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.
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 has no plugin ecosystem and no self-hosting; it trades that freedom for one integrated workspace.
WordPress extends by plugin: a form plugin, a booking plugin, an email plugin, each with its own settings. Cardel includes Shop, scheduling, audience, email on your domain, and inbox as one product.
WordPress email is Jetpack newsletters or a plugin. Cardel adds campaign workflows and receives replies in a Messaging Center.
WordPress accessibility and SEO depend on your theme and plugins. Cardel sets WCAG 2.2 AA and per-page SEO as standard.
Choose WordPress when you want maximum control, plugins for anything, and the option to self-host.
Choose Cardel when you want your site, audience, shop or bookings, and inbox working together on your domain without assembling plugins.
You are the Forgemaster. Cardel is your forge. What you build is yours.
Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace WordPress when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list below shows where the two overlap and where they part.
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep WordPress for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Business when your site goes live. WordPress sets its own prices, so check their pricing page below for current plans.
Start with Get Started, set up your site, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.
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A check means that capability is available. WordPress is marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Cardel or WordPress, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Cardel or WordPress may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Cardel
Build at no cost, then choose Starter, Pro, or Business when your site goes live.
WordPress
See what WordPress charges on their pricing page.
Forge your community
Looking for a WordPress alternative? Bring your work to a site of your own.
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