Is Cardel an alternative to Patreon or Teachable?

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

Can I use Cardel with Patreon or Teachable?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Patreon and Teachable?

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

How do I switch from Patreon or Teachable 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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PatreonvsTeachable

Patreon lets fans fund you monthly for members-only posts, chats, and shop items. Teachable runs courses, coaching, and downloads with checkout and tax handled.

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How Patreon and Teachable compare

Patreon turned fans into patrons. Membership tiers, members-only posts, community chats, a shop for one-off items, and native podcast and video delivery give creators steady income from the people who care most. It is the default word for creator memberships, and the tools have grown up with it.

Teachable is a mature course platform. Curriculum, quizzes, certificates, coaching products, digital downloads, and a checkout that handles tax and payouts have carried a great many creators from first sale to real business. If teaching is your product, Teachable knows the job.

Where they are different

Patreon

Patreon lives at patreon.com/yourname and gates most content.
Patreon takes a percentage of membership revenue.
Patreon messages patrons in-app.

Teachable

Teachable is a school with a few site pages around it.
Teachable coaching relies on a Calendly link.
Teachable emails students.

Choose Patreon when recurring fan support with tiers and members-only perks is the model.

Choose Teachable when you sell courses or coaching and want the checkout, tax, and student experience handled.

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What's on Patreon and Teachable

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

Site and brand

Workspace site
Patreon: Not included
Teachable: Included
Custom domain
Patreon: Not included
Teachable: Included

Public content

Shop pages
Patreon: Included
Teachable: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Patreon: Included
Teachable: Included
Marketing emails
Patreon: Included
Teachable: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
Patreon: Included
Teachable: Included
Orders and fulfillment
Patreon: Included
Teachable: Included

Team

Admin users
Patreon: Included
Teachable: Included
Per-admin permissions
Patreon: Included
Teachable: Included
AI Assistant
Patreon: Not included
Teachable: Included

Feature comparison for Patreon and Teachable
Feature	Patreon	Teachable
Site and brand
Workspace site	Not included	Included
Custom domain	Not included	Included
Public content
Shop pages	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Included
Orders and fulfillment	Included	Included
Team
Admin users	Included	Included
Per-admin permissions	Included	Included
AI Assistant	Not included	Included

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