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Outseta handles membership billing, logins, CRM, email, and support in one tool. WordPress.com hosts the world's most used publishing software with themes, plugins, and commerce plans.

How Outseta and WordPress compare

Outseta is the quiet workhorse behind many paid memberships and small SaaS products. Subscription billing, authentication and gated content, a CRM, email marketing, and a support desk come together so a founder can add a paying membership to any site they already have. It is well designed, honest, and built by people who use it.

WordPress powers a huge share of the web for good reason. This page compares WordPress.com hosted plans. You get the block editor, thousands of themes, comments and likes, Jetpack newsletters, and on higher plans the full plugin ecosystem and WooCommerce. Nothing else offers this much freedom to extend, and your content is exportable and yours.

Where they are different

Outseta

  • Outseta attaches to a site you build elsewhere.
  • Outseta bills subscriptions.
  • Outseta's support desk handles tickets.

WordPress

  • WordPress extends by plugin: a form plugin, a booking plugin, an email plugin, each with its own settings.
  • WordPress email is Jetpack newsletters or a plugin.
  • WordPress accessibility and SEO depend on your theme and plugins.

Choose Outseta when you sell a subscription and need billing, logins, CRM, and support in one place behind your own site.

Choose WordPress when you want maximum control, plugins for anything, and the option to self-host.

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What's on Outseta and WordPress

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

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Outseta: Not included
    WordPress: Included
  • Custom domain
    Outseta: Not included
    WordPress: Included

Public content

  • Blog
    Outseta: Not included
    WordPress: Included
  • Shop pages
    Outseta: Not included
    WordPress: Included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Outseta: Included
    WordPress: Included
  • Email on your domain
    Outseta: Included
    WordPress: Not included
  • Marketing emails
    Outseta: Included
    WordPress: Included
  • Campaign workflows
    Outseta: Included
    WordPress: Not included

Messaging

  • Built-in chat
    Outseta: Included
    WordPress: Not included
  • Messaging Center
    Outseta: Included
    WordPress: Not included

Commerce

  • Shop payments
    Outseta: Included
    WordPress: Included

Team

  • Admin users
    Outseta: Included
    WordPress: Included
  • Per-admin permissions
    Outseta: Included
    WordPress: Included
  • AI Assistant
    Outseta: Not included
    WordPress: Included

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

Outseta vs WordPress pricing

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

  • Outseta

    Current plans and prices

    See what Outseta charges on their pricing page.

  • WordPress

    Current plans and prices

    See what WordPress charges on their pricing page.

Cardel: An alternative to
Outseta and WordPress

You don't pay until you publish.

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.

Common questions

  • Is Cardel an alternative to Outseta or WordPress?

    Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Outseta or WordPress when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Outseta and WordPress are marked.

  • Can I use Cardel with Outseta or WordPress?

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

  • How much does Cardel cost compared with Outseta and WordPress?

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

  • How do I switch from Outseta or WordPress 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.