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BookBubvsSimplero

BookBub Author Websites builds a book-first site and simple newsletter for authors. Simplero runs courses, coaching, email, CRM, and checkout from one login.

How BookBub and Simplero 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.

Simplero is built for coaches, course creators, and teachers who are tired of paying for a stack of tools that do not talk to each other. Courses with drip schedules, quizzes, and certificates, memberships and communities, email and a CRM that remembers every purchase and lesson, scheduling links, and a checkout with payment plans, upsells, and order bumps all share one contact record, and Simplero takes no transaction fee on sales. Its AI, Simplero Coach, can draft a course, a sales page, and the welcome sequence inside your account. For a coach whose business is a program people pay for and finish, Simplero covers the whole job.

Where they are different

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 Simplero when the business is a program: courses, coaching, or a membership people pay for and work through, sold with funnels and affiliates, with an AI that builds inside the account.

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What's on BookBub and Simplero

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

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    BookBub: Included
    Simplero: Included
  • Custom domain
    BookBub: Included
    Simplero: Included
  • Editor Mode
    BookBub: Not included
    Simplero: Included
  • Theme and fonts
    BookBub: Included
    Simplero: Included

Public content

  • Blog
    BookBub: Included
    Simplero: Included
  • Reader engagement
    BookBub: Not included
    Simplero: Included
  • Shop pages
    BookBub: Included
    Simplero: Included

Reach and quality

  • SEO
    BookBub: Included
    Simplero: Included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    BookBub: Included
    Simplero: Included
  • Marketing emails
    BookBub: Included
    Simplero: Included
  • Campaign workflows
    BookBub: Not included
    Simplero: Included

Messaging

  • Messaging Center
    BookBub: Not included
    Simplero: Included

Commerce

  • Shop payments
    BookBub: Not included
    Simplero: Included
  • Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.
    BookBub: Not included
    Simplero: Included

Team

  • AI Assistant
    BookBub: Not included
    Simplero: Included

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

BookBub vs Simplero pricing

Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.

  • BookBub

    Current plans and prices

    See what BookBub charges on their pricing page.

  • Simplero

    Current plans and prices

    See what Simplero charges on their pricing page.

Cardel: An alternative to
BookBub and Simplero

You don't pay until you publish.

Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own.

Common questions

  • Is Cardel an alternative to BookBub or Simplero?

    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 Simplero when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where BookBub and Simplero are marked.

  • Can I use Cardel with BookBub or Simplero?

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

  • How much does Cardel cost compared with BookBub and Simplero?

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

  • How do I switch from BookBub or Simplero 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.