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Carrd vs Softr

An in-depth head to head comparison

In this article, read a side-by-side comparison between two no-code tools: Carrd and Softr. We'll compare pricing, the benefits, the drawbacks, give examples of what you can and can't build, as well as our overall recommendation.

What is Carrd?

A free platform for building simple, fully responsive one-page sites for pretty much anything.
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What is Softr?

The easiest way to build powerful portals and tools on top of your business data—flexible, fast, and no coding required.
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Pricing

Carrd pricing

  • Free basic plan with the carrd.co domain and up to 3 sites
  • $9/year - $49/year for custom domains and no branding, additional published sites, more data storage and features

Softr pricing

  • Free basic plan with unlimited app visitors, 5 internal / 100 external app users, 5 workspace collaborators, CRUD, Global data restrictions, 1 custom domain
  • $49/month for custom CSS/JS, 10 internal / 1000 external app users, Embed Softr apps, Option to buy extra custom domains, 
  • $139/month - $269/month for 100 internal / 10000 external app users, 15 workspace collaborators, Conditional Forms, Downloadable mobile apps (PWA), No Softr branding, 

Benefits

Carrd benefits

  • Simple to use
  • Great for one page websites
  • Can integrate with Stripe for payments (limited e-commerce functionality)
  • Integrates with platforms like Mailchimp to collect emails
  • Responsive
  • Most affordable website builder (as low as $9/year)

Softr benefits

  • Easy to use, no-code interface allows non-technical users, such as operators, analysts, and team leads, to create and manage their own tools.
  • Build internal tools or portals on top of your data with AWS-powered server-side security
  • Integration with a variety of data sources, including SQL Databases (MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MariaDB), Airtable, Google Sheets, HubSpot, BigQuery, SmartSuite, Xano, SupaBase.
  • Customize layout and design to align with your brand
  • Advanced user groups and custom permissions
  • Custom code (Javascript, HTML/CSS) available 
  • Responsive design, plus option to create mobile applications as PWAs
  • Hundreds of templates for use cases across various verticals and departments.
  • Integrate with 30+ tools including Zapier and Make
  • 24/7 high quality support, regardless of plan.

Drawbacks

Carrd drawbacks

  • Can’t export code
  • Not as customizable as Webflow
  • No CMS - have to hard code in content or embed an Airtable CMS

Softr drawbacks

  • Can't build more complex logic into web apps (check out Bubble or Glide for more complex logic
  • Can't fully customize design

What you can build

Carrd use-cases

  • Simple websites with full control over design
  • Landing pages
  • Simple e-commerce sites

Softr use-cases

  • Internal tools and portals for businesses such as client portals, team intranets, inventory management, HR portals, employee directories, CRM, reporting dashboards
  • Public facing apps

What you can't build

What you can't build with Carrd

  • Websites with a CMS that dynamically creates pages (check out Webflow)
  • Multi-page websites (check out Webflow or Squarespace)
  • Web apps with complex logic (check out Glide or Bubble)

What you can't build with Softr

  • Fully custom designed websites

Overall Recommendation

Carrd recommendation

Carrd is best for simple one-page websites. It combines an easy learning curve with high customization. It's perfect for testing out an idea.

Another great option for this use-case is Umso.

You can also use tools like Webflow and Squarespace, but for simple sites those tools may be overkill.

Softr recommendation

Softr is best for building powerful internal tools and client portals incredibly fast, without needing any coding skills. It’s ideal if you’re looking for a solution that doesn’t require high-level design flexibility but offers ease of use, affordability, and the ability to build apps for both internal and external use.

If you want more control over the design and more complexity, I'd recommend Webflow connected to Memberstack for a membership site, but that also comes with a higher learning curve.

If you're looking to build a web app with more complex logic I'd recommend checking out Bubble or Glide.

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