Is Cardel an alternative to Ghost 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 Ghost or MailerLite when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Ghost and MailerLite are marked.

Can I use Cardel with Ghost or MailerLite?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Ghost and MailerLite?

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

How do I switch from Ghost 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.

Compare

GhostvsMailerLite

Ghost is open-source publishing with a fast site, newsletters, and fee-free paid subscriptions. MailerLite is simple, affordable email with automations, sites, and paid newsletters.

Compare Pricing Compare Features

How Ghost and MailerLite 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.

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

Ghost

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

MailerLite

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

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

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

Compare features

What's on Ghost and MailerLite

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

Site and brand

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

Public content

Blog
Ghost: Included
MailerLite: Included
Reader engagement
Ghost: Included
MailerLite: Not included
Shop pages
Ghost: Not included
MailerLite: Included

Reach and quality

SEO
Ghost: Included
MailerLite: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Ghost: Included
MailerLite: Included
Email on your domain
Ghost: Included
MailerLite: Not included
Marketing emails
Ghost: Included
MailerLite: Included
Campaign workflows
Ghost: Not included
MailerLite: Included

Messaging

Messaging Center
Ghost: Not included
MailerLite: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
Ghost: Not included
MailerLite: Included

Team

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

Feature comparison for Ghost and MailerLite
Feature	Ghost	MailerLite
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Included
Custom domain	Included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Included	Included
Reader engagement	Included	Not included
Shop pages	Not included	Included
Reach and quality
SEO	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Email on your domain	Included	Not included
Marketing emails	Included	Included
Campaign workflows	Not included	Included
Messaging
Messaging Center	Not included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	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 MailerLite, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Ghost or MailerLite may add or remove features that are not shown here.