How Disciple and Flodesk compare
Disciple does the thing most community platforms charge a premium for: every plan includes your own iOS and Android app listed under your name, a synced web version, and no Disciple branding anywhere your members look. Groups, feeds, DMs, events, native video, livestreaming, courses, push notifications to segments, and a customer success manager who helps you through the app store submission. Associations, training providers, nonprofits, and membership brands that want an icon on the member's phone are who it is built for.
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
Disciple
- Disciple lives behind a login and a home screen icon.
- Disciple reaches members with push notifications and hands email to Mailchimp or ConvertKit.
- Disciple starts at $599 a month for a branded app with unlimited members.
- Disciple has courses, livestreams, tiers, and in-app purchases.
Flodesk
- Flodesk pages capture leads.
- Flodesk sends.
- Flodesk Checkout sells a product page.
Choose Disciple when your members should open an app with your name on it, and a private community with groups, events, and paid tiers is the whole point.
Choose Flodesk when email design is the job and you want unlimited sends on a list-sized plan.
Compare features
What's on Disciple and Flodesk
A check means that capability is available. Disciple and Flodesk are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteDisciple: Not includedFlodesk: Included
- Custom domainDisciple: IncludedFlodesk: Not included
- Theme and fontsDisciple: IncludedFlodesk: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceDisciple: IncludedFlodesk: Included
- Marketing emailsDisciple: Not includedFlodesk: Included
- Campaign workflowsDisciple: Not includedFlodesk: Included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsDisciple: IncludedFlodesk: Included
Team
- Admin usersDisciple: IncludedFlodesk: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Disciple or Flodesk, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Disciple or Flodesk may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Disciple vs Flodesk pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Disciple
Current plans and prices
See what Disciple charges on their pricing page.
Flodesk
Current plans and prices
See what Flodesk charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Disciple and Flodesk
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 Disciple 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 Disciple or Flodesk when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Disciple and Flodesk are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Disciple or Flodesk?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Disciple or Flodesk for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Disciple and Flodesk?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Disciple and Flodesk set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Disciple 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.