Shovva vs Carrd
Carrd alternative: Shovva vs Carrd.
Shovva is a website builder for independent businesses that works as your link in bio, with bookings, classes, tickets, memberships and a shop on the same site. Carrd builds one-page sites for as little as $9 a year. Here is how they compare.
The short answer
A cheap one-page site, or a site that takes bookings?
Shovva costs more than Carrd and adds the parts that run a business: checkout on your website, a diary, class timetables, ticket check-in, memberships and a customer list in one app. Carrd is one of the lowest-cost ways to put a simple page online: a free plan, paid plans from $9 a year, and a lot of design control.
Choose Shovva if
Customers need to book, buy, join or buy tickets without leaving your site
You want a diary, a class timetable or door check-in built in
You want a finished website built from your choices, not laid out by hand
You want customers, orders and messages in one app
Choose Carrd if
You want a simple page or landing page, as cheaply as possible
You are comfortable building the layout yourself, element by element
You want several small sites under one account (3 free, up to 25 on Pro Plus)
You will link out to other tools for booking and selling
Our honest take
If you are taking money, bookings or sign-ups, Shovva saves you stitching tools together.
If you only need a page, Carrd costs far less and does that well.
You can start on either Free plan and see which feels right.
Checked 27 October 2026 against Carrd’s own pages, listed at the bottom of this page. Plans and features change, so check before you decide.
When Shovva is the better pick
Shovva is the better pick if…
Where Shovva fits better than Carrd, checked against Carrd’s own pages.
Customers book or buy on your site
Checkout sits on the website itself, so people pay without leaving. On Carrd, payment forms need Pro Plus and your own Stripe keys, or a widget from another tool.
You take bookings or sell tickets
Services with hours, deposits and a diary, and tickets with a QR ticket page and check-in at the door. We found no booking or ticketing feature on Carrd’s pages.
You run classes or memberships
A weekly timetable with passes, and monthly or yearly memberships with a members’ area, on every plan. We found neither on Carrd’s pages.
You sell products
Products with options, stock and delivery, and downloads delivered after payment. We found no native shop on Carrd’s pages.
You don’t want to design it yourself
Pick your trade, what you sell and a look, and Shovva builds a finished website. Every word and photo can be changed.
You want the business in one app
Customers, bookings, orders and messages in one app on your phone or computer, with a push alert for every sale.
Side by side
What each one gives you.
Carrd’s column is from its own pricing page, docs and terms. Where we could not find something we say so, rather than saying Carrd can’t do it.
| Carrd | Shovva | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | One-page sites “for pretty much anything”: a personal profile, a landing page to capture emails, or something more elaborate. | Independent businesses and creators who sell more than one kind of thing. |
| Pages | One page per site. Its docs say sections can simulate the effect of multiple pages. Sites per account: 3 on Free, 3, 10 and 25 on its paid plans. | One website of sections, and every offer has its own address that search engines can list. One website on Free and Pro, up to 3 on Premium. |
| Your own domain | Pro Standard and Pro Plus. Pro Lite gets unbranded addresses such as .crd.co. | Pro (up to 3 domains) and Premium (up to 10). |
| Taking payments | Payment forms through Stripe Checkout with your own Stripe keys, on Pro Plus. Stripe, PayPal and Gumroad widget embeds on Standard and Plus. No fee from Carrd found on its pages. | Checkout on the website itself, with a fee of 10% on Free, 2% on Pro and 0% on Premium, plus Stripe’s card fee. |
| Products | No native shop or product catalogue found on its pages as of 27 October 2026. | Products with options, stock and delivery, and downloads delivered after payment. |
| Bookings and tickets | No booking or ticketing feature found on its pricing, plans or docs pages as of 27 October 2026. | Services with hours, deposits and a diary. Ticket types with a QR ticket page and check-in at the door. |
| Classes and memberships | No class timetable or membership feature found on its pages. | A weekly timetable with passes, and monthly or yearly memberships with a members’ area, on every plan. |
| Email and sign-ups | Signup forms from Pro Standard that send to tools such as Mailchimp, MailerLite, Brevo and Kit. We did not find a built-in email sender. | Sign-ups on your website. Emails to your list: 1,000 a month on Pro, 10,000 on Premium. |
| Design | Build by element, with dozens of free templates and premium ones on Pro. Download your site code on Pro Plus. | Built from your choices: looks, palettes, fonts and section designs you pick, no code. |
| Running the business | A web builder and dashboard. Analytics from Pro Standard, including a cookie-free Carrd Analytics launched on 2 October 2026. | One app on your phone or computer with customers, bookings, orders and a push alert for every sale. |
| Moving in | No import from other builders found. Pro Plus has redirects to keep old links working. | A link importer that reads Linktree pages and copies what it can from other link pages, plus Shopify, Etsy, Square and WooCommerce products, Fresha, Booksy and Treatwell services, and Eventbrite events. |
Read from Carrd’s pricing page, docs and terms on 27 October 2026. Its pricing page shows no date; its terms are dated 2 October 2026. “Not found” means we looked and didn’t see it.
What it costs
Plans and fees, side by side.
