Is Cardel an alternative to Framer or MailerLite?

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

Can I use Cardel with Framer or MailerLite?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Framer and MailerLite?

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

How do I switch from Framer or MailerLite 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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FramervsMailerLite

Framer lets designers ship animated marketing sites and a CMS from the canvas. MailerLite is simple, affordable email with automations, sites, and paid newsletters.

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How Framer and MailerLite 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.

MailerLite is the friendly, affordable one. A clean editor, automations, segments, landing pages and simple websites, a blog, forms, paid newsletter subscriptions, digital product sales, and a generous free tier make it a favorite for creators and small teams who want email that just works without a big invoice.

Where they are different

Framer

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

MailerLite

MailerLite's sites and blog exist to grow the list.
MailerLite sends.
MailerLite sells digital products and subscriptions.

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

Choose MailerLite when you want affordable, simple email with automations and paid newsletters.

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What's on Framer and MailerLite

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
Framer: Included
MailerLite: Included
Custom domain
Framer: Included
MailerLite: Included
Theme and fonts
Framer: Included
MailerLite: Included

Public content

Blog
Framer: Included
MailerLite: Included
Shop pages
Framer: Not included
MailerLite: Included

Reach and quality

SEO
Framer: Included
MailerLite: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Framer: Not included
MailerLite: Included
Marketing emails
Framer: Not included
MailerLite: Included
Campaign workflows
Framer: Not included
MailerLite: Included

Messaging

Messaging Center
Framer: Not included
MailerLite: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
Framer: Not included
MailerLite: Included

Team

Admin users
Framer: Included
MailerLite: Included
AI Assistant
Framer: Included
MailerLite: Included

Feature comparison for Framer and MailerLite
Feature	Framer	MailerLite
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Included
Custom domain	Included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Included	Included
Shop pages	Not included	Included
Reach and quality
SEO	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Not included	Included
Marketing emails	Not included	Included
Campaign workflows	Not included	Included
Messaging
Messaging Center	Not included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	Not included	Included
Team
Admin users	Included	Included
AI Assistant	Included	Included

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