Kartra review

Kartra starts from marketing and adds courses, which suits creators who sell through launches, webinars and funnels. Essentials costs $52 a month on annual billing or $59 monthly, but it is a narrow plan: 500 contacts, 10,000 emails and texts a month, 5 pages, 1 product, 1 membership or course and a 5% transaction fee. Starter at $99 a month billed annually is the realistic entry for a course business, with 2,500 contacts, unlimited email and SMS, unlimited pages, products, memberships and courses, video hosting, calendars, 5 team members and no transaction fee. Growth at $189 adds 12,500 contacts and 3 custom domains. All plans include a funnel mapper, analytics, checkouts and Kartra AI copywriting with a usage allowance. The interface covers a lot of ground, so it takes longer to learn than Podia or Teachable, and the course area is a membership portal rather than a full learning platform with certificates and quizzes.

Who it is for

Marketers and coaches who run funnel-driven launches and want courses hosted in the same tool.

Price

Essentials from $52 per month billed annually ($59 billed monthly) plus a 5% transaction fee; 14-day free trial.

ESSENTIALS New $52 /mo New Billed annually
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Drag-and-drop page builder and funnel mapper
• Email and SMS marketing
• Memberships and courses with video hosting on Starter
• Checkouts with several payment processors
• Kartra AI for page, email and SMS copy

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Marketing tools are deeper than most course platforms
• Strength: Starter and higher plans take 0% transaction fees
• Strength: 30-day money-back guarantee
• Weakness: Essentials allows only 1 course, 1 product, 5 pages and 500 contacts
• Weakness: Essentials adds a 5% transaction fee
• Weakness: Unlimited courses and video hosting start on the $99 per month Starter plan billed annually

Key facts

• Plans: Essentials, Starter, Growth, Professional
• Contacts on Essentials: 500
• Transaction fee: 5% on Essentials, 0% on Starter and above
• Customers: 60,000+ coaches and business owners, per Kartra

Where it ranks

Kartra is No. 10 in our Best Online Course Platforms verdict.