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KitvsSimplero

Kit, formerly ConvertKit, is creator email: forms, automations, paid newsletters, and a network. Simplero runs courses, coaching, email, CRM, and checkout from one login.

How Kit and Simplero 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.

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

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 Kit and Simplero

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

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Kit: Included
    Simplero: Included
  • Custom domain
    Kit: Included
    Simplero: Included
  • Theme and fonts
    Kit: Included
    Simplero: Included

Public content

  • Blog
    Kit: Not included
    Simplero: Included
  • Reader engagement
    Kit: Not included
    Simplero: Included
  • Shop pages
    Kit: Not included
    Simplero: Included

Reach and quality

  • SEO
    Kit: Included
    Simplero: Included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Kit: Included
    Simplero: Included
  • AI Email Template Builder
    Kit: Included
    Simplero: Included
  • Marketing emails
    Kit: Included
    Simplero: Included
  • Campaign workflows
    Kit: Included
    Simplero: Included

Messaging

  • Built-in chat
    Kit: Not included
    Simplero: Included
  • Messaging Center
    Kit: Not included
    Simplero: Included

Commerce

  • Shop payments
    Kit: Included
    Simplero: Included
  • Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.
    Kit: Not included
    Simplero: Included

Team

  • Admin users
    Kit: Included
    Simplero: Included
  • AI Assistant
    Kit: Included
    Simplero: Included

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

Kit vs Simplero pricing

Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.

  • Kit

    Current plans and prices

    See what Kit charges on their pricing page.

  • Simplero

    Current plans and prices

    See what Simplero charges on their pricing page.

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

  • Can I use Cardel with Kit or Simplero?

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

  • How much does Cardel cost compared with Kit and Simplero?

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

  • How do I switch from Kit 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.