A Carrd template is a starting point for a one-page site. Carrd has a free Basic experience, while Pro plans open up premium starting points and custom user-built templates. Start by checking the template's plan requirements, then choose your plan around what you need to publish, especially a custom domain or a site without Carrd branding.
Heya is made by the team that wrote this guide, so read its row with that in mind. Prices come from each company's own pages, checked between October 29 and November 9, 2026.
The short answer
The comparison table puts Carrd, Linktree, Wix, Heya and Framer side by side on free access, paid plans, templates and publishing options.
| Builder | Free plan | Paid from | Custom domain | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrd | Free Basic plan | $9/year (Pro Lite, 3 sites) | Pro Standard ($19/year) and Pro Plus | One-page sites and landing pages |
| Linktree | Free, unlimited basic links | $7/mo billed annually ($9 monthly) | Not stated | Link-in-bio pages for social profiles |
| Wix | $0 Free plan, no credit card | $17/mo (Light), yearly price | Connect one on Premium plans; 1 year free domain voucher on most | Big template library and business tools |
| Heya | Free: 3 sites, 5 pages each, yourname.heya.bio | $3/mo (Pro Lite) | Pro Standard (1) or Pro Plus (up to 10) | Small sites built and edited on a phone |
| Framer | $0, for non-commercial use | $10/mo (Basic, yearly billing) | Paid plans | Design-heavy marketing sites |
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Not stated means the company's own pages we checked don't give that detail.
Carrd offers a free Basic experience, and its Pro plans include premium starting point templates and custom user-built templates. Pro Lite costs $9 / year and removes Carrd branding, but custom domains start with Pro Standard at $19 / year. There's a free 7-day Pro trial with no payment or credit card required.
Linktree's Free plan includes unlimited basic links and email and phone sign-ups. Starter costs $7 per month when billed annually or $9 monthly, while Pro adds branding removal at $14 per month when billed annually or $17 monthly. Linktree displays local-currency prices that vary by region and says transaction and processing fees may apply.
Wix offers over 2000 business-ready website templates you can customize manually or with AI, plus a Free plan for $0 with no credit card required. Its cheapest paid plan, Light, costs $17 per month and includes 2 GB of storage and 2 site collaborators; Wix displays USD prices for yearly subscriptions paid in full at purchase. Premium plans support your own domain and remove Wix branding, and Wix offers a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Heya is a no-code builder for one-page and small sites, with 68 templates and an editor you can use fully on a phone. You can start without an account, with drafts saved in your browser until publishing; publishing requires Google sign-in, its only sign-in option. Free costs $0 with no time limit or credit card, while Pro Lite costs $3 a month and removes the badge without adding a custom domain.
Framer's Free plan costs $0, includes a free Framer domain and is intended for non-commercial use. Connecting your own domain requires a paid plan, starting with Basic at $10 per month with yearly billing; Pro costs $30 per month. Framer doesn't support HTML export for self-hosting.
Think of the template as where you start, with the plan deciding which publishing options you get. Carrd has a free Basic experience, and its Pro plans include access to premium starting point templates and custom user-built templates.
What do you need beyond the starting design? If it's publishing without the "Made with Carrd" branding, Pro Lite covers that. It lets you build and publish up to 3 sites from a single account, but it doesn't include custom domains.
For your own domain, look at Pro Standard or Pro Plus. Both support domains you own with full SSL support via Let's Encrypt. Pro Standard lets you build and publish up to 10 sites from a single account.
You can try Pro first. The free 7-day trial requires no payment or credit card, so you can look at the Pro starting points before choosing a paid plan.
Carrd's free Basic experience and its Pro template access are separate things to check when you're choosing a starting point. Pro plans include premium starting point templates and custom user-built templates; don't assume every template you find is part of Basic.
The paid options are:
All Carrd Pro plans also include video uploads, animated slideshows, custom site icons, social share images and QR codes.
And template access isn't the only thing to weigh up: if you already know you want your own domain, Pro Lite won't cover it, even though it includes the Pro templates.
Linktree's Free plan gives you unlimited basic links plus email and phone sign-ups. For branding removal, look at Pro. Pro and Premium each offer a 7-day free trial; Premium costs $30 per month when billed annually or $35 monthly.
Wix offers over 2000 customizable website templates. Its Core, Business and Business Elite plans cost $29, $39 and $159 per month respectively, with USD prices shown for yearly subscriptions paid in full at purchase. Most Premium plans include a 1 year domain voucher, valid only for a new domain bought from Wix.
Heya has 68 templates: 12 designs plus 56 for uses such as plumbers, photographers, restaurants and weddings. There's a blank-page option too. Free supports up to 3 sites with up to 5 pages each; Pro Standard costs $6 a month and includes up to 5 sites, up to 20 pages per site and 1 custom domain per account.
Framer offers a Free plan for non-commercial use. A custom domain needs a paid plan.
We took every price, limit and feature from each company's own pages, collected on October 29, 2026. We checked the Carrd, Wix and Linktree pages again on November 9, 2026. Heya's details come from its pricing page and docs, checked on October 30, 2026. The facts come from carrd.com/docs/pro/plans, carrd.com/pro, linktr.ee/s/pricing, wix.com/plans, wix.com, framer.com/pricing, framer.com/help/articles/can-i-export-my-website-to-html-and-self-host-it, heya.page/pricing and heya.page/docs.
Plans change often. If a number here is out of date, email hello@heya.page and we'll fix it.
Carrd has a free Basic experience, but premium starting point templates and custom user-built templates are included with Pro plans. Check the plan requirement of the template you want rather than assuming it's free. You can try Pro through the free 7-day trial, with no payment or credit card required.
Carrd Pro plans include access to custom user-built templates as well as premium starting points. If you mean bringing in your own HTML files, that's a different question: the template access described here doesn't establish an HTML import feature. Pro Plus does let you download sites you build, excluding server-side code.
You can use a Carrd template as the starting point for a one-page site. With Pro, you can add video uploads and animated slideshows, set a custom site icon and social share image, and use QR codes. Publishing on a domain you own requires Pro Standard or Pro Plus; either includes full SSL support via Let's Encrypt.
Heya is an option for one-page and small sites. Free supports up to 5 pages per site across up to 3 sites, with a small "Made with Heya" badge. Pro Lite costs $3 a month, removes the badge and raises the limit to 20 pages per site across up to 3 sites. Publishing requires Google sign-in.
Related guides: Carrd alternative, Landing page examples, How to make a Linktree and About me page.
Pick one of 68 templates or a blank page, edit it on your phone or laptop, and publish on Heya's Free plan for $0, with no time limit and no credit card.