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

Can I use Cardel with Gumroad or Linktree?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Gumroad and Linktree?

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

How do I switch from Gumroad 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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GumroadvsLinktree

Gumroad sells digital products, memberships, and files with no setup and no monthly fee. Linktree turns one bio link into a page of links, a shop, and analytics for social traffic.

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How Gumroad and Linktree compare

Gumroad is selling without ceremony. Upload a file, set a price, share a link, and Gumroad handles checkout, delivery, VAT, memberships, pay-what-you-want, discount codes, and customer emails, taking a cut only when you sell. For creators who want to sell today and not think about infrastructure, it remains the easy answer.

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

Gumroad

Gumroad is a storefront with a profile.
Gumroad emails customers about products.
Gumroad has no inbox or bookings.

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 Gumroad when you sell downloads or memberships and want zero setup and no monthly fee.

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

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What's on Gumroad and Linktree

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

Site and brand

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

Public content

Shop pages
Gumroad: Included
Linktree: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Gumroad: Included
Linktree: Included
Marketing emails
Gumroad: Included
Linktree: Not included
Campaign workflows
Gumroad: Included
Linktree: Not included

Commerce

Shop payments
Gumroad: Included
Linktree: Included

Team

AI Assistant
Gumroad: Included
Linktree: Included

Feature comparison for Gumroad and Linktree
Feature	Gumroad	Linktree
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Not included
Custom domain	Included	Not included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Shop pages	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Included	Not included
Campaign workflows	Included	Not included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Included
Team
AI Assistant	Included	Included

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