Systeme.io vs Kit
Systeme.io is more than a newsletter. The free plan also caps funnels and courses. Kit is an email host. You do not need both, and neither one finds subscribers.
Checked October 2026.
| Systeme.io | Kit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pick it when | You want pages, email, and a simple course in one login, and the free-plan caps are enough to start. | You only want the email list, and you will check Kit's price at your subscriber count. |
| What it does | Builds sales pages, sends email, and hosts a simple online course in one account. | Hosts an email newsletter. Kit was formerly called ConvertKit. The pricing page lists landing pages, forms, and email broadcasts. |
| Who it is for | Beginners who want pages, email, and a course in one login and can start on the free plan. | People who want to email a list they already have and can start on a free plan with a subscriber cap. |
| Free plan | The pricing FAQ, last updated April 2026, says the free plan never expires and needs no card. It lists up to 2,000 contacts, 3 sales funnels, 1 course, 1 blog, 1 affiliate program, 1 custom domain, unlimited emails, 1 automation rule, 1 email campaign, and 500 students. | Free is $0 a month. The page says it goes up to 10,000 subscribers and lists unlimited landing pages, forms, unlimited email broadcasts, and audience tagging and segmentation. |
| Price we checked | The same FAQ lists Startup at $17 a month (5,000 contacts, 10 funnels, 5 courses), Webinar at $47 a month, and Unlimited at $97 a month. | Paid plans were shown for 1,000 email subscribers. Creator was $33 a month next to $390 billed yearly, and the page says yearly billing saves 17%. Pro showed $66 and $50 a month under a limited-time offer for the first year. This page does not state one month-to-month paid price. |
| The catch | The free plan caps contacts, funnels, and courses. Pages and courses take setup time. Read what the free plan leaves out before you build a whole site on it. | The price changes with the subscriber count you select. A yearly figure is not the month-to-month bill, and a limited-time offer is not the renewal price. Removing Kit branding is listed on a paid plan. The Creator and Pro buttons offer a 14-day trial. Kit does not find subscribers. |
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Questions
- Are these the same kind of tool?
- No. Kit's page is an email host. Systeme.io's FAQ also lists funnels and a course on the free plan.
- Where do the Systeme.io dollar prices come from?
- The pricing FAQ on systeme.io, which says it was last updated in April 2026. We read it again in October 2026.
- Why is Kit's paid price missing?
- The figure on the page depends on how many subscribers you select, and Pro was marked limited-time.
- Which links are affiliate links?
- Both. Systeme.io and Kit. The order is the pair in the title, not a commission rank.