Websites and hosting
Carrd alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
webstudio-is/webstudio★8,807 GitHub starsAGPL-3.0 licenceA visual website builder with an in-browser editor for creating and hosting responsive sites.Open on GitHub ↗Planetable/Planet★1,810 GitHub starsMIT licenceTool to build and host decentralized blogs and websites locally on your Mac.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Polished WYSIWYG editor and UX polish
- Built-in catalog of dozens of templates
- Integrated one-click third-party form/payment connectors
- Hosted analytics, ready SSL provisioning, and domain management UI
- Pro account features like no-branding and multi-site management
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Carrd, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.