Kahana vs Litera Foundation 365

Kahana is a digital library built around hubs: curated spaces for files, notes, links, and collaborators. Hubs start private and can contain uploaded images, video, audio, PDFs, Office documents, and ZIP files, along with YouTube and webpage embeds. PDFs open in Kahana’s reader, and public-domain or openly licensed ebooks can be imported from Internet Archive. Clubs give groups a place to read, make lists, and talk together; new clubs also start private. Role-based access controls are available. Creators can charge once or monthly for hub access through Stripe Connect, including on the Free plan. Kahana charges a 5% transaction fee on Free and 3% on Growth, separate from Stripe processing. The web app works in desktop and mobile browsers. Free costs $0.00 per free and includes three hubs, 10 counted uploads per hub, unlimited members, files up to 5 MB, and custom hub and profile URLs. Growth costs $29.99 per month and includes unlimited hubs and uploads, files up to 5 GB, 100 GB of cloud storage, and priority live chat. Kahana says paid content uses short-lived file links and access checks, but does not guarantee DRM.

Litera Foundation 365 has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.