Is Cardel an alternative to Fourthwall or Medium?

Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Fourthwall or Medium when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Fourthwall and Medium are marked.

Can I use Cardel with Fourthwall or Medium?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Fourthwall and Medium?

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

How do I switch from Fourthwall or Medium 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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FourthwallvsMedium

Fourthwall runs merch with print on demand, memberships, and a branded site for creators. Medium gives writers a built-in readership and Partner Program earnings without a site.

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How Fourthwall and Medium compare

Fourthwall is the merchandise table a creator always wanted. A branded site with a shop, print-on-demand products with production and shipping handled, digital products, memberships, and integrations with YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok, all with no monthly fee and payouts that make sense. If your audience wants a hoodie with your logo on it, Fourthwall does the rest.

Medium is where a good essay can find readers on its own. The editor is calm, publications curate, the algorithm and topics surface work to members, and the Partner Program pays writers from member reading time. You bring words; Medium brings the audience and the distribution.

Where they are different

Fourthwall

Fourthwall's site is a store.
Fourthwall emails supporters about drops.
Fourthwall has no inbox or bookings.

Medium

Medium owns the reader relationship.
Medium is one publication format.
Medium claps and responses stay on Medium.

Choose Fourthwall when merchandise and memberships for a video audience are the plan and you want fulfillment handled.

Choose Medium when you want readers and modest earnings without owning a site or a list.

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What's on Fourthwall and Medium

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
Fourthwall: Included
Medium: Not included
Custom domain
Fourthwall: Included
Medium: Not included
Theme and fonts
Fourthwall: Included
Medium: Not included

Public content

Blog
Fourthwall: Not included
Medium: Included
Reader engagement
Fourthwall: Not included
Medium: Included

Reach and quality

SEO
Fourthwall: Included
Medium: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Fourthwall: Included
Medium: Not included
Marketing emails
Fourthwall: Included
Medium: Not included

Commerce

Shop payments
Fourthwall: Included
Medium: Not included

Team

Admin users
Fourthwall: Included
Medium: Included
Per-admin permissions
Fourthwall: Included
Medium: Included

Feature comparison for Fourthwall and Medium
Feature	Fourthwall	Medium
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Not included
Custom domain	Included	Not included
Theme and fonts	Included	Not included
Public content
Blog	Not included	Included
Reader engagement	Not included	Included
Reach and quality
SEO	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Not included
Marketing emails	Included	Not included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Not included
Team
Admin users	Included	Included
Per-admin permissions	Included	Included

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