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A link in bio that builds itself, no site building needed.

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Carrd and Hiyaly, side by side

Drag across to compare the two homepages. Both are real screenshots, taken the same week.

hiyaly.com
The Hiyaly homepage
The Carrd homepage
CarrdHiyaly

Screenshots of carrd.com and hiyaly.com, taken 5 November 2026. Carrd is a trademark of its owner; we're not affiliated.

The short answer

Carrd is a one-page website builder with a free plan and Pro plans from $9 a year, so it costs far less than Hiyaly. It gives you a blank canvas and full control of the layout. Hiyaly is made only for link in bio: Hiya sets it up from your socials, and link stats, scheduled links, messages and a verified badge come built in.

Pick Carrd if

  • You want the lowest price: Carrd Pro starts at $9 a year.
  • You want your own domain today.
  • You want full control of layout, sections and custom code.
  • You need several sites from one account.

Carrd's plans

  • Pro Lite · $9/year
  • Pro Standard · $19/year
  • Pro Plus · $49/year

Pick Hiyaly if

  • You want a link-in-bio page set up for you, not a blank canvas.
  • You want click stats, scheduled links and short links without embeds or code.
  • You'd like visitors to message you, and a verified badge checked by a person.
  • You'd rather pay monthly than for a year up front.
Build your page

At a glance

Price
Carrd:Free, then $9 to $49 a year
Hiyaly:$8/month or $72/year per page
Billing
Carrd:Yearly only
Hiyaly:Monthly or yearly
Free plan
Carrd:Yes, up to 3 sites
Hiyaly:No free plan; 14-day free trial, then $8/month
Custom domain
Carrd:Pro Standard, $19/year
Hiyaly:Yes, on Pro
Setup
Carrd:Pick a template and build the layout
Hiyaly:Hiya brings in your photo, bio and links from your socials
Link tools
Carrd:Build your own buttons and sections
Hiyaly:Scheduled links, click stats, shortener and QR
Fees on sales
Carrd:None from Carrd
Hiyaly:0% Hiyaly fee; Stripe processing only
Verified badge
Carrd:No
Hiyaly:On Pro, checked by a person

What a year costs

The cheapest paid plan on each, for one page.

Carrd$9/yr
Hiyaly Pro$96/yr
Fees on sales, Carrd
None from Carrd; Stripe or PayPal charge their own fees
Fees on sales, Hiyaly
0% platform fees: Stripe's standard processing only

Cheapest paid plan for one page, billed monthly where both offer it, as listed on 5 November 2026. Hiyaly is priced per page, and is $72 a year if you pay yearly; Carrd's plans may cover more. Prices change, so check Carrd's pricing page before you decide.

Feature by feature

FeatureCarrdHiyaly
Publish a page for free
YesUp to 3 sites
No14-day free trial, then $8/month; build and preview first
Themes and custom design
YesTemplates and full layout control
Yes
Videos that play on the page
PartlyVideo uploads on Pro; embeds on Pro Standard
YesYouTube, Vimeo and TikTok
Email sign-ups
PartlySignup forms on Pro Standard
Yes
Send sign-ups to your email tool
PartlyMailchimp, Kit and many more on Pro Standard
YesMailchimp, Klaviyo, Kit and more, or CSV export
Sell products with built-in checkout
PartlyStripe Checkout forms on Pro Plus; payment widgets on Pro Standard
YesDownloads and tips through your own Stripe, 0% platform fees
Built-in bookings
NoEmbed a booking tool on Pro Standard
YesGoogle Calendar and Meet; paid sessions at 0% platform fees
Click analytics
PartlySite analytics on Pro Standard
YesLast 90 days
Scheduled links
NoNot listed on their site
Yes
Your own domain
PartlyPro Standard and up
YesIncluded in Pro
Remove the tool's branding
PartlyAny Pro plan
Yes
Verified badge
NoNot listed on their site
YesChecked by a person
Builds your page from your socials
NoNot listed on their site
YesHiya sets it up from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or X
Link shortener
NoNot listed on their site
YesWith click counts
QR code for your page
PartlyPro plans
Yes
Messages from visitors
PartlyContact forms on Pro Standard
Yes
Meta and Google pixels
PartlyAdd with your own code embeds on Pro Standard
Yes
Password-protected page
PartlyPro Plus
Yes

Why people switch from Carrd

  • 1

    Done for you, not from scratch

    Carrd hands you a template and a set of building blocks. Hiya hands you a finished first draft: your photo, bio and links from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or X, in a theme that matches your feed.

