Is Cardel an alternative to Ghost or LearnWorlds?

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

Can I use Cardel with Ghost or LearnWorlds?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Ghost and LearnWorlds?

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

How do I switch from Ghost or LearnWorlds 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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GhostvsLearnWorlds

Ghost is open-source publishing with a fast site, newsletters, and fee-free paid subscriptions. LearnWorlds is a full academy with interactive video, assessments, and memberships.

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How Ghost and LearnWorlds compare

Ghost is what serious independent publishing looks like. A fast, beautifully themed site, newsletters sent from your own domain, paid memberships with zero platform fees, comments, and a clean editor, all open source and portable. Ghost(Pro) hosting removes the ops, and the whole thing respects the writer and the reader.

LearnWorlds is for people building an academy, not just a course. Interactive videos, assessments, certificates, SCORM, memberships, a capable site builder with a blog, and a branded app option give training businesses room to grow, and the AI assistant speeds up course production. It is thorough in the way serious educators need.

Where they are different

Ghost

Ghost monetises by membership.
Ghost sends email and stops.
Ghost is publishing-first.

LearnWorlds

LearnWorlds builds pages to enrol learners.
LearnWorlds emails learners from the academy, with extra send volume as an add-on.
LearnWorlds has no bookings or shared inbox.

Choose Ghost when writing is the business and you want paid subscriptions with no platform cut, on open-source software.

Choose LearnWorlds when you run an academy and need interactive learning, assessments, and compliance features.

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What's on Ghost and LearnWorlds

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
Ghost: Included
LearnWorlds: Included
Custom domain
Ghost: Included
LearnWorlds: Included
Theme and fonts
Ghost: Included
LearnWorlds: Included

Public content

Blog
Ghost: Included
LearnWorlds: Included
Showcase pages
Ghost: Included
LearnWorlds: Included
Shop pages
Ghost: Not included
LearnWorlds: Included

Reach and quality

SEO
Ghost: Included
LearnWorlds: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Ghost: Included
LearnWorlds: Included
Email on your domain
Ghost: Included
LearnWorlds: Included
Marketing emails
Ghost: Included
LearnWorlds: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
Ghost: Not included
LearnWorlds: Included
Orders and fulfillment
Ghost: Not included
LearnWorlds: Included

Team

Admin users
Ghost: Included
LearnWorlds: Included
Per-admin permissions
Ghost: Included
LearnWorlds: Included
AI Assistant
Ghost: Not included
LearnWorlds: Included

Feature comparison for Ghost and LearnWorlds
Feature	Ghost	LearnWorlds
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Included
Custom domain	Included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Included	Included
Showcase pages	Included	Included
Shop pages	Not included	Included
Reach and quality
SEO	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Email on your domain	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	Not included	Included
Orders and fulfillment	Not included	Included
Team
Admin users	Included	Included
Per-admin permissions	Included	Included
AI Assistant	Not included	Included

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