Short answer: Carrd is a superb one-page site builder — total layout control, custom domains on cheap paid tiers, forms, and no lock-in to any profile format. whomi.bio is a managed developer profile: zero layout work, live GitHub/Stack Overflow/LeetCode/npm data, structured enquiries and SEO handled for you. Choose Carrd when you want to design a page; choose whomi.bio when you want a maintained, always-current engineering profile without building anything.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Carrd | whomi.bio |
|---|---|---|
| Layout freedom | Full — build anything | Opinionated developer layout + 6 themes |
| Setup time | Hours (design it yourself) | ~60 seconds |
| Live developer widgets | No (manual embeds only) | Yes — GitHub, SO, LeetCode, npm, RSS |
| Structured hire enquiries + inbox | Generic forms (Pro) | Built in — scope · budget · timeline |
| Custom domain | Yes (Pro, from ~$19/yr) | whomi.bio/you handle |
| Maintenance | You update everything | Widgets update themselves |
| Pricing (verified Sep 2026) | Free · Pro from ~$19/year (see carrd.co) | Free · Pro $7/mo, $70/yr, $99 lifetime |
Where Carrd is better
- Design control — pixel-level freedom, custom domains, any content type.
- Price — Pro tiers start around $19/year, among the cheapest on the web.
- Non-profile pages — landing pages, waitlists, event pages; whomi.bio does none of that.
Where whomi.bio is better
- Zero build, zero drift: a Carrd page shows the numbers you typed last quarter; whomi widgets show today's.
- Recruiter-ready: structured enquiries, availability status and resume export come standard.
- Profile SEO handled: server rendering, Person schema, per-profile share images — no plugins to configure.
Using both
Plenty of engineers keep a Carrd (or full personal site) for long-form content and use whomi.bio as the high-signal link in their social bios and README — the whomi profile links out to the site. They're complements more than rivals.
Bottom line
Carrd wins on flexibility and price; whomi.bio wins on automation and developer-specific proof. Related: GitHub README vs bio page · Linktree alternatives for developers.
Sources
- Carrd pricing and features checked September 1, 2026 against carrd.co and its official docs. "No live developer widgets" means no native ones were found as of that date — Carrd supports arbitrary embeds you could wire yourself.
- whomi.bio pricing per our own pricing page.