Squarespace (from $19 per month) and Wix (from $17 per month) are the most complete website builders for event planners, while Heya ($0 or from $3 a month) and Carrd (from $9 / year) work well for simple portfolios. This guide compares 6 builders on pricing, custom domains, portfolio storage, and consultation booking.
Heya is ours, so read its row with that in mind. Every other number comes from each company's own pages, checked on October 28, 2026.
The short answer
Here is how the six platforms compare on free plans, entry paid pricing, custom domains, booking and event tools, and image or storage limits.
| Builder | Free plan or trial | Cheapest paid plan | Custom domain | Booking and event tools | Media and storage limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Showit | 14-day free trial, no credit card | $22/month USD ($259 billed annually) | Not stated | WordPress plugins on $39/month plan | 20 GB media storage |
| Squarespace | 14-day free trial, no credit card | $19/month (Basic) | Free custom domain on Basic ($19/month) | Acuity Scheduling, invoicing, portfolios | Unlimited bandwidth; Asset Library |
| Wix | Free plan ($0), no credit card | $17/month (Light, paid yearly) | Included on Premium plans (1 yr free) | Online scheduling, event tickets and RSVPs | 2 GB on Light up to unlimited on Elite |
| Canva | Free plan (US$0/year for 1 person) | US$144/year for 1 person (Pro) | Not stated (up to 5 short links on Pro) | Not stated | 5GB on Free; 100GB on Pro |
| Carrd | Free Basic experience; 7-day Pro trial | $9/year (Pro Lite) | On Pro Standard ($19/year) and Pro Plus | Forms and code or widget embeds from $19/year | Images and GIFs up to 16MB, videos up to 64MB on Pro |
| Heya | Free ($0), up to 5 pages per site | $3/mo (Pro Lite) | 1 custom domain per account on Pro Standard ($6/mo, up to 5 sites) | Calendly embed and countdown block | Up to 200 files per site, 20 MB per image |
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Not stated means the provided product facts do not specify this detail; Wix displayed monthly prices are for yearly subscriptions paid in full at purchase, and Canva prices exclude applicable tax.
Squarespace has a 14-day free trial and paid plans at $19 per month for Basic, $29 per month for Core, $49 per month for Plus, and $99 per month for Advanced. It includes Fluid Engine, portfolios, Acuity Scheduling, and Invoicing.
Wix offers a $0 Free plan and over 2000 customizable templates. Yearly paid plans cost $17 per month for Light, $29 per month for Core, $39 per month for Business, and $159 per month for Business Elite, with scheduling and ticket sales.
Showit gives you a 14-day free trial, then costs $22 per month USD ($259 billed annually) with 20 GB storage. For a WordPress blog, pay $27 per month ($326 billed annually) for Basic Starter or $39 per month ($470 billed annually) for Advanced.
Carrd has a free Basic tier, a 7-day trial, and Pro plans at $9 / year for Pro Lite, $19 / year for Pro Standard, and $49 / year for Pro Plus. Pro Standard and Pro Plus add custom domains, forms, and Stripe widgets.
Canva has a Free plan at US$0 per year with 1.6M+ templates and 5GB storage. Canva Pro is US$144 per year for one person with 100GB storage, and Canva Business is US$250 per year per person with 500GB storage.
Our builder, Heya, is $0 for up to 3 sites and 5 pages per site at yourname.heya.bio, or $3 a month for Pro Lite with up to 20 pages per site. You get 68 templates and Calendly embeds, and Pro Standard ($6 a month) includes 1 custom domain per account and up to 5 sites (up to 20 pages per site, no badge).
Your event planner website mainly needs to show a visual portfolio of past events and let prospective clients book an initial consultation. For media, our builder Heya lets you upload up to 200 files per site at up to 20 MB per image, resized to 2048 pixels and converted to WebP. Showit gives you 20 GB of storage, Carrd Pro takes images up to 16MB and videos up to 64MB, Wix has 2 GB on its $17 per month Light plan or 50 GB on its $29 per month Core plan, and Squarespace has portfolios with unlimited bandwidth.
For consultations, Heya's embed block takes Calendly, YouTube, Vimeo, and Google Maps, plus we have a countdown block. For native scheduling, use Squarespace's Acuity Scheduling or Wix.
