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Memberstack adds logins, gated content, and Stripe subscriptions to no-code sites. Cardel is a full site, audience, shop, bookings, and inbox on one domain.

How Cardel and Memberstack compare

Memberstack gives no-code sites real members. Signup and login, gated pages, member profiles, Stripe plans and one-time payments, and a clean API drop into Webflow and other builders in an afternoon. For a designer turning a site into a members-only product, it is the least painful route.

Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own. Cardel is not a membership layer; there are no gated pages, recurring plans, or member logins for your content.


Where they are different

  • Memberstack needs a site to attach to. Cardel is the site, with blog, Showcase, Shop, Videos, Schedule, SEO, and accessibility built in.

  • Memberstack bills plans. Cardel sells items and bookings through Stripe one purchase at a time.

  • Memberstack stores members and can email them. Cardel runs an audience with campaign workflows, email on your own domain, and a Messaging Center.

Choose Memberstack when you already build in Webflow and need members and subscriptions on it.

Choose Cardel when you want the whole home on one domain: site, audience, shop or bookings, and inbox, without a paywall.

You are the Forgemaster. Cardel is your forge. What you build is yours.


Common questions

  • Is Cardel a Memberstack alternative?

    Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Memberstack when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list below shows where the two overlap and where they part.

  • Can I use Cardel and Memberstack together?

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

  • How much does Cardel cost compared to Memberstack?

    You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Memberstack sets its own prices, so check their pricing page below for current plans.

  • How do I switch from Memberstack to Cardel?

    Choose Start for Free, 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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What's on Cardel and Memberstack

A check means that capability is available. Memberstack is marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Cardel: Included
    Memberstack: Not included
  • Custom domain
    Cardel: Included
    Memberstack: Not included

Public content

  • Blog
    Cardel: Included
    Memberstack: Not included
  • Shop pages
    Cardel: Included
    Memberstack: Not included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Cardel: Included
    Memberstack: Included
  • Marketing emails
    Cardel: Included
    Memberstack: Included

Messaging

  • Messaging Center
    Cardel: Included
    Memberstack: Not included

Commerce

  • Shop payments
    Cardel: Included
    Memberstack: Included
  • Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.
    Cardel: Included
    Memberstack: Not included

Team

  • Admin users
    Cardel: Included
    Memberstack: Included
  • AI Assistant
    Cardel: Included
    Memberstack: Included

Other

  • Gated content
    Cardel: Not included
    Memberstack: Included
  • Member subscriptions
    Cardel: Not included
    Memberstack: Included
  • Member custom fields
    Cardel: Not included
    Memberstack: Included
  • Webflow and Framer
    Cardel: Not included
    Memberstack: Included

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

Cardel vs Memberstack pricing

Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.

  • Cardel

    You don't pay until you publish

    Build at no cost, then choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live.

  • Memberstack

    Current plans and prices

    See what Memberstack charges on their pricing page.

Forge your community

Choose Cardel

Looking for a Memberstack alternative? Bring your work to a site of your own.