Carbonmade review

Carbonmade is a no-code website builder for creative portfolios. Its drag-and-drop editor lets you arrange work with customizable layout blocks, then publish it as a hosted portfolio. The homepage lists image and video uploads, galleries, sliders and grids; it also says portfolios can display 4K video. The FAQ says you can connect your own domain.

There is no free plan, but the homepage offers an unlimited, credit-card-free trial. According to the pricing page, monthly plans start at $9.99 for Beginner, rise to $14.99 for Professional and reach $24.99 for Unlimited. Annual billing saves about 20%, paid upfront, but exact annual prices are not published. All three plans include unlimited image and video uploads, so the main price differences are project and page limits, navigation options, and access to features such as custom pages and 4K video.

Carbonmade keeps its offer focused: make a portfolio, arrange the work, and publish it without coding. That suits creatives who want a dedicated place to show projects rather than a sprawling site with lots of tools to configure. The homepage lists galleries, sliders and grids, while customizable blocks let you mix and match layouts.

Uploads are unlimited on every listed plan, so the Beginner plan’s eight-project cap is not an eight-file cap. The pricing page lists SD video on Beginner; Professional raises the project limit to 50 and adds custom pages, a private portfolio, five navigation options, and 4K video and audio. Unlimited includes everything in Professional, with unlimited projects and pages.

Hosting is included, and the FAQ says you can connect a domain you own. That keeps the basic portfolio setup in one service. The trial has no time limit and does not require a credit card, which gives you room to build before choosing a paid plan.

The plan caps matter if your portfolio grows. Beginner costs $9.99 a month and stops at eight projects, three navigation options, and SD video. Professional costs $14.99 and raises the cap to 50 projects, but only Unlimited at $24.99 removes the project limit and includes unlimited pages. Annual billing is advertised as roughly 20% cheaper, but the exact prepaid prices are not published, so the savings are harder to compare upfront.

Carbonmade’s listed features center on portfolios. The published plan details do not list a shop or broader business-site features, so check those requirements before moving an existing site. In one Reddit thread, a Carbonmade user considering a switch said the Pro plan felt limited and wanted to set up a shop; a commenter recommended Squarespace. That is one user’s account, not proof that Carbonmade cannot support a particular setup. But if selling work is central, verify the required commerce features before paying.

Carbonmade lists three monthly plans: Beginner at $9.99, Professional at $14.99, and Unlimited at $24.99. There is no free plan, but the site offers an unlimited-time trial without a credit card, according to the published product details.

Beginner includes unlimited image and video uploads, basic blocks, and up to 8 projects. Professional costs $5 more per month and raises the cap to 50 projects, while adding custom pages, a private portfolio, more navigation options, and 4K video and audio. Unlimited is another $10 per month above Professional; it removes the project cap and includes unlimited pages.

Annual billing reportedly saves about 20%, but Carbonmade does not publish exact annual prices in the published pricing information. Annual payment is in advance, so check the checkout total before committing. No add-ons are listed. Hosting is included, but the low entry price comes with a tight project cap; if you need more than 8 projects, the next tier is a meaningful jump.

Moving a portfolio to Carbonmade means rebuilding its presentation in Carbonmade’s drag-and-drop layouts and media galleries; the published information does not describe an automated import tool. Upload limits are listed as unlimited, but Beginner still caps you at 8 projects, so check how your work maps to Carbonmade’s project structure before choosing a plan.

The published materials do not specify whether you can export your portfolio, media, or page layouts, or what happens to a custom domain if you leave. That does not prove export is unavailable; it means you should confirm what you can take with you before moving. Keep original files and a copy of your site content outside the platform.

We do not have Reddit posts or comments in the published material, so we can’t attribute specific reasons for leaving to Reddit users. The stated limitations point to likely deal-breakers: needing a built-in shop, broader site features, more than 8 projects on Beginner, or exact annual pricing upfront. If those matter, compare alternatives before rebuilding.