How Flodesk and Simplero 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.
Simplero is built for coaches, course creators, and teachers who are tired of paying for a stack of tools that do not talk to each other. Courses with drip schedules, quizzes, and certificates, memberships and communities, email and a CRM that remembers every purchase and lesson, scheduling links, and a checkout with payment plans, upsells, and order bumps all share one contact record, and Simplero takes no transaction fee on sales. Its AI, Simplero Coach, can draft a course, a sales page, and the welcome sequence inside your account. For a coach whose business is a program people pay for and finish, Simplero covers the whole job.
Where they are different
Choose Flodesk when email design is the job and you want unlimited sends on a list-sized plan.
Choose Simplero when the business is a program: courses, coaching, or a membership people pay for and work through, sold with funnels and affiliates, with an AI that builds inside the account.
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What's on Flodesk and Simplero
A check means that capability is available. Flodesk and Simplero are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteFlodesk: IncludedSimplero: Included
- Custom domainFlodesk: Not includedSimplero: Included
- Theme and fontsFlodesk: IncludedSimplero: Included
Public content
- BlogFlodesk: Not includedSimplero: Included
- Shop pagesFlodesk: Not includedSimplero: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceFlodesk: IncludedSimplero: Included
- Marketing emailsFlodesk: IncludedSimplero: Included
- Campaign workflowsFlodesk: IncludedSimplero: Included
Messaging
- Messaging CenterFlodesk: Not includedSimplero: Included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsFlodesk: IncludedSimplero: Included
- Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.Flodesk: Not includedSimplero: Included
Team
- Admin usersFlodesk: IncludedSimplero: Included
- AI AssistantFlodesk: IncludedSimplero: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Flodesk or Simplero, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Flodesk or Simplero may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Flodesk vs Simplero pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Flodesk
Current plans and prices
See what Flodesk charges on their pricing page.
Simplero
Current plans and prices
See what Simplero charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Flodesk and Simplero
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 Simplero?
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 Simplero when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Flodesk and Simplero are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Flodesk or Simplero?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Flodesk or Simplero for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Flodesk and Simplero?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Flodesk and Simplero set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Flodesk or Simplero 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.