Authory review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Self-updating portfolio and backup archive for writers
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Authory report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for a self-updating portfolio for writers
Authory collects a writer's published work into a portfolio and archive. Automatic import starts at Standard, $15 a month billed yearly, and the free plan holds 10 items that you add by hand.
Who Authory is for
- Fits if you write for several outlets and want one place for your clips
- Works for freelancers who send work samples with pitches
Who Authory is not for
- Tight if you stay free, as that holds 10 items and Lite holds 50
- Watch out: automatic import and monitoring of sources start on Standard
- Skip it if you want a blog or store, as it is a portfolio and archive page
- Watch out: API access, Zapier, Google Analytics and Search Console are Professional only, $24 a month billed yearly
- Pricey if you pay monthly, as Standard is $19 against $15 billed yearly
Why Authory gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyLite is $9 a month billed yearly, in the middle band of website builders. Standard, which adds automatic updating, is $15.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan with 10 content items, plus a card-free trial of any paid plan.
- CFeaturesA portfolio and archive with Smart Share links. It is not a full site builder with a blog or store, and Free and Lite portfolios are updated by hand.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You connect each outlet you write for.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb and a browser extension, with Zapier, Google Analytics and Search Console on Professional.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Authory's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Authory's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 40 of the 104 other website and landing page builders we grade, and level with 29.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 35 of 104) and worst on features (C, above 5).
Its paid plans start at $9 a month, against a middle price of $11.50 for the category: 35 of the 89 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 105 website and landing page builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Authory’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 12 of 104, level with 53
- CFree plan and trialAbove 25 of 104, level with 66
- CFeaturesAbove 5 of 104, level with 81
- CEase of useAbove 6 of 104, level with 92
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 35 of 104, level with 67
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 91 website and landing page builders. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Authory, or make your own?
Your call
You could make the core of Authory for yourself: web clipper and bookmarks.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $108 a year.
What you could make
- Web clipper and bookmarks: an app builder makes these well.
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- A tracking script and a database that counts every visit.
- It plugs into other products, Zapier, Google Analytics and Google Search Console among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Authory’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Authory?
Authory collects the articles, podcasts, videos and posts a person has published and shows them on a portfolio page that updates itself. It also keeps private backups of that work, tracks social engagement and can email readers a digest. It is a portfolio and archive for creators rather than a general website builder.
Worth knowing
- Automatic import and monitoring of sources starts at Standard; Free and Lite portfolios are updated by hand.
- The Free plan stores 10 content items and Lite stores 50.
- API access, Zapier, Google Analytics and Search Console are limited to Professional.
- It is a portfolio and archive page, not a full website builder with store or blog tools.
Key features
- Self-updating portfolio
- Looks for new work published under your name and adds it to the portfolio page automatically, from the Standard plan up.
- Content archive
- Saves a private, searchable full-text backup of articles, PDFs, podcasts and videos, which can be downloaded.
- Collections and Smart Share links
- Group work into collections for pitches or applications, and share trackable links that show whether a sample was opened.
- Social media impact
- Reports the engagement each article has received on social media, whoever shared it.
- Newsletter digests
- Sends readers an automated daily or weekly email linking to your latest content.
- Browser extension
- Save articles and other content from the web with one click, in addition to the automatic import.
Authory pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Authory has a free plan, and paid plans start at $9 per month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $9 per month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Free plan with up to 10 content items, 1 Smart Share link and a custom portfolio page.
- Free trial
- Free trial of any paid plan; no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Portfolio page with up to 10 content items and 1 Smart Share link; no automatic import. |
| Lite | $9per month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly) | Manually updated portfolio, up to 50 content items, 5 Smart Share links and a searchable archive. |
| Standard | $15per month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly) | Self-updating portfolio, unlimited items and sources, custom domain, a free domain and audio and video uploads. |
| Professional | $24per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) | Everything in Standard, plus API access, Zapier, Google Analytics, Search Console and large media files. |
Read from authory.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Authory before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 20% with yearly billing
Authory's pricing page lists yearly billing at 20% off each paid plan, for example Standard at $15 a month against $19.
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Common questions
Does Authory have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Authory is listed for Web.
Does Authory have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Authory is listed for Web.
Is Authory open source?
Authory is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Authory have an API?
Yes. Authory offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.