Alternatives / Kajabi
Looking for an open source Kajabi alternative? We compared 4 open source platforms for selling courses by license and features. LearnHouse, ClassroomIO, and CourseLit are learning platforms, and Gumroad is a creator marketplace.
Written by Maxime DERAME
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| Alternative | Best for | License |
|---|---|---|
| Gumroad | Creator marketplace | MIT |
| LearnHouse | LMS with Stripe payments | AGPL-3.0 core + Enterprise |
| ClassroomIO | LMS for training organizations | AGPL-3.0 + Enterprise |
| CourseLit | Build and sell courses | AGPL-3.0 |
We looked for open-source tools that host and sell courses. We verified each project's license, recent activity, stars, and self-hosting in its repository. See our methodology for the full criteria.
LearnHouse has a block-based editor, Stripe payments, white-labeling, and 19 languages. ClassroomIO is an LMS for training organizations with AI-assisted course tools, and CourseLit lets you build and sell courses with themes and integrated payments.
Gumroad is a creator marketplace with payments, analytics, email marketing, and automated delivery.
LearnHouse puts multi-tenancy, SCORM, and SSO in its enterprise tier, and ClassroomIO also has enterprise features.
LearnHouse, ClassroomIO, and CourseLit are AGPL-3.0. Gumroad is MIT.
All four had commits within weeks of this update.
Kajabi is a proprietary all-in-one platform with high monthly pricing. Open-source tools avoid platform fees but lack Kajabi's built-in marketing suite.
Gumroad is an MIT-licensed marketplace and storefront where creators sell digital products such as courses, software, ebooks, and music, with payments, file hosting, and delivery handled for them. It is a sales platform rather than a payment processor, and the hosted service charges platform fees.
Pricing: Free to self-host the code; the hosted service charges fees on sales.
LearnHouse is an open-source learning management system for building and delivering courses with a block-based editor, community boards, assignments, analytics, AI tools, white-labeling, 19 languages, and integrations such as YouTube, Vimeo, Slack, and Zoom. The core is AGPL-3.0, while payments with no fees, SSO, and multi-organization support are in its paid Enterprise edition.
Pricing: Free self-hosted core and a free cloud tier; payments, SSO, and multi-org features are Enterprise.
ClassroomIO is an open-source learning management system for companies and training organizations, with course management, AI-powered lesson planning, customizable dashboards, a student forum, automatic video transcription, downloadable resources, and assessment and grading tools. It is AGPL-3.0, with some features such as SSO available only in an Enterprise edition.
Pricing: Free self-hosted and cloud free plan; paid upgrades and Enterprise features.
CourseLit is an open-source platform for creating and selling online courses, digital downloads, and blogs, with customizable themes, integrated payment processing, user management, SEO optimization, analytics, multi-language support, and an API.
Pricing: Free self-hosted; hosted plans are paid.
| Alternative | Type | License | Self-hosted | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gumroad | Marketplace | MIT | Code is open | Digital products |
| LearnHouse | LMS | AGPL-3.0 core + enterprise | Yes | Closest replacement |
| ClassroomIO | LMS | AGPL-3.0 + Enterprise | Yes | Corporate training |
| CourseLit | LMS | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | Course creators |
Want a course platform with payments
LearnHouse has Stripe payments and white-labeling.
Want a simple creator store
Gumroad handles delivery and license keys.
Want to sell courses with your own theme
CourseLit includes themes, payments, and an API.