Systeme.io vs Thinkific: what you keep
Selling $99 courses, Systeme.io leaves you more at every volume from 1 to 400 sales a month. At 60 sales of $99 a month across 4 courses, you keep $5,733 on Systeme.io (Startup) and $5,696 on Thinkific (Basic).
Three sizes of business
| Scenario | Systeme.io | Thinkific | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting out: 10 sales of $49, 1 course | $472.79 Free | $418.79 Basic | $648 |
| Growing: 60 sales of $99, 4 courses | $5,733 Startup | $5,696 Basic | $444 |
| Established: 150 sales of $297, 12 courses | $43,166 Webinar | $43,159 Basic | $84 |
Monthly take-home after subscription, platform fees and card processing, on monthly billing; bold marks the larger.
What the numbers say
- Course price doesn't change this: at $49 and at $297 a course, too, Systeme.io leaves more at every volume up to 400 sales a month.
- At 60 sales of $99 a month, the subscription, platform fees and card processing together take 3.2% of revenue on Systeme.io and 4.1% on Thinkific.
- At 150 sales of $297 ($44,550 a month), everything taken, card processing included, comes to $1,337 a month on Systeme.io and $1,391 on Thinkific, $648 a year apart.
- Paying yearly at 60 sales a month: Systeme.io's best plan here has no subscription; Thinkific saves $168 a year (Basic).
How each one charges
- Systeme.io: Systeme.io has a free plan; paid plans cost $17 to $97 a month ($14.17 to $80.83 billed yearly). No plan takes a transaction fee. Card processing adds 2.9% + $0.30 per sale.
- Thinkific: Thinkific's plans cost $54 to $219 a month ($40 to $164 billed yearly). No plan takes a transaction fee. Card processing adds 2.9% + $0.30 per sale.
Where the money goes at 60 sales a month
- Systeme.ioYou keep $5,733 (96.5%)Startup plan: $17 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing. Limits: 5,000 contacts.
- ThinkificYou keep $5,696 (95.9%)Basic plan: $54 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing. Limits: 10,000 current students.
Try your own sales numbers on all 12 platforms, or see every platform's fees in one table.
Prices checked against each platform's own pricing page on .