Portfolio builders
Cliux vs Cargo
Pick Cliux if you want a freeform canvas with a store, bookings and memberships built in, and an agency console for client work. Pick Cargo if you want one flat price for unlimited public sites, several people editing at once and a CSS editor over every element.
In Cargo’s own words: “Cargo is a site builder for designers and artists.”
Side by side
What each product offers
Every figure in the right-hand column links to the page it was read on and the day it was read. Cliux figures are read from the product's own catalogue.
| Feature | Cliux | Cargo |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest paid plan | $9 a month per published site, or $90 a year; building and previewing is free | Cargo 3 subscription (the only plan): $14 a month billed yearly, $19 a month billed monthly[1] |
| Free plan | Free to build and preview with a password-protected share link. A personal site is free to build and preview; publishing it is $9 a month. An agency's Starter plan is free and publishes 2 client sites; Agency and Scale add sites and seats. | Building in draft is free with no time limit; a subscription is needed to make a site public. Students and teachers use Cargo free[2] |
| Fees on your sales | 0% platform commission on any sale; payments go to your own Stripe account and Stripe's processing fee applies | No Cargo per-transaction fee on Commerce sales; processor fees apply[1] |
| Editor model | Freeform canvas: drag anything anywhere, pixel placement, with a separately tunable phone layout | A flow-based editor: pages hold columns and galleries, Sets group pages and can stack into one scroll, with pinned elements for fixed placement[3] |
| Sites per plan | Personal: as many sites as you publish, $9 a month each; Starter: free, 2 client sites and 2 seats; Agency $49 a month for 15 client sites and 10 seats; Scale $99 a month for unlimited client sites and unlimited seats | Unlimited public sites on one subscription[1] |
| Team seats and client access | Agency console: owners and admins reach every client site; a site role reaches only the sites it is granted; custom roles with 8 permission keys | Real-time multi-user editing with Admin, Editor and Viewer roles; no collaborator cap is published[4] |
| Selling online | Online Store: physical and digital products, card or bank transfer, shipping zones, stock, discount codes; no product variants | Commerce add-on for physical and digital goods with Stripe and PayPal[5] |
| Blog | Blog with categories, tags, authors, comments and scheduling | No dedicated blog feature found; a Set of pages can stack into a scrolling feed[6] |
| Forms | Forms with a submissions inbox, spam filtering, email alerts and webhooks | A built-in contact form that emails the site creator[7] |
| Custom code | Page code panel in the editor: your own JavaScript, addressing elements by name, in a sandbox; no server-side code | A CSS editor for the whole site or per page, and an HTML tab for site-wide scripts[8] |
| Custom domain | Connect a domain you already own: two DNS records (@ and www) pointing at Cliux, certificate issued for you; every site also keeps a Cliux address | One custom domain connection included; extra connections are a paid add-on[1] |
| AI site generation | None | not found on official pages[9] |
| Starting points | 11 design themes x 8 site types, then change anything | A templates page by category; a total was not found on official pages[10] |
| Code export | None | not found on official pages; the Terms place backup responsibility on the user[11] |
| Support | not found on official pages for Cargo 3; the support contact page could not be read[9] | |
| Pages or projects per plan | One-click publish with version history and rollback; up to 200 pages per site | not found on official pages (no page, storage or bandwidth limit is published)[1] |
| Views per month | Hosted by Cliux on a Cliux subdomain; no published uptime figure | not found on official pages (no view limit is published)[1] |
| Client proofing | Password-protected share previews with an expiry and a comment thread for whoever reviews; no per-image proofing galleries | not found on official pages; pages can be password-protected[6] |
Where they lead
Where Cargo is stronger
Where we differ
Where Cliux is different
Freeform canvas: drag anything anywhere, pixel placement, with a separately tunable phone layout
11 built-in apps on every published site, no per-tier ladder: Blog, Online Store, Bookings, Events, Restaurant, Community, Donations, Members Area, Paid Subscriptions, Forms, Smart Chat
Starter: free, 2 client sites and 2 seats; Agency $49 a month for 15 client sites and 10 seats; Scale $99 a month for unlimited client sites and unlimited seats
Agency console: owners and admins reach every client site; a site role reaches only the sites it is granted; custom roles with 8 permission keys
Proposals, contracts and invoices in the agency console, paid into your own Stripe account
0% platform commission on any sale; payments go to your own Stripe account and Stripe's processing fee applies
Moving over
How a move from Cargo works
There is no import tool. This is what a switch involves, step by step.
There is no import tool, and no site export was found on Cargo's pages. Open the Cargo site beside a new Cliux site and rebuild each page on the canvas; download your images from Cargo's media library first.
Publish on your free Cliux address, share the password-protected preview with whoever signs off, and keep the old site live until you are happy.
Point your own domain at Cliux: two DNS records, and the certificate is issued for you; the Cliux address keeps working beside it.
Frequently asked questions
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Cliux: drag anything anywhere and it stays put, with a derived phone layout. Cargo is a flow-based editor with columns, galleries and stacked page Sets, plus pinned elements for fixed placement.
Neither: Cliux takes 0% and Cargo states no per-transaction fee on Commerce sales. Processor fees apply on both. On Cargo, receiving payments needs the Commerce add-on.
A personal site is free to build and preview; publishing it is $9 a month. An agency's Starter plan is free and publishes 2 client sites; Agency and Scale add sites and seats. Cargo is free to build in draft for as long as you like; a subscription makes a site public, and students and teachers use it free.
Cliux Personal covers one site; the agency plans cover a bucket of client sites. Cargo's single subscription covers unlimited public sites with one custom domain connection included.
Cargo offers real-time multi-user editing with roles. Cliux agency plans share sites through seats and per-site access; editing is not simultaneous.
Get started
Build it on the canvas, then decide.
Building and previewing costs nothing. Publishing with your own domain is $9 a month on a personal site, and the agency Starter plan publishes 2 client sites for free.
Sources (12) and editor’s note, checked on 2026-09-18
- [1]docs.cargo.site › rates-services
- [2]docs.cargo.site › editing-publishing
- [3]docs.cargo.site › site-and-page-layout
- [4]docs.cargo.site › collaborating
- [5]docs.cargo.site › commerce
- [6]docs.cargo.site › pages-and-sets
- [7]docs.cargo.site › linking
- [8]docs.cargo.site › css-and-html
- [9]docs.cargo.site
- [10]cargo.site › templates
- [11]docs.cargo.site › moving-from-cargo-2-to-3
- [12]cargo.site › students
Editor’s note: the facts on this page were checked on 2026-09-18 against Cargo’s own pages; prices and plans change, and the other product’s site is the authority on itself. Not read on official pages: Storage, bandwidth, page-count and visitor limits: none published; SSL, CDN and uptime statements: not found on fetchable official pages; Whether collaborators need their own subscription: not stated; Cargo 3 support channels and hours: the contact page is JavaScript-only; Regional pricing: all prices seen in USD. Cargo is a trademark of its owner; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cargo. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.