 If you liked
Cardcaptor Sakura
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 ...then you might like
Shugo Chara!
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Both series are a happy-go-lucky, episodic magical girl type series. Both are about a girl around the same age with a magical helper and a quest to collect something. It's been said by everyone who does this recommendation!
Both are in the magical girl genre and a common theme for both is finding out more and becoming more confident in yourself.
Magical girl shows with a touch of intelligence. Both with very lovable heroines and sidekicks.
Both of them are targeted towards a younger audience with the main character being in elementary school. Also in every episode of CCS (aside from the few fillers) there is a card that is captured (transformed in season 2). In Shugo Chara, there is almost always an X Egg that gets fixed. Aside from that Sakura and Amu's personalities are fairly similar, although Amu's reactions are more extreme than Sakura's sometimes.
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Recommended by minutemaid511
The essence of both animes are the same. They take place within the same magical girl genre, and they involve protagonists at a similar age and both even have their own little cute mascot sidekicks, in their respective forms. The story lines are also similar where, for one, the goal is to capture cards, and the other is to capture eggs (in a manner of speaking). Both animes have wonderful personalities for the heroine, and have their own unique individual charm - so I would recommend them both!
Shugo Chara! is really commonly compared to CardCapor Sakura. They're both magical girl series and the characters are roughly around the same age. But what's really similar is the complicated and unique romances taking place around the series. Nadeshiko is really easily compared to Tomoyo. Amu's two main love interests are a boy her own age and a boy older than her. It's pretty easy so see the similarities.
Pretty much everyone I know that likes one series, likes the other as well.
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Recommended by FuyuMaiden
the same kind of episodic magical happy-happy girl anime, where this is a concept (CSS: collecting more more cards & shugo chara: cleansing heart eggs). every episode contains humour action, good morals etc like any other magical girl anime, but both done to a brilliant standard
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Recommended by sugarplumfairy
Well Although different but very much alike.
Magic... check
Romance... check
Transforming... check
Well similiar
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Recommended by Kniepinja22
Are you looking for something cute and fluffy? Both of these series are just that, but feature a main protagonist with a lot of spunk even if one of them might not agree that is the case, who are in turn dragged into situations that are delightfully magical yet also over their heads in regards to expectations. The trouble they find themselves in changes from day to day as a new adventure, or misadventure awaits them.
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Recommended by Yemi_Hikari
Both are about magical girls and how they fight evil to restore goodness. The characters are also very cute, but Shugo Chara's story line is more childish than CC Sakura's.
First and foremost, both fall under the catergory of mahou-shoujo genre (magical girl genre)
Part of this is their transformation..
Sakura and Amu are elementary students. And their schools are always the target of the villains.
Both surrounded by bishies. ^^
Both anime will give you a childish feeling at first but will change later on..
Both of these shows are "magical girl" type shows. Cardcaptor sakura is the better of the two in my opinion. Shugo Chara! can get really repetitive sometimes...though if you like the genre then you might be ok with it
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Recommended by HikaruKaneko
Both have tons of costumes in them =P And guardians (though shugo chara's guardians are kind of cute). They both have magic and they are both filled with marmth, friendship and stuffs like that.
Both have magical girl themes and love. Also both have Fantastic stories! I know if you have seen CCS, You'll love Shugo Chara!
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Recommended by yachiru123
Cardcaptor Sakura and Shugo Chara are really similar. They both have the same kind of plot: Sealing either eggs or cards to make sure that the world is safe. They both have romance. Although, I must admit that in my opinion, Cardcaptor Sakura is better. But if it's the art, then Shugo Chara would win.
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Recommended by Athena_Carolyn
Want magic? Want comedy? Want drama? Want romance? Well, both these series might answer your wishes.
Both series fits with the typical magical girl genre with both the main protagonists changing costumes/battle gear constantly to solve problems and battle against what they believe is right.
There is plenty of character development for the supporting cast as well as the main cast and as episodes progresses, love complications becomes part of the angles as well.
Both have a young, female protagonist that uses magic to protect her friends while going to school. Both are set in a similar environment with a similar age group and positive message. Both anime are very relaxing to watch with likeable characters.
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Recommended by SakuraHeart
Both about a girl having a second life collecting something. In cardcaptor, sakura's role is to collect clow cards while in shugo chara, amu must collect eggs.
Both involve love triangles, magical girls, collecting magical/destructive things (eggs/cards), guardians, and have a similar emphasis on friend/family relationships and both just have a similar vibe in general. Also, Cardcaptor Sakura has one of the most ADORABLE romances I have ever seen and Ikuto and Amu in Shugo Chara are really cute too.
Both of these have magic in it with comedy, a plot that's pretty easy to follow although in Shugo Chara! the love triangle is a much more visible than the one in Cardcaptor.
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Recommended by Bkshpgirl95
Both are magical girl series that are pretty adorable as well as also a focus on collecting certain magical items as well too.
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Recommended by Disapeared_Ghost
If you enjoyed Cardcaptor Sakura I think you would enjoy Shugo Chara! because they both are shoujo/magical girl/romance anime with love triangles, characters around 10-15 years old, and an emphasis on costumes and fashion.
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Recommended by rosechiffoncake