Is Cardel an alternative to Framer or Patreon?

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

Can I use Cardel with Framer or Patreon?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Framer and Patreon?

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

How do I switch from Framer or Patreon 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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FramervsPatreon

Framer lets designers ship animated marketing sites and a CMS from the canvas. Patreon lets fans fund you monthly for members-only posts, chats, and shop items.

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How Framer and Patreon 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.

Patreon turned fans into patrons. Membership tiers, members-only posts, community chats, a shop for one-off items, and native podcast and video delivery give creators steady income from the people who care most. It is the default word for creator memberships, and the tools have grown up with it.

Where they are different

Framer

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

Patreon

Patreon lives at patreon.com/yourname and gates most content.
Patreon takes a percentage of membership revenue.
Patreon messages patrons in-app.

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

Choose Patreon when recurring fan support with tiers and members-only perks is the model.

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What's on Framer and Patreon

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
Framer: Included
Patreon: Not included
Custom domain
Framer: Included
Patreon: Not included

Public content

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

Audience and email

Audience
Framer: Not included
Patreon: Included
Marketing emails
Framer: Not included
Patreon: Included

Messaging

Built-in chat
Framer: Not included
Patreon: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
Framer: Not included
Patreon: Included
Orders and fulfillment
Framer: Not included
Patreon: Included

Team

Admin users
Framer: Included
Patreon: Included
AI Assistant
Framer: Included
Patreon: Not included

Feature comparison for Framer and Patreon
Feature	Framer	Patreon
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Not included
Custom domain	Included	Not included
Public content
Blog	Included	Not included
Shop pages	Not included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Not included	Included
Marketing emails	Not included	Included
Messaging
Built-in chat	Not included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	Not included	Included
Orders and fulfillment	Not included	Included
Team
Admin users	Included	Included
AI Assistant	Included	Not included

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