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Short answer: Systeme.io is the low-cost all-in-one: a free plan, then $17, $47 and $97 a month, priced mainly by contact count, with unlimited email sends, unlimited sub-accounts and 0% transaction fees on every plan. GoHighLevel starts at $97 a month with no contact cap, and adds a CRM with pipelines, booking calendars, texting, calling and review management, but bills email, texts and calls by usage. A solo creator selling courses and funnels to an email list will usually pay far less on Systeme.io. A business or agency whose leads call, text and book appointments is the case GoHighLevel’s feature list is built for.
Disclosure: we sell GoHighLevel setup ($850 one-time, then $38.80 a month), so we have an interest in GoHighLevel. We earn no commission from HighLevel or from Systeme.io, and there are no affiliate links on this page. Every price below was copied from the vendor’s own pricing page on October 17, 2026. How this site makes money.
Prices side by side (checked October 17, 2026)
| Plan | Monthly | Contacts | What the tier sets |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoHighLevel Starter | $97 ($970 a year) | Unlimited | 3 sub-accounts, unlimited users |
| GoHighLevel Unlimited | $297 ($2,970 a year) | Unlimited | Unlimited sub-accounts, rebill phone and email at cost |
| GoHighLevel Agency Pro | $497 ($4,970 a year) | Unlimited | SaaS mode, rebilling with markup |
| Systeme.io Free | $0 | 2,000 | Funnels: 3. Courses: 1. Blogs: 1. |
| Systeme.io Startup | $17 | 5,000 | Funnels: 10. Courses: 5. |
| Systeme.io Webinar | $47 | 10,000 | Funnels: 50. Courses: 20. Evergreen webinars. |
| Systeme.io Unlimited | $97 | Unlimited | Unlimited funnels, courses and automation rules |
Systeme.io’s annual billing gives 2 months free, and its free plan needs no credit card. GoHighLevel offers a 14-day free trial on every plan.
How each one charges
Systeme.io prices mainly by contacts, and its pricing page lists unlimited email sends, unlimited file storage, unlimited students, an affiliate program and no transaction fees on Stripe or PayPal on all plans. Every plan also allows unlimited sub-accounts, each with the same limits as the main account’s plan.
GoHighLevel does not count contacts or users. It meters usage instead: its pricing page marks email and SMS marketing, calling and several AI features as “usage based charges apply”, so the bill is the plan plus what your accounts send and dial. Our guide to how much GoHighLevel costs covers estimating that.
What each pricing page lists
- Both: contacts and CRM pipelines, email marketing, automation workflows, sales funnels, websites, courses, communities, booking calendars, SMS marketing, payments and sub-accounts.
- GoHighLevel’s core feature list also names: inbound and outbound calling, a unified conversations inbox, online reputation management, social media management, an ad manager, custom dashboards and reporting, and SaaS mode for agencies on Agency Pro.
- Systeme.io’s page also names: blogs, a link-in-bio page, e-commerce with physical products, shipping and inventory, evergreen webinars, an affiliate program, and free migration.
Where Systeme.io fits better
- You are starting out: the free plan covers 2,000 contacts, 3 funnels and a course.
- Your business is email, funnels and courses, and you want email sends included in the price.
- Budget matters most: the Startup plan is $17 a month.
Where GoHighLevel fits better
- Your leads call and text: calling, SMS, calendars and review requests run in one conversations inbox with the CRM.
- You are an agency that wants to resell the platform: SaaS mode and rebilling with markup are on Agency Pro.
- You want ready automations for service businesses: see our 30 GoHighLevel workflow recipes. Texting US numbers from a local number needs A2P 10DLC registration first.
Before you decide
- Count your contacts today and in a year. That is the main line Systeme.io prices on.
- For GoHighLevel, estimate the usage layer: emails, texts and call minutes a month.
- Decide whether phone calls and texting are part of how you sell. That one question separates the two more than anything else.
- Try both with one real funnel and one real follow-up sequence.
Sources
- HighLevel pricing: plans, the 14-day trial, core features and the usage note. Read October 17, 2026.
- Systeme.io pricing: plans, limits, what every plan includes, and the annual-billing offer. Read October 17, 2026.
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