Is Cardel an alternative to Flodesk 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 Flodesk or Framer when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Flodesk and Framer are marked.

Can I use Cardel with Flodesk or Framer?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Flodesk and Framer?

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

How do I switch from Flodesk 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.

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FlodeskvsFramer

Flodesk is design-first email with unlimited sends and workflows, priced by list size. Framer lets designers ship animated marketing sites and a CMS from the canvas.

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How Flodesk and Framer compare

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.

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

Flodesk

Flodesk pages capture leads.
Flodesk sends.
Flodesk Checkout sells a product page.

Framer

Framer ends at publish.
Framer has no reader accounts.
Framer sells nothing natively.

Choose Flodesk when email design is the job and you want unlimited sends on a list-sized plan.

Choose Framer when the site is a designed artifact and motion matters.

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What's on Flodesk and Framer

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
Flodesk: Included
Framer: Included
Custom domain
Flodesk: Not included
Framer: Included
Theme and fonts
Flodesk: Included
Framer: Included

Public content

Blog
Flodesk: Not included
Framer: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Flodesk: Included
Framer: Not included
Marketing emails
Flodesk: Included
Framer: Not included
Campaign workflows
Flodesk: Included
Framer: Not included

Commerce

Shop payments
Flodesk: Included
Framer: Not included

Team

Admin users
Flodesk: Included
Framer: Included
AI Assistant
Flodesk: Included
Framer: Included

Feature comparison for Flodesk and Framer
Feature	Flodesk	Framer
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Included
Custom domain	Not included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Not included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Not included
Marketing emails	Included	Not included
Campaign workflows	Included	Not included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Not included
Team
Admin users	Included	Included
AI Assistant	Included	Included

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