Carrd shows US dollars only, and prices per year. Shovva is shown in dollars, pounds and euros, rounded up to a whole unit, with the yearly price beside it.
| Plan | Per year | Fee on sales | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrd Free (Basic) | $0 | None found | Up to 3 sites. Carrd branding on your site. |
| Carrd Pro Lite | $9 | None found | 3 sites, branding removed, unbranded address. |
| Carrd Pro Standard | $19 | None found | 10 sites, custom domain, forms, analytics. |
| Carrd Pro Plus | $49 | None found | 25 sites, payment forms through Stripe, download your site code. |
| Shovva Free | $0 · £0 · €0 | 10% | No monthly fee. Stripe’s card fee on top. |
| Shovva Pro | $210 · £150 · €180 a year ($21 · £15 · €18 a month) | 2% | Own domain, 1,000 emails a month. 14-day free trial for new subscribers. |
| Shovva Premium | $390 · £290 · €340 a year ($39 · £29 · €34 a month) | 0% | Up to 3 websites, 10,000 emails a month. |
Carrd prices from carrd.com/pro, read 27 October 2026. Carrd quotes fees exclusive of VAT or sales tax and shows no monthly price; its paid plans renew yearly or you pay as you go. Carrd also lists plans with more sites, whose prices we did not verify. Shovva prices as of 27 October 2026: see pricing for CAD, AUD and NZD.
When Carrd is the better pick
Honestly, Carrd is the better pick if…
We would rather you choose the right tool. These are the cases where Carrd fits better.
You just need a page, cheaply
A custom domain and forms cost $19 a year on its page. Shovva’s paid plans cost many times that, because they do more.
You want full control of the layout
Carrd lets you build element by element and download your site code on Pro Plus. Shovva builds from your choices and has no code editor.
You want several small sites
Carrd lists 3 sites free and up to 25 on Pro Plus. Shovva allows one website on Free and Pro, and 3 on Premium.
See one example, a portfolio that takes bookings.
Mara Field is a made-up photographer. Her website shows her work and takes enquiries and bookings on the same page. Look around, then build one like it.
Moving across
Moving from Carrd means a fresh start.
Shovva has no Carrd importer, so you rebuild. It takes three steps, and your Carrd site stays live until you swap the link.
1
Pick your trade and what you sell
Tell Shovva your kind of business and what you offer, and it builds a finished website you can edit.
2
Bring your words and photos
Paste in your text and add your photos, then add your services, tickets, memberships or products.
3
Swap your bio link
Put shovva.me/yourname (or your own domain on Pro and Premium) in your bios, then close or downgrade Carrd.
More comparisons
Weighing up other options?
Each page is checked the same way: against the other tool’s own pages, with the date and sources shown.
Sources for Carrd, read 27 October 2026
- Carrd Pro plans and prices (carrd.com/pro)
- Carrd docs: Pro plans
- Carrd docs: setting up payments
- Carrd docs: using sections (one-page sites)
- Carrd docs: Pro trial
- Carrd changelog (Carrd Analytics, 2 Oct 2026)
- Carrd terms of use (updated 2 Oct 2026)
Quotes are paraphrased. Carrd may have changed since. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected] and we’ll check it.
Questions
Questions people ask.
Moving from Carrd, or choosing between the two? Here’s what to expect.
Is Shovva a Carrd alternative?
Yes, once your site needs to take bookings, sell tickets or memberships, or run a shop with a customer list behind it. Carrd is a very low-cost builder of one-page sites, with a free plan and paid plans from $9 a year. Shovva is a website builder that works as your link in bio, with checkout, bookings, classes, tickets and memberships built in.
Is Carrd cheaper than Shovva?
Yes. On Carrd’s pricing page the paid plans are $9, $19 and $49 a year, in US dollars, and the plan with a custom domain and forms is $19 a year. Shovva Pro is about $21 a month, with a 2% fee on sales. They do different jobs: Carrd builds the page, and Shovva also takes the booking, the payment and the member sign-up. If you only need a page, Carrd costs far less.
Can I take payments on Carrd?
Carrd’s docs describe payment forms that use Stripe Checkout with your own Stripe API keys, on Pro Plus ($49 a year), and embeds for Stripe, PayPal and Gumroad widgets on Pro Standard and Plus. We found no percentage fee from Carrd on its pages. A form that takes payment is not the same as a shop with stock, options and a customer list, which is what Shovva’s checkout is.
Can I take bookings or sell tickets on Carrd?
We did not find a booking or ticketing feature on Carrd’s pricing, plans or docs pages as of 27 October 2026. Its docs list embeds from Stripe, PayPal, Gumroad, Typeform and Facebook. Shovva has services with set hours, deposits and a diary, and ticket types with check-in at the door.
Can I move my Carrd site to Shovva?
Shovva has no Carrd importer, so you rebuild: pick your kind of business and what you sell, and Shovva builds a finished website you can edit. Your words and photos can be pasted in. Keep your Carrd site live until the new one is ready, then change the link in your bio.
Which countries can I sell from?
Carrd’s pages do not list countries for selling. Its payments run on Stripe, so Stripe’s supported countries apply. Shovva sends payments through your own Stripe account too, and is built for English-speaking countries where Stripe works, such as the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Check Stripe’s list for your country before you choose.