Is Cardel an alternative to Flodesk or Gumroad?

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

Can I use Cardel with Flodesk or Gumroad?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Flodesk and Gumroad?

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

How do I switch from Flodesk or Gumroad 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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FlodeskvsGumroad

Flodesk is design-first email with unlimited sends and workflows, priced by list size. Gumroad sells digital products, memberships, and files with no setup and no monthly fee.

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How Flodesk and Gumroad 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.

Gumroad is selling without ceremony. Upload a file, set a price, share a link, and Gumroad handles checkout, delivery, VAT, memberships, pay-what-you-want, discount codes, and customer emails, taking a cut only when you sell. For creators who want to sell today and not think about infrastructure, it remains the easy answer.

Where they are different

Flodesk

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

Gumroad

Gumroad is a storefront with a profile.
Gumroad emails customers about products.
Gumroad has no inbox or bookings.

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

Choose Gumroad when you sell downloads or memberships and want zero setup and no monthly fee.

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What's on Flodesk and Gumroad

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

Site and brand

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

Public content

Shop pages
Flodesk: Not included
Gumroad: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Flodesk: Included
Gumroad: Included
Marketing emails
Flodesk: Included
Gumroad: Included
Campaign workflows
Flodesk: Included
Gumroad: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
Flodesk: Included
Gumroad: Included

Team

Admin users
Flodesk: Included
Gumroad: Included
AI Assistant
Flodesk: Included
Gumroad: Included

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

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