Is Cardel an alternative to Mailchimp or Zenpage?

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

Can I use Cardel with Mailchimp or Zenpage?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Mailchimp and Zenpage?

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

How do I switch from Mailchimp or Zenpage 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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MailchimpvsZenpage

Mailchimp is the small-business email standard with templates, automations, and reporting. Zenpage gives authors a free site that sells ebooks and signed copies with no commission.

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How Mailchimp and Zenpage 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.

Zenpage turns one Amazon link or ISBN into a finished author site. It finds the rest of your books with their covers and buy links, picks a template that suits your genre, and sets up search data, share previews, and a sitemap before you touch a setting. Ebooks, audiobooks, and signed print copies sell straight from the book page through your own Stripe account, files reach the buyer by email within seconds, and Zenpage takes no commission. Every reader confirms by email, a free first chapter can go out on signup, and the whole thing is free, built by one person who answers every message personally.

Where they are different

Mailchimp

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

Zenpage

Zenpage collects readers and hands them to Mailchimp, Kit, Beehiiv, Brevo, MailerLite, or Substack, and it does not send newsletters itself.
Zenpage sells files and print copies with no Zenpage fee and delivers downloads automatically.
Zenpage's contact page shows your email address and its blog has no comments.
Zenpage templates have fixed layouts and font pairings, with no custom pages.

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

Choose Zenpage when you want a free site that sells your ebooks and signed copies directly, and you already have an email service you like.

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What's on Mailchimp and Zenpage

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
Mailchimp: Included
Zenpage: Included
Custom domain
Mailchimp: Included
Zenpage: Included
Theme and fonts
Mailchimp: Included
Zenpage: Included

Public content

Blog
Mailchimp: Not included
Zenpage: Included
Shop pages
Mailchimp: Not included
Zenpage: Included

Reach and quality

SEO
Mailchimp: Included
Zenpage: Included

Audience and email

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

Commerce

Shop payments
Mailchimp: Not included
Zenpage: Included

Team

AI Assistant
Mailchimp: Included
Zenpage: Not included

Feature comparison for Mailchimp and Zenpage
Feature	Mailchimp	Zenpage
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Included
Custom domain	Included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Not included	Included
Shop pages	Not included	Included
Reach and quality
SEO	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Included	Not included
Campaign workflows	Included	Not included
Commerce
Shop payments	Not included	Included
Team
AI Assistant	Included	Not included

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