{
  "id": "carrd-vs-tilda",
  "ids": [
    "carrd",
    "tilda"
  ],
  "title": "Carrd vs Tilda: free sites, domains, forms and exports",
  "kicker": "SOFTWARE BUYING DECISIONS",
  "heading": "Carrd vs Tilda:<br>free sites, domains, forms and exports.",
  "deck": "Compare Carrd vs Tilda by free sites, domains, forms and exports. Four buying briefs explain the required package, capacity checks and costs to confirm.",
  "description": "Compare Carrd vs Tilda by free sites, domains, forms and exports. Four buying briefs explain the required package, capacity checks and costs to confirm.",
  "answerHeading": "Choose the workflow.<br>Then check the package.",
  "answer": "Carrd focuses on one-page sites and offers up to three free sites. Tilda supports a broader content-block website structure, with one free site and paid domain or export options. Decide whether the site is one landing page or a growing content site, then select the exact domain, form and export package.",
  "researchTag": "Carrd / Tilda",
  "researchLimit": "Buying briefs are illustrative decisions, not measured usability or equivalent-feature price rankings.",
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-14",
  "type": "workflow-buying",
  "rows": [
    [
      "Site structure",
      "One-page sites",
      "Content-block websites"
    ],
    [
      "Free site allowance",
      "Up to three sites per account",
      "One website with key blocks"
    ],
    [
      "Custom domain",
      "Qualifying Pro package, including Standard",
      "Personal or Business"
    ],
    [
      "Forms and integrations",
      "Check Standard or Plus; Pro Lite differs",
      "Check the selected paid publishing package"
    ],
    [
      "Multi-site scope",
      "Pro packages have site-count options",
      "Business lists five websites"
    ],
    [
      "Export decision",
      "Check Plus download and connected-service scope",
      "Business lists code export"
    ],
    [
      "Ongoing extras",
      "Domain registration and connected services",
      "Domain, payments and exported service replacements"
    ]
  ],
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Two simple pages as separate free sites",
      "question": "Does free site count fit?",
      "left": "Two sites fit the three-site allowance; each remains a one-page site.",
      "right": "Two websites exceed the one-site Free allowance.",
      "note": "This checks site count, not forms, domains or total page architecture."
    },
    {
      "name": "One business landing page with a domain and form",
      "question": "Which paid package should be evaluated?",
      "left": "Standard includes the relevant domain and form capabilities; Pro Lite should not be assumed sufficient.",
      "right": "Evaluate Personal and the actual form and publishing requirements.",
      "note": "Domain ownership, renewal and the receiving form service remain separate checks."
    },
    {
      "name": "Four client websites",
      "question": "Does the portfolio allowance fit?",
      "left": "Quote a Pro site-count package supporting four sites.",
      "right": "Business supports five websites.",
      "note": "Site capacity does not establish client permissions, transfer rights or a matched invoice."
    },
    {
      "name": "A content site planned for eventual export",
      "question": "What must be tested before migration?",
      "left": "Test the appropriate download capability and every connected form or embed.",
      "right": "Business provides code export; test the resulting site and external services.",
      "note": "Code export alone does not preserve hosted forms, analytics or every connected workflow."
    }
  ],
  "exampleTable": {
    "caption": "Four hypothetical buying briefs; package decisions are qualified and unquoted costs remain unpriced",
    "headers": [
      "Buying brief",
      "Carrd",
      "Tilda"
    ],
    "rows": [
      [
        "Two simple pages as separate free sites",
        "Two sites fit the three-site allowance; each remains a one-page site.",
        "Two websites exceed the one-site Free allowance."
      ],
      [
        "One business landing page with a domain and form",
        "Standard includes the relevant domain and form capabilities; Pro Lite should not be assumed sufficient.",
        "Evaluate Personal and the actual form and publishing requirements."
      ],
      [
        "Four client websites",
        "Quote a Pro site-count package supporting four sites.",
        "Business supports five websites."
      ],
      [
        "A content site planned for eventual export",
        "Test the appropriate download capability and every connected form or embed.",
        "Business provides code export; test the resulting site and external services."
      ]
    ]
  },
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "structure",
      "navLabel": "Site structure",
      "title": "Site structure: plan the navigation before choosing",
      "paragraphs": [
        "A landing page can place the offer, evidence and next action in one flow. A growing publication may need several separate pages, their own titles and a clear navigation hierarchy. Sketch that structure before comparing template libraries.",
        "Build the same page in an authorised evaluation, review a narrow phone and test keyboard navigation. Measure loading with your actual images and embeds; this comparison does not claim equal performance or search rankings."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "migration",
      "navLabel": "Exit scope",
      "title": "Exit scope: test the exported visitor journey",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Keep domain access under the business’s control. Test redirects, asset paths, form submissions and privacy-related choices on an exported copy before treating export as a migration solution. Record who hosts and maintains it.",
        "Compare ordinary annual or monthly fees with domain renewals and external services. A subscription that includes several sites can still require a separate domain and integration cost for each client."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "Does Carrd Pro Lite automatically include custom domains and forms?",
      "answer": "No. Compare the exact Pro package; Standard and Plus include broader publishing capabilities."
    },
    {
      "question": "How many sites does Tilda Free include?",
      "answer": "The current Free plan lists one website with its key block collection."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does Tilda code export guarantee a complete hosted-service migration?",
      "answer": "No. Test forms, integrations and other hosted functions separately after export."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://carrd.com/",
      "facts": "Current product capabilities, package boundaries and commercial conditions used in this comparison"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://carrd.com/pro",
      "facts": "Current product capabilities, package boundaries and commercial conditions used in this comparison"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://tilda.cc/pricing/",
      "facts": "Current product capabilities, package boundaries and commercial conditions used in this comparison"
    }
  ],
  "relatedLinks": [
    {
      "path": "/compare/wix-vs-squarespace/",
      "title": "Compare other website publishing packages →"
    },
    {
      "path": "/guides/software-buying-checklist/",
      "title": "Build a website evaluation brief →"
    }
  ],
  "datasetDescription": "Compare Carrd vs Tilda by free sites, domains, forms and exports. Four buying briefs explain the required package, capacity checks and costs to confirm. These hypothetical scenarios retain the stated assumptions and distinguish subscription scope from implementation or usage charges. No product trial or measured performance outcome is claimed."
}