Is Cardel an alternative to Mailchimp or Medium?

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

Can I use Cardel with Mailchimp or Medium?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Mailchimp and Medium?

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

How do I switch from Mailchimp or Medium 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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MailchimpvsMedium

Mailchimp is the small-business email standard with templates, automations, and reporting. Medium gives writers a built-in readership and Partner Program earnings without a site.

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How Mailchimp and Medium compare

Mailchimp is the name most small businesses say first. Templates, a drag-and-drop editor, segmentation, customer journeys, A/B testing, reporting, forms and landing pages, and integrations with nearly everything make it a dependable marketing hub. The AI tools and Intuit's ecosystem keep it moving.

Medium is where a good essay can find readers on its own. The editor is calm, publications curate, the algorithm and topics surface work to members, and the Partner Program pays writers from member reading time. You bring words; Medium brings the audience and the distribution.

Where they are different

Mailchimp

Mailchimp pages capture leads.
Mailchimp sends.
Mailchimp has no shop or bookings.

Medium

Medium owns the reader relationship.
Medium is one publication format.
Medium claps and responses stay on Medium.

Choose Mailchimp when you want a mature email marketing hub with integrations into everything else you use.

Choose Medium when you want readers and modest earnings without owning a site or a list.

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What's on Mailchimp and Medium

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
Mailchimp: Included
Medium: Not included
Custom domain
Mailchimp: Included
Medium: Not included
Theme and fonts
Mailchimp: Included
Medium: Not included

Public content

Blog
Mailchimp: Not included
Medium: Included

Reach and quality

SEO
Mailchimp: Included
Medium: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Mailchimp: Included
Medium: Not included
Marketing emails
Mailchimp: Included
Medium: Not included

Team

Admin users
Mailchimp: Included
Medium: Included
Per-admin permissions
Mailchimp: Included
Medium: Included

Feature comparison for Mailchimp and Medium
Feature	Mailchimp	Medium
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Not included
Custom domain	Included	Not included
Theme and fonts	Included	Not included
Public content
Blog	Not included	Included
Reach and quality
SEO	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Not included
Marketing emails	Included	Not included
Team
Admin users	Included	Included
Per-admin permissions	Included	Included

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