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 · from $19/mo · Card required, no charge until day 15
Why 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 lifetime storage per plan (2 TB on Starter, 4 TB on Standard, 7 TB 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. Seat licenses 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 automatic video 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.
A sample course lesson in the live SmartVideo player — no branding, no related videos, no logo in the corner.
See it on a Kajabi page →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 | Seat + bandwidth tier | Per-GB / cap | Tier-bundled | Per-view |
| Hard storage cap | Yes (250 GB) | Yes (7 TB lifetime) | Yes (per tier) | 1–5 TB by plan |
| Bandwidth | Included | 2 TB / mo cap | Subject to Kajabi limits | Unlimited |
| White-label player | Paid tiers | Paid tiers | Wistia-flavored | Yes |
Built for Kajabi Creators Who Take Video Seriously
More than 150 million video plays a year run through SmartVideo.
- 50%cut in hosting expenses with video protection
“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.”
- Wistiaswitch gave really fast load times
“Very Fast and SUPERB support I was using Wistia and changed to Swarmify. My video now loads really fast!”
- Amazinghosting video without outrageous expense
“I truly love this product. Having the ability to host video without the outrageous expense is absolutely amazing.”
- ~200videos without buffering problems
“Bye, Vimeo 👋 … I was using Vimeo for the courses, but Vimeo can be expensive, … The solution was Swarmify. … From the moment you press play, it plays. Very good picture and sound quality and no buffering problems. … I've used it for almost 200 videos that were on Vimeo and that now are in my Dropbox, and it works like a charm.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Get in touch or browse the help center.
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 each time a visitor’s browser loads a page containing a SmartVideo video — no click needed, and a repeat page load counts again. 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.
Can Vimeo self-serve plans host paid course videos?
Worth checking where you stand before you scale. In July 2026, Vimeo told one four-year self-serve customer — in emails that customer shared with us — that “selling online learning and courses” falls “outside of the scope of our self-serve plans, which are designed for non-commercial use.” That account had averaged about 60GB a month until a single free event pushed one month to 12TB, roughly six times Vimeo’s published 2TB monthly threshold. Vimeo quoted $6,550 a year and gave seven days to accept or have the account paused. That is one customer’s experience rather than a stated blanket policy, so check your own bandwidth report. SmartVideo has no bandwidth threshold and is built for commercial use, and existing Vimeo embeds convert in place — see how the two compare.
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 comes with a 14-day free trial. A credit card is required to start, but you are not charged until day 15 — cancel before the trial ends and you will not be charged.
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 — the same switch with which Proficiens Academy cut its hosting costs 50%.
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.
14-day free trial · from $19/mo · Card required, no charge until day 15