Podia vs Systeme.io
Podia and Systeme.io side by side on price, free plans and 9 features, from each vendor's own pages.
Last verified October 21, 2026 against each vendor's own pages
Lowest paid plan, billed monthly
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| Feature | Podia | Systeme.io |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Lowest paid plan, monthly billing | $49 | Ahead in this row: $17 |
| Lowest paid plan, billed yearly | $42 | Not stated |
| Free trial | 14 days | No trial; free plan instead |
| Platform fee on your saleson the lowest paid plan | 5% | 0% |
| Courses or productson the lowest paid plan | Ahead in this row: 50 | 5 |
| Students or memberson the lowest paid plan | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Community spaceon the lowest paid plan | Yes | Yes |
| Your own domainon the lowest paid plan | Yes | Yes |
| Email contacts includedon the lowest paid plan | 100 | Ahead in this row: 5,000 |
| Admin seatson the lowest paid plan | Not stated | Unlimited |
| Run your own affiliate programwhich plans include it | Shaker plan and up | All plans, including free |
Each value links to the vendor page it was copied from. The raised-bar mark shows the column ahead on rows where more or less is plainly better. "Not stated" means the vendor's public pages do not say.
What the table shows
Systeme.io has a free plan and a lowest paid plan at $17 a month on monthly billing, while Podia has no free plan and its lowest paid plan is $49 a month, or $42 a month billed yearly. Systeme.io charges a 0% platform fee on the lowest paid plan against 5% for Podia, and includes 5,000 email contacts against 100. Podia allows 50 courses or products on its lowest paid plan against 5 for Systeme.io, and offers a 14 day free trial. Both offer unlimited students or members, a community space and your own domain on the lowest paid plan.
- Pick Podia ifyou plan to sell many items, since its lowest paid plan allows 50 courses or products against 5, and you want a 14 day free trial before paying.Visit Podia
- Pick Systeme.io ifyou want a free plan, a lower starting price of $17 a month, a 0% platform fee, 5,000 email contacts and unlimited admin seats on the lowest paid plan.Visit Systeme.io
Written from the table above and checked against it before publishing. It does not judge output quality, support or ease of use, which the table does not measure.
How this page was put together
No single winner: the table shows where each one is ahead, and the summary says which buyer each suits, using only the rows above.
Prices are each vendor's own list prices in US dollars before tax, for the lowest paid plan. Features come from the vendors' public pricing and help pages, linked in every cell. The monthly check re-reads those pages; a page whose data is older than 45 days is taken down until it is checked again. Spot something wrong? Send a correction.
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