# Best SamCart alternatives (2026) · Funnel Critic
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## Best SamCart alternatives (2026)
The right replacement depends on whether you are leaving over price, over email, or because you only needed a landing page.
By [Marta Ovalle](/authors/marta-ovalle), reviewed by [Funnel Critic Editorial](/authors/funnel-desk-editorial). Updated 2026-10-24.
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People keep SamCart for the hosted checkout. They look elsewhere when order bumps and one-click upsells are only on Pro, when they still need email, or when they want a plan that is free to start. If you run ads and want bumps, upsells and split tests on the entry plan, I would start with [ElasticFunnels](/reviews/elasticfunnels). If the monthly bill is the reason you are leaving, start with [Systeme.io](/reviews/systeme-io), and if you still need email in the same account, start with [Kartra](/reviews/kartra).
To weigh SamCart against another checkout-first tool, read [SamCart vs ThriveCart](/compare/samcart-vs-thrivecart). The six tools below already have reviews on this site.
| Tool | Best reason to switch | Free plan |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| ElasticFunnels | Bumps, upsells and same-URL tests on every plan, for paid traffic | No, 14-day trial without a card |
| Systeme.io | A free plan when the SamCart subscription costs too much | Yes |
| Kartra | Pages, email and checkout in one account | No |
| ClickFunnels | A multi-step launch in the same account as the page | No |
| Kajabi | Courses and memberships are the main product | No |
| Leadpages | Landing pages, with payments taken by another tool | No |
### Quick answer
Pick ElasticFunnels if you run paid traffic and want order bumps, upsells and split tests without moving up a tier. Pick Systeme.io if you need to start for free. Pick Kartra or Kajabi if you are buying email and a course library. Pick ClickFunnels if the launch is a sequence of steps. Stay on SamCart Pro if a hosted checkout is all you need and you are willing to pay for order bumps.
If you are still deciding whether to stay, the [SamCart pricing guide](/reviews/samcart/pricing) lists every plan and fee.
#### 1\. ElasticFunnels: best SamCart alternative for bumps on every plan
ElasticFunnels is a funnel platform for teams that run paid traffic: affiliates, product vendors, agencies and ecommerce brands. It builds the pages, tests them, takes the order and reports on the result from one set of data. The part that answers the usual SamCart complaint is the checkout. Order bumps, one-click upsells and subscriptions are on every plan, because every feature ships on every tier and the plans only differ in usage limits. On SamCart those tools sit on Pro.
The checkout charges through Stripe, NMI, PayPal, Klarna or Authorize.net, and it can hand buyers to ClickBank, Digistore24, BuyGoods or Shopify Checkout instead. A seller with several NMI merchant accounts can send first-time orders to each account by weight, with rules for card brand, product or amount and a daily cap per account. Upsells and rebills then stay on the account that took the sale.
In front of the checkout, same-URL split testing rotates page versions on the server behind the one link in your ad, so Meta, Google and TikTok keep their learning while a test runs. Pages come from an AI builder that drafts a page from a prompt or clones an existing one from its URL, so you do not have to rebuild a SamCart sales page by hand. Sessions, orders, rebills and refunds land on one timeline, and a CRM, automations and a call center work from the same records.
Plans are metered by page views. Starter costs $97 a month and includes 50,000 page views, Growth costs $197 with 250,000, and Scale costs $497 with 500,000\. Views from bots, data centers and tests are not billed. Sales through its own gateways carry a 0.5% fee. SamCart adds no platform fee on SamPay or Stripe, so work out what half a percent of your monthly revenue comes to before you move. A 14-day trial runs without a card.
##### What to weigh before you switch
ElasticFunnels is newer than the platforms it competes with, and there is very little independent third-party review coverage to check its claims against. Until you run real volume through it, you are largely taking the vendor's word for it. That short track record comes with its age: it has been in development since 2023, while SamCart has years of customer reviews and forum posts about its support and renewals. Put one offer through it first and judge the checkout and the tests on your own numbers.
The [ElasticFunnels review](/reviews/elasticfunnels) covers each part in depth. Limits and overage rates are in the [ElasticFunnels pricing guide](/reviews/elasticfunnels/pricing), and [ElasticFunnels vs Kartra](/compare/elasticfunnels-vs-kartra) sets it beside the third tool on this list.
#### 2\. Systeme.io: best SamCart alternative for a plan that costs nothing to start
Look at Systeme.io when SamCart's subscription is the problem and your sales are still modest. It has a free plan. SamCart's pricing page does not. The editor is simpler, which is the trade-off for starting free.
The [Systeme.io review](/reviews/systeme-io) explains what the free plan leaves out, and [Systeme.io pricing](/reviews/systeme-io/pricing) lists what each paid plan adds. A paid checkout makes more sense once order bumps bring in more than Pro costs.
#### 3\. Kartra: best SamCart alternative when email has to live with the checkout
Read the Kartra review if you want pages, email, checkout and memberships in one account. SamCart's pages sell the checkout, the course area and the Pro tools. They do not present a full email platform. Kartra is the better match if you send an email sequence every week.
Kartra's Essentials row on this site lists a 5% fee on sales, while SamCart charges no platform fee of its own on SamPay. [Kartra pricing](/reviews/kartra/pricing) breaks down each tier, and the [Kartra review](/reviews/kartra) covers the rest. [Kartra vs SamCart](/compare/kartra-vs-samcart) compares Kartra's pages, email and checkout with SamCart's checkout. If you are thinking of leaving Kartra later, read our guide to [Kartra alternatives](/alternatives/kartra).
