PRICING BREAKDOWN · 2026

Systeme.io pricing

Every Systeme.io plan and limit in one place: what the budget all-in-one actually costs in 2026, from the genuinely free plan to the 10,000-contact jump.

Pricing verified June 2026 for our full Systeme.io review, which is the source for every number on this page.

The short answer

Systeme.io costs $0 on a free plan that never expires, then $17, $47 or $97 per month on the paid tiers, or $170, $470 and $970 per year with the two-months-free annual discount, and every plan, including Free, charges 0% transaction fees. There is no separate trial of the paid tiers because the free plan is the trial: 2,000 contacts, three funnels, a course, a blog, an affiliate program, unlimited email sends and unlimited storage, at $0 with no credit card. That combination is why it is the value pick in our best all-in-one marketing platform ranking.

The number that controls your bill is contacts, not features. Every paid tier carries the core toolset; what changes as you climb is the contact ceiling. The one cliff to plan for sits at 10,000: there is no plan between Webinar’s 10,000 contacts and Unlimited, so contact 10,001 doubles your monthly price from $47 to $97 purely on list size. The rest of this page is that math.

Plans and limits in 2026

Pricing is billed in US dollars with no transaction fees and no sales-tax surprises. All four tiers include the funnel builder, email broadcasts and automation, courses with unlimited students, the website and blog builder, e-commerce with order bumps and one-click upsells, and the built-in affiliate manager.

Plan	Monthly	Annual	Contacts	Key limits
Free	$0	$0	2,000	3 funnels, 1 course, 1 blog, 1 affiliate program, 1 automation rule, 0% fees
Startup	$17	$170	5,000	Unlimited funnels, 5 courses, ~10 automation rules
Webinar	$47	$470	10,000	Adds evergreen webinars, ~100 automation rules
Unlimited	$97	$970	Unlimited	Everything, unlimited rules, sub-accounts, free migration

One correction to a number floating around secondary listings: annual billing is “2 months free,” which is about 16.67% off, not 30%, and the “$828 a year” figure you may see quoted is wrong. The official two-months-free math gives $170, $470 and $970 a year, and that is what you pay.

The hidden costs, and why there are fewer than usual

Systeme.io removes the two line items that quietly inflate rival bills: there are no transaction fees on any plan (you still pay standard Stripe or PayPal processing, since those are the payment processors, but Systeme.io takes nothing on top), and email sends and file storage are unlimited on every tier including Free. The ceilings that remain are structural, and worth knowing before you commit:

Limit	Where it bites	The cost
Automation rules	1 on Free, ~10 on Startup, ~100 on Webinar	Multi-step sequences force an upgrade before contacts do
The 10,000-contact cliff	Webinar has no successor but Unlimited	$47 → $97/mo
Shared-IP email	High-volume senders, 50,000+ emails/mo	The documented workaround is routing sends through SendGrid or Mailgun, a separate subscription

The email point deserves the plain version from our full review: there is no verified inbox-placement percentage for Systeme.io, deliverability is described as inconsistent at high volume on shared infrastructure with no dedicated IP option, and serious senders budget for an external sending service on top.

What you will really pay: three realistic setups

The first-time course creator: $0, then $170 a year

Start on Free: build a sales funnel, host the course, collect up to 2,000 contacts, email them with no send limits, and stand up an affiliate program so early students can promote you, all at $0 with 0% fees. When the list passes 2,000 you move to Startup at $17 a month, $170 a year. For most new creators that path covers the entire first year for the price of a couple of streaming subscriptions.

The lean digital-product business: $470 a year

A seller with a few products, evergreen webinars and a list around 8,000 contacts sits on Webinar at $47 a month, $470 a year, using order bumps, one-click upsells and roughly 100 automation rules. The one thing to watch is the list crossing 10,001 contacts, because that forces the next step. Plan it as a deliberate move tied to revenue, not a surprise.

The 10,001st contact: $970 a year

Cross 10,000 and the only tier left is Unlimited at $97 a month, $970 a year, an extra $500 a year over Webinar ($970 − $470) driven entirely by list size, not by needing a new feature. The consolation: Unlimited includes unlimited rules, sub-accounts and a free done-for-you migration, and even at $970 a year it sits far under Kartra, ClickFunnels and Kajabi, which run roughly $1,000 to $3,000 or more per year for comparable scope.

Monthly vs annual: the two-months-free math

Plan	Monthly ×12	Annual	You save
Startup	$204	$170	$34/yr
Webinar	$564	$470	$94/yr
Unlimited	$1,164	$970	$194/yr

The discount is exactly two months free, about 16.67%. The savings are modest in absolute dollars because the plans are cheap to begin with, which changes the usual advice: at $17 a month there is little risk in staying monthly until you are sure of your tier, then switching to annual once your contact count has settled where it is going to live.

