Carrd

YES

Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent.

A builder for one-page sites: a profile, a launch page, a link hub. You edit blocks in the browser, point a domain at it, and it hosts the result — no repository, no build step and no server to keep alive.

Promptfree, for everyone, and the only version there is

Build me a one-page site generator driven by a single file.

STACK
- Astro in static output, deployed to any static host
- No server, no frontend framework

THE FILE
- The whole site in one YAML file: sections in order, each with a type — hero, text, gallery, list, form, footer — its content and an optional background
- Everything else on the page is derived from it, including the meta tags

DESIGN
- Three section layouts that already look finished
- A small token file for colour, type scale and spacing, legible in light and dark
- Fluid type with clamp(), images through Astro's pipeline as WebP at two widths

THE FORM
- Posts to a serverless function or a form relay
- Honeypot field, a minimum fill time and a same-origin check instead of a third-party captcha

FOUND BY SEARCH
- Meta tags, an Open Graph image generated at build time, a sitemap and JSON-LD Person or Organization schema
- All of it derived from the same YAML, so nothing can disagree with anything else

BUDGET, ENFORCED IN CI
- Total page weight under 150KB
- No render-blocking third-party request, at all

Include a build command that outputs one directory ready to drop on any host, and a README on the YAML schema.

What you lose

An editor that gets a decent one-page site live in twenty minutes without touching code
Hosting, TLS and a custom domain configured by clicking rather than by editing DNS and a web server
Form handling with spam filtering, included rather than wired up
Templates that already look finished
The lowest price on this entire directory — at $19 a year, the build has to be about control, not money

If you would rather not build

A single hand-written HTML file, which is genuinely competitive here
Hugo, if you want a theme ecosystem

The escape hatch

open source · no votes, no paid placement

Astro

Site framework — the practical way to publish a small site you own outright.

withastro/astrofree · open source

Eleventy

Turns Markdown and templates into plain HTML, with no client framework.

11ty/buildawesomefree · open source

Why this verdict

our own opinion · changed only by a person

92/100

Verdict yes at 92, the highest on the site: a one-page static site is the most replaceable thing here. Stated honestly, though, $19 a year means the only sensible reason to build it is wanting the source, not saving money.

History

tracked since 6 Aug 2026 · nothing is ever overwritten

Interest · last 30 days

Nothing recorded yet. This chart fills in once the page has visitors, votes or prompt copies — it will not draw a flat line to look busy.

Questions about Carrd

answered from the record above

Is Carrd free?

No — the plan we track is $1.58 a month. Pro starts at $19 per year; there is no monthly plan, so the figure shown is that annual price divided by twelve. Easily the cheapest entry on this list.

Can you replace Carrd by building your own?

YES. Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent. Replacement score 92 out of 100, build time one session. Read what you lose before you decide.

How much does Carrd cost?

$1.58 a month on Pro — $18.96 a year. Recorded 6 Aug 2026.

What do you lose by replacing Carrd?

An editor that gets a decent one-page site live in twenty minutes without touching code; Hosting, TLS and a custom domain configured by clicking rather than by editing DNS and a web server; Form handling with spam filtering, included rather than wired up; Templates that already look finished; The lowest price on this entire directory — at $19 a year, the build has to be about control, not money. If any of those carry weight for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Carrd?

Yes: Astro, Eleventy. The prompt on this page is for when you want it your way instead.

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