Is Cardel an alternative to Flodesk or MailerLite?

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

Can I use Cardel with Flodesk or MailerLite?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Flodesk and MailerLite?

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

How do I switch from Flodesk or MailerLite 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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FlodeskvsMailerLite

Flodesk is design-first email with unlimited sends and workflows, priced by list size. MailerLite is simple, affordable email with automations, sites, and paid newsletters.

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How Flodesk and MailerLite 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.

MailerLite is the friendly, affordable one. A clean editor, automations, segments, landing pages and simple websites, a blog, forms, paid newsletter subscriptions, digital product sales, and a generous free tier make it a favorite for creators and small teams who want email that just works without a big invoice.

Where they are different

Flodesk

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

MailerLite

MailerLite's sites and blog exist to grow the list.
MailerLite sends.
MailerLite sells digital products and subscriptions.

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

Choose MailerLite when you want affordable, simple email with automations and paid newsletters.

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What's on Flodesk and MailerLite

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

Site and brand

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

Public content

Blog
Flodesk: Not included
MailerLite: Included
Shop pages
Flodesk: Not included
MailerLite: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Flodesk: Included
MailerLite: Included
Email templates and From addresses
Flodesk: Included
MailerLite: Included
Marketing emails
Flodesk: Included
MailerLite: Included
Campaign workflows
Flodesk: Included
MailerLite: Included

Messaging

Messaging Center
Flodesk: Not included
MailerLite: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
Flodesk: Included
MailerLite: Included

Team

Admin users
Flodesk: Included
MailerLite: Included
AI Assistant
Flodesk: Included
MailerLite: Included

Feature comparison for Flodesk and MailerLite
Feature	Flodesk	MailerLite
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Included
Custom domain	Not included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Not included	Included
Shop pages	Not included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Email templates and From addresses	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Included	Included
Campaign workflows	Included	Included
Messaging
Messaging Center	Not 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 MailerLite, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Flodesk or MailerLite may add or remove features that are not shown here.