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

Can I use Cardel with Kit or MailerLite?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Kit and MailerLite?

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

How do I switch from Kit 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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KitvsMailerLite

Kit, formerly ConvertKit, is creator email: forms, automations, paid newsletters, and a network. MailerLite is simple, affordable email with automations, sites, and paid newsletters.

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How Kit and MailerLite compare

Kit, formerly ConvertKit, is email marketing made for creators. Forms and landing pages, tags and segments, visual automations, sequences, a Creator Network for recommendations, paid newsletters, and Kit Commerce for digital products give a creator everything the list needs, with a free plan to start. It is thoughtful and built by people who know creators.

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

Kit

Kit's landing pages are lead capture.
Kit sends from its infrastructure.
Kit Commerce sells digital products.

MailerLite

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

Choose Kit when the list is the business and you want the deepest creator-focused email tooling.

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

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What's on Kit and MailerLite

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

Site and brand

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

Public content

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

Reach and quality

SEO
Kit: Included
MailerLite: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Kit: Included
MailerLite: Included
Email templates and From addresses
Kit: Included
MailerLite: Included
AI Email Template Builder
Kit: Included
MailerLite: Included
Marketing emails
Kit: Included
MailerLite: Included
Campaign workflows
Kit: Included
MailerLite: Included

Messaging

Messaging Center
Kit: Not included
MailerLite: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
Kit: Included
MailerLite: Included

Team

Admin users
Kit: Included
MailerLite: Included
AI Assistant
Kit: Included
MailerLite: Included

Feature comparison for Kit and MailerLite
Feature	Kit	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	Not 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
Marketing emails	Included	Included
Campaign workflows	Included	Included
Messaging
Messaging Center	Not included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Included
Team
Admin users	Included	Included
AI Assistant	Included	Included

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