Is Cardel an alternative to Ghost or Linktree?

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

Can I use Cardel with Ghost or Linktree?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Ghost and Linktree?

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

How do I switch from Ghost or Linktree 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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GhostvsLinktree

Ghost is open-source publishing with a fast site, newsletters, and fee-free paid subscriptions. Linktree turns one bio link into a page of links, a shop, and analytics for social traffic.

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How Ghost and Linktree 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.

Linktree solved a real problem and still does it best. One link in your bio opens a tidy page of links, embeds, a shop, tip jar, and email capture, with analytics on every tap. Millions of creators rely on it because it takes two minutes and simply works.

Where they are different

Ghost

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

Linktree

Linktree lives at linktr.ee/you.
Linktree captures emails and hands them on.
Linktree's shop is a storefront of links and products.

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

Choose Linktree when you need one link that routes social traffic and nothing more.

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What's on Ghost and Linktree

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
Ghost: Included
Linktree: Not included
Custom domain
Ghost: Included
Linktree: Not included
Theme and fonts
Ghost: Included
Linktree: Included

Public content

Blog
Ghost: Included
Linktree: Not included
Shop pages
Ghost: Not included
Linktree: Included

Reach and quality

SEO
Ghost: Included
Linktree: Not included

Audience and email

Audience
Ghost: Included
Linktree: Included
Marketing emails
Ghost: Included
Linktree: Not included

Commerce

Shop payments
Ghost: Not included
Linktree: Included

Team

AI Assistant
Ghost: Not included
Linktree: Included

Feature comparison for Ghost and Linktree
Feature	Ghost	Linktree
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Not included
Custom domain	Included	Not included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Included	Not included
Shop pages	Not included	Included
Reach and quality
SEO	Included	Not included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Included	Not included
Commerce
Shop payments	Not included	Included
Team
AI Assistant	Not included	Included

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