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Framer lets designers ship animated marketing sites and a CMS from the canvas. Kartra joins checkout, email automation, memberships, and a helpdesk in one system.

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How Framer and Kartra compare

Framer is the fastest way from design canvas to live site. Freeform layout, effects and animations, a CMS, localization, and a template community let designers publish marketing sites that look and move like products. If you think in Figma and want the site to feel that way, Framer is a joy.

Kartra is the operator's all-in-one. Checkouts with one-time, recurring, or installment pricing, email and SMS campaigns that react to what a lead does, membership portals for courses, calendars with paid bookings, a helpdesk with tickets and a wiki, and split tests on up to four page versions. If you run offers, sequences, and a member area as one machine and want the analytics to match, Kartra was built for exactly that.

Where they are different

Framer

  • Framer ends at publish.
  • Framer has no reader accounts.
  • Framer sells nothing natively.

Kartra

  • Kartra pages are campaign pages first.
  • Kartra has blog page templates and a WordPress push, not a blog engine.
  • Kartra's helpdesk takes tickets from a forwarded support address on Growth and up.

Choose Framer when the site is a designed artifact and motion matters.

Choose Kartra when you sell through checkouts and sequences, deliver inside memberships, and want a helpdesk, affiliates, SMS, and split testing wired to the same lead record.

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What's on Framer and Kartra

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

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Framer: Included
    Kartra: Included
  • Custom domain
    Framer: Included
    Kartra: Included
  • Editor Mode
    Framer: Included
    Kartra: Included
  • Theme and fonts
    Framer: Included
    Kartra: Included

Public content

  • Blog
    Framer: Included
    Kartra: Not included
  • Showcase pages
    Framer: Included
    Kartra: Included
  • Shop pages
    Framer: Not included
    Kartra: Included

Reach and quality

  • SEO
    Framer: Included
    Kartra: Included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Framer: Not included
    Kartra: Included
  • Email on your domain
    Framer: Not included
    Kartra: Included
  • Marketing emails
    Framer: Not included
    Kartra: Included
  • Campaign workflows
    Framer: Not included
    Kartra: Included

Messaging

  • Built-in chat
    Framer: Not included
    Kartra: Included
  • Messaging Center
    Framer: Not included
    Kartra: Included

Commerce

  • Shop payments
    Framer: Not included
    Kartra: Included
  • Orders and fulfillment
    Framer: Not included
    Kartra: Included
  • Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.
    Framer: Not included
    Kartra: Included

Team

  • Admin users
    Framer: Included
    Kartra: Included
  • AI Assistant
    Framer: Included
    Kartra: Included

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

Framer vs Kartra pricing

Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.

  • Framer

    Current plans and prices

    See what Framer charges on their pricing page.

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  • Kartra

    Current plans and prices

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Cardel: An alternative to
Framer and Kartra

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.

Build Your SiteSee Cardel pricing

Common questions

  • Is Cardel an alternative to Framer or Kartra?

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

  • Can I use Cardel with Framer or Kartra?

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

  • How much does Cardel cost compared with Framer and Kartra?

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

  • How do I switch from Framer or Kartra 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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