Is Cardel an alternative to BookBub or Flodesk?

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

Can I use Cardel with BookBub or Flodesk?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with BookBub and Flodesk?

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

How do I switch from BookBub or Flodesk 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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BookBubvsFlodesk

BookBub Author Websites builds a book-first site and simple newsletter for authors. Flodesk is design-first email with unlimited sends and workflows, priced by list size.

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How BookBub and Flodesk compare

BookBub Author Websites is made for writers who would rather be writing. Import an ebook from Amazon or BookBub and its cover, description, and retailer links fill in, and each book gets its own page that you update in one place. Templates are designed around genres, the Author Bio, Blog, and Contact pages are ready on day one, and a built-in newsletter pulls your book details into every email. Pro adds series pages, a press kit and events, and reader magnets that trade a free download for a signup, and the Free plan has no time limit.

Flodesk made email marketing pretty and easy to stay in. Gorgeous templates, an editor designers enjoy, workflows, forms and link-in-bio pages, and unlimited sends on every paid plan. Pricing now scales with active subscribers; anyone on the old unlimited plan keeps it. Flodesk Checkout adds simple sales pages. Small brands with taste pick it and stay.

Where they are different

BookBub

BookBub's book pages send readers to Amazon, Apple Books, and other retailers, with no checkout on the site.
BookBub's newsletter sends 1,000 emails a month on Free and 10,000 on Pro, from a no-reply address on your domain on Pro, and replies go to your personal email.
BookBub's blog has an RSS feed but no comments, and its only automation is a welcome email.
BookBub's Events page lists your appearances.

Flodesk

Flodesk pages capture leads.
Flodesk sends.
Flodesk Checkout sells a product page.

Choose BookBub when your books sell through retailers, you want a polished author site in an afternoon, and a simple monthly newsletter is all the email you need.

Choose Flodesk when email design is the job and you want unlimited sends on a list-sized plan.

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What's on BookBub and Flodesk

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
BookBub: Included
Flodesk: Included
Custom domain
BookBub: Included
Flodesk: Not included
Theme and fonts
BookBub: Included
Flodesk: Included

Public content

Blog
BookBub: Included
Flodesk: Not included
Shop pages
BookBub: Included
Flodesk: Not included

Audience and email

Audience
BookBub: Included
Flodesk: Included
Email templates and From addresses
BookBub: Included
Flodesk: Included
Marketing emails
BookBub: Included
Flodesk: Included
Campaign workflows
BookBub: Not included
Flodesk: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
BookBub: Not included
Flodesk: Included

Team

AI Assistant
BookBub: Not included
Flodesk: Included

Feature comparison for BookBub and Flodesk
Feature	BookBub	Flodesk
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Included
Custom domain	Included	Not included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Included	Not included
Shop pages	Included	Not included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Email templates and From addresses	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Included	Included
Campaign workflows	Not included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	Not included	Included
Team
AI Assistant	Not included	Included

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