eltree vs Carrd
The short answer
Choose eltree if you want a good-looking page in minutes without designing anything.
Choose Carrd if you want to design a bespoke page and are happy to do the layout work.
The one-paragraph version
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.
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.
Row by row
| Dimension | eltree | Carrd |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes — the page and every design feature, no watermark | Yes — up to three sites on a carrd.co subdomain |
| Paid plan from | Pro £9/mo (£7.50/mo annual); the page itself stays free | From around $19/year |
| Page layout | Visual content grid, link rows, or both | Whatever you build — it is a page builder |
| Automatic thumbnails | Yes — pulled automatically from the pasted URL | No — you add every image yourself |
| Themes and fonts on the free plan | 6 themes, 30+ fonts, full custom colours — all free | Templates you then customise freely |
| Branding on free pages | Optional badge you can switch off | No forced branding |
| Analytics | Views, tile clicks and reactions free; cross-platform analytics on Pro | Bring your own (Google Analytics and similar) |
| Monetisation | Tips via Stripe (free). No storefront or checkout | Via embeds and third-party checkout |
| Custom domain | No — pages are always eltree.app/yourname | Yes, on paid plans |
| Email / SMS capture | No built-in capture form | Yes — forms on paid plans |
| Posting to social accounts | Pro — Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X and LinkedIn together | No |
| Community features | Emoji reactions, stories, highlights and a public creator directory | No |
| Typical setup time | A couple of minutes — paste URLs and the tiles build themselves | Longest — you design the page |
Where Carrd wins
This is our site and eltree is our product. Here is the case against us anyway.
- 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 wins
- 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
Before you switch to eltree
These gaps apply whichever tool you are coming from.
- Custom domain: Pages are served on eltree.app/yourname. You cannot point your own domain at an eltree page.
- Email or SMS capture: There is no built-in subscriber capture form. Link out to your own list instead.
- Link scheduling: Individual links cannot be scheduled to appear or expire on a date.
- Built-in store or checkout: eltree takes tips but is not a storefront. Link out to Shopify, Gumroad, Etsy and similar.
- A/B testing: No split testing of layouts or link ordering.
Questions people ask
Is eltree better than Carrd?
Not universally. eltree is better if you want a good-looking page in minutes without designing anything. Carrd is better if you want to design a bespoke page and are happy to do the layout work. The largest single difference is layout: eltree builds a visual grid of thumbnails from your links, while Carrd presents whatever you build — it is a page builder.
Is eltree cheaper than Carrd?
The eltree page itself is free with no watermark and no link cap. Carrd paid plans start at around $19/year for pro lite, up to roughly $49/year for pro standard. eltree Pro costs £9/mo but only adds multi social posting, scheduling, cross-platform analytics and instant tip payouts — nothing about the page design is behind it.
Can I move from Carrd to eltree?
Yes, manually — there is no automated import. Copy each destination URL from your Carrd page and paste it into eltree, which pulls the thumbnail and title for you. Then update the single link in your Instagram, TikTok or X bio. Your Carrd page keeps working until you delete it, so you can run both while you decide.
Carrd pricing and features last checked 2026-09-15 against their site .
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