Carrd

A one-page website builder that many people use as a link-in-bio.

Free plan
Yes — up to three sites on a carrd.co subdomain, no custom domain.
Paid from
Around $19/year for Pro Lite, up to roughly $49/year for Pro Standard
Best for
People who want genuine design control and are comfortable building a page element by element.

What Carrd actually is

Carrd is not really a link-in-bio tool — it is a very good one-page site builder, and a bio link is one of the things you can build with it. That trade is the whole story: you get far more layout freedom than any link-in-bio tool offers, in exchange for having to design the page yourself and wire up anything dynamic.

Strengths

  • Real design freedom — you control the layout, not a template
  • Extremely cheap for what it is, billed annually
  • Custom domains on paid plans, at a low price
  • Forms, embeds and simple integrations available
  • Fast, lightweight pages

Limitations

  • You build everything by hand — nothing is auto-generated from your links
  • No creator-specific features: no reactions, no stories, no directory, no tips
  • No automatic thumbnail extraction
  • The free tier cannot use a custom domain

What Carrd does better than eltree

eltree is our product, so this section exists to keep the page honest.

  • Total layout control — eltree gives you themes and two layout modes, not a canvas
  • Custom domains for a low annual price
  • Contact and signup forms
  • Can be a full one-page site, not only a bio link

Where eltree is the better choice

eltree builds the page for you from pasted URLs. Carrd expects you to design it. If you do not want to be your own web designer, that difference is the whole decision.

Pick Carrd if you want to design a bespoke page and are happy to do the layout work.

Pick eltree if you want a good-looking page in minutes without designing anything.

See the full eltree vs Carrd comparison

Questions people ask about Carrd

Is Carrd free?

Yes — up to three sites on a carrd.co subdomain, no custom domain. Paid plans start at around $19/year for pro lite, up to roughly $49/year for pro standard. Pricing last checked 2026-09-15.

Is there a better alternative to Carrd?

It depends on what you need. You want to design a bespoke page and are happy to do the layout work. — in that case Carrd is the right choice. Choose eltree instead if you want a good-looking page in minutes without designing anything.

What does Carrd do better than eltree?

Total layout control — eltree gives you themes and two layout modes, not a canvas. Custom domains for a low annual price. Contact and signup forms. Can be a full one-page site, not only a bio link.

Pricing and feature details last checked 2026-09-15 against Carrd's own site . Vendors change plans without notice — confirm before you buy.

Other Linktree alternatives

Linktree

The original link-in-bio tool, and still the default for most people.

Beacons

A whole creator business suite that happens to include a link-in-bio.

Bio.link

A clean, genuinely generous free link-in-bio.

Lnk.Bio

The budget option, with an unusual one-off lifetime payment.

All alternatives compared

The full list, side by side.

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