systeme.io for memberships
An unusually cheap all-in-one with funnels, email, courses, and membership sites, including a genuinely usable free plan.
What systeme.io is
systeme.io bundles funnels, email marketing, courses, membership areas, and an affiliate programme, and prices the whole thing well below its competitors. The free plan is real, not a trial.
Who it’s best for
Creators and small course businesses who need the toolkit and cannot justify $179 a month, especially while testing whether the idea works.
- Creators who need funnels and email at the lowest credible price
- Anyone testing an idea without a monthly bill
- Small course businesses that would rather spend on ads than software
Who should avoid it
Anyone whose product is the community itself, and anyone whose brand cannot carry a plainer interface.
- Community-first memberships
- Video, podcast, and newsletter-led products
- Anyone who cares about polish, where it shows its price
Membership models it supports
Not every platform suits every kind of membership. These are the models we consider it a genuine option for.
- Low-cost membership
- Course and community
- Coaching or group program
- Paid community
- Migrating an existing membership
Pricing and fees
Read from systeme.io's own pricing page on 2026-07-29. Always check the official page before you buy.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual, per month | Platform fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free2,000 contacts, 3 sales funnels, 1 course, unlimited emails and file storage, 1 custom domain. No transaction fee. | $0 | $0 | None |
| Startup5,000 contacts, unlimited funnels, 5 courses. Annual billing is advertised as two months free. | $17 | $17 | None |
| Webinar10,000 contacts, unlimited courses, automated webinars. | $47 | $47 | None |
| UnlimitedUnlimited contacts and everything else, sub-accounts, and free migration. | $97 | $97 | None |
Payment processing. systeme.io states 0% transaction fees on every plan but does not publish processing rates. Payments run through your connected Stripe or PayPal account at that provider's standard published rate.
Trial. Free plan with no time limit
What it costs in practice
Cheapest plan that holds the member count, including the platform's cut and payment processing.
Just starting
25 members at $20 a month
$22 / month
On Free. About 4% of your revenue.
Established
100 members at $25 a month
$103 / month
On Free. About 4% of your revenue.
Growing
500 members at $25 a month
$513 / month
On Free. About 4% of your revenue.
Feature support
What is included, what needs a higher plan, and what simply is not there.
Community features
Partially supportedMembership site areas with comments, not a discussion platform.
Courses
Higher plan requiredOne course on Free, five on Startup, unlimited above.
Coaching and live events
Higher plan requiredAutomated webinars start on the Webinar plan.
Video hosting
Partially supportedUnlimited file storage; video is typically embedded.
Livestreaming
Not supportedNewsletter and publishing
Partially supportedUnlimited email sends with a blog.
Private podcast support
Not supportedPayments and monetization
SupportedSubscriptions, order bumps, upsells, and an affiliate programme, with no systeme.io cut.
Branding and customization
SupportedCustom domain even on the free plan.
Branded mobile app
Not supportedAudience discovery
Not supportedEmail and marketing
SupportedUnlimited sends on every plan, priced by contacts.
Integrations and API
Partially supportedMigration support
Higher plan requiredFree migration service on the Unlimited plan.
Customer and data ownership
Supported
Important limitations
- The interface is dated and utilitarian compared with Kajabi or Podia.
- Community features are minimal. This is a funnel and course tool with member areas attached.
- Courses are capped at one on Free and five on Startup.
Data ownership and migration
Good. No cut of revenue, your own payment provider, contacts export, and a free migration service on the top plan.
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Sources
Every fact on this page traces to one of these official pages.