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Best funnel builder for a local business in 2026
A local business does not need a $297/mo funnel stack. It needs a booking page, a quote form and a way to follow up. These are the real entry prices for the four funnel builders we track, re-checked from the vendor pages this week.
Prices read from the vendors' own pricing pages on 2026-09-27. Re-checked weekly. How we check.
The short answer
- Cheapest way to start: Systeme.io. Free up to 2,000 contacts and $17/mo after that. For a single-location business this is the whole stack: funnel, email and a booking page. Check Systeme.io →
- Best if you also want to run ads and follow up by SMS: GoHighLevel. $97/mo Starter with unlimited contacts and unlimited users, which is cheaper than most CRMs once you add texting. Check GoHighLevel →
- Skip unless you already sell courses: Kajabi. $179/mo Basic is course pricing, not local-business pricing. Check Kajabi →
Real prices, side by side
| Tool | Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Systeme.io | Free | Free | 2,000 contacts, 3 sales funnels, 1 course, unlimited emails |
| Startup | $17/mo ($14/mo billed annually) | 5,000 contacts, 10 funnels, 5 courses | |
| Webinar | $47/mo ($39/mo billed annually) | 10,000 contacts, evergreen webinars | |
| Unlimited | $97/mo ($80/mo billed annually) | Unlimited contacts and funnels, free migration | |
| GoHighLevel | Starter | $97/mo ($970/yr) | 3 sub-accounts, unlimited contacts, unlimited users, all core features |
| Unlimited | $297/mo ($2970/yr) | Unlimited sub-accounts, rebill phone & email at no markup, basic API | |
| Agency Pro | $497/mo ($4970/yr) | SaaS mode, automated sub-account creation, rebill with markup, advanced API | |
| ClickFunnels | Launch | $97/mo ($81/mo billed annually) | 1 workspace, 2 team members, 10K contacts, 50K emails/mo, 3 courses, 5 custom domains |
| Scale | $197/mo ($164/mo billed annually) | 5 workspaces, 5 team members, 75K contacts, 300K emails/mo, 6 courses, unlimited domains | |
| Optimize | $297/mo ($248/mo billed annually) | 10 workspaces, 10 team members, 150K contacts, 750K emails/mo, 10 courses | |
| Dominate | $5997/yr | 20 workspaces, 20 team members, 400K contacts, 1.2M emails/mo, VIP support. Annual only. | |
| Kajabi | Basic | $179/mo ($143/mo billed annually) | 5 products, 2,500 contacts, 1 website, 1 community, 2 admin users |
| Growth | $249/mo ($199/mo billed annually) | 50 products, 25,000 contacts, 1 website, 1 community, 11 admin users | |
| Pro | $499/mo ($399/mo billed annually) | Unlimited products, 100,000 contacts, 3 websites, 3 communities, 26 admin users |
What each one is actually for
Systeme.io
Systeme.io is free up to 2,000 contacts, then $17/mo Startup, $47/mo Webinar and $97/mo Unlimited on monthly billing. Annual billing gives you two months free.
Best for: Solo founders who want funnels, email and courses in one cheap stack.
Not for: Teams that need deep CRM, advanced reporting or phone/SMS at scale.
Both sets of numbers are first-party, but from two different systeme.io pages: the monthly rates from the pricing page, the annual rates from the vendor's own affiliate page. The annual rates are not printed on the pricing page itself.
See Systeme.io pricing →GoHighLevel
GoHighLevel is $97/mo Starter, $297/mo Unlimited and $497/mo Agency Pro, or $970 / $2,970 / $4,970 billed yearly. Every plan includes unlimited contacts and unlimited users.
Best for: Agencies reselling marketing services to local businesses.
Not for: A solo creator who just wants to send a newsletter.
Every plan price, annual total and add-on price on this page was read from gohighlevel.com/pricing itself. GoHighLevel does not publish a free plan, and the add-ons are billed per sub-account, so the sticker price is not the monthly bill for an agency with clients.
See GoHighLevel pricing →ClickFunnels
ClickFunnels 2.0 is $97/mo Launch, $197/mo Scale and $297/mo Optimize, or $81 / $164 / $248 per month billed annually. Dominate is $5,997/year, annual only.
Best for: Marketers who live in funnels and want the biggest template ecosystem.
Not for: Anyone who wants cheap email — the contact and send caps are the real cost.
Every plan price, annual rate and contact/email limit on this page was read from clickfunnels.com/pricing itself. Dominate is annual-only and is not sold month to month.
See ClickFunnels pricing →Kajabi
Kajabi is $179/mo Basic, $249/mo Growth and $499/mo Pro on monthly billing, or $143 / $199 / $399 per month billed annually. Kajabi takes no revenue share.
Best for: Course and coaching businesses already making money.
Not for: Beginners — the cheapest plan is more than most people's first month of revenue.
Every plan price, annual rate, contact limit and payment fee on this page was read from kajabi.com/pricing itself. Kajabi takes no revenue share, but its own card rate and the third-party processor fee are listed separately above because they change the real cost.
See Kajabi pricing →How to choose in one minute
- Write down the number of people who will log in. That is your seat count, and it is what the price scales on.
- Check the free tier against your real list size or contact count, not the marketing number.
- Only pay for the tier that removes the wall you have actually hit.
- Re-check the price before you buy — every number here is re-read weekly, but vendors change tiers without notice.
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