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About.me vs hoo.be

Both stand on one-page website builders. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

About.me

Free plan APIWeb

Choose About.me if you want a personal web page with an email signature, and consider Standard or Pro for visitor chat, lead capture, and scheduling. Pro adds portfolio and domain features, but its listed price is $750 a month; the free plan covers a page, link, and signature.

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hoo.be

Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

hoo.be combines creator links, embeds, page customization, and analytics in one profile. The free tier has clear profile and draft-page limits, while custom domains require Premium.

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The facts

	About.me	hoo.be
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	No	Not published
Runs on	API, Web	Android, iPhone, Web
Lowest paid plan	Standard: $6 a month	Pro: $9.99 a month
Plans published	3	3
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	about.me	hoo.be
On one-page website builders	#6 of 33	#10 of 33

About.me: what it does well

Free plan includes an about.me page, link, and email signature.
Virtual Twin can be trained with text, documents, or web pages.
Built-in CRM stores visitor contacts and chat history.
Lead capture creates a Google spreadsheet from a Google account.
Pro supports portfolios of up to 30 captioned photos and video embeds.

What to know first

Standard costs $5 a month.
Pro costs $750 a month.
The service is web-based.
Users must be at least 16.

hoo.be: what it does well

Tracks views, clicks, sources, devices, and locations in real time.
Shortened URLs support custom slugs and click analytics.
Free plan has no time limit.
Available on Android, iOS, and web.

What to know first

Free allows only one profile and two draft pages.
Free charges a 9% platform seller fee.
Custom domains are not included with Free or Pro.
Premium costs $29.99/month.

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