Carrd vs Feather (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Carrd: it is third in our ranking of website and landing page builders, and it grades higher too, 2.6 against 1.6.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Carrd grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Feather
Turns a Notion database into an SEO-focused blog
Which one is for you
Pick Carrd if
- Fits if you need a link-in-bio page, a profile or a one-page portfolio
- Works for side projects that each need one page on their own domain, with an email signup form
Look elsewhere if
- Too light for a business that needs several pages, a blog or a shop
- Watch out: Pro Lite at $9 a year only removes branding; your own domain and forms need Pro Standard at $19
- Tight if you need password protection, redirects or site downloads, which wait for Pro Plus at $49 a year
- Pricey if you run many sites, since each tier's price rises with the count, up to $999 a year for 1,000
- Not for you if you want a phone app for quick edits, as there isn't one
Pick Feather if
- Fits if your drafts already live in Notion and you want them on a blog
- Works for founders who want an SEO-minded blog without touching a CMS
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't use Notion, since content has to live there
- Pricey if your traffic grows, because the price steps up with pageviews
- Tight if you want to try it properly: 7 days and no free plan
- Watch out: it says it is independent and not affiliated with Notion, so a Notion change could break it
How we grade them
| 2.6GPACarrdGood | 1.6GPAFeatherWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | APro Standard is $19 a year for up to 10 sites with your own domain, forms and embeds, about $1.58 a month for one site. That's way under 60% of this category's cheapest quarter ($5.40). Pro Lite at $9 a year only removes the branding. | D$39 a month for up to 10K pageviews, billed monthly. That's the dearest tenth of the category, which starts at $39, for one blog. |
| Free plan and trial | CUp to 3 free sites on Carrd addresses with the core builder and a Made with Carrd credit, plus a 7-day Pro trial with no card needed. But there's no custom domain or forms without paying. | DA 7-day trial, and the listing doesn't say whether it needs a card. No free plan. |
| Features | CIt does one-page sites fully: templates that fit every screen, signup and payment forms feeding about 20 email services, embeds and analytics. But it's a smaller job, with no multi-page site, blog or online store. | CNotion as the CMS, unlimited blog sites, SEO setup, subfolder hosting. It's a smaller job: it has no editor of its own and only publishes what's in Notion. |
| Ease of use | CNo app store rating on record. One page from a template keeps things simple, but you're still building that page yourself, element by element. | CNo store rating on record. You need a Notion workspace and a domain to connect. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with forms feeding about 20 email services such as Mailchimp, Kit and Klaviyo, plus Stripe, PayPal, Gumroad and Google Analytics. No phone or desktop app. | CWeb only, and Notion is the only integration. |
| Best for | one-page sites for a few dollars a year | a Notion-powered blog |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Carrd and Feather. How we grade
Price against what you get
Carrd starts at $0.75 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Feather starts at $39 a month and scores 2.0.
Carrd scores higher and starts $38.25 a month lower. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, none scores higher than Carrd for less, and 52 score higher than Feather for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Carrd also covers templates and forms.
- Feather also covers rSS reader, web analytics and schema markup.
At a glance
| Carrd | Feather | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9 per year for up to 3 sites (Pro Lite) | $39 per month for up to 10K pageviews, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Up to 3 one-page sites per account on Carrd-branded addresses, with Carrd's core builder features, shown with "Made with Carrd" branding. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Pro features, no payment or card required | 7-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Carrd Inc. | Feather |
| Price read from | carrd.com | feather.so |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Carrd
- Carrd builds one-page sites only; there is no multi-page site, blog or online store.
- Custom domains, forms and embeds need Pro Standard; Pro Lite only removes branding and unlocks .crd.co addresses.
- Password protection, redirects and downloading a site's files need Pro Plus.
- The price of each Pro tier rises with the number of sites, from 3 or 10 sites up to 1,000.
Feather
- Content must live in Notion, so Feather has no editor of its own.
- The price steps up with monthly pageviews; the page shows $39 for the first 10K tier only in its text.
- Feather says it is independent and not affiliated with Notion.
Key features
Carrd
- One-page sites from templates
- Start from dozens of templates or a blank page; every site adjusts to phones, tablets and desktops on its own. Pro plans add premium templates.
- Signup and payment forms
- Pro Standard forms send signups to about 20 email services, including Mailchimp, Kit, beehiiv and Klaviyo, and can take payments.
- Custom domains
- Pro Standard and Pro Plus publish to any domain you own with free SSL through Let's Encrypt. Pro Lite uses unbranded .crd.co addresses.
- Widgets and embeds
- Embed custom code and widgets from Stripe, PayPal, Gumroad, Typeform and other services, from Pro Standard up.
- Analytics and tracking
- Connect Google Analytics, Plausible, Matomo and other tracking tools to a published site on Pro Standard and Pro Plus.
Feather
- Notion as the CMS
- Map fields from your own Notion databases to Feather fields; a paid Notion plan is not required.
- Unlimited blog sites
- Create as many blogs as you like, each with its own custom domain and its own analytics.
- SEO setup
- Sets meta tags, canonical links, schema markup and an automatic sitemap, served from the edge.
- Subfolder hosting
- The blog can live on a subdomain, a main domain, or inside an existing site such as example.com/blog.
- Readers' tools
- Includes search, tags, related posts, multiple authors, an RSS feed and email collection.
Plans
Carrd
Free$0
Up to 3 sites on Carrd-branded addresses with the core builder and a Made with Carrd credit.
Pro Lite$9
per year for up to 3 sites
No branding, unbranded .crd.co addresses, premium templates, video uploads and larger images. $14 for 10 sites, $29 for 25.
Pro Standard$19
per year for up to 10 sites
Adds custom domains with SSL, forms, widgets and embeds, analytics and meta tags. $39 for 25 sites, $119 for 100, up to $599 for 1,000.
Pro Plus$49
per year for up to 25 sites
Adds advanced forms, password protection, redirects, site downloads and site files. $89 for 50 sites, up to $999 for 1,000.
Feather
Up to 10K pageviews$39
per month for up to 10K pageviews, billed monthly
Unlimited blog sites and custom domains, analytics, comments and localization. Price rises with page views.
Ways to pay less
Carrd
No public discounts listed.
Feather
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
The pricing page offers a Yearly option labelled as two months free.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Carrd or Feather?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Carrd is cheaper to start with: $0.75 a month when paid by the year, against $39 a month for Feather. Carrd starts at $9 per year for up to 3 sites (Pro Lite), and Feather starts at $39 per month for up to 10K pageviews, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Carrd or Feather?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Carrd has a free plan. Feather does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.