#### 4\. ClickFunnels: best SamCart alternative for a multi-step launch
Open the ClickFunnels review when the sale is a sequence of pages and the checkout has to live in that sequence. SamCart starts from the checkout. ClickFunnels starts from the funnel. Choose ClickFunnels if those launch steps matter as much as the cart.
The [ClickFunnels review](/reviews/clickfunnels) has the plan prices, the limits and the trial terms.
#### 5\. Kajabi: best SamCart alternative when the course is the product
Kajabi fits when the course and the membership are what buyers came for, and checkout is there to support them. SamCart's courses app is attached to the checkout. Kajabi is built from the course outward. I would pick it if you spend your week with students, and order bumps are a side task.
The [Kajabi review](/reviews/kajabi) covers the plans and the support complaints. Read it next to the Kartra review if you are choosing a course home with email, and the cart is secondary.
#### 6\. Leadpages: best SamCart alternative for the landing page alone
Leadpages builds and hosts the page, and you take payments with another tool. Read the [Leadpages review](/reviews/leadpages) if a landing page is all you needed from SamCart and you already have a way to take payments.
Unbounce is the other page builder here, for teams that test headlines on paid traffic. That write-up is the [Unbounce review](/reviews/unbounce). You would still need a separate checkout.
### How we picked
Each tool above already has a review on this site. I picked each one because it answers a different reason people leave a checkout-first plan. Detailed prices stay in those reviews and on each vendor's pricing page. The SamCart side comes from SamCart's pricing page, the plans guide, and the public threads in the sources below. ElasticFunnels' plans, trial and checkout fee come from its own pricing page.
We judged every tool by the criteria on [how we evaluate tools](/methodology): long-term user reports, the vendor's documentation and the vendor's pricing page. You can try SamCart yourself with the 7-day trial.
### Frequently asked questions
Which alternative keeps order bumps without a Pro upgrade?
ElasticFunnels has them on Starter, since it puts every feature on every tier. Its outside review record is still thin, so try one offer before moving the rest.
When is Systeme.io the better start?
When SamCart's subscription is the problem and a free plan is enough to test the offer. The Systeme.io review lists what that free plan limits.
When is Kartra the closer match?
When email, pages and checkout have to share an account. SamCart's pricing cards lead with checkout and with the tools on Pro.
Where can I compare order bumps at a lower price?
SamCart vs ThriveCart is the comparison for that pair. The list on this page is limited to tools that already have a review here.
Does Leadpages replace the cart?
Leadpages is the landing page. You still need a checkout to take payments, which is the job SamCart, ElasticFunnels, Kartra or ClickFunnels would do.
### What we read
#### From SamCart
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* Core and Pro plan prices
#### Other sources
11 discussions and reviews read for this page. Quotes are excerpts; open a link to read the original in context.
1. \[r1\] [Thrivecart vs Samcart decisions ](https://www.reddit.com/r/martechstacks/comments/1f64i9g/thrivecart%5Fvs%5Fsamcart%5Fdecisions/) Reddit
2. \[r2\] [Thrivecart vs Samcart decisions ](https://www.reddit.com/r/martechstacks/comments/1f64i9g/thrivecart%5Fvs%5Fsamcart%5Fdecisions/) Reddit
3. \[r3\] [Thrivecart vs Samcart decisions ](https://www.reddit.com/r/martechstacks/comments/1f64i9g/thrivecart%5Fvs%5Fsamcart%5Fdecisions/) Reddit
4. \[r4\] [Thrivecart vs Samcart decisions ](https://www.reddit.com/r/martechstacks/comments/1f64i9g/thrivecart%5Fvs%5Fsamcart%5Fdecisions/) Reddit
5. \[r5\] [Order Upgrades (Thrivecart Alternative?) ](https://www.reddit.com/r/digital%5Fmarketing/comments/1ex2vmu/order%5Fupgrades%5Fthrivecart%5Falternative/) Reddit
6. \[r6\] [Is there better software than Thrivecart? ](https://www.reddit.com/r/marketing/comments/1umrsfh/is%5Fthere%5Fbetter%5Fsoftware%5Fthan%5Fthrivecart/) Reddit
7. \[r7\] [Samcart anyone? ](https://www.reddit.com/r/shopify/comments/nstyit/samcart%5Fanyone/) Reddit
8. \[r8\] [SamCart Trustpilot reviews ](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/samcart.com) Trustpilot
9. \[r9\] [Good Idea with slow customer support ](https://www.capterra.com/p/204117/SamCart/reviews/) Capterra
10. \[r10\] [Order Upgrades (Thrivecart Alternative?) ](https://www.reddit.com/r/digital%5Fmarketing/comments/1ex2vmu/order%5Fupgrades%5Fthrivecart%5Falternative/) Reddit
11. \[r11\] [SamCart vs ThriveCart on G2 ](https://www.g2.com/compare/samcart-vs-thrivecart) G2
### Related reading
The [SamCart review](/reviews/samcart) explains who should stay on Pro, and the [SamCart pricing guide](/reviews/samcart/pricing) has the full price table. The [ElasticFunnels review](/reviews/elasticfunnels) goes through its checkout, testing and CRM. For a quick recommendation, answer the [six-question funnel tool quiz](/best/which-funnel-tool-fits-you-a-6-question-picker), or browse [every funnel and checkout review](/reviews) on the site.
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