Kajabi Video Hosting That Doesn’t Punish a Bigger Course Library
Kajabi hosts your course videos on Wistia under the hood — and as your library grows past the bundled allowance, your bill grows with every lesson. SmartVideo replaces that with views-based pricing, generous included storage, unlimited bandwidth, and a clean player that drops into your Kajabi pages. Add lessons without watching your invoice climb.
14-day free trial · No charge until day 15Why a Bigger Kajabi Library Means a Bigger Video Bill
Kajabi’s Bundled Allowance Has a Ceiling
The video included with your Kajabi plan covers your first courses fine. Cross the bundled allowance and you’re pushed up a Kajabi tier — regardless of how often those lessons actually get watched.
Per-Tier Limits Punish Library Growth
Bringing your own Wistia or Vimeo account doesn’t fix it. Wistia’s Business plan caps storage at 250 GB and includes only 3 seats ($25/each additional). Vimeo caps videos per seat per year (60 on Starter, 120 on Standard, 200 on Advanced). Either way, growing your library — not your traffic — is what pushes you up a tier.
Course Launches Make It Worse
A launch lands and views spike for a few days, then settle. Per-video billing and bandwidth caps are exactly the wrong shape for that pattern — you pay for a high ceiling all year for a few days of demand.
How SmartVideo Fixes Kajabi Video Hosting
Pricing Tied to Views, Not Video Count
Add a bonus module, re-cut last year’s intro, stockpile evergreen content. Your bill doesn’t move unless your audience does. Plans start at $19/month and scale with monthly views, not your library size.
Unlimited Bandwidth So Launches Don’t Trigger Overage
Every plan includes unlimited bandwidth and encoding. Drop a 40-lesson course in a weekend without re-pricing. A launch-week traffic spike is a view bump, not a tier bump.
Drops Into Kajabi Via Embed URL
Paste the SmartVideo URL into the same video block where the Wistia URL lived. No Kajabi app, no theme edits, no replatforming — it’s a one-by-one paste swap inside the Kajabi page editor.
A White-Label Player That Looks Like Your Course
The SmartVideo player shows your brand — no third-party logo, no suggested videos, no “powered by” footer. Your colors, your course, your students staying inside it.
Built for the Way Course Libraries Actually Work
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Embed Anywhere Inside Kajabi
Lesson pages, sales pages, module previews, opt-in trainings — any Kajabi page that accepts an embed URL works.
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Fast Mobile Playback on Flaky Connections
Adaptive streaming switches to a lighter version on coffee-shop Wi-Fi — the lesson keeps playing instead of buffering.
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No Suggested Videos Pulling Students Out
No recommendations, no “next up,” no end-screen distractions. The only place a student can go from a lesson is wherever your Kajabi page sends them.
SmartVideo vs. Wistia vs. Vimeo vs. Kajabi’s Bundled Allowance
| Feature | Wistia (BYO) | Vimeo Advanced | Kajabi bundled | SmartVideo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per-video tier | Per-GB / cap | Tier-bundled | Per-view |
| Hard library cap | No (250 GB storage cap) | Yes (200 videos/seat/yr) | Yes (per tier) | No cap |
| Bandwidth | Included | 2 TB / mo cap | Subject to Kajabi limits | Unlimited |
| White-label player | Paid tiers | Paid tiers | Wistia-flavored | Yes |
Trusted by Teams Who Take Video Seriously
Goodbye, YouTube embeds. Will not miss you! The thing I hate the most about YouTube embeds, other than the bloated code, is that they can steal my traffic with their branding and suggested videos. Swarmify brings an amazing solution.
Love this app. I have videos on my site and this takes away the annoying suggested videos and makes them look more professional and faster. I installed Swarmify on my WordPress site and the process was very easy via the plugin.
Bye YouTube! SmartVideo is incredibly fast, stable, and bloat-free!
I implemented this on my site and immediately saw an impact. I am very impressed with how simple they have made the entire setup. It works very well and as advertised.
Best video player and video CDN. I highly recommend SmartVideo! I love using SmartVideo because it boosts the load times of my website and video plays, by preventing YouTube from stealing my site visitors.
This tool is easy to setup and as easy to use. Does the job as intended, no-nonsense. Really enhances the experience of having video on your website.
Very Fast and SUPERB support! I was using Wistia and switched to Swarmify. My video now loads really fast!
Bye, Vimeo. I was using Vimeo for my courses, but it can be expensive. The solution was Swarmify. From the moment you press play, it plays. No buffering problems. I've used it for almost 200 videos and it works like a charm.
We attained a 200% conversion rate increase in our lead-gen funnels. Simplicity and great user experience are everything.
My videos load and play instantly. Every second counts when it comes to online sales.
I set up a page with a YouTube video side by side with SmartVideo and pressed play on both. SmartVideo loaded immediately; YouTube took 5 seconds to start. It became a no-brainer, and we've been a customer ever since.
We've had a 10% increase in conversion rate from lead to customer. We believe this is directly related to the addition of video to the website.
Our search-engine rankings went up after we switched over to Swarmify. Making the switch has led to a significant increase in our business.
The attention of buyers is really short, so fast video loading makes an enormous impact.
The videos load fast, there's no lag, and the player is customizable and looks professional.
If you need to market a brand, then you need Swarmify. Always.
I've honestly NEVER seen video play this fast on the web before. I used to think YouTube was reasonably quick — Swarmify makes YouTube look like a Model T racing a Ferrari.
After using Swarmify we are incredibly annoyed. But only because of our mistake of not having used Swarmify before. Super fast video player and CDN!
Swarmify cut down our hosting expenses in half while accelerating load times and protecting our videos from unauthorized access. If you need a neat video player without unwanted branding, Swarmify is the way to go.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I keep my existing Wistia and Kajabi videos?
Yes — nothing is deleted. To move a lesson, upload the source to SmartVideo and swap the Wistia URL for the SmartVideo URL in your Kajabi page editor. It’s a one-by-one paste swap, not a sweeping auto-conversion. Most creators migrate their highest-traffic lessons first. If you also have Vimeo embeds outside Kajabi, those can be auto-converted on supported platforms.
What counts as a "view"?
A view is counted when a student actively starts playback. Auto-plays that never get watched and accidental reloads don’t burn your view count the same way. Plans start at 10K views/month (Startup, $19) and scale to 150K (Pro, $99), with Enterprise above. See pricing for plan details.
Will my students leave my course to YouTube?
Not from your video player. SmartVideo has no suggested videos, no end-screen recommendations, no third-party branding, no “watch on YouTube” button. The only place students can go from a lesson is wherever your Kajabi page sends them next.
Does this work for Teachable, Thinkific, or Podia too?
Yes. The same embed-URL swap works on any course platform that accepts a video URL or HTML embed — Teachable, Thinkific, Podia, and similar. The pitch is the same: views-based pricing, generous included storage, a clean player your students stay inside.
What happens if I exceed my view limit?
You’re never cut off. A small per-thousand overage rate applies. No throttling, no interruption to your students.
Is there a free trial?
Yes — every plan includes a 14-day free trial with no charge until day 15. See pricing for plan details.
Solo creator with 50 lessons or a course academy with 1,000+ — the pricing model is the same. Views-based, generous storage, no library-size penalty. Add a bonus module without re-quoting your video bill.
Build Your Course Library Without Watching Your Bill Grow With It
Start a 14-day free trial. Migrate your highest-traffic lessons first, run a launch through it, and check the math. Your existing Wistia or Kajabi-bundled videos keep working while you test.
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