Carrd alternatives in 2026: 6 options for a one-page site or link in bio
Free and paid alternatives to Carrd for a one-page site or link in bio page, compared on price, custom domains, selling and design. Prices checked October 2026.
Por Max · Founder of mssg.me and Stick
· 6 min de leitura
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The short answer
The best Carrd alternative depends on why you're leaving. For a free, design-first link in bio page that can sell digital products with no fee, try Stick. For a mobile site with messenger buttons and a small store, use mssg.me. For a store, email and a media kit in one place, Beacons. For a plain list of links, Linktree. For a course or coaching storefront, Stan Store. For a full multi-page website, a site builder such as Framer, Squarespace or Webflow.
Carrd is one of the best deals on the web: a one-page site with your own domain costs $19 a year. So people rarely leave it for price. They leave because they want selling built in, a tool shaped around a link in bio rather than a blank canvas, or extras like email and link analytics without setting them up. Prices below were checked on October 9, 2026.
What Carrd costs today
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to 3 sites on a carrd.co address, with Carrd branding |
| Pro Lite | $9 a year | 3 sites, no branding, premium URLs (no custom domain) |
| Pro Standard | $19 a year | 10 sites, your own domain, forms, embeds, analytics |
| Pro Plus | $49 a year | 25 sites, advanced forms, redirects, password protection |
Carrd takes payments through payment-enabled forms and Stripe, PayPal or Gumroad embeds, but it has no built-in store that hosts and delivers products for you.
The alternatives compared
| Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Your own domain | Built-in selling | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stick | Yes, everything included | No paid plan yet | Not yet | Digital products, 0% Stick fee | A designed link in bio page that sells files |
| mssg.me | Yes | $4.99 a month | On paid plans | Store with cart on paid plans | Messenger-first small businesses |
| Beacons | Yes | $10 a month | From $10 a month | Yes, 9% fee until the $30 plan | Creators who sell and pitch brands |
| Linktree | Yes | $8 a month | Not available | From $15 a month | A simple list of links |
| Stan Store | No, 14-day trial | $29 a month | Check current plans | Courses, coaching, bookings, 0% | Selling is the main job |
| Framer, Squarespace, Webflow | Varies | Varies | Yes | Varies by plan | A full multi-page website |
1. Stick: a free page you can design, that sells
Stick is the link in bio builder our team launched in 2026. Like Carrd, it cares about design: 15 block types (links, video, gallery, forms, FAQ, map, music and more), 20 themes and per-block colors, corners, shadows and spacing. Unlike Carrd, the editor is shaped like a phone, and selling is built in: a Digital Product block takes payment through Stripe, emails the file to the buyer and takes 0% of the sale.
Everything is free, including views and clicks per link. The trade-offs today: no own domain, a small Stick badge on every page, one page per site and an English-only editor. If your own domain is the reason you use Carrd, keep Carrd for that.
2. mssg.me: a mobile site with messengers and a store
mssg.me is our older product and fits businesses that sell through conversations. A page can show your links, buttons for WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber and Facebook Messenger, and, on paid plans (from $4.99 a month), a store with a shopping cart, payments, order notifications and your own domain. Every site gets a QR code for print. People have built more than 100,000 sites with it. Our complete guide to mssg.me walks through every feature and plan with screenshots.
3. Beacons: store, email and media kit in one
Beacons' free plan includes a link in bio page, a store for digital products, a media kit and 50 email sends a month. The catch is the 9% fee on sales on the Free and $10 Creator plans; Creator Plus ($30 a month) drops it to 0% and adds courses and memberships. Creator also includes a free custom domain.
4. Linktree: the simplest link list
Linktree is the fastest way to a working link page, and its free plan covers unlimited links. Paid plans run from $8 to $35 a month; selling starts on Pro ($15 a month, 0% Linktree fees plus $0.25 per payout). It doesn't support your own domain on any plan, so it's a step back from Carrd if you use one.
5. Stan Store: a storefront for courses and coaching
Stan Store is built around checkout: digital products, courses, coaching calls and bookings on one page, with 0% fees. It has no free plan, though: $29 a month after a 14-day trial, or $99 for Creator Pro.
6. A full website builder
If you've outgrown one page, Framer, Squarespace and Webflow build multi-page sites with blogs, stores and custom domains. They cost more than Carrd and take more time, but they're the right step for a business website rather than a bio link.
How to choose
- You want design freedom and built-in selling for free: Stick.
- Customers message you to order: mssg.me.
- You sell and do brand deals: Beacons.
- You only need links: Linktree.
- You sell courses or coaching every month: Stan Store.
- You need several pages: a website builder.
- You mainly need your own domain on a single page for almost nothing: stay on Carrd.
More comparisons: Linktree vs Carrd, Stan Store alternatives.
Sources
Checked on October 9, 2026: Carrd Pro plans, Beacons pricing, Linktree pricing, Linktree on custom domains, Stan Store pricing, Stick product facts.
Perguntas frequentes
What is the best free alternative to Carrd?
For a link in bio page, Stick is free with every block and theme included and sells digital products with no Stick fee. For links only, Linktree's free plan works. Neither offers your own domain for free.
Which Carrd alternative supports a custom domain?
Beacons includes a custom domain from its Creator plan ($10 a month), and mssg.me offers one on its paid plans. Website builders such as Framer, Squarespace and Webflow support custom domains too.
Why do people switch from Carrd?
Mostly to get selling built in, a tool made for link in bio pages, or email and link analytics without extra setup. On price alone, Carrd is hard to beat.
O mssg.me e o Stick são feitos pela mesma equipe. Recomendamos o que melhor se encaixa no que você precisa e deixamos isso claro.
Sobre o autor
Founder of mssg.me and Stick
Max is the founder of mssg.me, the mobile website builder people have used to create more than 100,000 websites and a Google for Startups Ukraine Support Fund recipient, and of Stick, a link in bio builder for creators. He writes about link in bio pages, messenger links and selling on social media.