A free Elementor alternative with more features
Systeme.io is an all-in-one Elementor alternative with a powerful free plan
Get more for free
Elementor's Free plan only gives you access to a few templates and page builder.
Systeme.io's Free plan gives you access to 6X more features to build your business
Save $199 per year
That's if you choose systeme.io's Free plan over Elementor's Expert plan.
Plus, you won't need to pay for hosting or plugins to send marketing emails either
More than just a plugin
Unlike Elementor, systeme.io doesn't need WordPress to function.
One platform gives you all the tools you need to run your online business
Comparing systeme.io and Elementor:
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systeme.io
Elementor
Price
FREE
FREE
Contacts
2,000
Sales funnels
Deadline funnels
Emails sent
Unlimited
Email campaigns
Blogs
Blogs posts
Unlimited
Courses
1
Students
500
Automation rules
Workflows
Tags
File storage space
Unlimited
$99/year
1-Click upsells
Order bumps
Stripe integration
Paypal integration
A/B tests
Coupon codes
Run your own affiliate program
Custom domains
1
$99/year
Support 7 days a week
$49/year
Why Choose systeme.io over Elementor?
You don't need WordPress
If you want to use Elementor, you'll need to pay extra for a hosting provider and install WordPress on it. This can become an expensive and time-consuming process.
Or you can use systeme.io, where every part of your business is covered by one platform and it's 100% free
Send marketing emails
You can't send marketing emails with Elementor. You'll need to pay hundreds of dollars for other services to help you do it.
With systeme.io, you can send an unlimited number of emails per month, for free
Monetize your skillset
You can't create and sell online courses using Elementor.
Turn your expertise into a lucrative income with systeme.io's course creator and membership site management
Build an army of affiliates
Elementor doesn't let you host your own affiliate program.
With systeme.io, you can run your own affiliate program or use our marketplace to get more affiliates to promote your offers. Save yourself some time, and automate affiliate payments, too
Systeme.io outperforms Elementor, every time:
Website builder
Easily set up your website in under 10 minutes.
Business automation
Save time and energy by automating your business.
Sales funnels
Create funnels easily based on proven templates.
Email marketing
Send unlimited emails and create email campaigns.
Affiliate management
Create an affiliate program, automate affiliate payouts.
Online courses
Build your online course, manage your students.
Physical products
Become a dropshipper or sell your own products.
Evergreen webinars
Run evergreen webinars to grow your audience and make sales.
Booking calendar
Book meetings directly with the built-in calendar.
Subaccounts
Manage multiple brands or clients with ease.
Pipelines
Track leads and close deals with the CRM pipeline.
Communities
Build and grow your own online community.
See how systeme.io compares to WordPress plugins:
Frequently asked questions about systeme.io vs Elementor
For entrepreneurs who use Elementor to build business pages and funnels, yes. systeme.io's drag-and-drop builder replaces Elementor's core function and adds email marketing, courses, checkout, and affiliates — all in one account at no cost. The trade-off: Elementor is a significantly more powerful page builder with deeper design control, CSS customisation, and a vast widget library. If visual design precision is critical (agency work, complex layouts), Elementor on WordPress is the stronger tool. If you want to sell online without managing WordPress and a plugin stack, systeme.io is simpler.
Built-in email marketing, marketing automation, sales funnels, online course hosting, membership sites, an affiliate program, a booking calendar, and a checkout with 0% fees — none of which Elementor includes. Elementor is a page builder plugin for WordPress; it builds pages, not businesses. Everything beyond page design requires additional WordPress plugins (WooCommerce for checkout, LearnDash for courses, Mailchimp for email). systeme.io replaces that entire plugin stack.
No. systeme.io is a hosted platform — your website, funnels, and courses all run on systeme.io's infrastructure at no extra cost. There is no hosting bill, no WordPress installation to maintain, no plugin updates to run, and no security patches to apply. Your custom domain connects directly to systeme.io's servers. This is the primary operational advantage: the entire maintenance burden of a WordPress site disappears.
Yes, significantly. A business WordPress site with Elementor Pro, hosting, a premium theme, and essential plugins (email, checkout, courses, affiliates) typically costs $100–$200/month combined. systeme.io's free plan covers all of this at $0. Even the Startup plan ($17/month) is far cheaper than a comparable WordPress stack. The live page cites $199/year in savings on Elementor alone — the total savings including hosting and other plugins are considerably larger.
Elementor pages need to be recreated in systeme.io's drag-and-drop editor — there is no direct import. Take screenshots or exports of your Elementor page designs and use them as reference when rebuilding. Move your email lists by exporting from your WordPress email plugin as a CSV and importing to systeme.io. Recreate courses in systeme.io's course builder and products in the product settings. Point your domain DNS to systeme.io after testing. Most business sites with 5–15 key pages can be migrated in a few days.
Last updated: May 2026
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