What the free plan really includes, and where it stops

Free plans in this category are usually 14-day teases. Systeme.io’s is not: $0, no credit card, never expires, with 2,000 contacts, three sales funnels, one course with unlimited students, one blog, one affiliate program, one custom domain, one automation rule, unlimited email sends, unlimited storage and 0% transaction fees. Three funnels is enough to run a lead magnet, a sales funnel and a webinar registration without paying anything, and the bundled affiliate manager is something most rivals charge extra for or omit entirely.

Where it stops: one automation rule is the tightest limit in the box, so any real follow-up sequence pushes you to Startup’s roughly ten rules. The single course cap matters to multi-product creators, and the 2,000-contact ceiling is the natural graduation point. The free plan is genuinely how you test the product, which is also why there is no separate trial and, in our reading, nothing to refund.

Is it worth it? Systeme.io vs the alternatives on price

Tool	Starting price	Best at	Trade-off vs Systeme.io
Systeme.io	$0	Value, free plan, all-in-one simplicity	Basic automation, shared-IP email
ClickFunnels	$97	Polished funnel templates and design	Far pricier, narrower scope
Kartra	~$99	Closest all-in-one feature match	Stronger automation, higher cost
GetResponse	$49	Email and automation depth	Better deliverability tooling, less bundled

The pattern is the same in every matchup: Systeme.io wins on price, free plan, ease of use and the bundled affiliate program, and loses on advanced automation, template polish, deliverability control and integration depth. For the closest all-in-one rival, compare Kartra pricing; for the funnel-design head-to-head, our Systeme.io vs ClickFunnels comparison runs the numbers; and email-first buyers should weigh GetResponse pricing. Course-first Kajabi, for context, starts around $149 a month, and Systeme.io hosts courses on the $0 tier.

How to pay less for Systeme.io

• Start at $0 for real: the free plan never expires, so validate the funnel, the course and the list on it before paying a cent.
• Upgrade on contacts, not nerves: the tiers are contact-driven, so move to Startup at 2,000 contacts and Webinar past 5,000, when the ceiling actually forces it.
• Take the two free months once settled: annual billing saves $34, $94 or $194 a year depending on tier; switch after your contact count stabilizes.
• Count the affiliate manager as savings: it ships on every plan including Free, and it can replace a standalone tool that costs more than Systeme.io’s entire subscription.
• Budget the 10,000-contact jump early: the $47-to-$97 doubling has no mid-tier, so treat contact 10,001 as a planned $500-a-year milestone tied to revenue.
• Claim the free migration on Unlimited: the team moves your existing content and funnels across, removing the usual switching cost.

FAQ

How much does Systeme.io cost in 2026?

$0 on the free plan, then $17 a month for Startup, $47 for Webinar and $97 for Unlimited. Annual pricing is $170, $470 and $970, reflecting a two-months-free discount of about 16.67%. Every plan charges 0% transaction fees.

Is the Systeme.io free plan really free forever?

Yes. It costs $0, requires no credit card and never expires. It includes 2,000 contacts, three funnels, one course, one blog, one affiliate program, one custom domain, one automation rule, unlimited email sends, unlimited storage and 0% transaction fees.

What is the cheapest paid Systeme.io plan?

Startup at $17 a month or $170 a year. It raises the contact ceiling to 5,000, unlocks unlimited funnels and five courses, and lifts the automation cap to roughly ten rules.

Does Systeme.io charge transaction fees?

No. 0% transaction fees on every plan, including Free. You still pay standard Stripe or PayPal processing, since those are the payment processors, but Systeme.io takes nothing on top of your sales.

What happens when my list passes 10,000 contacts?

You move from Webinar at $47 a month to Unlimited at $97 at contact 10,001, because there is no plan between 10,000 contacts and unlimited. The upgrade is driven by list size alone, so plan for it as a milestone.

Is the 30% annual discount real?

No. The “$828 a year, 30% off” figure in some secondary listings is wrong. The official annual discount is two months free, about 16.67%, giving $170, $470 and $970 a year for the three paid tiers.

Does Systeme.io offer refunds or a trial?

There is no separate free trial of the paid tiers, and our review documents no refund terms; the free plan is the trial. Test the actual product on your own contacts at $0, and upgrade only when a limit forces it, which keeps refunds from ever mattering.

Is Systeme.io cheaper than Kartra and ClickFunnels?

Decisively. Even the top Unlimited tier at $970 a year sits far under Kartra, ClickFunnels and Kajabi, which run roughly $1,000 to $3,000 or more per year for comparable scope, and the free plan has no equivalent among them at all.

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