any overlap period where you are paying for both platforms simultaneously.

If you hire a professional migration service:

Most migrations pay for themselves within 6 to 12 months if the monthly savings between platforms are meaningful.

If cost reduction is your primary goal and you do not need Kajabi's marketing features, there are also cheaper platforms with no monthly fee worth considering before you commit to a destination.

The honest summary

Moving from Teachable to Kajabi is doable and thousands of creators have done it. But it is not a simple export and upload. It requires methodical planning, a clear communication strategy with your students, careful handling of active subscriptions, and enough time to rebuild and test everything before going live.

If the math makes sense for your business and you are not in the middle of a launch, a Teachable to Kajabi migration is a reasonable project. If you are in a rush or have a large active subscriber base, get professional help or wait for a quieter window.

The most expensive mistake you can make is moving fast and breaking something that was working.

If you are not sure which platform to move to, use our free platform finder.

Frequently asked questions

Can I import my Teachable course directly into Kajabi?

No. Kajabi's own documentation confirms that migration from outside platforms must be completed manually. There is no one-click import tool. You download your content from Teachable and rebuild the course structure in Kajabi.

Will my students lose access when I switch from Teachable to Kajabi?

They will if you do not plan the transition properly. Students need to create new accounts in Kajabi. If you communicate early, keep Teachable running during the overlap, and handle the cutover carefully, no student needs to lose access.

Can I keep my Teachable URL while migrating?

Yes. You run both platforms simultaneously during the transition. Your domain stays pointed at Teachable until your Kajabi setup is fully ready and tested. You only switch DNS once everything is confirmed working on Kajabi.

What happens to students on active Teachable subscriptions?

Their subscriptions are tied to Teachable's payment system and cannot be automatically transferred to Kajabi. You need to contact those students directly, give them a way to re-subscribe on Kajabi, and handle the transition before canceling Teachable.

Does Kajabi offer free migration services?

No. Kajabi's own help documentation confirms it does not offer free in-house migration from other platforms. Their Customer Support team can connect you with paid migration options and their Kajabi Partner directory lists vetted external experts.

How long does a Teachable to Kajabi migration take?

A simple migration with one course and no active subscribers typically takes one to two weeks. A more typical setup with multiple courses, active subscribers, and email sequences takes three to six weeks when done properly.

Is it worth switching from Teachable to Kajabi?

It depends on your total software spend. If you are paying for Teachable plus a separate email tool, landing page builder, and website, Kajabi at $143 per month may actually cost less than your current combined stack. If Teachable is your only tool and you do not need built-in marketing features, the premium is harder to justify.