Is Cardel an alternative to Fourthwall or Squarespace?

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

Can I use Cardel with Fourthwall or Squarespace?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Fourthwall and Squarespace?

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

How do I switch from Fourthwall or Squarespace 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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FourthwallvsSquarespace

Fourthwall runs merch with print on demand, memberships, and a branded site for creators. Squarespace builds sites with commerce, scheduling, and email as add-ons.

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How Fourthwall and Squarespace 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.

Squarespace makes sites that look finished. Award-winning templates, a fluid editor, commerce, scheduling through Acuity, email campaigns, and member areas mean a designer or small business can build almost anything in one account. It is polished, dependable, and deservedly popular with people who care how things look.

Where they are different

Fourthwall

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

Squarespace

Squarespace sells pieces separately: commerce tiers, scheduling seats, email campaign plans.
Squarespace email is outbound.
Squarespace has comments on the blog.

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

Choose Squarespace when design flexibility and a huge template library matter most and you are happy adding modules as you grow.

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What's on Fourthwall and Squarespace

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
Fourthwall: Included
Squarespace: Included
Custom domain
Fourthwall: Included
Squarespace: Included
Theme and fonts
Fourthwall: Included
Squarespace: Included

Public content

Blog
Fourthwall: Not included
Squarespace: Included
Reader engagement
Fourthwall: Not included
Squarespace: Included
Showcase pages
Fourthwall: Included
Squarespace: Included
Shop pages
Fourthwall: Included
Squarespace: Included

Reach and quality

SEO
Fourthwall: Included
Squarespace: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Fourthwall: Included
Squarespace: Included
Marketing emails
Fourthwall: Included
Squarespace: Included
Campaign workflows
Fourthwall: Not included
Squarespace: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
Fourthwall: Included
Squarespace: Included
Orders and fulfillment
Fourthwall: Included
Squarespace: Included
Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.
Fourthwall: Not included
Squarespace: Included

Team

Admin users
Fourthwall: Included
Squarespace: Included
Per-admin permissions
Fourthwall: Included
Squarespace: Included
AI Assistant
Fourthwall: Included
Squarespace: Included

Feature comparison for Fourthwall and Squarespace
Feature	Fourthwall	Squarespace
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Included
Custom domain	Included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Not included	Included
Reader engagement	Not included	Included
Showcase pages	Included	Included
Shop pages	Included	Included
Reach and quality
SEO	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Included	Included
Campaign workflows	Not included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Included
Orders and fulfillment	Included	Included
Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.	Not included	Included
Team
Admin users	Included	Included
Per-admin permissions	Included	Included
AI Assistant	Included	Included

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