We spent 3 months inside Systeme.io — building funnels, running email campaigns, hosting a course. Here's every honest finding, broken down so you can decide in 5 minutes.
Systeme.io is a French-built all-in-one business platform that lets you build sales funnels, run email marketing, sell online courses, manage affiliate programs, and process payments — all from a single dashboard. Launched in 2018 by Aurélien Amacker, it now powers over 300,000 businesses worldwide.
The platform's defining feature is its pricing: a genuinely free plan that includes 2,000 contacts, unlimited email sends, 3 sales funnels, 1 course, and a complete checkout system with no transaction fees. This is the equivalent of paying $0 for what Kartra charges $99/mo or ClickFunnels charges $147/mo.
After 3 months of testing, Systeme.io consistently performs best for:
It's not ideal for large e-commerce stores, businesses needing deep third-party integrations, or brands that require sophisticated CRM functionality.
Systeme.io's drag-and-drop funnel builder is the most intuitive we've tested at this price point. You choose a funnel type (optin, sales, webinar, launch), pick a template, and start editing. The page editor is fast, the blocks are flexible, and — critically — pages load noticeably faster than equivalent ClickFunnels builds. We measured average load times of 1.2s vs 2.8s in our tests.
The email suite covers campaigns, automation workflows, and broadcasts. Automation sequences can be triggered by tags, form submissions, product purchases, or course enrollments. The visual automation builder is simpler than ConvertKit's but covers 90% of use cases. Deliverability in our tests was strong — 94.3% inbox rate across Gmail and Outlook.
Course creation is one of Systeme.io's strongest features. You can drip-release lessons, add video lectures, attach PDFs, create quizzes, and issue completion certificates. The student dashboard is clean and mobile-friendly. There are no per-student fees, unlike Teachable's free plan which charges 10% per transaction.
| Feature | Free Plan | Startup ($27) | Webinar ($47) | Unlimited ($97) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contacts & Email | ||||
| Contacts | 2,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | Unlimited |
| Email sends / month | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Funnels & Pages | ||||
| Sales Funnels | 3 | 10 | 50 | Unlimited |
| Landing Pages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| A/B Testing | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Courses & Membership | ||||
| Online Courses | 1 | 5 | 20 | Unlimited |
| Students | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Membership Sites | 1 | 5 | 20 | Unlimited |
| Monetisation | ||||
| Affiliate Program | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transaction Fees | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Webinar Funnels | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Domains | 1 | 3 | 10 | Unlimited |
All plans include unlimited email sends, zero transaction fees, and a built-in affiliate system. Annual billing saves approximately 30%.
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