Which free funnel builder keeps selling after the trial ends?

Run your monthly revenue through the checkout cost calculator before you take on a subscription. It prices each platform against the number you enter.

Free sales funnel software: what $0 includes

Free sales funnel software on these sites is a plan left at $0, a WordPress plugin, or a trial with an end date. Systeme.io is the plan that stays, CartFlows and FunnelKit are the plugins, and ClickFunnels and GoHighLevel are the trials that start a subscription if you leave them running.

Contact caps, funnel caps and the trial rules come from those pricing pages, from ClickFunnels' terms, and from Systeme.io's article on how plans are moderated.

A free funnel builder that stays free

The hosted account you can leave running is Systeme.io. Its pricing FAQ says that plan does not require a credit card, email sends are unlimited, and transaction fees are zero on every plan, this one included.

A ClickFunnels trial begins the moment you register and lasts for the period the site showed that day. GoHighLevel's trial is 14 days, with the features of the tier you picked. Leave either trial in place and the subscription fee begins. GoHighLevel can also charge for SMS, email and AI use while the trial is still open.

Systeme.io and the sales cap

Mailing can keep going on a small list, because sends are unlimited and the contact cap is separate from sales. Follow-up is the tight part: a single automation rule and a single email campaign, so a longer sequence is a reason to look at Startup. A second brand needs another custom domain, and this plan includes one. One course is included, and the student cap is the limit when the product is a course.

The moderation article spells out the sales cap that matters once orders start. A warning banner appears on the dashboard as lifetime sales approach the cap, and payment pages stop accepting new sales when the account reaches it. Affiliate commissions are left out of that total. Startup is the first paid plan, with more contacts and more funnels. Email and courses on the same login are written up in the Systeme.io review. ClickFunnels vs Systeme.io sets this plan beside the ClickFunnels trial.

Free checkout page builder on WordPress

A free checkout page builder, for most people typing that, means the checkbox on the pay step and an offer charged after payment. CartFlows and FunnelKit both publish a free WordPress plugin for a simpler funnel. You install it on a site you host.

CartFlows' pricing page describes the free version as a way to create simple sales funnels. Starter is the annual plan that adds a modern checkout. Dynamic order bumps, one-click upsells and A/B split testing are marketed on Pro. The CartFlows review goes through the suite. Systeme.io vs CartFlows sets the hosted account beside the plugin.

FunnelKit's homepage offers a free version of that plugin. Plus is the paid tier that adds unlimited sales funnels, the bump, the one-click upsell and A/B testing. Paid automations are the subject of the FunnelKit review. Systeme.io vs FunnelKit compares the hosted plan with the plugin. Paid tiers for these two plugins are set side by side in the WordPress funnel guide.

What free plans leave out once ads run

Each new ad angle that needs its own funnel draws on the free Systeme.io funnel allowance. After lifetime sales hit the cap, the checkout stops taking new orders, so an ad can keep spending against a page that will not complete the sale.

CartFlows lists A/B testing on Pro. FunnelKit lists it on Plus. When the test has to stay on the URL the ad already uses, the checkout split testing guide explains that setup.

Trials that start a subscription

ClickFunnels' terms say the trial starts immediately after registration and runs for the period indicated on the site when you register. Signup URLs in use now follow a 7-day path. Cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. The company emails a reminder at least 7 days before the first charge, and the trial is for new subscribers only. The pricing FAQ says the company takes no percentage of sales. What you pay after the trial is in the ClickFunnels review.

GoHighLevel's pricing page says the trial includes the features of the tier you choose, enough to set up the account, build funnels and test automations before the subscription fee starts. Billing begins on its own when the trial ends if you leave it in place. Usage charges for SMS, email and AI can apply during that window. Agency pricing past the trial sits in the GoHighLevel review.

Builderall's free Bundle is a widget pack

Builderall's plan comparison leaves Funnel Builder off Core and off Essentials, and includes it from the Advanced plan upward. Core is the website plan. The free Bundle is a set of onsite widgets: one line of code on a site you already run. The wider product is discussed in the Builderall review.

My take

I would start on the Systeme.io free account for a single product, and send follow-up email from that same login. Move to Startup when the warning banner shows, because new sales stop at the cap and the paid plan is what turns the checkout back on.

On a store that is already on WordPress, the free CartFlows or FunnelKit plugin is enough to lay out a simple funnel. Pay for CartFlows Pro or FunnelKit Plus when the ad needs a bump, a one-click upsell or an A/B test. The host is still a separate bill.

ClickFunnels and GoHighLevel fit once you have already decided to pay. Cancel at least a day before the ClickFunnels trial ends, and cancel before the GoHighLevel trial ends, or the subscription starts. GoHighLevel can also bill SMS, email and AI use during the trial.

Those limits come from each vendor's pricing page, the ClickFunnels terms, and the Systeme.io help article. The research method page explains how vendor pricing pages are read before a verdict.

Run your revenue through the checkout cost calculator before you leave the free tier. Other guides in this section are on the Best of page.

Sources

• Systeme.io pricing
• How Systeme.io moderates subscription plans
• ClickFunnels pricing
• ClickFunnels terms
• GoHighLevel pricing
• CartFlows pricing
• FunnelKit homepage
• Builderall plans