Mini Casa vs About.me
A one-photo profile page and an illustrated casa, compared for personal homepages, with sourced facts and an honest answer about when each one is the better pick.
About.me and Mini Casa both give one person a simple home on the web. The difference is what the home looks like, and how far it can grow.
About.me is a profile page. You choose a photo, write a headline and a few sentences, add links to the places you already are and share one address. It has been a popular way to say "this is me" for a long time, and the idea is easy to understand.
Mini Casa starts from a finished illustrated scene. You choose a casa, such as a letterpress cottage or a postal outpost, with a small resident who lives there. You write your introduction, add links, and change the casa's details until it feels like yours. Over time you can add posts and portfolio pieces to the same casa, so a profile can grow into a small personal site.
Every fact about About.me below comes from its own pages and carries the date we checked it, and every Mini Casa statement says what is live and what is still in preview. A word of honesty: we build Mini Casa, which means we are on one side of this comparison. We have tried to write About.me's half the way a happy user would.
The quick version
Want a plain profile with your photo, a short bio and your links gathered under one address? A profile service does exactly that, and you may not need anything more. Want a page with a personality that can also hold a few projects and some writing? That is what Mini Casa is for.
A photo or a place
A profile page puts you in the front. It leads with your face and your name, which suits people whose face is part of their work, such as consultants, speakers and freelancers who meet clients in person. A casa puts a place in the front. The scene and its resident set a mood, and your words and links sit beside it. That suits people who would rather be known for what they make than for how they look.
Words and links
On both kinds of page, the words do most of the work. A good headline says what you do in plain terms, and a good short bio gives one detail that is only yours. Links should say where they lead. Whichever you choose, spend your first hour on these, because they decide whether a stranger understands you in ten seconds.
Staying small or growing
Many people begin with a profile and later wish it could do more: show three projects, hold a short post, link a newsletter. With a casa, those additions are part of the same page, so nothing has to be rebuilt. If you know your page will stay a simple card forever, that extra room does not matter, and a profile page is a perfectly good choice.
Cost and your own address
About.me's free option: Yes, a free page at an about.me address1. For paid plans, its page lists USD 5 per month, billed as USD 60 a year (Standard), as of October 25, 20261. Using your own domain with it: On the Pro plan, with a domain you own or buy from them1. Mini Casa has a free plan with a free address and every free casa, and paid plans are listed on our pricing page. Compare the plan you would actually need, such as the one that includes your own domain, rather than the cheapest one.
Mini Casa suits you if
Mini Casa suits you if you want a personal page that feels like a place rather than a card. A writer might choose Margin Notes, a freelancer Good Company and someone with many interests Lunar Post Office. The scene says something about you, and the words stay readable beside it.
It also suits people who want their page to grow in small steps. You can add posts and portfolio pieces to the same casa, which turns a profile into a modest personal site without a rebuild. Read how the portfolio works if that sounds useful.
Know what is still early before you commit. Your own domain and visit counts are both in preview, premium casas can be browsed but not yet published, and each casa carries a small Made with Mini Casa link. If you can live with that today, a first version of your page can be up this evening.
About.me suits you if
About.me is the better choice if your photo is the point. A single, familiar profile page with your face, a headline and your links is quick to read, and it is easy to put in an email signature or on a business card. Its page lists analytics as: Page stats through Google Analytics, on the Pro plan1.
It is also the better choice if you have a profile you already like. A page you enjoy and keep up to date is worth more than a new one, so there is no reason to move for the sake of it. If a profile does the job, leave it be.
Feature by feature
| What you get | Mini Casa | About.meChecked October 25, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Free way to start | Yes: a free address and every free casa | Yes, a free page at an about.me address1 |
| Lowest paid plan | See the pricing page | USD 5 per month, billed as USD 60 a year (Standard)1 |
| Your own domain | Domain connection is in preview | On the Pro plan, with a domain you own or buy from them1 |
| Visitor stats | Visits and link activity, in preview | Page stats through Google Analytics, on the Pro plan1 |
| Removing their branding | Every casa shows a small Made with Mini Casa link | On the Pro plan1 |
Moving over from About.me
Moving from a profile page to a casa is mostly a writing job.
- Save your headline, your short bio and each link with its label in a note.
- Preview two or three casas, such as Paper Trail, and pick the one that sounds most like you.
- Paste the links into the guided import, then read the draft carefully before publishing.
- Cut the bio to two or three sentences and add a line about what you are doing now.
- Check the page on your phone, then swap the new address into your profiles and email signature.
Connecting your own domain to a casa is in preview, so for now you would share the free Mini Casa address. Our guide to writing an about me section helps with the words, and choosing your web address covers the domain question.
Questions people ask
Is Mini Casa a replacement for a profile page?
It can be. A casa holds a headline, a short bio and your links, as a profile does, and also posts and portfolio pieces. If you only want a single card with your photo, a profile page may be all you need.
Can I use my own domain with a casa?
Connecting your own domain to a casa is in preview. Until it is available for your account, you share the free Mini Casa address, and the custom domains page shows the current state.
Will moving mean starting from scratch?
Mostly it means moving your words. You paste your links into the guided import, choose a casa and review the draft before anything is published. Nothing is fetched from your old page automatically.
Sources
- About.me: about.me pricing, checked October 25, 2026
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