Stan Store vs Carrd

Stan Store8.7Visit Carrd8.6Visit

Higher score Stan Store #3 in Link-in-Bio Tools 8.7/10 From $25/mo (annual) · 14-day trial ✓ 2 of 5 features Try Stan Store

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Carrd #4 in Link-in-Bio Tools 8.6/10 Free plan · Pro from $9/yr Free plan✓ 2 of 5 features Visit Carrd

• Stan Store fits best

  Coaches and creators selling directly to followers

• Carrd fits best

  Designers who want a page that looks nothing like Linktree

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Side by side

Feature	Stan Store 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Carrd 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Link-in-Bio Tools	#4 in Link-in-Bio Tools
Best for	Coaches and creators selling directly to followers	Designers who want a page that looks nothing like Linktree
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$25/mo	$0.75/mo (best)
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Features Stan Store 2/5 · Carrd 2/5
Custom domain	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Sell products	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Tips / donations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Email capture	✓	✓
No branding on free	Not checked yet	—
Specs
Analytics	Advanced	None
Our review
Pros	Checkout happens inside the page — no redirect, no cart drop-off Calendar booking, courses and digital downloads in one product list No per-sale platform fee; you keep everything minus card processing	Absolute placement — put every element exactly where you want it Pro Standard costs a few dollars a year and includes a custom domain Forms, embeds and payment buttons without a plugin ecosystem
Cons	No free plan, and $29 a month is steep for a hobby account Design is a fixed template — brand colours yes, layout no Weak for plain link lists; every block wants to sell something	No link-in-bio starter flow — you begin from a blank canvas No click analytics unless you wire Google Analytics or Plausible Free sites sit on a carrd.co subdomain with a small badge
Our verdict	Stan Store is the tool for creators who already have an audience and want to sell to it without a website. We listed a downloadable guide and a thirty-minute call: both went live in a few minutes, the buyer never left the page to pay, and… Read the review →	Carrd is a one-page site builder that can also serve as a link-in-bio page. It suits creators, freelancers and small brands that want a distinctive presentation rather than a rigid, template-led profile. Page elements such as an avatar,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Stan Store — where it wins

  • Checkout happens inside the page — no redirect, no cart drop-off
  • Calendar booking, courses and digital downloads in one product list
  • No per-sale platform fee; you keep everything minus card processing

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan, and $29 a month is steep for a hobby account
  • Design is a fixed template — brand colours yes, layout no
  • Weak for plain link lists; every block wants to sell something

• Carrd — where it wins

  • Absolute placement — put every element exactly where you want it
  • Pro Standard costs a few dollars a year and includes a custom domain
  • Forms, embeds and payment buttons without a plugin ecosystem

  Where it doesn't

  • No link-in-bio starter flow — you begin from a blank canvas
  • No click analytics unless you wire Google Analytics or Plausible
  • Free sites sit on a carrd.co subdomain with a small badge

• Stan Store8.7/10 · From $25/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

  A storefront disguised as a link page — checkout, bookings and courses with zero transaction fees.

  Try Stan StoreFull verdict →
• Carrd8.6/10 · Free plan · Pro from $9/yr

  One-page sites for the price of a coffee a year — total design control, zero hand-holding.

  Visit CarrdFull verdict →