Is Cardel an alternative to Beacons or MailerLite?

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

Can I use Cardel with Beacons or MailerLite?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Beacons and MailerLite?

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

How do I switch from Beacons or MailerLite 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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BeaconsvsMailerLite

Beacons is a creator toolkit: link in bio, store, email marketing, and invoicing in one. MailerLite is simple, affordable email with automations, sites, and paid newsletters.

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How Beacons and MailerLite compare

Beacons is more than a link page. A link-in-bio, digital product store, email marketing, media kit, brand-deal invoicing, and AI tools give a creator a mini back office without leaving the app. For someone monetizing social attention with sponsors and downloads, it is a clever, generous bundle.

MailerLite is the friendly, affordable one. A clean editor, automations, segments, landing pages and simple websites, a blog, forms, paid newsletter subscriptions, digital product sales, and a generous free tier make it a favorite for creators and small teams who want email that just works without a big invoice.

Where they are different

Beacons

Beacons is a profile with tools.
Beacons emails from its platform.
Beacons sells downloads and links.

MailerLite

MailerLite's sites and blog exist to grow the list.
MailerLite sends.
MailerLite sells digital products and subscriptions.

Choose Beacons when you are monetizing a social audience with sponsors, downloads, and a bio link.

Choose MailerLite when you want affordable, simple email with automations and paid newsletters.

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What's on Beacons and MailerLite

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
Beacons: Included
MailerLite: Included
Custom domain
Beacons: Included
MailerLite: Included
Theme and fonts
Beacons: Included
MailerLite: Included

Public content

Blog
Beacons: Not included
MailerLite: Included
Shop pages
Beacons: Included
MailerLite: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Beacons: Included
MailerLite: Included
Marketing emails
Beacons: Included
MailerLite: Included
Campaign workflows
Beacons: Included
MailerLite: Included

Messaging

Messaging Center
Beacons: Not included
MailerLite: Included

Commerce

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

Team

Admin users
Beacons: Included
MailerLite: Included
Per-admin permissions
Beacons: Not included
MailerLite: Included
AI Assistant
Beacons: Included
MailerLite: Included

Feature comparison for Beacons and MailerLite
Feature	Beacons	MailerLite
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Included
Custom domain	Included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Not included	Included
Shop pages	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Included	Included
Campaign workflows	Included	Included
Messaging
Messaging Center	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	Not included	Included
AI Assistant	Included	Included

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