# Authory review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Self-updating portfolio and backup archive for writers Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Website & Landing Page Builders - **Made by:** Authory GmbH - **Website:** https://authory.com - **Runs on:** Web, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free, as that holds 10 items and Lite holds 50. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Authory has a free plan, and paid plans start at $9 per month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **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 | $9 per month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly) | Manually updated portfolio, up to 50 content items, 5 Smart Share links and a searchable archive. | | Standard | $15 per month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly) | Self-updating portfolio, unlimited items and sources, custom domain, a free domain and audio and video uploads. | | Professional | $24 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) | Everything in Standard, plus API access, Zapier, Google Analytics, Search Console and large media files. | Read from https://authory.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Authory before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save 20% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): Authory's pricing page lists yearly billing at 20% off each paid plan, for example Standard at $15 a month against $19. Source: https://authory.com/pricing ## 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. ## Good for - Freelance writers and journalists who publish in many outlets - Anyone who wants a backup of work that could disappear when a site closes - Creators who send curated work samples with pitches and applications ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: C.** Lite is $9 a month billed yearly, in the middle band of website builders. Standard, which adds automatic updating, is $15. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free plan with 10 content items, plus a card-free trial of any paid plan. - **Features: C.** A 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. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You connect each outlet you write for. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web and a browser extension, with Zapier, Google Analytics and Search Console on Professional. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it stands among website and landing page builders - 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/website-builders ## Keep it, 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. - You could make: Web clipper and bookmarks: an app builder makes these well. - You could make: It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too. - You could not: A tracking script and a database that counts every visit. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Zapier, Google Analytics and Google Search Console among them, and has an API. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Zapier, Google Analytics, Google Search Console **Tags:** Web clipper, Web analytics, Public API, Bookmarks ## Alternatives - [About.me](https://toolgpa.com/tools/about-me): One-page personal profile site with an optional AI chat twin. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/about-me-vs-authory) - [Portfoliobox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/portfoliobox): Portfolio website builder with a built-in AI editor and a free plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/authory-vs-portfoliobox) - [Carrd](https://toolgpa.com/tools/carrd): One-page website builder with yearly plans from $9. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/authory-vs-carrd) - [Pixpa](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pixpa): Portfolio sites, client galleries and a store in one plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/authory-vs-pixpa) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://authory.com/ - https://authory.com/pricing - https://authory.com/imprint Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/authory Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).