What the three Carrd Pro tiers include
Carrd sells three base Pro tiers, each billed yearly. The table lists what the plan comparison page showed on 29 October 2026. The important line is the custom domain: Pro Lite does not include it, so the $9 tier is not a cheaper way to put a site on your own address. [1][2]
| Feature | Pro Lite | Pro Standard | Pro Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly price | $9 | $19 | $49 |
| Sites per account | 3 | 10 | 25 |
| Publish to your own domain | No (premium Carrd URLs only) | Yes | Yes |
| Forms | No | Yes | Yes, including advanced forms |
| Widgets and embeds | No | Yes | Yes |
| Analytics | No | Yes | Yes |
| Password protection | No | No | Yes |
| Redirects | No | No | Yes |
| Download the site's HTML, CSS, JS and images | No | No | Yes |
| Carrd branding removed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Who Pro Standard fits
For these jobs the bill is hard to beat. Five years of Pro Standard is $95 in builder charges. Five years of Framer Basic, if billed yearly at the listed $10 a month, is $600. That gap only matters if both plans do the job; it is not a reason to force a growing publication into a one-page tool. [1][3]
- A freelancer or consultant with one offer, a few examples and a contact form.
- A small business that needs one page per service or event, up to 10 sites on one account.
- A campaign or launch page that will be edited a few times and then retired.
- Anyone who wants to take payments through a form or embed: Carrd lists payment-enabled forms and embeds for services such as Stripe and PayPal on Standard and Plus.
Who should skip it
The common mistake is buying Pro Lite because it is cheaper and finding afterwards that it cannot connect a domain or show a form. The second most common is buying Standard for a site that needs a password. Check the row you need before the price. [1]
| Your requirement | Why Pro Standard is the wrong row | Look at instead |
|---|---|---|
| A members-only or client-review page behind a password | Password protection is a Pro Plus feature | Carrd Pro Plus, $49 a year |
| Moving an old site and keeping old links working | Redirects are a Pro Plus feature | Carrd Pro Plus, or Framer Pro if the site needs a CMS |
| A blog or case-study library with repeated fields and many pages | Carrd's plan pages do not list CMS collections; you would build each entry by hand | Framer Basic: 30 pages, 2 CMS collections, 1,000 CMS items |
| A copy of the site files you can host elsewhere | Site download is Pro Plus only | Carrd Pro Plus |
| An existing page that already brings in enquiries | A rebuild needs a named problem | Keep the current site |
Costs the $19 does not cover
A domain. Carrd's custom-domain documentation says the domain must already be registered before you connect it, and points to outside registrars. Budget that renewal separately. Connecting it means adding an A record and a www CNAME record at your domain provider; if you already use the domain for email, record your existing DNS entries before you change anything. [4]
A mailbox. The custom-domain documentation does not mention email hosting. Form messages are sent from the mail.carrd.site domain to your Carrd account email by default, or to up to five addresses you enter. You still need somewhere to read and answer them. [5]
Worked example: a tutor with three pages
Hypothetical: a tutor wants a main service page, a separate exam-prep page and a page for a summer workshop, all on her own domain, each with a short enquiry form. That is three sites, a custom domain and forms: Pro Standard covers it at $19 a year, with seven site slots spare for drafts. Add the domain renewal and any mailbox she does not already have.
Now suppose she also wants a weekly study-tips blog with categories and individual post pages. That is repeated content with a growing archive. Carrd would mean building each post by hand; Framer Basic lists 2 CMS collections and 1,000 CMS items, which is enough for posts plus one more content type. In that case the extra cost buys real work saved every week.
The decision to make this week
This review compares published plan features. We have not run side-by-side usability, speed or conversion tests, and a cheap plan does not make a vague page persuasive. [1][3]
- Write the next ten updates the site will need.
- If most are edits to the same page (a price, a photo, a date), Pro Standard stays on the shortlist.
- If most are new entries with the same fields (posts, case studies, listings), evaluate a CMS plan now.
- If any update needs a password or a redirect, price Pro Plus instead of Standard.
- Use Carrd's 7-day Pro trial, which the plan page says needs no payment or card, to build the real page before paying.
Questions before you decide
Is Carrd Pro Lite enough for a custom domain?
No. On 29 October 2026 Carrd's plan comparison listed Pro Lite ($9 a year) with premium Carrd URLs only, no custom domain and no forms. Pro Standard ($19 a year) is the lowest tier that publishes to your own domain.
Does Carrd Pro Standard include password protection?
No. Carrd lists password protection, redirects and site downloads under Pro Plus, which was $49 a year for 25 sites on 29 October 2026.
Can I try Carrd Pro before paying?
Carrd's plan page describes a 7-day free trial of Pro with no payment or credit card required, and says you can upgrade during or after the trial.
Sources & verification
Product details and prices can change. Check the linked provider before buying.
- Carrd Pro plan comparison Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Carrd: Pro plans documentation Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Framer pricing and plan limits Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Carrd: using a custom domain Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Carrd: setting up a Contact form Accessed 29 Oct 2026
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