Kajabi vs MediaZilla: The Best Kajabi Alternative for Film Sellers

$9,846.That's what you keep from $12,000in film sales on Kajabi's Basic plan. MediaZilla leaves $11,124.

Kajabi is a strong course platform. But if you sell finished films, you pay course-platform prices for a tool that isn't built around protecting and delivering them. Here's the math, and who should stay.

What Is Kajabi Actually Built For?

Kajabi is built for people who teach. Lessons in modules. Quizzes and progress tracking. Communities, coaching, email funnels. If you run a course business, that bundle makes sense.

A filmmaker selling a recital or a feature is doing something else. The buyer wants one thing: press play on the finished film, on any screen. The creator wants that film protected and the money kept.

What Does Kajabi Really Cost Per Year?

Kajabi sells three plans: Basic, Growth, and Pro. Third-party trackers like Schoolmaker's Kajabi pricing breakdown put them at about $143, $199, and $399 per month on annual billing. Monthly billing costs more.

That's $1,716 a year for Basic. Before a single sale.

The Payment Fees

Kajabi reportedly takes no platform fee when you use Kajabi Payments. But card processing still applies, at about 2.9% + $0.30 on Basic.

Connect your own Stripe account and the same trackers say Kajabi adds a surcharge: 2% on Basic, 1% on Growth, and 0.5% on Pro. On a $12,000 year, 2% is $240.

How Much Do You Keep From $12,000 in Film Sales?

Same year as always. A dance studio filmmaker sells two recitals and a spring musical. 300 families buy at $40.

Processing is $438 on either platform ($348 for the 2.9% plus $90 for the $0.30 fees). The real difference is the plan. Kajabi Basic costs $1,716. MediaZilla costs $438. That's $1,278a year you're paying for features a film seller may never open.

The Gap Grows When You Scale

Move to Growth for the extra features and your plan jumps to $2,388. Your take-home drops to $9,186. On MediaZilla, 600 sales instead of 300 doesn't change your plan price. It changes your Stripe bill and nothing else.

What Do Film Sellers Need That Course Platforms Skip?

Four things come up in every filmmaker conversation. None of them is a quiz.

• DRM encryption.A shared link shouldn't be a free copy. MediaZilla includes DRM on every plan. We covered the cost of leaks in the real cost of piracy for independent filmmakers.
• Native TV apps. Families watch recitals on the living room TV. MediaZilla ships iOS, Android, Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, and Android TV apps.
• Branded film menus. A scene menu and a cover make a download feel like a release. See how MediaZilla protects film content after purchase.
• Lifetime buyer access. Buyers keep their films even if you cancel your plan. Nobody gets stranded twice.

Add a built-in checkout with 0% platform commission and the two products split cleanly. One teaches. One delivers and protects finished film.

Who Should Stay on Kajabi?

Be honest about your business. Stay if:

• Most of your revenue comes from structured courses with lessons, quizzes, or certificates.
• You run a paid community or coaching program and use Kajabi's email automations every week.
• Your sales volume is high enough that the plan cost is a small slice of revenue.

If you film events and sell the finished film to the people who were there, you're not running a course business. Pay for the tool you use.

How Do You Move Your Films Off Kajabi?

Plan on a week for a small library. Do it before a busy season.

1. Export your customers. Names, emails, purchase dates, and what they bought.
2. Download your masters. Keep two copies of every film. One off your computer.
3. Connect Stripe. The Stripe connection guide takes about 20 minutes.
4. Upload and price. Add each film, set the price, and buy one yourself to test it.
5. Email past buyers. Send the new link before you cancel Kajabi. Our video library migration guide has the full checklist.

Stop paying for a course engine you don't run. Start paying for delivery. Start your MediaZilla account and sell your next film at zero platform commission.

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