How Disciple and Kit 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.
Kit, formerly ConvertKit, is email marketing made for creators. Forms and landing pages, tags and segments, visual automations, sequences, a Creator Network for recommendations, paid newsletters, and Kit Commerce for digital products give a creator everything the list needs, with a free plan to start. It is thoughtful and built by people who know creators.
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.
Kit
- Kit's landing pages are lead capture.
- Kit sends from its infrastructure.
- Kit Commerce sells digital products.
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 Kit when the list is the business and you want the deepest creator-focused email tooling.
Compare features
What's on Disciple and Kit
A check means that capability is available. Disciple and Kit are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteDisciple: Not includedKit: Included
- Custom domainDisciple: IncludedKit: Included
- Theme and fontsDisciple: IncludedKit: Included
Reach and quality
- SEODisciple: Not includedKit: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceDisciple: IncludedKit: Included
- Marketing emailsDisciple: Not includedKit: Included
- Campaign workflowsDisciple: Not includedKit: Included
Messaging
- Built-in chatDisciple: IncludedKit: Not included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsDisciple: IncludedKit: Included
Team
- Admin usersDisciple: IncludedKit: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Disciple or Kit, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Disciple or Kit may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Disciple vs Kit pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Disciple
Current plans and prices
See what Disciple charges on their pricing page.
Kit
Current plans and prices
See what Kit charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Disciple and Kit
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 Kit?
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 Kit when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Disciple and Kit are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Disciple or Kit?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Disciple or Kit for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Disciple and Kit?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Disciple and Kit set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Disciple or Kit 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.