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Carrd pricing, features & alternatives

Simple responsive one-page website builder with inexpensive annual Pro plans.

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  • Verified on vendor site
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Choose it if

Creators and small businesses publishing one-page sites and landing pages

Skip it if

Content sites needing many indexed pages, complex CMS workflows or ecommerce catalogues

Starting price

Free; Pro Lite US$9/year

Free plan for up to three sites

Carrd overview

Decision checklist

  • Buying consideration: The official page offers yearly renewal or pay-as-you-go. Pro Lite does not include all Pro features; check custom domain, form and embed needs against the comparison table.
  • Operational fit: Cloud / SaaS; support: Official help resources and vendor support; service levels depend on plan.
  • Evidence context: Verified on vendor site, with facts checked 27 Sep 2026.

Carrd Overview

Carrd is a website builder for simple, responsive one-page sites. It’s widely used for personal profiles, link-in-bio pages, product launch pages and small landing pages, mainly because it’s fast to use and Pro plans cost a few dollars a year.

Who Uses Carrd and Why

  • Personal and portfolio pages
  • Link-in-bio pages for creators
  • Landing pages for launches, events or waitlists
  • Simple pages for small businesses that don’t need a full website

How Teams Use Carrd Day to Day

You start from a template or blank page, then add sections, text, images, buttons and forms in a drag-and-drop editor. Sites are responsive by default, so they work on phones without extra design work. Publishing to a Carrd subdomain is instant,, and higher Pro plans add custom domains, forms and embeds.

Carrd Pricing: Lite vs Standard

Pro Lite is billed yearly and covers three sites without Carrd branding, and Pro Lite 10 raises that to ten sites for US$14 a year. Those plans suit simple pages on a Carrd address. Custom domains and forms sit in higher Pro tiers, so check the comparison table before you build if you plan to use your own domain or collect leads.

Drawbacks to Know Before Buying

  • Built for single pages, not multi-page sites
  • No full CMS for blogs or large content libraries
  • Custom domains and forms need a higher Pro tier
  • Not suited to online stores with many products

Making a Carrd Page That Converts

Keep one goal per page, such as joining a waitlist or booking a call, and put that action above the fold. Use a short headline, two or three supporting points and one clear button. Compress images before upload so the page loads fast on mobile data. Add basic SEO details, including a page title, description and share image, in the site settings so links look good when shared on WhatsApp and social media.

Our Recommendation

Carrd is the cheapest way to publish a clean one-page site, and it’s hard to beat for link pages and simple landing pages. If you need a multi-page website, a blog or an online store, a full website builder will serve you better.

Starting price: Free; Pro Lite US$9/year. Model: Annual account subscription with site-count and feature limits.

Worked exampleA creator using three Lite sites pays US$9 per year before tax; a custom domain plan would cost more.

Free

US$0

Up to three basic sites

Pro Lite

US$9/year

Three sites, no branding, premium templates and site icons

Pro Lite 10

US$14/year

Ten sites with Lite features

Pro Standard

See official pricing page

Custom domains and forms; verify selected capacity

The official page offers yearly renewal or pay-as-you-go. Pro Lite does not include all Pro features; check custom domain, form and embed needs against the comparison table.

Key features

  • Responsive site builder
  • Templates
  • Custom domains
  • Forms
  • Embeds
  • Site icons
  • Share images
  • Analytics integrations

Carrd pros and cons

Strengths

  • Low-cost Lite tier
  • Quick single-page publishing
  • Multiple sites per account

Limitations

  • Custom domains require higher tier
  • Not a full CMS
  • Payment and form features vary by plan
Biggest limitation: Carrd is designed around single-page sites rather than a full CMS

Carrd at a glance

Pricing model
Annual account subscription with site-count and feature limits
Free access
Free plan for up to three sites
Support
Official help resources and vendor support; service levels depend on plan
India readiness
Cloud product accessible from India; confirm currency conversion, tax and any India-specific service needs before purchase
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Use cases
Landing page, Link page, One-page website
Industries
Creators, Freelancers, Small business

Carrd alternatives

Closest alternative: framer. Here is how the shortlist compares on price and fit.

Carrd compared with alternatives
Compare Carrd Elementor
Best for Creators and small businesses publishing one-page sites and landing pagesFreelancers, agencies and small businesses designing WordPress sites visually
Starting price Free; Pro Lite US$9/yearFree plugin; Pro from US$59/year (Essential, 1 site)
Free plan / trial Free plan for up to three sitesFree WordPress plugin with basic widgets
Biggest limitation Carrd is designed around single-page sites rather than a full CMSPro plans are annual-only and priced per site, so costs grow with each client site

Prices are taken from each vendor's own pricing page on the dates shown. Taxes and add-ons may apply; confirm before you buy.

Carrd FAQs

How many sites can a Free account publish?

Carrd says up to three.

Does Pro Lite remove Carrd branding?

Yes.

Can Pro Lite use a custom domain?

Custom domains are a higher Pro feature; check the plan table before purchase.

What does Pro Lite 10 change?

It raises the site allowance to ten for US$14/year.

Can Carrd build a large blog?

Its core format is a one-page site, so a CMS is usually a better fit for a large blog.

Can Carrd use analytics?

Pro supports integrations with services such as Google Analytics, Plausible and Matomo.

Sources and how we checked

We read pricing and plan limits from Carrd's own pages (listed above) on the dates above. Where a vendor does not publish a price we can verify, we say so rather than estimate. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

Profile updated · facts checked 27 Sep 2026

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