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Polar vs Systeme.io
| Polar | Systeme.io | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | Polar is the Merchant of Record for developers building AI-era software: payments, subscriptions, and usage-based billing, with global tax handled for you. | Systeme.io has all the tools you need to grow your online business: sales funnels, email marketing, online courses, websites, blogs, communities and an affiliate program in one app. |
| Pricing | Starter free with 5% + 50¢ per transaction; Pro $20/mo (3.8% + 40¢); Growth $100/mo (3.6% + 35¢); Scale $400/mo (3.4% + 30¢); +1.5% for non-US cards; Stripe payout fees passed through (official) | Free plan (2,000 contacts, 3 funnels, 1 course, unlimited emails); Startup $17/mo; Webinar $47/mo; Unlimited $97/mo; annual billing gives 2 months free; 0% transaction fees on all plans (official) |
| Website | https://polar.sh/ | https://systeme.io/ |
Which to use
Polar wins when you want a Merchant of Record with public, simple fees for selling software and subscriptions. Systeme.io wins when you want an all-in-one funnel, email and course stack with a real free plan and no transaction fees.
- Choose Polar if you sell software, SaaS subscriptions or digital products and want tax handled for you.
- Choose Systeme.io if you want funnels, email, courses and a website in one cheap app.
This is an editorial fit note from each vendor's public site and docs, not a sponsored ranking and not a price quote. Descriptions in the table come from those sites. Confirm current prices there. How we review tools.
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