Carrd Pricing Explained: Is It Really That Cheap?

Carrd pricing starts at $9 per year, and no, that is not a typo for $9 per month. For the price of two coffees you can run a Carrd site for a full year. It is one of the cheapest ways to put a page on the internet, and for a simple one-page site it is genuinely great value. The catch is not hidden in the price. It is in what Carrd is: a one-page website builder, not a creator link-in-bio tool. Below is exactly what each Carrd plan costs as of July 2026, what you get, and when that low price is the right call versus when a tool built for creators saves you more than the difference.

What Carrd costs, plan by plan

Carrd keeps its pricing refreshingly simple. There is a free tier and three paid Pro tiers, all billed per year rather than per month. Here is the breakdown, current as of July 2026 (check Carrd's pricing page for the latest figures):

• Free. Build up to three sites and use Carrd's core features at no cost. Your site lives on a yourname.carrd.co address and carries a small Carrd credit.
• Pro Lite, $9 per year. Up to three sites and the ability to remove the Carrd credit (no custom domains on this tier). This is the tier most people mean when they say Carrd is cheap.
• Pro Standard, $19 per year. Up to ten sites, plus custom domains, forms, widgets and third-party embeds, Google Analytics, and more advanced features.
• Pro Plus, $49 per year. Up to twenty-five sites and the fullest feature set, aimed at people who build a lot of pages or want everything unlocked.

Every paid tier comes with a 7-day free trial, and because billing is annual, the running cost is close to a rounding error. Pro Standard at $19 per year works out to about $1.58 per month. There is no per-sale commission and no monthly subscription creeping up on you. For a static page, this is about as cheap as paid hosting gets.

Why Carrd can be this cheap

It helps to understand what you are paying for. Carrd builds static one-page sites. You drag elements onto a canvas, style them, and publish. There is no database humming in the background, no per-creator content syncing, no commerce engine taking payments. That lean design is exactly why the price can sit at $9 a year: the product does one thing, does it well, and does not carry the cost of the heavier features other tools bundle in.

So the low price is not a loss-leader trick or a trial that balloons later. It is an honest reflection of a focused, lightweight product. If a simple, hand-built page is what you want, that focus is a feature, not a limitation.

The real catch: Carrd is not a link-in-bio tool

Here is the part worth slowing down on, because the price tag can make Carrd look like an obvious win over a link-in-bio tool when the two are not really the same thing.

Carrd builds a page. A link-in-bio tool builds a page that keeps itself current and shows your content. That gap matters more than a few dollars a year if you are a creator.

Three differences stand out:

Carrd is manual and static. Whatever you put on the page stays exactly as you left it. Post a new YouTube video, drop a new track, or publish a new TikTok, and your Carrd page knows nothing about it until you go back in and edit the page yourself. For a creator posting weekly, that is a recurring chore that never ends.

Carrd does not embed your content feeds. You can add a link that points to your channel, but you are largely building with text, images, and buttons you place by hand. It is not designed to pull in and display your latest uploads or releases as living, playable content. Your page links out to your work rather than showing it.

Carrd asks you to be the builder. The flexibility is real, and some people love it. But it also means you are doing design work: laying out sections, choosing spacing, making it look right on mobile. A link-in-bio tool gives you a page that already looks like a creator page out of the box, with far less fiddling.

None of this makes Carrd bad. It makes it a different tool. If you want a small custom site and you enjoy building it, Carrd's price is unbeatable. If you want a bio link that stays fresh on its own and puts your content front and center, Carrd is not built for that job, and the $9 saving comes with hours of manual upkeep attached.

When Carrd is the right call

Be honest with yourself about what you actually need. Carrd is the right choice when:

• You want a simple one-page site, like a personal landing page, a portfolio splash, a wedding page, or a small project site.
• You are comfortable building and styling it yourself, or you want that control.
• Your page does not change often, so manual updates are not a burden.
• You want the lowest possible running cost and do not need creator-specific features.

If that is you, stop reading and go use Carrd. Ten dollars a year for a custom page you control is a great deal, and no link-in-bio tool will beat it on raw price for a static site.

When a creator link-in-bio tool fits better

The math changes when your page is the front door to a fast-moving creator career. If you post regularly across platforms, sell or promote things, and want fans to actually see your latest work rather than a list of links, the time you spend keeping a Carrd page current starts to outweigh the money you save.

