How Kartra and Simplero 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.
Simplero is built for coaches, course creators, and teachers who are tired of paying for a stack of tools that do not talk to each other. Courses with drip schedules, quizzes, and certificates, memberships and communities, email and a CRM that remembers every purchase and lesson, scheduling links, and a checkout with payment plans, upsells, and order bumps all share one contact record, and Simplero takes no transaction fee on sales. Its AI, Simplero Coach, can draft a course, a sales page, and the welcome sequence inside your account. For a coach whose business is a program people pay for and finish, Simplero covers the whole job.
Where they are different
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 Simplero when the business is a program: courses, coaching, or a membership people pay for and work through, sold with funnels and affiliates, with an AI that builds inside the account.
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What's on Kartra and Simplero
A check means that capability is available. Kartra and Simplero are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
- Custom domainKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
- Editor ModeKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
- Theme and fontsKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
Public content
- BlogKartra: Not includedSimplero: Included
- Reader engagementKartra: Not includedSimplero: Included
- Shop pagesKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
Reach and quality
- SEOKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
- AI Email Template BuilderKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
- Marketing emailsKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
- Campaign workflowsKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
Messaging
- Built-in chatKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
- Messaging CenterKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
- Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.Kartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
Team
- Admin usersKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
- AI AssistantKartra: IncludedSimplero: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Kartra or Simplero, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Kartra or Simplero may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Kartra vs Simplero pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Kartra
Current plans and prices
See what Kartra charges on their pricing page.
Simplero
Current plans and prices
See what Simplero charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Kartra and Simplero
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 Kartra or Simplero?
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 Simplero when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Kartra and Simplero are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Kartra or Simplero?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Kartra or Simplero for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Kartra and Simplero?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Kartra and Simplero set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Kartra or Simplero 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 Cardel, Kartra, and Simplero
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