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Create your account without a credit card. The free plan is enough to build and test your first sales funnel and checkout.
South Africa practical guide
Start selling online with Systeme.io and Paystack.
Build your pages, checkout and email follow-up in Systeme.io, then use Paystack to accept familiar South African payment methods.
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R0Systeme.io free-plan monthly price
50physical-product variants on the free plan
2,000contacts included on the free plan
0%Systeme.io platform transaction fee
Important distinction
“50 variants” does not always mean 50 separate products.
A variant is one specific combination of product options.
1 T-shirt×5 colours×5 sizes= 25 variants
The free plan allows up to 50 physical-product variants in total. Plan limits can change, so verify the current pricing page before building a large catalogue.From account to first payment
Your setup in six clear steps.
You do not need to stitch together a separate website builder, email service and checkout tool to test the idea.
Prepare your Paystack account
Open a South African Paystack business account and complete its verification requirements before taking live payments.
Connect the gateway
In Systeme.io, open your profile settings, choose Payment gateways, select Paystack and follow the connection prompts.
Create the product
Add your product details, images, price, stock and options. Systeme.io generates variants from options such as size and colour.
Build the checkout
Add an order-form step to your funnel, select a template, choose physical or digital product, and attach the offer.
Test before launch
Check the checkout on mobile, confirm the amount is in rand, make a small test purchase and verify the order in both dashboards.
Built for local checkout
Payment methods South African buyers already recognise.
Paystack advertises support in South Africa for cards, Ozow EFT, Capitec Pay, SnapScan, Scan to Pay and Apple Pay. Availability can depend on your business approval and checkout configuration.
CardsOzow EFTCapitec PaySnapScanScan to PayApple Pay
What the free plan gives you
A practical starter stack at no monthly platform cost.
- ✓Three sales funnelsBuild focused paths for a product, lead magnet or service.
- ✓Up to 2,000 contactsKeep leads and customers in one account.
- ✓Unlimited email sendsFollow up without a separate email platform.
- ✓Physical-product sellingManage products, stock and up to 50 variants.
- ✓No Systeme.io transaction feePaystack processing charges still apply.
Verify before launch
Features, limits, fees and payment-method availability can change. Check the current official information:
Build before you spend
Create your first South African checkout for free.
Start small, test the complete buying journey and upgrade only when your business needs more capacity.