Is Cardel an alternative to Linktree or WordPress?

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

Can I use Cardel with Linktree or WordPress?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Linktree and WordPress?

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

How do I switch from Linktree or WordPress 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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LinktreevsWordPress

Linktree turns one bio link into a page of links, a shop, and analytics for social traffic. WordPress.com hosts the world's most used publishing software with themes, plugins, and commerce plans.

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How Linktree and WordPress 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.

WordPress powers a huge share of the web for good reason. This page compares WordPress.com hosted plans. You get the block editor, thousands of themes, comments and likes, Jetpack newsletters, and on higher plans the full plugin ecosystem and WooCommerce. Nothing else offers this much freedom to extend, and your content is exportable and yours.

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.

WordPress

WordPress extends by plugin: a form plugin, a booking plugin, an email plugin, each with its own settings.
WordPress email is Jetpack newsletters or a plugin.
WordPress accessibility and SEO depend on your theme and plugins.

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

Choose WordPress when you want maximum control, plugins for anything, and the option to self-host.

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What's on Linktree and WordPress

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

Site and brand

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

Public content

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

Reach and quality

SEO
Linktree: Not included
WordPress: Included

Audience and email

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

Commerce

Shop payments
Linktree: Included
WordPress: Included

Team

AI Assistant
Linktree: Included
WordPress: Included

Feature comparison for Linktree and WordPress
Feature	Linktree	WordPress
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
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Included
Team
AI Assistant	Included	Included

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