How Heartbeat and Webflow compare
Heartbeat is a friendly place to start a paid community without a big budget. For $49 a month you get channels, threads, chat, voice rooms, DMs, unlimited courses and events, a custom domain, checkout pages, five automation workflows, and Pulse, an AI that actually sets up channels, offers, and pages for you. Grow adds unlimited workflows, DM rules, an affiliate program, and white-label email; Scale adds a branded app. For a founder with a small group who wants courses and calls next to the conversation, Heartbeat covers a lot for the price.
Webflow is where designers build real websites without writing code. Pixel-level layout, a proper CMS with collections, interactions and animations, ecommerce, localization, and clean hosting make it the choice of marketing teams and agencies who need control and speed. What you can express in Webflow is remarkable.
Where they are different
Heartbeat
- Heartbeat's landing page is the door to a private space.
- Heartbeat emails members through workflows and a weekly digest.
- Heartbeat's events sync to members' calendars.
- Heartbeat charges 5% to 1.25% on payments.
Webflow
- Webflow stops at the site.
- Webflow readers cannot comment or like natively.
- Webflow ecommerce is a full store plan.
Choose Heartbeat when a small paid community with courses, calls, and member chat is the product.
Choose Webflow when you need design control, a CMS, and a site that a team will build and maintain.
Compare features
What's on Heartbeat and Webflow
A check means that capability is available. Heartbeat and Webflow are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteHeartbeat: IncludedWebflow: Included
- Custom domainHeartbeat: IncludedWebflow: Included
- Theme and fontsHeartbeat: IncludedWebflow: Included
Public content
- BlogHeartbeat: Not includedWebflow: Included
- Showcase pagesHeartbeat: IncludedWebflow: Included
- Shop pagesHeartbeat: Not includedWebflow: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceHeartbeat: IncludedWebflow: Not included
- Marketing emailsHeartbeat: IncludedWebflow: Not included
- Campaign workflowsHeartbeat: IncludedWebflow: Not included
Messaging
- Built-in chatHeartbeat: IncludedWebflow: Not included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsHeartbeat: IncludedWebflow: Included
Team
- Admin usersHeartbeat: IncludedWebflow: Included
- Per-admin permissionsHeartbeat: IncludedWebflow: Included
- AI AssistantHeartbeat: IncludedWebflow: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Heartbeat or Webflow, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Heartbeat or Webflow may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Heartbeat vs Webflow pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Heartbeat
Current plans and prices
See what Heartbeat charges on their pricing page.
Webflow
Current plans and prices
See what Webflow charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Heartbeat and Webflow
You don't pay until you publish.
Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own.
Common questions
Is Cardel an alternative to Heartbeat or Webflow?
Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Heartbeat or Webflow when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Heartbeat and Webflow are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Heartbeat or Webflow?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Heartbeat or Webflow for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Heartbeat and Webflow?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Heartbeat and Webflow set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Heartbeat or Webflow 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.