Is Cardel an alternative to MailerLite or Tertulia?

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

Can I use Cardel with MailerLite or Tertulia?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with MailerLite and Tertulia?

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

How do I switch from MailerLite or Tertulia 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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MailerLitevsTertulia

MailerLite is simple, affordable email with automations, sites, and paid newsletters. Tertulia builds an author website from an ISBN, with a list, events, and direct book sales.

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How MailerLite and Tertulia 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.

Tertulia for Authors is a website built around the books. Enter an ISBN or ASIN and it imports the covers, descriptions, reviews, and buy links, then adds a blog, an events calendar, and a mailing list. Pro adds direct sales and newsletters. That is real strength. If the site should come from the catalog instead of a blank page, Tertulia is built for exactly that.

Where they are different

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

Choose Tertulia when the center of the work is the book catalog: imported pages, retailer links, events, a reader magnet, and direct ebook, audiobook, print, and merchandise sales with no Tertulia commission.

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What's on MailerLite and Tertulia

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

Site and brand

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

Public content

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

Reach and quality

SEO
MailerLite: Included
Tertulia: Included

Audience and email

Audience
MailerLite: Included
Tertulia: Included
Marketing emails
MailerLite: Included
Tertulia: Included
Campaign workflows
MailerLite: Included
Tertulia: Not included

Messaging

Messaging Center
MailerLite: Included
Tertulia: Not included

Commerce

Shop payments
MailerLite: Included
Tertulia: Included

Team

Admin users
MailerLite: Included
Tertulia: Not included

Feature comparison for MailerLite and Tertulia
Feature	MailerLite	Tertulia
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
Marketing emails	Included	Included
Campaign workflows	Included	Not included
Messaging
Messaging Center	Included	Not included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Included
Team
Admin users	Included	Not included

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