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PlatePages vs Carrd for restaurants

Carrd is the cheapest way to get a one-page website with your own domain. You build everything yourself and the menu is plain text. PlatePages costs more, but it is a complete restaurant website with real menu tools, QR codes and extra pages.

Prices checked 13 October 2026 · US dollars, yearly billing

The short answer

Choose Carrd if

  • You need the lowest possible yearly cost
  • Your menu rarely changes
  • You are comfortable building and styling a page yourself

Choose PlatePages if

  • You want more than one page: menu, gallery, catering, events
  • You want a menu with photos, sizes, allergens and filters
  • You want sold-out switches and specials
  • You want QR codes and a printed menu included
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Side by side

CarrdPlatePages
What it costs Free with Carrd branding. Your own domain from US$19 a year (Pro Standard), plus the domain itself US$99 a year, everything included (about US$8 a month)
Made for Simple one-page websites Cafés, restaurants, bakeries and bars only
Putting your menu online Type your menu into text blocks Paste your menu text: sections, prices and sizes are read for you
Daily changes Edit and publish again Sold-out switch and today's specials from your phone, reset by themselves tomorrow
Helping guests choose Not available Search, dietary filters and an allergy filter, built in
QR codes Possible with a separate QR tool Included and never expire, with print-ready table cards and posters
Printed menu Made separately An A4 menu that always matches your website
Design Flexible one-page layouts 4 restaurant templates and 9 font pairings (36 looks), any colour, your logo, your own homepage order
Extra pages One page per site Up to 10 pages: catering, events, private dining, vouchers, jobs
Online ordering Link to your ordering service Buttons to the ordering service you already use (Uber Eats, DoorDash, Square and others)
Your own domain On Pro Standard and up; you buy the domain separately Included every year, or a free yourname.platepages.com
Who does the design You design it Done for you: you choose, and it always works on phones

We make PlatePages, so we're not neutral, but we've tried to be fair. Carrd's details come from their public website, checked 13 October 2026. Prices change and differ by country, so check before you decide. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it. Wix, Squarespace, Canva, Square, Carrd and Hostinger are trademarks of their owners. PlatePages is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.

Questions owners ask

Is Carrd cheaper than PlatePages?

Yes. Carrd Pro Standard is about US$19 a year, plus about US$10 to US$20 for the domain. PlatePages is US$99 a year and includes the domain connection, menu tools, QR codes, a printed menu and up to 10 extra pages.

Can Carrd do a restaurant menu?

You can type a menu into a Carrd page, but there are no restaurant tools: no sold-out switch, specials, allergen filter, sizes or printable menu.

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