How Flodesk and Heartbeat 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.
Heartbeat is a friendly place to start a paid community without a big budget. For $49 a month you get channels, threads, chat, voice rooms, DMs, unlimited courses and events, a custom domain, checkout pages, five automation workflows, and Pulse, an AI that actually sets up channels, offers, and pages for you. Grow adds unlimited workflows, DM rules, an affiliate program, and white-label email; Scale adds a branded app. For a founder with a small group who wants courses and calls next to the conversation, Heartbeat covers a lot for the price.
Where they are different
Flodesk
- Flodesk pages capture leads.
- Flodesk sends.
- Flodesk Checkout sells a product page.
Heartbeat
- Heartbeat's landing page is the door to a private space.
- Heartbeat emails members through workflows and a weekly digest.
- Heartbeat's events sync to members' calendars.
- Heartbeat charges 5% to 1.25% on payments.
Choose Flodesk when email design is the job and you want unlimited sends on a list-sized plan.
Choose Heartbeat when a small paid community with courses, calls, and member chat is the product.
Compare features
What's on Flodesk and Heartbeat
A check means that capability is available. Flodesk and Heartbeat are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteFlodesk: IncludedHeartbeat: Included
- Custom domainFlodesk: Not includedHeartbeat: Included
- Theme and fontsFlodesk: IncludedHeartbeat: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceFlodesk: IncludedHeartbeat: Included
- Marketing emailsFlodesk: IncludedHeartbeat: Included
- Campaign workflowsFlodesk: IncludedHeartbeat: Included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsFlodesk: IncludedHeartbeat: Included
Team
- Admin usersFlodesk: IncludedHeartbeat: Included
- AI AssistantFlodesk: IncludedHeartbeat: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Flodesk or Heartbeat, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Flodesk or Heartbeat may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Flodesk vs Heartbeat pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Flodesk
Current plans and prices
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Heartbeat
Current plans and prices
See what Heartbeat charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Flodesk and Heartbeat
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 Flodesk or Heartbeat?
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 Heartbeat when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Flodesk and Heartbeat are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Flodesk or Heartbeat?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Flodesk or Heartbeat for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Flodesk and Heartbeat?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Flodesk and Heartbeat set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Flodesk or Heartbeat 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.