How Cardel and Wix compare
Wix can build almost anything. A free-form editor, hundreds of templates, an app market, Wix Stores, Wix Bookings, Wix Chat, email marketing, and a business inbox make it a full small-business toolkit, and the AI site builder gets you to a first draft fast. For a business that needs breadth and an app for everything, Wix is a safe bet.
Cardel is not a general-purpose builder with an app market or free-form layout. 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.
Where they are different
Wix adds features through apps and plan upgrades. Cardel ships blog, Showcase, Shop, scheduling, audience, email, and inbox in one workspace with one theme.
Wix's inbox gathers chat and forms; email on your domain is a Google Workspace resale. Cardel sends and receives on your domain inside the Messaging Center.
Wix is designed for any business. Cardel is designed for a person with a profession or skill and the accessibility, SEO, and brand-kit standards to match.
Choose Wix when you need breadth: any layout, any app, any business type.
Choose Cardel when you want a focused home for your work, audience, shop or bookings, and inbox on your own domain.
You are the Forgemaster. Cardel is your forge. What you build is yours.
Common questions
Is Cardel a Wix 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 Wix 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 Wix together?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Wix for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared to Wix?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Wix sets its own prices, so check their pricing page below for current plans.
How do I switch from Wix 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 Wix
A check means that capability is available. Wix is marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteCardel: IncludedWix: Included
- Custom domainUse your own domain with HTTPS. Cardel includes the DNS records for the site and for sending and receiving email.Use your own domain with HTTPS. Cardel includes the DNS records for the site and for sending and receiving email.Cardel: IncludedWix: Included
- Editor ModeCardel: IncludedWix: Included
- Theme and fontsCardel: IncludedWix: Included
- AI Theme SuggestCardel: IncludedWix: Included
Public content
- BlogCardel: IncludedWix: Included
- Reader engagementCardel: IncludedWix: Included
- Video catalogCardel: IncludedWix: Included
- Showcase pagesCardel: IncludedWix: Included
- Shop pagesCardel: IncludedWix: Included
Reach and quality
- SEOCardel: IncludedWix: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceGroups, tags, and import so you can organize contacts and bring in an existing list.Groups, tags, and import so you can organize contacts and bring in an existing list.Cardel: IncludedWix: Included
- Email templates and From addressesCardel: IncludedWix: Included
- AI Email Template BuilderCardel: IncludedWix: Included
- Email on your domainSend and receive from your custom domain, not a shared Cardel address.Send and receive from your custom domain, not a shared Cardel address.Cardel: IncludedWix: Not included
- Marketing emailsCardel: IncludedWix: Included
- Campaign workflowsCardel: IncludedWix: Included
Messaging
- Built-in chatCardel: IncludedWix: Included
- Messaging CenterCardel: IncludedWix: Included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsSell on your Shop pages with Stripe. Cardel takes a 0.5% application fee on those card sales. Stripe's own processing fees still apply, and you keep the rest.Sell on your Shop pages with Stripe. Cardel takes a 0.5% application fee on those card sales. Stripe's own processing fees still apply, and you keep the rest.Cardel: IncludedWix: Included
- Orders and fulfillmentCardel: IncludedWix: Included
- Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.Cardel: IncludedWix: Included
Team
- Admin usersCardel: IncludedWix: Included
- Per-admin permissionsCardel: IncludedWix: Included
- AI AssistantCardel: IncludedWix: Included
Other
- Free-form drag-and-drop editorCardel: Not includedWix: Included
- App MarketplaceCardel: Not includedWix: Included
- Paid user membershipCardel: Not includedWix: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Cardel or Wix, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Cardel or Wix may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Cardel vs Wix 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.
Wix
Current plans and prices
See what Wix charges on their pricing page.
Forge your community
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