Autonnel vs CartFlows
CartFlows puts funnels inside WordPress. Autonnel is a standalone funnel and checkout layer that can still read products from WooCommerce.
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Autonnel vs CartFlows
Pricing read from cartflows.com/pricing on 2026-07-28. Rows describe structure and published pricing, not a scored feature audit.
| Autonnel | CartFlows | |
|---|---|---|
| What it needs to run | Docker, or a Node host, or a Cloudflare account. No WordPress. | A WordPress site, plus WooCommerce for checkout funnels. |
| License | Apache-2.0, the whole application. | GPL plugin with a paid Pro tier; free version on the WordPress.org directory. |
| Price | $0 self-hosted. Managed cloud from $29/mo + 1% GMV. | Free tier, then Starter $99/yr (renews $129/yr) and Plus $199/yr (renews $249/yr) per cartflows.com/pricing, checked 2026-07-28. |
| Where it fits | Standalone funnel layer in front of Shopify, WooCommerce or Picocart. | Inside an existing WordPress and WooCommerce install. |
| Performance model | Static assets on the edge; scales to zero between launches. | PHP hosting; performance follows your WordPress stack. |
| Page authoring | Drag-and-drop blocks, raw HTML, or AI generation from a prompt. | Your WordPress page builder (Elementor, Gutenberg, Bricks and similar). |
| Ad attribution | Built-in server-side postbacks to Meta, TikTok, Google and Bing. | Through WordPress tracking plugins. |
If you do not already run WordPress, CartFlows means adopting an entire CMS, its hosting, its plugin update cycle and its attack surface just to build funnels. Autonnel is one container.
Autonnel has a WooCommerce adapter. Keep your existing products, inventory and orders in Woo and run the funnel pages and checkout on Autonnel.
Funnels get traffic in bursts around a launch. Edge-served pages and a scale-to-zero runtime fit that shape better than an always-on PHP host.
Everything stays in wp-admin, your existing page builder keeps working, your team already knows the interface, and the free tier is genuinely usable. Autonnel makes sense when you are not tied to WordPress, or when you want the funnel layer to be independent of the site it sells for.
FAQ
Can Autonnel use my existing WooCommerce products?
Yes. Select WooCommerce in Settings, Ecommerce and point it at your store. Products come from Woo, orders are written back to Woo, and the funnel pages and checkout run on Autonnel.
Do I have to give up my page builder?
For Autonnel pages, yes: authoring happens in the Autonnel editor, in raw HTML, or via AI prompt. Your WordPress site keeps its own builder for everything that is not a funnel step.
Which is cheaper?
CartFlows has a free tier and a low annual price, but assumes you already pay for WordPress hosting. Self-hosted Autonnel has no license fee and can run on Cloudflare's free tier plus a small Postgres. At small scale the difference is noise; the real decision is whether you want a WordPress dependency.
Can I run both?
Yes. Some people keep WordPress for content and SEO, and put paid-traffic funnels on a separate Autonnel deploy so that a plugin update on the blog cannot take a live offer down.