Is Carrd Pro worth it?

Carrd Pro Standard costs $19 a year and unlocks the three things most sites eventually need: a custom domain, forms, and payment widgets. Here is what each tier actually includes, and when free is enough.

Is Carrd Pro worth it?

Yes, if you want a real website. Pro Standard at $19 a year adds a custom domain, contact and signup forms, and payment widgets — the three things a landing page usually needs. The free plan is enough for a simple one-pager on a carrd.co address with Carrd branding.

What each Carrd tier includes.

Prices are per year, from Carrd's published plans. Every paid tier removes Carrd branding.

Tier Price per year Sites Custom domain Forms and widgets Best for
Free $0 3 No — carrd.co address No Trying Carrd and simple personal one-pagers
Pro Lite $9 3 No — premium .crd.co URLs No Removing Carrd branding on a small personal page
Pro Standard $19 10 Yes, with SSL Forms, plus Stripe, PayPal, Gumroad, and Typeform widgets Most people publishing a real landing page or waitlist
Pro Plus $49 25 Yes, with SSL Advanced forms that connect to Zapier, Make, n8n, and Airtable Power users running many sites, redirects, or automated forms

When the free plan is enough.

Free Carrd covers up to three sites on carrd.co addresses. That works for a personal profile, a link-in-bio page, or testing an idea before you commit. You cannot collect emails with a native form, take payments, or use your own domain — and the Carrd badge stays on the page.

When Pro pays off.

  • You bought a domain. Connecting it requires Pro Standard or higher — the steps are in the custom domain guide.
  • You want signups. Native email and contact forms start at Pro Standard.
  • You sell something. Stripe, PayPal, and Gumroad widgets embed checkout directly on the page.
  • You run several projects. Pro Standard covers 10 sites for less than most builders charge per month for one — see how that compares in Carrd vs Squarespace.

Every template in the Templates of Carrd catalog works on the tier its widgets need; a plain landing layout runs fine on Pro Standard.

Upgrade in a few clicks.

  1. Sign in to Carrd and open your account menu.
  2. Choose the Pro tier that matches the table above.
  3. Pay for the year — Carrd bills annually, not monthly.
  4. Open your site's Publish settings to connect a domain or add forms.

Get started with Carrd.

If Pro fits your plans, you can use this Carrd referral link for 30 percent off any paid plan, then start from a Templates of Carrd layout instead of a blank page.