Paying $17 to $39 per month for a bigger platform makes sense when you want to run client operations beyond a portfolio and a Calendly link. If you sell tickets or manage guest lists on your site, Wix ($17 to $159 per month, paid yearly) has event tools for tickets and RSVPs, a CRM, lead capture, and a unified inbox. For proposals, contracts, invoices, and booking under one login, Squarespace ($19 to $99 per month) includes Invoicing and Acuity Scheduling.
Planners focused on WordPress blogging use Showit at $27 per month for Basic Starter Blog (up to 10K monthly visits) or $39 per month for Advanced Blog (up to 25K visits and WordPress plugins).
Squarespace and Showit only offer 14-day free trials with no credit card required, then cost at least $19 per month on Squarespace or $22 per month on Showit. Wix, Canva, Carrd, and Heya all offer $0 free plans.
On Heya Free ($0), you get up to 3 sites with up to 5 pages per site at yourname.heya.bio, a 'Made with Heya' badge, and all 68 templates. Heya Pro Lite costs $3 a month to drop the badge and get up to 20 pages per site, while Heya Pro Standard costs $6 a month for up to 5 sites and 1 custom domain per account. For custom domains elsewhere, Carrd Pro Standard is $19 / year and Wix starts at $17 per month (paid yearly).
You can build your Heya site on a phone or computer without an account, since drafts save in your browser until you sign in with Google to publish. Pick one of 68 templates (including weddings and photographers) or a blank page, then combine the 10 block types across up to 40 sections per page. Drop your Calendly link, YouTube or Vimeo videos, and Google Maps into the embed block, and link up to 29 networks in the socials block.
You also get 42 fonts, 14 theme presets, and a 5-color palette. Before publishing, set your site name, page titles, tab icon, and 1200x630 share image, and your site goes live over HTTPS with an automatic sitemap.xml and robots.txt.
Open the event planners template in the editor or see what it includes.
We compared Showit, Squarespace, Wix, Canva, Carrd, and Heya using their published plan features, storage limits, and pricing as of the date checked. We focused on what independent event planners need most: photo and video portfolios, consultation scheduling, custom domains, and client management tools. The facts come from canva.com/pricing, carrd.co/docs/pro/plans, carrd.co/pro, showit.com/pricing, squarespace.com/pricing, squarespace.com/websites, wix.com/plans, wix.com, heya.page/pricing, heya.page/docs.
Plans change often. If a number here is out of date, email hello@heya.page and we'll fix it.
Heya, Wix, Canva, and Carrd all have free plans ($0 on Heya and Wix, US$0 per year on Canva), and the cheapest paid plan is Carrd Pro Lite at $9 / year, followed by Heya Pro Lite at $3 a month. Neither of those plans includes a custom domain. The cheapest plan with a custom domain is Carrd Pro Standard at $19 / year, followed by Heya Pro Standard at $6 a month (up to 5 sites and 1 custom domain per account).
Yes, you can embed a Calendly scheduling page on a Heya site using the embed block so clients can book consultations directly, or link a button to a Google Form or Tally form for inquiries. If you want scheduling built into your builder, Squarespace offers Acuity Scheduling and Wix has online scheduling tools.
Wix is the best pick here for ticketing because it has built-in event management tools to sell tickets and track RSVPs for online or in-person events. Wix paid plans start at $17 per month for Light and $29 per month for Core (which adds basic eCommerce), billed yearly. On Heya, you can link a button to your ticket checkout page and link to a Google Form or Tally form to collect RSVPs.
Yes, on our Pro Standard plan for $6 a month, which includes up to 5 sites and 1 custom domain you already own per account with automatic HTTPS, while Pro Plus at $15 a month, includes up to 10 custom domains per account. Free ($0) and Pro Lite ($3 a month) sites publish at yourname.heya.bio. By comparison, Carrd offers custom domains from $19 / year, Wix from $17 per month (paid yearly), and Squarespace from $19 per month.
You can upload up to 200 files per site on Heya, with each image up to 20 MB. Heya automatically resizes your photos to 2048 pixels on the long edge and converts them to WebP. You can also embed event videos from YouTube and Vimeo.
Pick Squarespace (from $19 per month) if you want one system with portfolios, Acuity Scheduling, and Invoicing for proposals and contracts. Pick Showit (from $22 per month, or $27 to $39 per month with a blog) to design a custom WordPress theme and use WordPress plugins on the $39 per month Advanced Blog plan. Both have a 14-day free trial without a credit card.
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Start building your website on Heya for $0 using one of 68 templates or a blank page, with no account or credit card required until you sign in with Google to publish.