# makerhandle vs Framer

> Framer builds beautiful custom sites, priced per site. makerhandle is a ready-made maker page with verified revenue and a domain for $20 a year.

Framer is a design tool that publishes real websites. makerhandle is a page you fill in, not design. Which one you want depends on your evening.

## What Framer does well

Framer is one of the best tools for designing and publishing a custom website without writing code. You get a full canvas, animations, a CMS and templates from a large community. Designers love it, and the results can look stunning.

Framer is priced **per site**. A free site lives on a Framer subdomain; using your own domain needs a paid site plan. [Framer's pricing page](https://www.framer.com/pricing) lists the Basic plan, which includes a custom domain, at $10 a month. Check framer.com for current pricing.

## Designing vs filling in

With Framer you make every layout decision: grids, breakpoints, type, spacing. That freedom is the product, and it also takes time, both to build and to keep current.

makerhandle has **seven templates** built for showing projects: Stack, Showcase, Bento, Minimal, Spotlight, Terminal and Studio. You fill in a bio and projects, and the layout works on every screen. Most pages are done in about two minutes, and updating a project is a single form.

## Maker features built in

makerhandle includes things a Framer site would need integrations for:

- **verified revenue** from Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Gumroad, RevenueCat or Shopify, with a check mark and history charts
- **project status**: Active, Building, Acquired, On hold, Discontinued
- **cookie-free analytics** with sources, UTM campaigns, devices and project clicks
- an **email subscribe box** with double opt-in
- a public [leaderboard](https://makerhandle.com/features/leaderboard)

## Which should you pick?

Pick **Framer** if you are a designer and the site itself is part of your portfolio, or you need many pages and custom interactions.

Pick **makerhandle** if you want a page that shows your products well with almost no upkeep. **Pro is $20 a year** with a custom domain included. Designers who use Framer for client sites often use makerhandle as their bio link. See [makerhandle for designers](https://makerhandle.com/for/designers).

## Sources

- [Framer: pricing](https://www.framer.com/pricing)

## Questions

### Can I customize makerhandle as much as Framer?

No, by design. You choose a template, theme, accent color, font and corner style, and on Pro a custom theme with your own colors, gradient or background image.

### Does makerhandle include a custom domain?

Yes, on Pro at $20 a year, with SSL handled automatically.

### Can I link my Framer site from makerhandle?

Yes. Add it as a project with a screenshot.

### Is makerhandle affiliated with Framer?

No. makerhandle is an independent product.

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Source: https://makerhandle.com/compare/framer
makerhandle: makerhandle is a link in bio for makers and founders: every project with its status and revenue verified from Stripe, Paddle and more.