Carrd
Online form builder software
Website builder software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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$9 per year
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- Arts, entertainment, and recreation
- Media and communications
- Accommodation and food services
What is Carrd
Carrd is a web-based website builder focused on creating simple, responsive one-page sites such as personal profiles, landing pages, and small business microsites. It targets individuals, freelancers, and small teams that need a lightweight site with hosting included and optional custom domains. The product emphasizes template-driven design, quick publishing, and optional form collection and integrations through paid tiers.
Fast one-page site creation
Carrd provides a streamlined editor and pre-built templates optimized for single-page layouts. This supports rapid creation of landing pages, portfolios, and simple marketing pages without managing separate hosting. The publishing workflow is straightforward and suited to users who do not want a full CMS.
Responsive templates and hosting
Sites are designed to be mobile-friendly by default and are hosted as part of the service. This reduces the operational steps compared with tools that require separate hosting setup. For small, low-complexity sites, the bundled approach can simplify deployment and maintenance.
Forms and basic integrations
Carrd supports embedding forms and, on paid plans, connecting forms to email services and other endpoints (for example via integrations and webhooks). This enables basic lead capture and simple workflows without adopting a full CRM or marketing automation suite. It can complement larger sales/marketing systems by acting as a lightweight front-end landing page and form capture layer.
Limited built-in business workflows
Carrd does not provide native CRM, pipeline management, or advanced marketing automation. Organizations that need lead scoring, multi-step campaigns, or sales workflow reporting must integrate with separate systems. This can add integration and data-governance work as usage scales.
Limited multi-page capabilities
Carrd is primarily designed for one-page sites, which constrains information architecture for content-heavy or multi-section websites. Users needing navigation across many pages, complex content types, or blog-style publishing typically require a more full-featured website platform. Workarounds (multiple separate pages) can increase management overhead.
Not a full form platform
Form features are oriented toward straightforward lead capture rather than advanced form logic. Capabilities such as complex conditional branching, extensive validation rules, multi-step form analytics, and sophisticated submission management are limited compared with dedicated form builder products. Teams with heavy form-driven processes may need an external form tool.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free (Basic) | $0 | Up to 3 sites, carrd.co subdomain, "Made with Carrd" branding, core building features (responsive one-page sites). |
| Pro Lite | $9 / year | 3 sites; premium (unbranded) URLs; remove Carrd branding; higher-quality images; larger image/video uploads; no element limit; premium & custom templates; slideshows, site icons, share images, QR codes, site transfers, sharing. |
| Pro Lite 10 | $14 / year | Same Pro Lite feature set, increased to 10 sites. |
| Pro Lite 25 | $29 / year | Same Pro Lite feature set, increased to 25 sites. |
| Pro Standard | $19 / year | 10 sites; custom domain support (with SSL); forms (contact/signup); widgets & embeds; Google Analytics; meta tags; local fonts; plus Pro Lite features. |
| Pro Standard 25 | $39 / year | Pro Standard feature set, increased to 25 sites. |
| Pro Standard 50 | $69 / year | Pro Standard feature set, increased to 50 sites. |
| Pro Standard 100 | $119 / year | Pro Standard feature set, increased to 100 sites. |
| Pro Standard 250 | $249 / year | Pro Standard feature set, increased to 250 sites. |
| Pro Standard 500 | $399 / year | Pro Standard feature set, increased to 500 sites. |
| Pro Standard 1000 | $599 / year | Pro Standard feature set, increased to 1000 sites. |
| Pro Plus | $49 / year | 25 sites; advanced/custom forms (Zapier/Make/n8n/Airtable integrations, payments via Stripe Checkout); advanced settings; download site sources; redirects; password protection; variables; site files; update frequency; canonical URL; plus Pro Standard features. |
| Pro Plus 50 | $89 / year | Pro Plus feature set, increased to 50 sites. |
| Pro Plus 100 | $159 / year | Pro Plus feature set, increased to 100 sites. |
| Pro Plus 250 | $349 / year | Pro Plus feature set, increased to 250 sites. |
| Pro Plus 500 | $599 / year | Pro Plus feature set, increased to 500 sites. |
| Pro Plus 1000 | $999 / year | Pro Plus feature set, increased to 1000 sites. |
