A free MemberPress alternative with more features
Systeme.io is an all-in-one MemberPress alternative with a powerful free plan
Free, forever!
MemberPress doesn't offer a free trial, which means you'll pay $179 from day 1.
Systeme.io is free forever, no credit card is required!
Save $179 per year
That's if you choose the systeme.io Free plan over MemberPress.
Plus, you won't need to pay for hosting or plugins to build funnels and send marketing emails
More than just a plugin
Unlike MemberPress, systeme.io doesn't need WordPress to function.
Our platform gives you all the tools you need to run your online business
Is systeme.io a good MemberPress alternative?
Systeme.io is a free MemberPress alternative used by 500,000+ entrepreneurs that goes beyond membership management to run an entire online business. MemberPress is a WordPress membership plugin starting at $199.50 for the first year (renews at $399), and the Launch plan adds a 4.9% transaction fee on every payment, requiring WordPress and separate hosting to function. Systeme.io includes hosting, email marketing, multi-step sales funnels, online courses, an affiliate program, and a built-in checkout with 0% transaction fees on the free plan, with no WordPress or plugins required.
Comparing systeme.io and MemberPress:
| Feature | systeme.io | MemberPress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | FREE | $179/year |
| Contacts | 2,000 | No |
| Sales funnels | Yes | No |
| Deadline funnels | Yes | No |
| Emails sent | Unlimited | Transactional only |
| Email campaigns | Yes | No |
| Blogs | Yes | No |
| Blogs posts | Unlimited | No |
| Courses | 1 | No |
| Students | 500 | Yes |
| Automation rules | Yes | No |
| Workflows | Yes | No |
| Tags | Yes | No |
| File storage space | Unlimited | No |
| 1-Click upsells | Yes | No |
| Order bumps | Yes | No |
| Stripe integration | Yes | Yes |
| Paypal integration | Yes | Yes |
| A/B tests | Yes | No |
| Coupon codes | Yes | Yes |
| Run your own affiliate program | Yes | No |
| Custom domains | 1 | No |
| Support 7 days a week | Yes | No |
Why choose systeme.io over MemberPress?
You don't need WordPress
If you want to use MemberPress, 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 MemberPress. 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
Real help, whenever you need it
To get support with MemberPress, you'll need to pay $299/year! Our support team has a consistent average response time of under 2 hours, and they'll reply to your queries 7 days a week — whether you're a paying customer or just using our Free plan
Move faster with systeme.io
You'll be switching from one tab to the next to manage all the integrations you'll need alongside MemberPress.
Systeme.io gives you access to all the tools you need to run your online business, with built-in automation rules and workflows that seamlessly connect every feature we have to offer
Systeme.io outperforms MemberPress, 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 other tools:
Frequently asked questions about systeme.io vs MemberPress
For most creators building membership sites or online courses, yes. systeme.io includes membership functionality, course hosting, email marketing, funnels, and affiliates in one account at no cost. MemberPress is a strong WordPress plugin for memberships with mature features, but it requires WordPress hosting, a licence, and separate tools for email and funnels. systeme.io removes all of that overhead. MemberPress's advantage is its depth as a specialist membership tool — its content drip scheduling, rule-based access control, and community integration options are more advanced than systeme.io's.
Built-in email marketing with unlimited sends, a sales funnel builder, a standalone hosting environment (no WordPress needed), an affiliate management system, marketing automation, a booking calendar, and a free plan. MemberPress does not include email marketing — you need a separate plugin like Mailchimp or ActiveCampaign. MemberPress has no funnel builder and no affiliate management unless you add AffiliateWP ($149/year). systeme.io bundles all of this.
No. systeme.io is a completely standalone platform. Your membership site, course content, checkout pages, and email list all live in your systeme.io account — not on WordPress. There is no hosting bill, no WordPress installation to maintain, and no plugin updates to run. You connect your custom domain directly to systeme.io's servers. This is the primary difference from MemberPress: everything is managed for you.
Yes. MemberPress's Basic plan is $179/year, but that is just the plugin. Add WordPress hosting ($60–$180/year), a premium theme ($50–$100 one-time), an email marketing tool ($0–$300/year), and AffiliateWP ($149/year) if needed — the total is $500–$1,000/year for a comparable setup. systeme.io's free plan covers all of this at $0. Even the Startup plan ($17/month, $204/year) is significantly cheaper than a typical MemberPress business stack.
Yes. Export your member list from MemberPress as a CSV and import into systeme.io under Contacts. Grant existing members access to your systeme.io course or membership by enrolling them via the course settings. Recreate your membership levels and access rules in systeme.io's product settings. Rebuild any drip content schedule in systeme.io's course module settings. Update your checkout and payment links before switching live traffic from your WordPress site to your systeme.io funnel.
Last updated: May 2026
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