Is Cardel an alternative to Linktree or Thinkific?

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 Thinkific when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Linktree and Thinkific are marked.

Can I use Cardel with Linktree or Thinkific?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Linktree and Thinkific?

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

How do I switch from Linktree or Thinkific 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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LinktreevsThinkific

Linktree turns one bio link into a page of links, a shop, and analytics for social traffic. Thinkific builds courses, communities, and memberships with a site around them.

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How Linktree and Thinkific 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.

Thinkific is a reliable place to build and sell learning. Courses, assessments, certificates, communities, memberships, and a branded mobile app option let a training business grow without moving platforms, and the site builder is good enough that many creators never need another. It is steady, well documented, and built around the student.

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.

Thinkific

Thinkific pages exist to sell courses.
Thinkific broadcasts to students and sends abandoned-cart email.
Thinkific books coaching calendars on Start and up.

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

Choose Thinkific when courses, assessments, and student communities are the business.

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What's on Linktree and Thinkific

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

Site and brand

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

Public content

Shop pages
Linktree: Included
Thinkific: Included

Reach and quality

SEO
Linktree: Not included
Thinkific: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Linktree: Included
Thinkific: Included
Marketing emails
Linktree: Not included
Thinkific: Included

Commerce

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

Team

AI Assistant
Linktree: Included
Thinkific: Included

Feature comparison for Linktree and Thinkific
Feature	Linktree	Thinkific
Site and brand
Workspace site	Not included	Included
Custom domain	Not included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Shop pages	Included	Included
Reach and quality
SEO	Not included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Not included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Included
Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.	Not included	Included
Team
AI Assistant	Included	Included

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