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DisciplevsTertulia

Disciple gives community owners branded iOS and Android apps with subscriptions. Tertulia builds an author website from an ISBN, with a list, events, and direct book sales.

How Disciple and Tertulia 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.

Tertulia for Authors is a website built around the books. Enter an ISBN or ASIN and it imports the covers, descriptions, reviews, and buy links, then adds a blog, an events calendar, and a mailing list. Pro adds direct sales and newsletters. That is real strength. If the site should come from the catalog instead of a blank page, Tertulia is built for exactly that.

Where they are different

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 Tertulia when the center of the work is the book catalog: imported pages, retailer links, events, a reader magnet, and direct ebook, audiobook, print, and merchandise sales with no Tertulia commission.

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What's on Disciple and Tertulia

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

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Disciple: Not included
    Tertulia: Included
  • Custom domain
    Disciple: Included
    Tertulia: Included
  • Theme and fonts
    Disciple: Included
    Tertulia: Included

Public content

  • Blog
    Disciple: Not included
    Tertulia: Included
  • Reader engagement
    Disciple: Not included
    Tertulia: Included
  • Showcase pages
    Disciple: Not included
    Tertulia: Included
  • Shop pages
    Disciple: Not included
    Tertulia: Included

Reach and quality

  • SEO
    Disciple: Not included
    Tertulia: Included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Disciple: Included
    Tertulia: Included
  • Marketing emails
    Disciple: Not included
    Tertulia: Included

Messaging

  • Built-in chat
    Disciple: Included
    Tertulia: Not included

Commerce

  • Shop payments
    Disciple: Included
    Tertulia: Included

Team

  • Admin users
    Disciple: Included
    Tertulia: Not included

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

Disciple vs Tertulia pricing

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

  • Disciple

    Current plans and prices

    See what Disciple charges on their pricing page.

  • Tertulia

    Current plans and prices

    See what Tertulia charges on their pricing page.

Cardel: An alternative to
Disciple and Tertulia

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 Tertulia?

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

  • Can I use Cardel with Disciple or Tertulia?

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

  • How much does Cardel cost compared with Disciple and Tertulia?

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

  • How do I switch from Disciple or Tertulia 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.