Is Cardel an alternative to Linktree or Shopify?

Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Linktree or Shopify when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Linktree and Shopify are marked.

Can I use Cardel with Linktree or Shopify?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Linktree and Shopify?

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

How do I switch from Linktree or Shopify 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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LinktreevsShopify

Linktree turns one bio link into a page of links, a shop, and analytics for social traffic. Shopify is the commerce platform: storefront, checkout, inventory, POS, email, and inbox.

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How Linktree and Shopify compare

Linktree solved a real problem and still does it best. One link in your bio opens a tidy page of links, embeds, a shop, tip jar, and email capture, with analytics on every tap. Millions of creators rely on it because it takes two minutes and simply works.

Shopify is what you use when the store is the business. World-class checkout, inventory and shipping, taxes, POS, thousands of apps, Shopify Email, Shopify Inbox, and a theme store make it the standard for merchants of every size. It scales from one product to a warehouse without changing platforms.

Where they are different

Linktree

Linktree lives at linktr.ee/you.
Linktree captures emails and hands them on.
Linktree's shop is a storefront of links and products.

Shopify

Shopify's blog and pages serve the store.
Shopify Inbox handles chat.
Shopify doesn't manage scheduling natively.

Choose Linktree when you need one link that routes social traffic and nothing more.

Choose Shopify when you sell products at volume and need inventory, shipping, tax, and apps.

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What's on Linktree and Shopify

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
Linktree: Not included
Shopify: Included
Custom domain
Linktree: Not included
Shopify: Included
Theme and fonts
Linktree: Included
Shopify: Included

Public content

Blog
Linktree: Not included
Shopify: Included
Shop pages
Linktree: Included
Shopify: Included

Reach and quality

SEO
Linktree: Not included
Shopify: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Linktree: Included
Shopify: Included
Marketing emails
Linktree: Not included
Shopify: Included
Campaign workflows
Linktree: Not included
Shopify: Included

Messaging

Built-in chat
Linktree: Not included
Shopify: Included
Messaging Center
Linktree: Not included
Shopify: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
Linktree: Included
Shopify: Included

Team

AI Assistant
Linktree: Included
Shopify: Included

Feature comparison for Linktree and Shopify
Feature	Linktree	Shopify
Site and brand
Workspace site	Not included	Included
Custom domain	Not included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Not included	Included
Shop pages	Included	Included
Reach and quality
SEO	Not included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Not included	Included
Campaign workflows	Not included	Included
Messaging
Built-in chat	Not included	Included
Messaging Center	Not included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Included
Team
AI Assistant	Included	Included

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