FreeLowest at your size
$0a month, free plan
Fits best up to 2,000 subscribers.
- Contacts: 2,000
- Sales funnels: 3
- Automation rules: 1
2 more
- Custom domains: 1
- Students: 500
Systeme.io vs Kajabi
What Systeme.io and Kajabi cost at your size, and what you get on each plan.
For 1,000 subscribers, paying yearly, Systeme.io is cheapest at no cost. Kajabi costs $143 more.
Systeme.ioFree plan
Free
Cheapest
KajabiBasic plan
$143
a month, billed yearly
Plan and feesWhat makes up the monthly total
No plan cost and no fees
Plan only, no extra fees.
Over a year
Free
$1,716$179 a month if you pay monthly
Limits the vendor lists
- Covers up to 2,000 contacts, then you need a bigger plan
- Sales funnels: 3
- Automation rules: 1
- Covers up to 2,500 contacts, then $125 a month for each 25,000 more
- 2 team seats included
- Kajabi Payments: 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction (US)
Features
For the plan in each column, from each vendor's own pages. "Not recorded" is a gap in our records, not a missing feature. How we check
Sending
AutomationsAutomated email sequences and workflows.
Limited1 rule, 1 workflow
LimitedBasic automations only
Earning
Sell productsCheckout, sales tracking or abandoned cart tools.
Yes0% transaction fees
Limited5 products
CoursesHost online courses for students.
Limited1 course
Yes
Growing your list
Custom domainUse your own domain for pages or newsletters.
Yes1 domain
Yes
Extras
API accessProgrammatic access to your list and data.
Yes
NoOn Pro and up
Recorded for only some of these tools
SegmentationSend to parts of your list based on tags or behaviour.
Yes
Not recorded
Landing pagesBuild sign-up or sales pages without a separate site.
Not recorded
YesUnlimited
Remove vendor brandingSend without the platform's logo or badge.
Not recorded
NoOn Growth and up
A/B testingTest subject lines or content against each other.
Limited1 test
Not recorded
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At a glance
We only give one side the edge when both figures are published.
| Plan | Systeme.io | Kajabi |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest paid planOne of these prices is provisional, so we don't pick a winner. | $17 a month, billed monthly (Startup), provisional | $179 a month, billed monthly (Basic) |
| Free plan | YesAhead | No |
| Free trial | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Plans we track | All 4 | All 3 |
Systeme.io plans
Startup, provisional figure
$17a month, monthly billing only
Fits best between 2,000 and 5,000 subscribers.
Same at your size, no extra fees.
- Contacts: 5,000
- Sales funnels: 10
- Automation rules: 10
2 more
- Custom domains: 3
- Transaction fees: 0%
Webinar, provisional figure
$47a month, monthly billing only
Fits best between 5,000 and 10,000 subscribers.
Same at your size, no extra fees.
- Contacts: 10,000
- Sales funnels: 50
- Automation rules: 100
2 more
- Custom domains: 10
- Evergreen webinars: 10
Unlimited, provisional figure
$97a month, monthly billing only
Fits best between 10,000 and 100,000 subscribers.
Same at your size, no extra fees.
- Contacts: Unlimited
- Sales funnels: Unlimited
- Custom domains: Unlimited
Kajabi plans
BasicLowest at your size
$143a month, billed yearly
Fits best up to 2,500 subscribers.
Same at your size, no extra fees.
- products: 5
- contacts: 2,500
- websites: 1
5 more
- communities: 1
- admin users: 2
- AI credits: 0; resets monthly
- Kajabi Payments: 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction (US)
- Using a third-party payment provider: 2% fee (excludes PayPal)
Growth
$199a month, billed yearly
Fits best between 2,500 and 50,000 subscribers.
Same at your size, no extra fees.
- products: 50
- contacts: 25,000
- websites: 1
5 more
- communities: 1
- admin users: 11
- AI credits: 500; resets monthly
- Kajabi Payments: 2.8% + $0.30 per transaction (US)
- Using a third-party payment provider: 1% fee (excludes PayPal)
Pro
$399a month, billed yearly
Fits best at about 100,000 subscribers.
Same at your size, no extra fees.
- products: Unlimited
- contacts: 100,000
- websites: 3
5 more
- communities: 3
- admin users: 26
- AI credits: 1,000; resets monthly
- Kajabi Payments: 2.7% + $0.30 per transaction (US)
- Using a third-party payment provider: 0.5% fee (excludes PayPal)
On every plan: Contacts add-on: blocks of 25,000 for $125/month. Extra 500 AI credits: $15/month.