ByteSize (our tool, described honestly)

We build ByteSize, so read this as the pitch it is, but a straight one. ByteSize is a link-in-bio page built specifically for creators, and it does the two things Carrd does not.

• Your content stays in sync on its own. Your YouTube uploads auto-sync onto the page, so new videos appear without you touching anything. TikTok and Instagram posts you add as embeds, and Spotify or Apple Music show up as playable players. The page shows your work instead of listing links to it.
• It looks like a creator page from the start. You are not laying out a site from a blank canvas. You get a polished page at bytesize.me/yourhandle in a few minutes.

The honest trade: ByteSize is not cheaper than Carrd on a pure dollar basis. Our free Start plan is free forever (unlimited links, embedded content, a ByteSize badge on the page), and Creator Pro is $9 per month, which removes the badge and unlocks analytics (page visits, traffic sources, and locations), priority link placement, and deeper customization. That is $9 a month, not $9 a year. What you pay for is a page that maintains itself and centers your content, which Carrd does not do at any price. A quick note on what we do not do: ByteSize links out to your store or merch rather than processing payments, so it is not a commerce platform. If you need built-in checkout, neither Carrd nor ByteSize is your tool.

If you want to weigh options, we keep a running best Linktree alternatives roundup and a free Linktree alternatives list, both of which include Carrd. You can also claim a ByteSize handle and see how your page looks with your real content on it before deciding.

The honest bottom line

Carrd pricing is exactly as good as it looks: $9 a year for Pro Lite is one of the best deals in web hosting, and for a simple, self-built one-page site, nothing beats it on cost. The thing to get right is not the price. It is the fit. Carrd builds a static page you maintain by hand. A creator link-in-bio tool builds a page that keeps itself current and shows your content. Pick Carrd when you want a cheap custom page and enjoy building it. Pick a link-in-bio tool when your page needs to stay fresh without you remembering to update it.

Comparing more options? Our Beacons pricing breakdown covers the creator-commerce end of the market, and is Stan Store worth it runs the numbers on a paid-only tool. For the incumbent, see our Linktree pricing explained guide.

FAQ

How much does Carrd cost per year?

Carrd's free plan is $0 and covers up to three sites. Paid Pro plans are billed annually: Pro Lite is $9 per year, Pro Standard is $19 per year, and Pro Plus is $49 per year (as of July 2026). There is no monthly subscription and no per-sale fee, so the running cost stays low.

Is Carrd really free?

Yes. Carrd's free tier lets you build up to three sites with its core features at no cost. Your site lives on a carrd.co subdomain and carries a small Carrd credit. Removing that credit starts at Pro Lite ($9 per year); using a custom domain starts at Pro Standard ($19 per year).

What is the difference between Carrd's Pro plans?

The Pro tiers mostly differ by how many sites you can build and which advanced features unlock. Pro Lite ($9 per year) covers up to three sites and removes the Carrd credit. Pro Standard ($19 per year) raises the limit to ten sites and adds custom domains, forms, embeds, and analytics. Pro Plus ($49 per year) allows up to twenty-five sites with the full feature set.

Is Carrd good for a link in bio?

It can work, but it is not built for it. Carrd creates static one-page sites you update by hand. A dedicated link-in-bio tool keeps your page current automatically and embeds your latest videos, posts, and music. If you post often and want your content to show up on the page without manual edits, a creator tool fits better. If you want a simple page you rarely change, Carrd does the job cheaply.

Does Carrd take a cut of sales?

No. Carrd does not process payments or take a commission, because it is a page builder rather than a commerce platform. If you want to sell through your page, you add a link to your own store or a third-party checkout. The tradeoff is that Carrd gives you no built-in selling tools, so buyers leave the page to complete a purchase.

Is Carrd cheaper than Linktree or ByteSize?

On raw price, usually yes. Carrd's paid plans are billed per year (from $9 per year), while most link-in-bio tools charge per month. But you are comparing different products: Carrd builds a static site you maintain, while link-in-bio tools maintain a content-driven page for you. The cheaper option depends on whether that automatic upkeep is worth a monthly fee to you. See our Linktree pricing guide for that side of the comparison.