  • 2

    Link tools without code

    Click counts per link, scheduled links, short links and a QR code come with Hiyaly. On Carrd you'd build buttons yourself and add analytics on a Pro plan.

  • 3

    Messages and a verified badge

    Visitors can message you from your Hiyaly page, and a real person checks every verified badge. Carrd doesn't list a badge.

Carrd is cheaper. Here's what the gap buys

Let's be clear: Carrd costs less. Pro Lite is $9 a year, and Pro Standard, with your own domain and forms, is $19 a year. Hiyaly Pro is $8 a month, or $72 a year if you pay yearly. Carrd only bills yearly, and it has a 7-day free trial on Pro.

What the gap pays for is a page that's already set up and made for link in bio. Hiya builds it from your socials. You get click counts per link, scheduled links, a link shortener, a QR code, messages and a verified badge, without embeds or code.

If you're happy building and you don't need those extras, Carrd is great value. If you'd rather not build at all, that's where Hiyaly earns its price.

A website builder or a link page

Carrd builds one-page sites: landing pages, portfolios, profiles. You place every section, button and image. That freedom is the reason people love it.

A link in bio changes often, though. New video, new drop, new campaign. Hiyaly is made for those quick changes: add a link, spotlight it, schedule it to go live, and see how many people tap it.

Which Carrd plan you'd need

Most link-in-bio features on Carrd need Pro Standard at $19 a year: custom domains, signup forms that connect to Mailchimp, Kit and others, embeds and analytics. Payments through Stripe Checkout and password protection need Pro Plus at $49 a year.

On Hiyaly, one plan, Pro, covers publishing, no branding, sign-ups sent to your email tool, messages, scheduled links, 90 days of analytics, Meta and Google pixels, a password-protected page and a verified badge.

Domains

Carrd lets you use your own domain from Pro Standard. Hiyaly includes your own domain on Pro, alongside hiyaly.com/yourname.

Move from Carrd to Hiyaly

  1. 1

    Sign up at hiyaly.com and tell Hiya where you post.

  2. 2

    Copy over any links from your Carrd site that Hiya didn't bring in.

  3. 3

    Pick a theme, fonts and stickers, and preview it on your phone.

  4. 4

    Choose Pro to publish at hiyaly.com/yourname.

  5. 5

    Swap your Carrd link for your Hiyaly link in each bio. If your Carrd site is on your own domain, you can keep it as your website.

Go live free for 14 days, no card needed. Then $8 a month, or $72 a year.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hiyaly free?

There's no free plan, but there's a 14-day free trial on Pro, monthly or yearly, with no card needed. After that it's $8 a month, or $72 a year, per page. Carrd lets you publish up to three sites for free.

Can I move my Carrd links to Hiyaly?

Yes. Hiya brings in your photo, bio and links from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or X, and you can paste in anything else from your Carrd site.

Is Hiyaly cheaper than Carrd?

No. Carrd Pro starts at $9 a year, and Hiyaly is $8 a month, or $72 a year. Hiyaly costs more because it sets the page up for you and includes link stats, scheduled links, messages and a verified badge.

Can I use my own domain on Hiyaly?

Yes, on Pro. Connect a domain you own in Settings, and hiyaly.com/yourname keeps working too. Carrd supports custom domains from Pro Standard.

How we checked

We checked Carrd's own pages on 5 November 2026 and took the homepage screenshot the same week. Spot something out of date? Email us and we'll fix it.

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