With Singlebolt, you save a lot of money. That’s why this service was eventually “productized”. And that’s the overall mission: to enable creators and entrepreneurs from around the world to reach out to their audience and earn a decent income in the process.
This involves saving money where you can as well.
That’s why Singlebolt is a “productized” service. We use open source solutions and charge you for the service.
Owning vs. Renting: A Cost-Benefit Guide for Your Online Business
When choosing where to build your online presence, you have many options. Popular platforms like Kajabi, ClickFunnels, and Stan Store offer convenience, but that convenience often comes with high monthly fees, transaction costs, and significant limitations.
At Singlebolt, we believe in empowering you by building your business on a platform you truly own: WordPress. This guide breaks down the true cost of “renting” space on other platforms versus the long-term value and savings of your Singlebolt website.
Comparing the Annual Costs
Let’s look at what businesses typically pay for popular all-in-one platforms. These tools are powerful, but their costs add up quickly.
- Kajabi (for Courses & Memberships)
- Typical Cost: $149 – $399+ per month ($1,788 – $4,788+ per year)
- Use Case: Excellent for selling online courses and managing memberships.
- The Catch: You are locked into their system. Moving your content later is difficult, and costs are high.
- ClickFunnels (for Sales Funnels)
- Typical Cost: $127 – $208+ per month ($1,524 – $2,496+ per year)
- Use Case: A powerful tool specifically for creating sales and marketing funnels.
- The Catch: It’s not a full website. You still need a primary site for blogging and content, and the high monthly fee is just for the funnel-building feature.
- Shopify (for E-commerce)
- Typical Cost: $39 – $399+ per month ($468 – $4,788+ per year), plus transaction fees (up to 2%) if you don’t use Shopify Payments.
- Use Case: The gold standard for selling physical products.
- The Catch: Can become very expensive with paid apps needed for extra functionality, and transaction fees can eat into your profit.
- Stan Store (for Creators)
- Typical Cost: $29 – $99 per month ($348 – $1,188 per year)
- Use Case: A simple and effective “link-in-bio” store for social media creators.
- The Catch: Extremely limited in design and functionality. It’s a storefront, not a full-fledged business website where you can build your brand.
The Singlebolt Advantage: Power, Freedom, and Savings
Your Singlebolt website is built on WordPress and powered by WooCommerce, the same combination that runs over a quarter of all online stores worldwide. We replicate—and often exceed—the functionality of the platforms above using a curated suite of premium tools.
| Platform Functionality | How We Provide It with Singlebolt |
|---|---|
| Courses & Memberships | We use powerful, dedicated plugins that give you full control over your content and students, without the high monthly fees of Kajabi. |
| Sales Funnels | Your site includes tools to build custom landing pages, sales funnels, and checkouts, giving you more flexibility than ClickFunnels at a fraction of the cost. |
| E-commerce & Products | Your site is powered by WooCommerce, giving you enterprise-level e-commerce power without the extra transaction fees or app costs of Shopify. |
| Creator Store | We can build a beautiful, high-converting “link-in-bio” style page for you that seamlessly integrates with your entire website and brand. |
The result is a simple, predictable annual fee for your website package. You get all the power and none of the platform “rent,” saving you thousands of dollars every year that you can reinvest into growing your business.