Stay Free while limits fit
2,000 contacts, 3 funnels, 1 course, and unlimited emails can validate a surprising amount of business before a paid tier is required.
Pricing explained
systeme.io Pricing: Free, Startup, Webinar, Unlimited
systeme.io is unusually aggressive on price because the free tier already includes funnels, email, courses, automation, payment integrations, and no platform transaction fee. The paid decision is mostly about capacity and webinar needs.
Current plan map
What each plan actually unlocks.
| Plan | Current price | What it unlocks | Best fit | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free; 2,000 contacts; 3 funnels; 1 course Free includes 2,000 contacts, 3 sales funnels, 1 course, unlimited email sends, and 0% transaction fees from systeme.io. |
| Validating an online-business funnel before paying for more contacts, funnels, or courses. | Last verified: Sep 26, 2026 |
| Startup | $17/mo; $170/year Startup raises contact and funnel/course limits while retaining unlimited email sends and 0% platform transaction fees. |
| A validated solo business that has outgrown the free contact/funnel limits. | Last verified: Sep 26, 2026 |
| Webinar | $47/mo; $470/year Webinar expands capacity and adds evergreen webinar capability. |
| Businesses using webinars as a repeatable acquisition or selling channel. | Last verified: Sep 26, 2026 |
| Unlimited | $97/mo; $970/year Unlimited removes the core contact/funnel/course limits and includes the fullest standard systeme.io feature set. |
| Established online businesses consolidating several tools into systeme.io. | Last verified: Sep 26, 2026 |
Pricing changes. Promotional prices, taxes, add-ons, contacts, seats, usage, and annual billing can change the checkout total. The date beside each row comes directly from that record in plans.json.
Upgrade logic
Pay for the constraint you actually hit.
Startup is a capacity upgrade
Use it when contacts, funnels, courses, domains, or automation rules—not aspiration—hit the free limits.
Webinar has a specific trigger
The defining reason to pay $47/month is usually evergreen webinar capability plus higher capacity.
Unlimited should replace tools
At $97/month, the economics are strongest when it consolidates several subscriptions.
Count migration friction
The more funnels, courses, emails, contacts, and automations you consolidate, the harder it becomes to move later.
Do the math
Do not compare plan prices in isolation.
Include seats, contacts, response limits, sends, automation credits, onboarding fees, migration work, and any subscriptions the plan genuinely replaces.
Run a Stack Waste auditWho it is for
Creators with a current capacity decision.
Free is for a first course, a small list, and no more than three funnels. Startup suits a validated offer that outgrows those limits but does not need an evergreen webinar. Webinar suits a business whose actual acquisition process depends on that format and the higher contact allowance. Unlimited is most defensible when a growing audience or multi-tool consolidation exceeds the smaller plans. The right tier is determined by current limits, not by a promise that more features will create demand.
Who should skip it
A higher plan does not fix an unproven offer.
Skip a paid upgrade when the free limits still cover the real workflow. Skip systeme.io altogether if a pilot cannot support a required specialist email process, member experience, or operational integration. If you already run a stable course and community business, compare the cost and migration effort against Kajabi. For a funnel-centered sales team, compare ClickFunnels. Neither competitor should be chosen merely because its price is higher.
Work backward from the limit that blocks a sale.
Free provides 2,000 contacts, three funnels, one course, one blog, and one custom domain. A solo coach can use those allowances to test an opt-in, nurture email, checkout, and first lesson. The platform advertises unlimited sends, file storage, and no platform transaction fee, but processor charges can still apply. A fourth independent funnel or second course is a concrete reason to examine Startup; curiosity about extra capacity is not. Keep a count of actual contacts rather than projecting only paying students, because the contact cap includes the broader audience.
Startup currently costs $17 per month or $170 annually. The vendor describes 5,000 contacts, unlimited funnels, and five courses. That is a substantial capacity increase for an owner with multiple campaigns, but it is still a finite contact and course allowance. Compare it with the old subscriptions you would cancel. If a paid email service remains for a specialist workflow, include both bills. Our research-based evaluation explains the operational strengths and unknowns beyond a plan table.
Webinar costs $47 per month or $470 annually and currently supports 10,000 contacts with evergreen webinars. Paying for that tier makes sense only if a webinar is part of a repeatable acquisition or sales process, or the list has outgrown Startup. Model the extra $30 monthly against its actual role in the funnel. A one-off live presentation alone is not evidence that an evergreen webinar feature will earn its cost.
Unlimited is $97 per month or $970 annually and removes the core contact, funnel, and course caps. systeme.io also documents free manual business migration for Unlimited monthly or any annual subscription. That service may help an established business move pages, courses, email campaigns, contacts, and automations, but it does not eliminate owner testing or the cost of rebuilding unusual workflows. Ask about scope and timeline before choosing a plan for migration. Verify domains, payment links, student access, and email consent in a pilot before cancelling the old platform.
Compare total cost, not just the platform invoice.
For a creator moving from separate funnel, email, and course services, the relevant number is the net monthly change after actually cancelling those subscriptions. Add processor fees, any specialist software you keep, and one-time migration work. Annual billing saves two months at the published standard rate but commits cash sooner; a new offer with uncertain demand may value flexibility more. Pricing and entitlements can change, so check the official plan page before checkout and use the last-verified dates above as a research timestamp rather than a price guarantee.
FAQ
systeme.io pricing explained questions
Is systeme.io really free?
Yes. The current free plan includes 2,000 contacts, 3 sales funnels, 1 course, unlimited email sends, file storage, and 0% platform transaction fees.
How much is systeme.io Startup?
Startup is currently $17/month or $170/year and raises contact, funnel, course, domain, and automation limits.
When do I need the Webinar plan?
When evergreen webinar functionality or the higher capacity is part of a proven acquisition/sales process.
Is Unlimited worth $97 per month?
It can be when it replaces several tools and the business actually uses the unlimited contacts/funnels/courses and broader capacity. It is overkill when the lower tiers still fit.
How does systeme.io compare with ClickFunnels?
systeme.io has a much lower free/paid entry path; ClickFunnels starts at a higher fixed price and has a different premium funnel ecosystem and capacity model.
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What this page is grounded in.
- Business Stack Index methodologyChecked September 24, 2026
- Business Stack Index editorial policyChecked September 24, 2026
- Business Stack Index software-cost researchChecked September 24, 2026
- systeme.io official product/pricing sourceChecked September 26, 2026
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