Blackboard Learn vs Kajabi
Blackboard Learn and Kajabi are both learning management software. Blackboard Learn is a commercial product from Anthology Inc. Kajabi is a commercial product from Kajabi.
Which to pick
- Pick Blackboard Learn when
- An institution already runs Blackboard and wants to stay on it, ideally the Ultra experience.
- Pick Kajabi when
- An established creator wants courses, website, email and checkout in one tool and will pay for that convenience.
Side by side
Long-established LMS for higher education with courses, assessments, grading and analytics, now from Anthology.
All-in-one platform for experts selling courses, coaching, memberships and podcasts, with website, email marketing and payments.
Its owner Anthology went through Chapter 11 in 2025 and came out in 2026 renamed Blackboard, selling off its other products, so check the roadmap and contract terms before committing.
It is expensive compared with assembling separate tools.
Production-ready (both)
Cloud service and mobile app (both)
Java
Not published
Closed source, sold by Anthology Inc.
Closed source, sold by Kajabi
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code. (both)
587 Wikipedia readers a month on phones
191 Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Other comparisons
More learning management systems
Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.