Is Cardel an alternative to Fourthwall or Tertulia?

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

Can I use Cardel with Fourthwall or Tertulia?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Fourthwall and Tertulia?

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

How do I switch from Fourthwall or Tertulia 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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FourthwallvsTertulia

Fourthwall runs merch with print on demand, memberships, and a branded site for creators. Tertulia builds an author website from an ISBN, with a list, events, and direct book sales.

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How Fourthwall and Tertulia 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.

Tertulia for Authors is a website built around the books. Enter an ISBN or ASIN and it imports the covers, descriptions, reviews, and buy links, then adds a blog, an events calendar, and a mailing list. Pro adds direct sales and newsletters. That is real strength. If the site should come from the catalog instead of a blank page, Tertulia is built for exactly that.

Where they are different

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

Choose Tertulia when the center of the work is the book catalog: imported pages, retailer links, events, a reader magnet, and direct ebook, audiobook, print, and merchandise sales with no Tertulia commission.

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What's on Fourthwall and Tertulia

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

Site and brand

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

Public content

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

Reach and quality

SEO
Fourthwall: Included
Tertulia: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Fourthwall: Included
Tertulia: Included
Marketing emails
Fourthwall: Included
Tertulia: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
Fourthwall: Included
Tertulia: Included
Orders and fulfillment
Fourthwall: Included
Tertulia: Included

Team

Admin users
Fourthwall: Included
Tertulia: Not included

Feature comparison for Fourthwall and Tertulia
Feature	Fourthwall	Tertulia
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
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Included
Orders and fulfillment	Included	Included
Team
Admin users	Included	Not included

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