Teachable to Kajabi Migration: Complete Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction

A Teachable to Kajabi migration is not a one-click import. Course files can be reused, but the course structure, student access, offers, billing setup, emails, pages, and connected systems need to be moved or rebuilt in the right order.

The safest approach is to prepare Kajabi first, move data in stages, test the student journey, and only then close Teachable.

This guide covers the process from Teachable export to Kajabi launch.

Teachable to Kajabi Migration: Quick Answer

To migrate from Teachable to Kajabi, back up your Teachable school, rebuild each course in Kajabi, export and import student data, restore the correct access, recreate offers and billing arrangements, rebuild emails and customer journeys, map important URLs, test everything with customer accounts, and then complete the switch.

How to Migrate From Teachable to Kajabi Step by Step

Follow this step-by-step guide to move your courses, students, subscriptions, content, and website from Teachable to Kajabi smoothly.

Step 1: Audit and Back Up Your Teachable School

Start with a complete inventory.

Go through the Teachable school and record what is active, what customers still use, and what can be retired.

Your migration sheet should include:

• Courses, modules, and lessons
• Videos, PDFs, and downloads
• Quizzes and assessments
• Students and enrollments
• Pricing plans and subscriptions
• Sales pages and checkout routes
• Emails, forms, and integrations
• Important URLs and domain settings

Keep untouched copies of your exports. Work from duplicates when cleaning student data or reorganizing course information.

Step 2: Create Your Course Structure in Kajabi

Build the Kajabi destination before importing students.

Create the relevant Kajabi products, then map each Teachable course into modules and lessons. Focus on preserving the learning order rather than reproducing the old screen.

For each course, confirm:

• Module order
• Lesson titles
• Release sequence
• Downloads and resources
• Access period
• Locked or delayed content

Step 3: Move Your Teachable Course Content Into Kajabi

Once the structure is ready, add the course material.

Use original source files wherever possible rather than links that may stop working after Teachable is closed.

Move:

• Lesson text
• Videos and audio
• Worksheets and PDFs
• Templates and checklists
• Other downloadable resources

Open every lesson after uploading it. Check playback, download links, formatting, and lesson order from the student side.

Step 4: Rebuild Teachable Quizzes, Drip Rules, and Course Settings

Platform-specific settings should be treated as rebuild items.

Record how each course works before recreating that behavior in Kajabi. If quizzes are part of the course, the Kajabi quiz migration process should be checked separately rather than assumed to transfer automatically.

Check:

• Quiz questions and answers
• Passing requirements
• Drip or release timing
• Course access dates
• Completion steps
• Student instructions

The goal is to keep the learning experience working as expected, not to copy settings blindly.

Step 5: Export Your Teachable Students and Enrollment Data

Student records need more than names and email addresses.

For every student, you should know what they need access to after the move.

Keep track of:

• Name and email
• Course or product owned
• Enrollment status
• Relevant access level
• Marketing consent where applicable
• Subscription or payment-plan status

Do not mix leads, inactive contacts, and paying students into one unplanned import.

Step 6: Prepare and Import Teachable Students Into Kajabi

Clean the working copy before importing it.

Remove obvious duplicates, correct broken fields, and group customers by the products they own. Then import the contacts into Kajabi.

Start with a small test batch and confirm:

• Names and emails map correctly
• Tags are applied as expected
• Marketing permissions remain accurate
• Customer emails are not triggered unexpectedly

Once the test works, move the remaining records in controlled batches.

Step 7: Restore the Correct Kajabi Course Access for Each Student

This is where people trip up most: importing someone as a contact does not give them access to anything. That is a separate step. Each student needs connecting—manually, or through a mapped process for larger lists—to the right product or offer.

Test with a handful of real accounts before doing the whole batch:

• Does the correct course show up for that student?
• Do the lessons actually open?
• Are downloads and quizzes loading properly?
• Log out, log back in—does access still hold?

Only move on to the full list once those test accounts check out.

Step 8: Recreate Teachable Pricing, Offers, and Active Subscriptions

Rebuild the Kajabi selling setup based on how each product is currently sold.

For every Teachable plan, record:

• Price
• Payment type
• Access period
• Payment plan details
• Customers attached to it

Then create the matching product and offer in Kajabi.

Active subscriptions need extra care. A student CSV will not move recurring billing. Review the payment processor, renewal dates, payment plans, and how each customer should keep access after the migration.

Billing and course access need to stay aligned. Do not cancel the old billing setup until you have confirmed how every active subscription will continue.

Step 9: Rebuild the Teachable Sales and Customer Journey in Kajabi

Now follow the path somebody takes before and after buying.

A typical route might be:

Landing page → form → email follow-up → sales page → offer → checkout → welcome email → course access

For each journey, check:

• What starts it
• Which emails are sent
• Which tags are added
• Which offer is involved
• What happens after purchase
• What the student sees next

Step 10: Move Your Domain and Redirect Important Teachable URLs

Do not change the domain first.

Map old Teachable URLs before launch, especially pages that receive organic traffic, have useful backlinks or are linked from emails.

Record:

• Old URL
• New Kajabi destination
• Whether a redirect is needed
• Page title and main heading
• Final test status

Keep useful URLs consistent where practical. If an address changes, send visitors to the closest relevant Kajabi page rather than automatically redirecting everything to the homepage.

Step 11: Test the Complete Migration Before Closing Teachable

A Teachable to Kajabi migration is not finished when the last lesson is uploaded.

Test the new setup as a visitor, buyer, and student.

Check:

• Navigation and forms
• Checkout and payment routes
• Welcome and login emails
• Course access and downloads
• Drip timing
• Mobile pages
• Automations
• Important redirects
• Analytics and tracking

Use fresh test accounts where possible and keep Teachable available during testing.

Step 12: Notify Students and Complete the Teachable-to-Kajabi Cutover

Students do not need a technical explanation. They need clear instructions.

Tell them:

• When the change happens
• Where they will log in
• What happens to existing access
• Whether payments change
• What to do on their first Kajabi visit
• Who to contact if they need help

Once Kajabi is live, check customer access, forms, payments, emails, and old URLs again.

Final Thoughts

A successful Teachable to Kajabi migration comes down to order.

Build the courses first. Prepare the student data. Restore access. Deal with offers and billing carefully. Rebuild the customer journey. Then test the full system before switching over.

If the migration involves several courses, a large student list, active subscriptions, funnels, automations, or an established website, Kajabi Developers provides migration support covering course content, page rebuilding, product and offer configuration, URL planning, automation recreation, and pre-launch testing.