Is Cardel an alternative to Mailchimp or Patreon?

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

Can I use Cardel with Mailchimp or Patreon?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Mailchimp and Patreon?

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

How do I switch from Mailchimp or Patreon 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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MailchimpvsPatreon

Mailchimp is the small-business email standard with templates, automations, and reporting. Patreon lets fans fund you monthly for members-only posts, chats, and shop items.

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How Mailchimp and Patreon 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.

Patreon turned fans into patrons. Membership tiers, members-only posts, community chats, a shop for one-off items, and native podcast and video delivery give creators steady income from the people who care most. It is the default word for creator memberships, and the tools have grown up with it.

Where they are different

Mailchimp

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

Patreon

Patreon lives at patreon.com/yourname and gates most content.
Patreon takes a percentage of membership revenue.
Patreon messages patrons in-app.

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

Choose Patreon when recurring fan support with tiers and members-only perks is the model.

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What's on Mailchimp and Patreon

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
Mailchimp: Included
Patreon: Not included
Custom domain
Mailchimp: Included
Patreon: Not included

Public content

Shop pages
Mailchimp: Not included
Patreon: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Mailchimp: Included
Patreon: Included
Marketing emails
Mailchimp: Included
Patreon: Included
Campaign workflows
Mailchimp: Included
Patreon: Not included

Commerce

Shop payments
Mailchimp: Not included
Patreon: Included

Team

Admin users
Mailchimp: Included
Patreon: Included
Per-admin permissions
Mailchimp: Included
Patreon: Included
AI Assistant
Mailchimp: Included
Patreon: Not included

Feature comparison for Mailchimp and Patreon
Feature	Mailchimp	Patreon
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Not included
Custom domain	Included	Not included
Public content
Shop pages	Not included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Included	Included
Campaign workflows	Included	Not included
Commerce
Shop payments	Not included	Included
Team
Admin users	Included	Included
Per-admin permissions	Included	Included
AI Assistant	Included	Not included

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