Cost to get a page on your own domain
Both tools let you publish free. Notion's free plan includes basic sites on one notion.site domain. [2] Carrd's free plan allows up to three sites per account. [3] The difference appears when you want your own domain.
Notion sells custom domains as a per-domain add-on at $8 a month billed annually or $10 billed monthly. Its Plus plan is listed at $10 per member per month; the page has a monthly and yearly toggle and says yearly billing saves up to 20%, but did not show a second Plus figure, so check the price for your billing period. [2] Carrd Pro Standard includes custom domains for $19 a year across up to 10 sites. [1]
| Setup | Notion | Carrd |
|---|---|---|
| Free page on the vendor's domain | Free plan, one notion.site domain [2] | Free plan, up to 3 sites [3] |
| One site on your own domain | Domain add-on $8 to $10 a month, plus Plus at a listed $10 per member per month if you want custom titles and descriptions [2] | Pro Standard $19 a year, billed yearly [1] |
| Domain add-on billed annually | $8 a month, $96 a year per domain [2] | Included in Pro Standard [1] |
| Five sites on five domains | Five add-ons: $480 a year billed annually [2] | Pro Standard covers 10 sites for $19 a year [1] |
Design control
A Notion Site looks like a Notion page. Paid plans add customisation: theme (system, light or dark), favicon, navigation bar with breadcrumbs and search, and share preview image. The "Built with Notion" watermark can only be turned off when the site uses a custom domain. [4]
Carrd is a layout builder: you place and style each element, choose a template or start blank, and use sections to simulate pages. [3] [5] Removing "Made with Carrd" branding comes with any Pro plan, from Pro Lite at $9 a year. [1] If the look of the page sells the offer, Carrd gives more control; if the content is the product (notes, a handbook, a reading list), Notion's look is usually fine.
Forms and signups
Notion forms are available on all plans and can be opened to "Anyone on the web with link"; responses land in a Notion database, and web responses are anonymous. Conditional logic needs Business or Enterprise. [6] Notion's help pages we read do not say whether a form can be embedded inside a Notion Site, so plan on linking to it.
Carrd forms need Pro Standard. Signup forms send names and email addresses to services such as Mailchimp, Kit, MailerLite, beehiiv and others; custom forms that send to Zapier, Make or a URL need Pro Plus. [7] [8] If you need subscribers to land in an email tool, Carrd connects directly; Notion collects responses into a database you then export or automate.
SEO settings and indexing
| Setting | Notion Sites | Carrd |
|---|---|---|
| Allow search indexing | Toggle "Discoverable on the web"; basic indexing on Free [9] [2] | No indexing toggle documented; robots=noindex via meta tags on Pro Standard [10] |
| Custom title and description | Paid plans only [2] [4] | Set at first publish, editable later [11] |
| Custom share image | Paid plans [4] | Pro Lite or higher [12] |
| Custom URL slugs | Paid plans, up to 60 characters; home page has no slug [9] | Sections use #name links [13] |
| Google Analytics | Measurement ID in site customisation, paid plans [4] | Analytics on Pro Standard [1] |
| Time to appear in search | Notion says up to four weeks [9] | Not stated; Carrd provides /sitemap.xml to submit [14] |
Speed of editing
In Notion you publish from the Share menu, and every subpage of the published page goes live too. [9] Edits are ordinary document edits, so a team already writing in Notion keeps one workflow and one source of truth.
In Carrd you edit a separate site and click Publish Changes. [11] That is quick for a page you rarely change, but content written in Notion has to be copied across and kept in sync by hand.
Who should pick which
- Pick Notion Sites if you already pay for Notion Plus, the content is long-form or changes weekly, and a document look is acceptable. [2]
- Skip Carrd if your page is a wiki, handbook, changelog or resource list: Notion publishes subpages automatically and Carrd is built for one page. [9] [3]
- Pick Carrd if you need several branded landing pages on custom domains: 10 sites for $19 a year against $96 a year per Notion domain add-on. [1] [2]
- Pick Carrd if subscribers must go straight into an email tool from the page. [7]
- We have not published a site on either tool for this comparison; it is based on Notion and Carrd documentation.
Questions before you decide
How much does a custom domain cost on Notion Sites?
Notion's pricing page lists the custom domain add-on at $8 a month per domain billed annually or $10 billed monthly.
Can I remove the Built with Notion badge?
Only when the Notion Site uses a custom domain, according to Notion's customisation help page.
Can I edit SEO titles on a free Notion Site?
No. Notion's pricing page says to upgrade to a paid plan to customise title and description metadata.
Sources & verification
Product details and prices can change. Check the linked provider before buying.
- Carrd Pro plan comparison Accessed 30 Oct 2026
- Notion pricing Accessed 30 Oct 2026
- Carrd home page Accessed 30 Oct 2026
- Notion Help: edit and customize your Notion Sites Accessed 30 Oct 2026
- Carrd docs: using sections Accessed 30 Oct 2026
- Notion Help: forms Accessed 30 Oct 2026
- Carrd docs: setting up a signup form Accessed 30 Oct 2026
- Carrd docs: Pro plans Accessed 30 Oct 2026
- Notion Help: publish pages and sites to the web Accessed 30 Oct 2026
- Carrd docs: adding meta tags Accessed 30 Oct 2026
- Carrd docs: changing a title or description Accessed 30 Oct 2026
- Carrd docs: adding a share image Accessed 30 Oct 2026
- Carrd docs: setting up a section Accessed 30 Oct 2026
- Carrd docs: setting up a sitemap Accessed 30 Oct 2026
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