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

Can I use Cardel with Kartra or MailerLite?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Kartra and MailerLite?

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

How do I switch from Kartra 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.

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KartravsMailerLite

Kartra joins checkout, email automation, memberships, and a helpdesk in one system. MailerLite is simple, affordable email with automations, sites, and paid newsletters.

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How Kartra and MailerLite compare

Kartra is the operator's all-in-one. Checkouts with one-time, recurring, or installment pricing, email and SMS campaigns that react to what a lead does, membership portals for courses, calendars with paid bookings, a helpdesk with tickets and a wiki, and split tests on up to four page versions. If you run offers, sequences, and a member area as one machine and want the analytics to match, Kartra was built for exactly that.

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

Kartra

Kartra pages are campaign pages first.
Kartra has blog page templates and a WordPress push, not a blog engine.
Kartra's helpdesk takes tickets from a forwarded support address on Growth and up.

MailerLite

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

Choose Kartra when you sell through checkouts and sequences, deliver inside memberships, and want a helpdesk, affiliates, SMS, and split testing wired to the same lead record.

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

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What's on Kartra and MailerLite

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

Site and brand

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

Public content

Blog
Kartra: Not included
MailerLite: Included
Shop pages
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Included

Reach and quality

SEO
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Included
Email templates and From addresses
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Included
AI Email Template Builder
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Included
Email on your domain
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Not included
Marketing emails
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Included
Campaign workflows
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Included

Messaging

Built-in chat
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Not included
Messaging Center
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Included
Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Not included

Team

Admin users
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Included
Per-admin permissions
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Included
AI Assistant
Kartra: Included
MailerLite: Included

Feature comparison for Kartra and MailerLite
Feature	Kartra	MailerLite
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Included
Custom domain	Included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Not included	Included
Shop pages	Included	Included
Reach and quality
SEO	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Email templates and From addresses	Included	Included
AI Email Template Builder	Included	Included
Email on your domain	Included	Not included
Marketing emails	Included	Included
Campaign workflows	Included	Included
Messaging
Built-in chat	Included	Not included
Messaging Center	Included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Included
Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.	Included	Not included
Team
Admin users	Included	Included
Per-admin permissions	Included	Included
AI Assistant	Included	Included

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