What is free on Perlink
The free plan is not a trial. It doesn’t end after 14 days and you don’t need a card to start: you sign in with Google, Facebook or TikTok and build.
- One published site at perlink.to/yourname, with a portfolio page and its 3D room.
- All 11 lands, day, night or an automatic cycle, music from the library and the guestbook.
- Picture frames with your own photos, a neon sign with your own words, and links on objects.
- Page blocks for links, text, albums, timeline, video, testimonials, contact form and more.
- Your own SEO title, description and share image, a QR code, and 30 days of analytics.
- Recording a vertical tour video of your room for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
What you give up on the free plan
It is fairer to say this plainly than to find out later. On the free plan:
- You have one site. Starter ($6 a month) gives you three.
- Your address is perlink.to/yourname. A custom domain needs Plus ($20 a month).
- Analytics go back 30 days instead of 90 days or more.
- Pro themes can’t be published, and room videos carry a watermark.
- The small “Made with Perlink” badge appears at the bottom; for now it appears on every plan.
The other free route: code it yourself
Many of the best-known 3D portfolios are built by hand with Three.js or a similar library and hosted for free on GitHub Pages, Netlify or Vercel. The hosting really is free, and the result can be completely unique.
The cost is time. You need to be comfortable with JavaScript and 3D (models, lighting, cameras, performance on phones), and a polished one usually takes weeks. Every later change, like a new project, means editing code and deploying again. If you are a developer and the portfolio itself is the showcase, that time is well spent. If you just want your work online and noticed this month, it usually isn’t.
Generic website builders
Free tiers of general website builders give you a page quickly, but rarely a walkable 3D space. Some let you embed a 3D model viewer, which shows one object rather than a place to explore. Free tiers also tend to add their own branding and a long subdomain, similar to what you give up here.
Getting the most out of a free portfolio
A free portfolio can work as hard as a paid one if the content is good. Pick a short address close to your name. Choose five to eight strong pieces rather than everything. Write a clear SEO title such as “Product designer in Hanoi” so search engines know what you do. Set a share image so your link looks good in messages, and put the QR code on your CV or card.
When you outgrow it (a second site for a side project, your own domain, longer analytics), you can upgrade from the dashboard and your site keeps its address and content.