How Disciple and Framer 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.
Framer is the fastest way from design canvas to live site. Freeform layout, effects and animations, a CMS, localization, and a template community let designers publish marketing sites that look and move like products. If you think in Figma and want the site to feel that way, Framer is a joy.
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.
Framer
- Framer ends at publish.
- Framer has no reader accounts.
- Framer sells nothing natively.
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 Framer when the site is a designed artifact and motion matters.
Compare features
What's on Disciple and Framer
A check means that capability is available. Disciple and Framer are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteDisciple: Not includedFramer: Included
- Custom domainDisciple: IncludedFramer: Included
- Theme and fontsDisciple: IncludedFramer: Included
Public content
- BlogDisciple: Not includedFramer: Included
- Showcase pagesDisciple: Not includedFramer: Included
Reach and quality
- SEODisciple: Not includedFramer: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceDisciple: IncludedFramer: Not included
Messaging
- Built-in chatDisciple: IncludedFramer: Not included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsDisciple: IncludedFramer: Not included
Team
- Admin usersDisciple: IncludedFramer: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Disciple or Framer, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Disciple or Framer may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Disciple vs Framer pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Disciple
Current plans and prices
See what Disciple charges on their pricing page.
Framer
Current plans and prices
See what Framer charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Disciple and Framer
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 Framer?
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 Framer when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Disciple and Framer are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Disciple or Framer?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Disciple or Framer for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Disciple and Framer?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Disciple and Framer set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Disciple or Framer 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.