Is Cardel an alternative to Patreon 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 Patreon or Tertulia when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Patreon and Tertulia are marked.

Can I use Cardel with Patreon or Tertulia?

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

How much does Cardel cost compared with Patreon and Tertulia?

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

How do I switch from Patreon 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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PatreonvsTertulia

Patreon lets fans fund you monthly for members-only posts, chats, and shop items. Tertulia builds an author website from an ISBN, with a list, events, and direct book sales.

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How Patreon and Tertulia 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.

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

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 Patreon and Tertulia

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

Site and brand

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

Public content

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

Audience and email

Audience
Patreon: Included
Tertulia: Included
Marketing emails
Patreon: Included
Tertulia: Included

Messaging

Built-in chat
Patreon: Included
Tertulia: Not included

Commerce

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

Team

Admin users
Patreon: Included
Tertulia: Not included

Feature comparison for Patreon and Tertulia
Feature	Patreon	Tertulia
Site and brand
Workspace site	Not included	Included
Custom domain	Not included	Included
Public content
Blog	Not included	Included
Reader engagement	Not included	Included
Shop pages	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Included	Included
Messaging
Built-in chat	Included	Not included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Included
Orders and fulfillment	Included	Included
Team
Admin users	Included	Not included

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