Is Cardel an alternative to MailerLite or Squarespace?

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

Can I use Cardel with MailerLite or Squarespace?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with MailerLite and Squarespace?

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

How do I switch from MailerLite or Squarespace 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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MailerLitevsSquarespace

MailerLite is simple, affordable email with automations, sites, and paid newsletters. Squarespace builds sites with commerce, scheduling, and email as add-ons.

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How MailerLite and Squarespace 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.

Squarespace makes sites that look finished. Award-winning templates, a fluid editor, commerce, scheduling through Acuity, email campaigns, and member areas mean a designer or small business can build almost anything in one account. It is polished, dependable, and deservedly popular with people who care how things look.

Where they are different

MailerLite

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

Squarespace

Squarespace sells pieces separately: commerce tiers, scheduling seats, email campaign plans.
Squarespace email is outbound.
Squarespace has comments on the blog.

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

Choose Squarespace when design flexibility and a huge template library matter most and you are happy adding modules as you grow.

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What's on MailerLite and Squarespace

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Included
Custom domain
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Included
Theme and fonts
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Included

Public content

Blog
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Included
Reader engagement
MailerLite: Not included
Squarespace: Included
Shop pages
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Included

Reach and quality

SEO
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Included

Audience and email

Audience
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Included
Email templates and From addresses
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Included
Marketing emails
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Included
Campaign workflows
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Included

Messaging

Messaging Center
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Not included

Commerce

Shop payments
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Included
Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.
MailerLite: Not included
Squarespace: Included

Team

Admin users
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Included
Per-admin permissions
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Included
AI Assistant
MailerLite: Included
Squarespace: Included

Feature comparison for MailerLite and Squarespace
Feature	MailerLite	Squarespace
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Included
Custom domain	Included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Included	Included
Reader engagement	Not included	Included
Shop pages	Included	Included
Reach and quality
SEO	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Email templates and From addresses	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Included	Included
Campaign workflows	Included	Included
Messaging
Messaging Center	Included	Not included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Included
Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.	Not included	Included
Team
Admin users	Included	Included
Per-admin permissions	Included	Included
AI Assistant	Included	Included

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