Is Cardel an alternative to Acuity Scheduling or Fourthwall?

Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Acuity Scheduling or Fourthwall when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Acuity Scheduling and Fourthwall are marked.

Can I use Cardel with Acuity Scheduling or Fourthwall?

Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Acuity Scheduling or Fourthwall for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.

How much does Cardel cost compared with Acuity Scheduling and Fourthwall?

You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Acuity Scheduling and Fourthwall set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.

How do I switch from Acuity Scheduling or Fourthwall to Cardel?

Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.

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Acuity SchedulingvsFourthwall

Acuity Scheduling runs appointment businesses with intake forms, reminders, and payments. Fourthwall runs merch with print on demand, memberships, and a branded site for creators.

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How Acuity Scheduling and Fourthwall compare

Acuity Scheduling is built for businesses that live by the appointment. Client self-booking, calendar sync, intake forms, automated reminders, packages and memberships, gift certificates, payments at booking, and multiple staff calendars keep a salon, clinic, or coach running. It is part of Squarespace and works with or without a Squarespace site.

Fourthwall is the merchandise table a creator always wanted. A branded site with a shop, print-on-demand products with production and shipping handled, digital products, memberships, and integrations with YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok, all with no monthly fee and payouts that make sense. If your audience wants a hoodie with your logo on it, Fourthwall does the rest.

Where they are different

Acuity Scheduling

Acuity is the appointment system.
Acuity keeps a client list with notes.
Acuity sends confirmations.

Fourthwall

Fourthwall's site is a store.
Fourthwall emails supporters about drops.
Fourthwall has no inbox or bookings.

Choose Acuity Scheduling when appointments are the business and you need reminders, intake, packages, and staff calendars.

Choose Fourthwall when merchandise and memberships for a video audience are the plan and you want fulfillment handled.

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What's on Acuity Scheduling and Fourthwall

A check means that capability is available. Acuity Scheduling and Fourthwall are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.

Site and brand

Workspace site
Acuity Scheduling: Not included
Fourthwall: Included
Custom domain
Acuity Scheduling: Included
Fourthwall: Included
Theme and fonts
Acuity Scheduling: Included
Fourthwall: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Acuity Scheduling: Included
Fourthwall: Included
Marketing emails
Acuity Scheduling: Not included
Fourthwall: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
Acuity Scheduling: Included
Fourthwall: Included
Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.
Acuity Scheduling: Included
Fourthwall: Not included

Team

Admin users
Acuity Scheduling: Included
Fourthwall: Included
Per-admin permissions
Acuity Scheduling: Included
Fourthwall: Included
AI Assistant
Acuity Scheduling: Included
Fourthwall: Included

Feature comparison for Acuity Scheduling and Fourthwall
Feature	Acuity Scheduling	Fourthwall
Site and brand
Workspace site	Not included	Included
Custom domain	Included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Not included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Included
Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.	Included	Not included
Team
Admin users	Included	Included
Per-admin permissions	Included	Included
AI Assistant	Included	Included

* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Acuity Scheduling or Fourthwall, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Acuity Scheduling or Fourthwall may add or remove features that are not shown here.