Is Cardel an alternative to MailerLite 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 MailerLite or Medium when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where MailerLite and Medium are marked.

Can I use Cardel with MailerLite or Medium?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with MailerLite and Medium?

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

How do I switch from MailerLite 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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MailerLitevsMedium

MailerLite is simple, affordable email with automations, sites, and paid newsletters. Medium gives writers a built-in readership and Partner Program earnings without a site.

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How MailerLite and Medium compare

MailerLite is the friendly, affordable one. A clean editor, automations, segments, landing pages and simple websites, a blog, forms, paid newsletter subscriptions, digital product sales, and a generous free tier make it a favorite for creators and small teams who want email that just works without a big invoice.

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

MailerLite

MailerLite's sites and blog exist to grow the list.
MailerLite sends.
MailerLite sells digital products and subscriptions.

Medium

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

Choose MailerLite when you want affordable, simple email with automations and paid newsletters.

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

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What's on MailerLite and Medium

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

Site and brand

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

Public content

Blog
MailerLite: Included
Medium: Included
Reader engagement
MailerLite: Not included
Medium: Included

Reach and quality

SEO
MailerLite: Included
Medium: Included

Audience and email

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

Messaging

Messaging Center
MailerLite: Included
Medium: Not included

Commerce

Shop payments
MailerLite: Included
Medium: Not included

Team

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

Feature comparison for MailerLite and Medium
Feature	MailerLite	Medium
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Not included
Custom domain	Included	Not included
Theme and fonts	Included	Not included
Public content
Blog	Included	Included
Reader engagement	Not included	Included
Reach and quality
SEO	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Not included
Marketing emails	Included	Not included
Messaging
Messaging Center	Included	Not included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Not included
Team
Admin users	Included	Included
Per-admin permissions	Included	Included

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