Carrd

What do you like best?

Carrd's templates, even on the free plan, are clean and attractive. Think of Carrd as suitable for a digital business card, a portfolio with a few images, or a simple landing page.

I would recommend this for folks who need a temporary website solution. As well, if you just need a basic, one-page website to advertise yourself or your service. Their best templates look like a business card that links to a page.

You can't beat the price-point. As I write this it's $19/year. Dirt cheap compared to most web builders like Wix, Weebly, Abstract, Wordpress, all that. The closest I could find was Persona (by Cargo) at $26/year. And it does have an improved WYSIWYG editor. Regardless, Carrd's got everyone beat for pricing.

What do you dislike?

Carrd has major limitations in elements and styling. If you want to create a blog or even a simple article, it's not going to be easy. The styles will be out-of-the-box, and for someone like me, that's going to be a deal-breaker for most applications.

I would not recommend this product to designers or folks selling complex products. It's excellent for looking clean and professional but will not have you standing out.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

I'd recommend looking at Persona and comparing the two tools. Carrd has minor customization but a better price-point. You can't beat the cost.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

I used Carrd to create a placeholder website while building something more complex. It redirected to other places people could find me. And it looked good.