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Cargo
What Cargo is
Cargo is a paid web service for publishing public websites, including portfolio-oriented sites, with custom-domain connections, video hosting, and selling tools. Its annual subscription costs $14 a month when billed yearly, while monthly billing costs $19 a month. Both subscription options include one free custom-domain connection and unlimited public sites on cargo.site domains. Additional custom-domain connections cost $2 a month with annual billing or $3 a month with monthly billing. Cargo Commerce is a separate add-on for receiving payments for goods: $5.50 a month billed yearly or $9 a month billed monthly. Cargo does not list client proofing, portfolio analytics, or code export. It is available on the web, and the listed plans provide hosted publishing rather than an exportable codebase.
Who it suits
Cargo suits creators or businesses that want hosted public sites with custom domains, video, and optional goods sales. It is less suited to readers specifically needing client proofing, portfolio analytics, or code export.
What it does well
- One free custom-domain connection included
- Unlimited public cargo.site domains
- Video hosting supported
- Selling tools included
- Commerce add-on accepts payments for goods
What to know first
- No free plan
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo subscription — annual billing | billed yearly · One free custom-domain connection · Unlimited public sites on cargo.site domains | $14 a month |
| Cargo subscription — monthly billing | billed monthly · One free custom-domain connection · Unlimited public sites on cargo.site domains | $19 a month |
| Additional custom-domain connection — annual billing | billed yearly · Additional custom-domain connection | $2 a month |
| Additional custom-domain connection — monthly billing | billed monthly · Additional custom-domain connection | $3 a month |
| Cargo Commerce add-on — annual billing | billed yearly · Enables receiving payments for goods | $5.50 a month |
| Cargo Commerce add-on — monthly billing | billed monthly · Enables receiving payments for goods | $9 a month |
| Student use | students, teachers and administrators · official educational email required | Free |
| Cargo subscription (annual billing) | yearly · one custom-domain connection · unlimited public cargo.site sites · real-time multi-user editing | $14 a month |
The first 8 of 13 plans, as cargo.site lists them, read 23 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Verdict
Cargo offers straightforward hosted publishing with custom-domain support and an optional Commerce add-on. Review the recurring subscription and add-on costs, plus the missing proofing, analytics, and export capabilities, before subscribing.
Facts from Cargo's own pages
- Analytics integration
- Google Analytics is added by pasting the tracking code into the site-wide HTML settings. · cargo.site, 21 Oct 2026
- Apple app
- Cargo Selections is a free Mac utility from Cargo Collective Inc, requiring macOS 10.15 or later, and its developer reports no data collection. · apps.apple.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Browser requirements
- Published sites target the two latest versions of Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge; editing requires a recent desktop Chrome or Safari. · cargo.site, 21 Oct 2026
- Cargo 2 migration limit
- Cargo 2 sites remain active, but Cargo 2 content and sites cannot be imported or edited in Cargo 3. · cargo.site, 21 Oct 2026
- Client proofing
- No · docs.cargo.site, 23 Sept 2026
- Code export
- No · docs.cargo.site, 23 Sept 2026
- Commerce
- Built-in Commerce sells physical or digital products, supports variants, inventory, orders, refunds and shipping workflows. · cargo.site, 21 Oct 2026
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists Cargo Collective as a privately held technology, information and internet company with 11–50 employees headquartered in Los Angeles, California. · linkedin.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Apple identifies the app provider as Cargo Collective Inc. · apps.apple.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Custom 404 limit
- Cargo documentation says custom 404 pages cannot be created. · cargo.site, 21 Oct 2026
- Custom code
- The CSS editor can modify site elements and the HTML tab allows custom scripts to be inserted. · cargo.site, 21 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yes · docs.cargo.site, 23 Sept 2026
- Documentation and support
- Cargo publishes a broad online guide covering site building, domains, collaboration, commerce, SEO, analytics, browser support and account management, and lists [email protected] for contact. · cargo.site, 21 Oct 2026
- Domains
- A subscription includes one custom domain, while unlimited cargo.site subdomains are available under the account. · cargo.site, 21 Oct 2026
- Domain-transfer limit
- Cargo currently does not support transferring domains bought from another registrar into Cargo. · cargo.site, 21 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · docs.cargo.site, 23 Sept 2026
- Layout tools
- The editor provides pages, sets, columns, galleries, thumbnail indexes, pinning, overlays and layering effects. · cargo.site, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: G2 functionality
- A G2 reviewer described the templates as basic and said the product lacks functionality, while another called the site less user-friendly than it could be. · g2.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: missing platform features
- TechRadar listed no plugin feature, no SEO functionality, no export or backup, and limited browser support as drawbacks. · techradar.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: Trustpilot payment compatibility
- A Trustpilot reviewer said Cargo's shop did not support iDEAL payments, making the service poor value for that use case. · trustpilot.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: Trustpilot support complaints
- Trustpilot reviews repeatedly complain about unresponsive or unhelpful support, login or site-access problems, and sites allegedly disappearing. · trustpilot.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Media
- Cargo supports image galleries, slideshows, audio, video, backdrops, scrolling marquees and animated effects. · cargo.site, 21 Oct 2026
- Mobile limitation
- Sites cannot be edited on phones, although account, site, collaborator, domain and payment management is available there. · cargo.site, 21 Oct 2026
- Multiple sites
- One account can publish many public sites without a per-site price increase. · cargo.site, 21 Oct 2026
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